Lou Malnati’s Geneva was very accommodating for preparing food GF celiac friendly.
I called and asked them how they prepared their GF pizza. Talked the the manager and she told me their GF pizza dough is made in a different factory and comes prepackaged. I asked about possible cross contamination with normal pizza flour and toppings. The manager said they would make sure the cooking staff washed their hands, change gloves, and pulled out toppings from the cooler that had not been handled yet.
While they could not guarantee GF, they said they do cook the GF pizza on a separate pan in the same oven as the other pizzas.
I got the GF deep dish (The Lou) delivered (with other pizzas in the order too). It was very tasty and I did not get sick. I had a great experience!
— Somewhat
— Separate gluten-free menu
— Some
— Excellent
Literally so good. My only complaint is the edges are a bit hard but the flavor is amazing and it didn’t crumple so it’s a 10 in my book. I don’t love deep dish so I didn’t get it but I loved that I had the OPTION. I feel like that’s so rare. I would definitely come here again.
— Most/All
— Excellent
Gluten free options, yes. But the Chicago style gluten free deep dish pizza was mediocre at best. Toppings were delicious, however the crust was chewy and challenging to eat.
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Good
Cross contamination 😔 Flavor was delicious but GF crust was so hard you could hear it scrape my teeth and I got sick from a cross contamination
— Not at all
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Not Much
— Good
I’ve always loved deep dish pizza so when I got diagnosed with celiac I was worried I’d never be able to enjoy it again. Thankfully, I live right by a Lou Malnatis location and get their deep dish GF pizza all the time!! It is definitely the most authentic GF deep dish crust and I’ve personally never gotten sick from their pizza (I’ve ordered it a ton).
— Somewhat
— Most/All
— Excellent
They have the thin and deep dish crusts made off site to help minimize the cross contact. But due to this they have limited sizes available. Also, just me personally, I don't care for thee flavor of their crusts.
— Very
— Not Much
— Below Average