Do you consider St. Louis a Midwestern or Southern city?

JL21 · Post by **JL21** » April 24 07, 8:37 am

Transmogrified Tiger wrote:I can't attest to George's, but claiming Imo's is anything but a cheese cracker is a liar, liar, pants on fire situation.

1. QFT

2. Quoted to tip my cap for the Lewis Black reference.

jim · Post by **jim** » April 24 07, 8:39 am

RC21 wrote:
Transmogrified Tiger wrote:I can't attest to George's, but claiming Imo's is anything but a cheese cracker is a liar, liar, pants on fire situation.
1. QFT

2. Quoted to tip my cap for the Lewis Black reference.

You have sensible beer and pizza tastes from what I gather. What pizza would an out of towner find acceptable in the area?

JL21 · Post by **JL21** » April 24 07, 8:40 am

jim wrote:You have sensible beer and pizza tastes from what I gather. What pizza would an out of towner find acceptable in the area?

I'm partial to the Black Thorn or Lemmons. But there are others (that I'm drawing a blank on right now). They're dives, they're smoky, but the pie is excellent.

Post by **Radbird** » April 24 07, 8:59 am

RC21 wrote:
jim wrote:You have sensible beer and pizza tastes from what I gather. What pizza would an out of towner find acceptable in the area?
I'm partial to the Black Thorn or Lemmons. But there are others (that I'm drawing a blank on right now). They're dives, they're smoky, but the pie is excellent.

Since I don't live there, I defer to RC's opinion, but I've always thought Farotto's on Manchester in Rock Hill has excellent STL-style pizza.

Puts Imo's to shame.

haltz · Post by **haltz** » April 24 07, 9:08 am

I love cheese and crackers. Imo's is like the greatest cheese and cracker of all. Then, throw some bacon and onion on that bad boy and you're set. Add a huge side salad with ranch, shredded cheese, iceberg lettuce and crumbled saltines and a 32 oz. Coke.

I don't know what there isn't to like about all that. This whole "cheese and crackers = a bad thing" doesn't make sense to me at all.

JL21 · Post by **JL21** » April 24 07, 9:23 am

haltz wrote:I don't know what there isn't to like about all that. This whole "cheese and crackers = a bad thing" doesn't make sense to me at all.

It's not cheese and crackers = a bad thing. It's cheese and crackers passed off as pizza = a bad thing.

If I want cheese and crackers, I'll eat cheese and crackers.

Post by **Radbird** » April 24 07, 9:24 am

I like cracker style pizza as well, haltz. And I loved Imo's as a kid. The last few times I've had it, it seems to have gone downhill in quality. Perhaps overexpansion - I don't know why. But I offered Farotto's as an example of what I consider good STL (cracker) style pizza.

RC - would you consider Black Thorn and/or Lemmon's as St Louis style?

JL21 · Post by **JL21** » April 24 07, 9:28 am

Radbird wrote:RC - would you consider Black Thorn and/or Lemmon's as St Louis style?

They have some STL-style elements (the sweet sauce) but they're very, very thick and don't use provel cheese (i.e. definitely not St. Louis-style). Their thin is bigger than anything you could get at Imo's, and their biggest is a Chicago style that's as good as you'll find in St. Louis.

haltz · Post by **haltz** » April 24 07, 9:28 am

RC21 wrote:
haltz wrote:I don't know what there isn't to like about all that. This whole "cheese and crackers = a bad thing" doesn't make sense to me at all.
It's not cheese and crackers = a bad thing. It's cheese and crackers passed off as pizza = a bad thing.

If I want cheese and crackers, I'll eat cheese and crackers.

Oh, trust me, I get it. That post wasn't exactly serious commentary.

I do love Imo's though. I think it's great. But, I like pretty much any thin-crust pizza.

JL21 · Post by **JL21** » April 24 07, 9:34 am

See, now this is a pie.