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Lou Malnati’s Closes Gold Coast Dining, Keeps Delivery From Temporary Kitchen

The building’s new owner declined to renew the lease to pursue redevelopment, so the pizzeria will suspend dine-in and carryout while it secures a new near-north full-service site.

Overview

  • Lou Malnati’s announced it will stop dine-in and carryout at its Gold Coast flagship at 1120 N. State St., with operations ending there on June 30.
  • The company said the closure followed the building owner’s decision not to renew the lease because they plan to redevelop the site.
  • Delivery service for the neighborhood will continue from a temporary kitchen run by the same team and orders can be placed by phone, online, or through the Lou’s app.
  • Lou Malnati’s is actively scouting alternative near-north locations and has said it may seek a space within the planned redevelopment at 1120 N. State.
  • The building was bought in September 2025 by Convexity Properties for $39 million as part of a district revitalization push, a change that highlights how property turnover is reshaping longtime neighborhood businesses.