Overview

• The Chicago Dog Deep Dish Pizza debuted July 16 at 21 Lou Malnati’s restaurants to honor National Hot Dog Day.
• Topped on a poppyseed-infused crust, the small-size pie includes mustard, relish, onions, tomato, pickle, sport peppers, celery salt and sliced hot dogs.
• The limited-edition menu item runs for 30 days or until supplies last, with free-slice giveaways at a Gold Coast pop-up stand.
• Early tasters have praised the novelty concept while questioning whether the scattered hot dog toppings deliver consistent flavor.
• This marks the second Portillo’s & Lou Malnati’s collaboration following their 2022 frozen Italian beef deep-dish pizza partnership.