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Healthful Bites
During Thanksgiving break, I was lucky enough to meet up with my fabulous blogger friend Jenn for dinner while in Chicago! My sister Amy joined in the fun as well. This is a slightly belated dining recap, but I still wanted to share the experience with you :)
In true Chicago form, we met for pizza. Where you ask? Lou Malnati’s, the self-proclaimed home of the “BEST Chicago-style deep dish pizza in the world!” Amy and Jenn split the spinach deep dish pie, which I hear was great.
Not a huge deep dish lover myself, I went with the individual-sized thin crust. Sacrilegious? Maybe. Delicious? Yes. For the toppings, I ordered “The Lou.” It came topped with fresh spinach, sliced tomatoes and mushrooms. Usually The Lou is topped with three kinds of cheese as well, but I’m not a big cheese-on-pizza fan. (It still counts as pizza without cheese, right?) I know I’m a pizza purist’s worst nightmare, but something about the pools of grease that often accumulate on top of a pie turns me off.
The crispy crust and tangy sauce paired well together, and the vegetables really did taste fresh. I made it through about 3/4 of this tasty entree:
Festive colors for the current season, no?
The wait staff was pleasant and helpful, and our water glasses were kept full. The conversation and catch-up time with Jenn was the highlight of the night though! I forgot to snap a picture, but have this from an earlier Chicago visit:
Thanks for the lovely restaurant suggestion and great visit Jenn! Can’t wait to hang out again very soon.
Now I’d love to hear from you: are you a deep dish or thin crust fan? And what are your top topping picks?
