Lou malnati's (not Illuminati) is one of Chicago's famous deep dish pizza shops. We're lucky to have a location here in Phoenix on camelback and central.
The wait was one hour on a Sunday night but I'm not going to take a star off for being popular. The front desk service was slow even just to be put on the wait list. Preorder either before you arrive or before you sit down, so your food gets on the table once you sit down. The pizza usually takes approximately 45mins from the time you place your order. Order your salads and appetizers at the table.
For appetizers, for got the calamari fritti. The breading was light and the sauce was salsa/tomato-like. Definitely different than any other calamari I've ever had. The Malnati salad was filled with bunch of ingredients. The small was plenty to split amongst our table of 4. We went with the Malnati Chicago Classic, an extra cheesy pan cooked deep dish pizza with sausage and buttery crust. We got the large for $24. One slice was more than enough for us after all the appetizers. Overall, better than Oregano's but not like the Giordano's I ate in Chicago.