Chicago West Loop Pizza Crawl: Discover Diverse Styles

Embark on a pizza adventure in Chicago’s West Loop! Sample four unique pizza styles, explore the neighborhood, and learn about the city’s pizza history. Vegetarian options available.

Duration: 3 hours
Highlights
  • Randolph Street Market - Learn about the history of the market, the Haymarket Massacre and the founding of May Day.

Some of the styles included on this walking tour includes: deep-dish, Neapolitan, Roman al taglio and Sicilian. Along the way, you’ll meet some of the owners and pizza makers, and learn about their history and inspiration for creating their unique pizzas. Our doughcents are trained to discuss Chicago’s pizza history, and can talk about highlights from the book, “Pizza City USA.”

What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Lanyard/Badge with all of the social media handles for pizzerias
  • Live commentary
  • Trained Pizza Guide
What's Not Included
  • Soda and alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Taste four different styles of pizza in about three hours. Learn about Chicago’s 10 pizza styles, and discover why there’s more to The Windy City than just deep-dish. Go back in some of the kitchens to see how pizzas are made, and taste the differences. Expert doughcents will share the history of Chicago pizza as well other interesting tidbits about the neighborhood you’re exploring. We need to know if there are any vegetarians in your group the day before please.

  • Must be nine years of age or older to participate.
  • If you are driving, please leave extra time to find parking. On West Loop Tour, guests not allowed to leave cars in Lou Malnati’s parking lot for more than an hour.
  • ANY VEGETARIANS in your group? We need to know the day before the tour.
Location
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
West Randolph Street
Lou Malnati's is at 1235 W. Randolph St. at 11 am. You can also take the CTA Green Line (toward Oak Park) and get off at the Morgan St. stop. It's a 5 minute walk from the station. Guide will meet you at 11 am in the 1st floor bar, wearing a black work shirt with Pizza City USA logo and name on it.
Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Jessica_o
Aug 6, 2023
Great way to experience Chicago - This was such a fun way to experience Chicago. Jeff was an excellent tour guide. We not only learned about the different types of pizza, but we also learned how it’s made and we learned a bit about the history of the restaurants we were going to. Come with a big appetite and remember it’s a marathon not a sprint! Don’t fill up too early!
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Shawn
Sep 8, 2019
Tasty day in Chicago's West Loop - Knowing my love for pizza, my In-laws bought my wife and I two tickets for the pizza crawl. I've heard of this before, but living here in Chicago for 18+years I thought I knew most of the best pizza places...I was wrong. Our Doughson (Nathalie) did a great job of explaining the history of each restaurant we went to and the difference in the way each place created their signature pies! I highly recommend this tour, it's a good time and you'll definitely have your fill of pizza. (I recommend that you take advantage of the to go box as you'll be able to take some home with you!)
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Giliketotravel2
Aug 11, 2019
Great food and activity - Fun few hours learning about and trying a number of different types of pizza. Our guide Brittani was very informative and made the tour fun. Well worth doing.
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Remouladesauce
Aug 10, 2019
Great fun & food` - We had a great time eating so much pizza! Lots of good options, easy walking and fun host. We left very full!
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Dinaesther
Jul 13, 2019
Best Pizza Tour I have ever had! - Brian did an excellent job entertaining us for over three hours as we visited four pizza restaurants in the West Loop area. He tailored the tour to the five of us, keeping things interesting with detailed explanations about the area and the various pizzas we enjoyed. All four places were phenomenal as everyone had more than enough and several of us had “doggie” bags to take home. Brian was able to share with us his love for pizza and his tremendous knowledge of the subject. Thanks for an excellent experience that I highly recommend!
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Mary
Apr 19, 2019
3rd Thusday night tour - We had a lovely evening out with Mike our host. We visited three different restaurants to have 3 distinctively different Chicago style pizzas. We learned all about how pizzas are made from the ingredients, the pan, to the types of ovens. The restaurant staff at each stop treated us like VIPs, explaining their unique style of pizza and recommending exactly what beer would pair best. We also learned about city history as we rode from place to place in a comfortable bus/van. Two single ladies out on the town safe and well cared for had a truly enjoyable nite on the town
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