Chicagoans, rejoice! Lou Malnati’s Pizza announces date for Phoenix opening

PHOENIX — Bring out your stretchy pants: Chicago deep dish pizzeria Lou Malnati’s has announced its formal opening date for the Phoenix location.

The beloved pizza place will open its first out-of-state site in central Phoenix on May 16. The restaurant will be located at 100 E. Camelback Road in the Uptown Plaza Shopping Center.

.@The_SportsPaige Did you hear the news!? @loumalnatisaz is officially opening on Monday, May 16th! #loustoaz

— Lou Malnati's Pizza (@LouMalnatis) April 15, 2016

“Phoenix is one of the top five areas that we ship pizza to across the country with our e-commerce site,” owner Marc Malnati said in November. We send thousands of pizzas to the Scottsdale-Phoenix area every year.”

The beloved Chicago chain told KTAR News’ Paige Dimakos in July 2015 it was coming to Phoenix and the Valley collectively rejoiced.

Just read that Lou Malnati's is opening in Phoenix next month, sooner than I expected. #blessed #soblessed

— Michael Castillo (@MichaelCastFS) April 11, 2016

I'm joyed to know I live in Phoenix, Arizona, and my new house is just a 5 minute walk to Lou Malnati's.

— Brian McCabe (@McWildcard) April 4, 2016

At the time, company officials said they envision as many as 10 Valley locations.

Lou Malnati’s expected to hire about 100 staffers and is holding job fairs on April 16 and 19 to find perspective employees.

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Chicagoans have already seen the growth of Windy City-based classics here in the Valley, with the opening of not one, but two Portillo’s locations, so it was only a matter of time before the pizza great decided to expand as well.

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