Lou Malnati’s, Portillo’s Group Up on a Really Iconic Deep-Dish Pie

• The brand new Lou Malnati’s x Portillo’s Italian Beef Deep Dish Pizza options the well-known flavors of two iconic Windy Metropolis manufacturers in a single pie.
• The pizza can now be ordered for nationwide delivery completely by Tastes of Chicago.

Associated: Why Chicago is greater than a deep-dish sort of city

It’s straightforward to search out nice eating places in Chicago, however for those who’re solely on the town for the day, the alternatives can appear overwhelming. Lou Malnati’s is a can’t-miss for followers of genuine deep-dish pizza. However what about Portillo’s, the famed fast-casual eatery recognized for its extensive menu of Chicago-style favorites?

Now, because of a collaboration between these two legendary manufacturers, you don’t have to decide on—you don’t even need to go to Chicago.

Now accessible for delivery nationwide solely by Tastes of Chicago, the brand new Lou Malnati’s x Portillo’s Italian Beef Deep Dish Pizza options Lou Malnati’s flaky, buttery pizza crust, vine-ripened plum tomatoes and Wisconsin cheese, topped with Portillo’s slow-roasted, thin-sliced Italian Beef. Obtainable with both Portillo’s do-it-yourself candy peppers or its scorching giardiniera, every 9” deep-dish pizza is made out of scratch by Lou Malnati’s, then flash-frozen to protect its hot-out-of-the-oven freshness earlier than it’s shipped on to the client’s doorstep, able to bake and revel in each time they need it.

With greater than 100 years of mixed culinary historical past between the 2 Windy Metropolis staples, it merely doesn’t get extra Chicago—or extra scrumptious—than this.

“For greater than 50 years, Lou Malnati’s has been serving up the perfect deep-dish pizzas Chicago has to supply, handmade from scratch utilizing the best and freshest elements. The one method we knew to prime ourselves was to prime our pizzas with the well-known flavors of Portillo’s,” stated Marc Malnati, proprietor of Lou Malnati’s. “Lou Malnati’s and Portillo’s are taking two Chicago signatures to the subsequent degree with this impressed collaboration.”

Michael Osanloo, Portillo’s president and CEO, agreed. “As two of probably the most iconic Chicago manufacturers, we’re proud for Portillo’s to accomplice with Lou’s to carry this craveable Italian Beef Deep Dish pizza to life,” Osanloo stated. “It combines flavorful do-it-yourself signatures from each manufacturers, leading to pure Chicago deliciousness.”

“After we tasted the Italian Beef Deep Dish for the primary time, we knew we had created one thing particular,” Osanloo added. “We will’t watch for our followers and followers of all issues Chicago throughout the nation to style it for themselves.”

The Lou Malnati’s x Portillo’s Italian Beef Deep Dish Pizza is on the market completely for on-line ordering and delivery nationwide by way of Tastes of Chicago. Pizzas can be found to ship in packs of two, 4 or six, or together with different Portillo’s choices.

Tastes of Chicago was established in 1997 by Lou Malnati’s and curates Chicago’s greatest meals choices from restaurateurs and types for nationwide supply. Meals classes embody deep-dish pizza, scorching canines, Italian beef, seafood and pasta, BBQ, desserts, gourmand popcorn and extra. Manufacturers embody hometown heroes like Lou Malnati’s, Portillo’s, Eli’s Cheesecake and Garrett Popcorn Outlets, in addition to rising native favorites like Brown Sugar Bakery and Wow Bao.

The Malnati title is, in fact, synonymous with Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. Rudy Malnati Sr. began out working for Pizzeria Uno, the birthplace of the deep-dish model, and his son, Lou, went on to discovered Lou Malnati’s whereas Rudy Jr. began Pizano’s. In response to Jonathan Porter of Chicago Pizza Excursions, the Malnatis have been “integral to the success” of Pizzeria Uno and the flourishing of Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. Utilizing a household recipe handed down by 4 generations, Lou Malnati’s at the moment has greater than 75 areas within the Chicagoland space, Arizona, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Portillo’s has deep Chicago roots as nicely. In 1963, Dick Portillo invested $1,100 right into a small trailer to open the primary Portillo’s scorching canine stand in Villa Park, Illinois. He known as it “The Canine Home.” Practically 60 years later, Portillo’s has grown to incorporate greater than 70 eating places throughout 9 states. Portillo’s is greatest recognized for its Chicago-style scorching canines, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, recent salads and chocolate cake. Portillo’s ships meals to all 50 states by way of Portillos.com, and Portillo’s Dwelling Kitchen is the corporate’s fast-growing catering enterprise.