I know literally nothing about "authentic" (or even good) deep dish pizza. In fact, I'm was a deep dish virgin before going to Lou's. Just gonna throw that out there before I get to reviewing.
The property is adorbs. Lots of great spaces for larger groups, a wrap around bar, a nice patio and plenty of booths for annoying people like me who insist on one. Oh! While we're on the booth subject, I love that the two-top booth has a slightly extended table so you're not super squished and you can comfortably gorge on all the foods.
Our service was different, but overall good. Being in the industry, I was a total judgmental asshole when Donny seemed a little scatterbrained at first and said he was having an off night. He ended up hitting every step of service perfectly and we enjoyed the experience with him.
So where are we? Atmosphere... Check! Service.. Check!! Ahh but the food. No checks from me Lou! The wings were for sure overpriced- $9ish for 6. Their sauce was good but the texture was off- limp skin like the fat underneath wasn't rendered out in the fryer enough. The pizza (remember I'm no expert) was different than I'm used to as a native Phoenician, but not something I'd ever get again. The deep dish butter crust on the Classic was a cross between French bread and actual pie crust- not much flavor and too dense for my taste. I did like how they mix it up with sauce on top, a thin layer of sausage across the whole 'za and cheese closest to the crust. Also had the pizza cookie (could only eat one slice of pizza & I'm 39 weeks pregnant & why the hell am I explaining myself to you?) Anyway- it was fine but I'll stick to the OG in these parts and head to Oreganos.