Originally Posted by
ILuvParis
I'll take your word for it since I haven't been to Gino's East at that location for a long time, but my recollection is that Lou's is much larger.
It's all relative, the Lou's is much larger than the Gino's because the Gino's is so small, but the Lou's isn't very big itself.
Originally Posted by
cheltzel
If you will be driving north on the Tri-State Tollway (I294/I94), I would go the the Lou Malnati's in Skokie. It is a couple of miles off of I-94.
nitpick, it's in Lincolnwood (just in case OP is trying to look it up). It's the original Lou's location.
Originally Posted by
ILuvParis
On a lark, I went to the Gino's East at Lincoln and Diversey today. I was surprised that everything was served on disposable plastic, plastic utensils and paper cups. The salad was served with a dressing served in a packet. I'm guessing because it's a hole in the wall, they don't have dishwashing facilities. I hope the other locations aren't like this.
I have to admit, I've never eaten in at that location, only picked up and not frequently as we prefer Lou's (so go to the aforementioned one just SE on Lincoln). That doesn't sound good at all. I've been to the original location on Superior a number of times (both when it was the original and since it's been back) and they definitely are not like that.