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On Saturday, November 23rd members of our Lou Malnati’s family gathered at our Home Office to assemble 1,650 Thanksgiving food baskets for Chicagoland families in need.

Our annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive allows us to give back to the communities we serve and creates a great opportunity for our team to get together before the busy holiday season. We also do this year after year because…kindness rocks!

Check out this video from our basket drive!

Thank you to everyone who came to support this effort. Because of all of you, we were able to positively impact 1,650 families this holiday season. Amazing!

On Friday, November 22nd Marc and Jeanne Malnati were the Master and Mistress of the Tree Lighting Ceremony taking place outside the Wrigley Building.

With our newest location in the Wrigley Building we were honored when Marc and Jeanne were given the opportunity to flip the switch and kick off the holiday season. Before Marc took the stage, there was musical entertainment playing all of the classic holiday songs. Other businesses within the Wrigley Building came out to pass out free swag, and of course Ghirardelli was on hand with hot chocolate. Lou’s served over 300 slices to hungry guests passing by and they were delighted to be enjoying some deep dish straight from the oven on a cold Chicago day. The Chicago Fire Mascot was in attendance hyping the crowd up for Marc’s big moment!

Check out this video from the ceremony and be sure to stop by our newest location at 410 Michigan Avenue!

The weather is getting colder and the best way to warm up is with some Lou’s!

If you haven’t heard yet, our Michigan Ave store is open!

A Chicago classic, located in a Chicago classic; the Wrigley Building. Eater Magazine named it as a restaurant opening to check out! We’d love to see you for lunch or dinner in our new space and don’t forget to check out our retail shop! Open for carry out, delivery, or dine-in.

Congrats to all the runners who completed the Chicago Marathon this year!

Lou’s was happy to play a small part in fueling some of the runners! On October 12^th our South Loop, West Loop, and Lawndale stores served the 1,100 members of the World Vision running team a great pasta dinner! On race day, three of our stores cranked about nearly 4,000 slices of pizza!

October is when fall is finally in full swing!

On October 17^th, Lou’s celebrated at the Grayslake Park District Pumpkin Fest! Our team dished out over 300 slices of pizza, while participants played festival games in their best Halloween costume! A few days later on the 19^th, Lou Malnati’s joined the Glenview library for Glencon 2019! We served pizza while participants celebrated all things pop culture.

Pumpkin Fest

Pumpkin Fest

Glencon 2019

It’s never too soon to start thinking about Christmas!

On the 17^th, we joined Bill and Wendy from WGN in Barrington for TreeTime, the annual tree trade-in! Lou Malnati’s handed out over 150 slices of pizza to loyal listeners.

Fall has been a busy season for Lou Malnati’s!

Our Lou’s staff put on their finest formal wear in September to serve up some slices. On September 26, Lou’s and other Chicago restaurants gathered for the 63^rd Annual Gold Coast Fashion Show! Lou’s joined other local staples and dished out over 300 slices of pizza. Proceeds from the gala benefited Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago!

A couple nights later, enjoying a Night at the Museum, our Lou’s staff served some slices to over 400 young professionals in the Chicago area at the Evolve 2019 Field Museum Gala on September 28!

Gold Coast Fashion Show

Evolve 2019 Field Museum Gala

On October 4, our Lou Malnati’s in Palatine served pizza at Little City’s 60^th annual Fall Festival!

Little City is a Chicago non-profit that provides services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We served out 150 slices to a very hungry and very happy crowd!

On October 6, pizza lovers and pizza makers gathered together to celebrate their common passion; pizza!

The 3^rd annual Chicago Pizza Summit was hosted at the Theater on the Lake, all styles of pizza were represented, including deep dish! Lou’s served out over 1,000 slices of pizza – that’s a lot of sauce!

In case you haven’t heard, football season is in full swing!

Lou’s has gotten to fuel some of the best player and teams this season. On October 4, our Lou’s crew served up a big catering dinner for the New Trier staff and their families before the big homecoming football game!

On Wednesday, September 11th Lou Malnati’s Scottsdale celebrated their first anniversary!

The celebration started with a lunch for first responders and members of the military thanking them for their service and remembering those lost on 9/11. They were so appreciative and loved having Lou’s as a special treat. Later that day they offered free wine tastings and a prize wheel for guests to win some Lou’s swag. The celebration also included tours of fire and air force trucks and a meet and greet with a Police K-9 unit.

Congratulations to our Scottsdale team for a successful event, we wish you a very happy 1st anniversary!

On Tuesday, August 13th Lou’s sampled to over 100 coaches and volunteers as part of Northbrook Park District’s volunteer appreciation night.

Coaches, volunteers, and the Northbrook Park District were super appreciative of Lou’s contribution and partnership with their local sports and youth programs!

Lou’s helped to sponsor North Center Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Concert Series located near our Lincoln Square location on Wednesday, August 14th.

With a brass band on hand, Lou’s sampled out over 200 slices to many Lincoln Square locals who enjoyed having Lou’s there!

Lou’s was back in Northbrook on Friday, August 16th to participate in the BJBE Shabbat in the Park Pizza Wars.

Unfortunately, one hour into the event it started to downpour but that didn’t stop us! Lou’s continued to sample pizza inside during that time and was a clear crowd favorite. Some of the other local pizza vendors include: Judy’s Pizza, MOD Pizza, and Sarpino’s among others. All remaining pizzas were then taken over to the local BJBE Temple as we sampled out over 300 slices of pizza. Many people shared their stories of Lou’s and being a customer since the early Lincolnwood days!

On Saturday, August 17th Lou’s was in Aurora to participate in the Iron Horse Rally to defeat ALS.

With over 100 motorcyclists riding 60+ miles in the pouring rain, they were excited to be welcomed with Lou’s pizza. With over 150 people in attendance, all were super grateful to have Lou’s come out and Lou’s was delighted to help donate to a wonderful cause!