Where to Get a Heart-Shaped Pizza in the Downers Grove Area

Do you know of another local restaurant offering heart-shaped pizzas this Valentine's Day? Let us — and your neighbors know — by commenting below. 
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What better way to show you care than with a delicious heart-shaped pizza. 

Restaurants and pizza places throughout the Downers Grove area will be serving up and delivering heart-shapped pizzas this Valentine's Day. 

If low-key and laid-back is your Valentine's Day-style, check out one of these local businesses for your heart-shaped pizza:

Lou Malnati's will serve heart-shaped pizzas at all of its 37 pizzerias this Valentine’s Day.  Each pizza is 9 inches. The Downers Grove Lou Malnati's is located at 44 W. 75th St. in Downers Grove and the phone number is (630) 241-2400

Giordano's will have heart-shaped pizzas available in restaurants Feb. 13 to 16, according to Giordano's website. Heart-shaped pizzas can also be shipped nationwide. There is a Giordano's at 5115 Main St. in Downers Grove. The phone number is (630) 435-5999. 

Skuddlebutts, 440 Ogden Ave. in Downers Grove, will have heart-shaped pizzas available on Valentine's Day for $10. The phone number is 630-964-6688. 

Roundhead's Pizza and Pub, 2001 63rd St. in Downers Grove, has heart-shaped pizzas available Feb. 14-16. The phone number is 630-434-9999. 

Barone's, 417 63rd St. in Downers Grove, started offering heart-shaped pizzas earlier this month and will continue to offer the pizzas through Valentine's Day, according to the Barone's Facebook page. The phone number is 630-435-5500. 

Make Your Own Heart-Shaped Pizza At Home

Recipe Posted by PartyStyle Box on Greenwich Patch in New Canaan, Conn. 

Should you choose to make a heart-shaped pizza for Valentine's Day in the comfort of your home, here is an easy recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf of ready made bread dough
• 1 cup pizza sauce (prepared or your own homemade)
• 8 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 18-20 slices of pepperoni

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

If using a pizza stone or cast iron pizza pan, sprinkle with cornmeal. If using a cookie sheet or metal pizza pan, grease with olive oil, then sprinkle with cornmeal.

Remove dough from refrigerator and stretch or roll out to a thickness of 1/2-inch. Shape into a heart. You can use a cutter to create this shape. Prick several places with a fork.

Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and top with pizza sauce, leaving a 1-inch border all the way around.

Sprinkle cheese over sauce.

Outline with pepperoni in a heart shape.

Bake another 10-20 minutes until pizza is golden and bubbly.