Lou Malnati’s is celebrating the brand’s partnership with Chicago Fire FC as the Club’s Official Deep Dish Pizza Partner with a new Maxwell Polish Sausage Deep Dish Pizza.
The new Maxwell Polish Sausage Deep Dish Pizza is inspired by Chicago's iconic Maxwell Street Polish Sausage, which is essentially a Polish Sausage topped with yellow mustard, sport peppers, and grilled onions on a poppy-seed hot dog bun. Lou Malnati’s pays homage to this iconic dish with a new deep dish pizza that features Vienna Beef Polish sausage, grilled onions, yellow mustard, and sport peppers, all served on the brand's signature crust. As Julie Younglove-Webb, CEO of Lou Malnati’s, explains, "Our partnership with Chicago Fire FC is built on creating shared experiences for soccer fans, and this limited-time pizza is a tribute to Chicago’s Maxwell Street Polish sausage tradition and the excitement surrounding Chicago Fire FC’s newest player taking the field for the first time.”
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