Louisa's Gourmet Pizza
14025 Cicero Avenue (GoogleMaps)
Crestwood, IL 60445
(708) 371-0950
CPC invaded Louisa's on 10/20/07.
Nothing like fighting Dan Ryan traffic on a Saturday night. As our Suburban Excursion began, we crawled along the expressway feeling like the tires of our cars were stuck in the congealed cheese that topped the pizza at some of our less auspicious prior outings. Our stomachs began to rumble with the hope that the folks at Metromix were right about this pizza recommendation. Thankfully, Louisa's did not disappoint.
Louisa's is located on a busy road dotted with chain stores and gas stations. The restaurant is divided into two rooms, one of which contains a bar. The decor is typical of an Italian family restaurant in the suburbs--low lighting and somewhat dated decor. It was busy when we arrived, but the service was efficient and friendly. Some of our fellow diners were also surprisingly chummy, in particular the dippy old guy who stopped at our table on his way out and suggested we play "Honest Farmer" when it came time to divvy up the check. He leaned over the table with his hands on our shoulders and suggested we play a game of chance that would result in one person picking up the entire tab. We thanked him for his suggestion, but Petey and friends pull their own weight.
Louisa's offers Chicago-style deep dish pizza with an array of fresh ingredients, including some very enjoyable house-made sausage. The pizza itself consists of a buttery cornmeal crust, full-flavored stewed tomato sauce, and a moderate amount of cheese. We found that it was best to eat the pizza right away, as one of the pies got a bit soggy in the middle almost immediately.
We ordered the following pies:
- spinach and mushroom
- sausage and onion
- pepperoni, garlic, and mushroom
Thankfully, the traffic dissipated over the course of our dinner and post-pizza drinks at the nearby Flossmoor Station Brewery, so we were back in the familiar, concrete confines of Chicago in good time.
Petey gives Louisa's a 7.55/10.
Man, just looking at this makes me want to go back there...
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2 comments:
This was good Chicago style pizza, well worth the trek we made out to the Suburbs to dine. The crust was very impressive, though it was crispier on certain pizzas than others, and that crispiness was a definite plus. Ingredients and service were excellent. I give it an 8/10
Tasty, tasty pizza. It was definitely worth the trip out there once, but I'm not sure I'd choose to make it again. The sausage itself was a perfect 10, but the pizzas were about a 7.1/10.
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