I once asked a St. Louisian friend of mine what makes St. Louis-style pizza different. He literally gave me a half-hour lecture, with an introduction, four main points, and a conclusion. From that I learned to never ask a St. Louisian about anything St. Louis.
All this talk of food and drink is making me hungry. Why doesn’t someone organize a St Louis DopeFest??
Keep talking. It allows me to decide where to eat next weekend.
And for the record, I think that St Louis pizza/provel cheese is awful. Of course, I feel the same way about Chicago pizza.
And when your city lacks a barbecue heritage, I suppose you have to take pride in saltine-based pizza.
Waste
(who’ll be going to Gates for lunch)
You’re right, someone should.
::silence::
Heh.
Dick Naugle says:
- Prepare food fresh.
- Serve customers fast.
- Keep place clean.
Words to live by.
Also, I went to college in STL, and my wife is a native. Back there several times a year. I think Ted Drewes is great, far better than a blizzard. I like Imo’s Pizza. I wouldn’t give up regular pizza for it, but it’s different and I appreciate it for what it is.
Homebrew, I don’t know if it is Tex-Mex, but there is place called Chewy’s in the Dogtown neighborhood near Forest Park. Some of the best Fajitas I’ve ever had.
St. Louis Dopefest? In which of the many municipalities would we hold it? Don’t count out the east side, like a Fast Eddies Bon Aire (I know, no one from the Missouri side ever crosses the river, so, yeah, forget that idea). Or we could do a Dope night at Busch stadium as a group, get our names on the scoreboard and such. Just think of it, 95 degrees, 95% humidity, upper deck in the sun. What could be better?
I nominate Mid County for a Dopefest. Since we have Dopers in North County, South County and the East Side, it would be the easiest place to get to for everyone, no more than a 20-30 minute commute. And there are plenty of restaurants in Clayton, Richmond Heights and Maplewood.
(The fact that I live in Brentwood has nothing to do with my nomination. Honest.)
I **did ** offer to buy Guinness for any takers…
Only on the SDMB could a thread pitting St. Louis food evolve into a Dope Fest gathering discussion. Hell, I’d consider flying back just to grab a schooner and a plate of spaghetti from Rigazzi’s, a draft root beer and burger from Carl’s, a steak sandwich from The Fatted Calf, and a footlong sub from Amighetti’s…
The one on McCausland by Clayton road is probably a Del Taco too now. ::sniffle::
The Eagles suck!
-Dooku, former Greyhound 
[inside joke]HI MAY I HELP YOU[/inside joke]
BubbaDog There’s an IMOs at 119th and Metcalf, behind Lukas Liquors.
Said joke noted and appreciated. And Gates was delightful, although I often find staying awake or upright difficult after partaking. Today was no exception.
I’m curious: What is Gates, and why are you now so tired?
I’m offering myself up to be taunted and derided by the St. Louis faithful. Plus, there may be a Guinness in it for a few of you…
I’m in. I haven’t been to any restaurants in Richmond Heights or Maplewood yet so make a nominatioon. (Tejas in Clayton is good, too.)
A (some would say The, but they would be mistaken) barbecue place in KC. A trademark of theirs is the young lady standing at the counter asking, “May I help you?” in a tone of voice that some would consider overly loud. Of course, as a veteran of Who concerts for years, I disagree and sometimes ask them to please speak up.
And one gets tired after eating a whole messa beef on bun, then going back to work and acting as if toil is a good idea, instead of sleeping the sleep of the truly sated.
Ok, here’s a thread for people really interested in getting a DopeFest going.
All St Louis Dopers Click Here or DIE
[homer]Mmmm… Amighetti’s[/homer]
I’ve eaten there a couple times when flying into or out of St. Louis. We have an awful lot of damn good food here in Houston, but we ain’t got no italian subs like those.
Ah, Gates. I’ve been there a couple of times when driving through KC. An institution that can actually hold its own against Texas barbecue (ow, don’t hit me!)
The first time I was there, standing in line, the counter woman yelled at me “HI MAY I HELP YOU?” I reacted with “Uhh… lemme see…” Without missing a beat, she moved down to the next person in line “HI MAY I HEP YOU?” That was one mistake I didn’t make again.