Lou Malnati's Will Soon Be Rockin The Rail Life

Pizza. It could be one of the most complete food groups on the planet. Right? One place that makes some of my favorite pizza on the planet is Lou Malnati’s.

This past summer, I was pretty excited to hear that Lou Malnati’s Pizza is coming to Phoenix.

.@The_SportsPaige We've got your back, Paige! If all goes according to plan, we should have our 1st location in #Phoenix by next spring

— Lou Malnati's Pizza (@LouMalnatis) July 28, 2015

Imagine my excitement when I saw the Mouth By Southwest article today that says the first location will be in the Uptown Plaza Shopping Center at First St and Camelback. RIGHT across from the Central and Camelback light rail station. How cool is that?!?

The news was also listed on their own web site where they said:

Lou Malnati’s is Headed to Phoenix!

They even listed 5 things we should know about the move to Phoenix!

We may be expanding out of state, but we’re still a family-owned and operated company. Just because we are heading out west, doesn’t mean we are franchising. In fact…
Five members of our management team have volunteered to permanently relocate to Arizona. We are committed to providing a true taste of Chicago in Phoenix, and that includes our Chicago team!
We have gone to great lengths to ensure our pizza will taste just as it does in Chicago – that means bringing core ingredients like our cheese, our tomatoes, and of course our secret dough recipe from Chicago to our new kitchens in Arizona.
The new Phoenix location will offer dine-in, with capacity to seat 240 people, carry-out, catering, and delivery.
We know you’re wondering where we’ll go next, but the truth is, we are 100% focused on this location. We want to ensure it is a success before we consider more locations in Arizona or elsewhere.