Lou Malnati’s to close all Indianapolis-area pizzerias

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18 thoughts on “Lou Malnati’s to close all Indianapolis-area pizzerias

    1. yeah that’s it. It had nothing at all to do with the fact that they had a terrible business model.

    2. It’s hard for us to maintain anything nice at scale. Small and high quality is the key to tapping into those willing to pay for quality in the Indy market.

  1. I wonder if their strategy on store placement was too spread out. Lots on Illinois transplants live in Hamilton county and Zionsville. Maybe those 4 shops should have been concentrated north of Indy.

    1. Agree. When Giordano’s pulled back, they retreated to Downtown and Castleton.

      I’m thinking the market just won’t support many Chicago-style pizza joints. We have plenty of decent flatbread pizza in non-pizza restaurants, plus small chains (Greek’s, Monical’s, Arni’s) and maybe folks just don’t want a 1-pound slice of pizza.

    2. Flatbread pizza isn’t pizza; it’s an abomination created by fast casual restaurants to expand their menu.

    1. Indy is infatuated with whatever is cheap; taste or quality be damned. A Malnati’s here was too good to be true. Will have to drive to Chicago now for a good pizza.

    2. There are several more expensive pizza restaurants in the Indy area that seem to be doing well, futuro is one that instantly pops to mind. They seem to do a large carryout business also. So it’s not just Indy that’s not obsessed with the Chicago style obviously Phoenix isn’t overwhelmed or odd by it either.

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