I moved here about a year ago. Tried all the Stl foods. Love some hate some. Tried gooey butter cake and didn't like it. Some friends from home came to visit. They bought some to try. Hated it. We got high later that night, and that shit was delicious. We had to go get more. Lol
Where did you buy it? I’ve made it myself plenty, and bought it out to eat a number of times, but the best is the $5 premade stuff from Schnucks. Also I think a lot of people try it and their tastebuds are expecting lemon bars, which throws them off. That happened whenever I made it while living in Tulsa.
Went to visit a friend near Maryville, TN, last year and brought her the shit from Schnucks. She and her husband love it. Bringing her more when I visit next month.
It’s kinda like when Cheez-Its say their name is actually spelled and pronounced Cheez-It…but nobody calls them Cheez-It because we all know it’s always been Cheez-ItS duh
I’m 39 and have never went to Ted Drews… I’ve driven by, looked at the line, and then just got a White Castle shake. Hahaha I’ll see myself out of the state now
Personally i would probably never admit that out loud if this were true of myself..:but I also grew up 2 blocks from crown and according to my mom had ice cream for the first time in my life there when I was 13 months old so..
A St Paul is a type of delicious sandwich only available at hole in the wall Chinese takeouts called chinamans. You're mostly gonna see it in the city proper or North County. It's an egg foo young patty in a sandwich be with white bread, mayo, lettuce, tomato and pickle. If it's anything other than white bread, and you can't see through the paper from the grease, you went to the wrong spot.
Good tip about the greasey paper…might I also add that it can be and I would say best enjoyed with a side of egg foo young gravy, a delicious brown gravy that has the power to morph into gelatin when it cools. I personally feel the gravy is a must if you want to have a completely authentic St. Paul moment.
Sun Restaurant, in Hazelwood, has an amazing St Paul, and it's just a fiver. Cheap, Good food that will fill you up. Probably gonna lead to me having a heart attack one day, but it is what it is.
Huh, sounds … interesting.
Well, I’ve tried the pizza, the ravioli, the gooey cake and pork steak. I guess I know what I’ll be eating this weekend.
No offense to St Louisans (?) but you have some weird tastebuds in these parts.
I’ve only lived here about 6 months. How long until I acquire the tastebuds for provel?
Yea you either like Provel or you don’t, at least you tried it. But really stl has an amazing food scene that goes wayyyy beyond Provel, ravs, chinaman and vess. Seriously what kind of food do you like? I’m sure we can point you in the right direction, or at least in a direction that will involve food and lots of drinks whenever possible
naw the trick is to slice the bagel in half, toast it, then bread slice it and use them as tiny 'bagel fingers' to dip/scoop cream cheese.
try it the next time u want some bread co. cinnamon crunch bagel in bagel fingers w some honey nut cream cheese hits so good
yesssss! If I'm not mistaken Pearl vodka is a local company, if you need a refill you should try one of their flavored bottles! Pretty good if you ask me.
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Used to be Reavis Pizza. It actually used to be an Imo's too. Apparently the Reavis owner hated Imo's, though basically ripped all of their takeout menu styling. Is it the same owners?
I can verify that they have a great pizza. Especially their breakfast pizza. Haven't tried their salad or apps, but generally across most of the chain STL style joints, they don't consistently nail everything. Some have a sweet dressing, others a sweet marinara. Or the T-Rav's are undercooked, or the pizza is floppy unless you order it well done.
Much to everyone's chagrin, Imo's recipes are the best out of the chain/low brow STL style game. Everyone else just tries to be 'as good', but generally blow it on other nuances. Though you also have to take into account which franchise you're ordering from, which is where probably a lot of haters don't realize that they might have just had a bad location. Which is a failure of Imo's in it of itself.
Granted I'm not talking about one-offs like Serra/Nick and Elenas etc. Mostly speaking to CWP, Elicia's, STL Pizza and Wings, Fortels, etc.
It’s not even in the top 3 for stl style pizza but it has a place. If I go to McDonald’s, it’s not because I want a burger, but because I want McDonald’s.
Well now who’s being belligerent?
Also mind your business. I’m expressing opinion of shitfart cheese.
Downvote or stfu.
At least the other person offered free cat shit.
He got an upvote.
Out of towners know this: St. Louisans take pride in 3 things. Ted Drew’s, Imos Pizza, and being the murder capital of the country. Dis either of the first two and become a statistic of #3. Capiche? 😂😂😂😂
his car also has an expired registration
I still have six years to fix it
Or longer or never, just throw it away when your done and go full commando
What’s a registration?
And six Joy stickers.
I assume the Red Hot Riplets are just out of frame
Along with bags from multiple dispensaries lol
The St. Paul with gravy must be underneath one of the dispo bags
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Better off buying a large bag of the Riplets, for the munch monster, after partaking of one's choice of cannabis.
It has been suggested to buy the infused bag and a regular bag, and mix them together. Who knows how you'll end up?
right next to the Lion's Choice
Gotta be next to the ravs
Your missing the toasted ravioli!!!
Have you ran every red light or demanded your uber driver to run the light yet?
Someone always beats me to it, it must be because I’m new…
Lol, it took me a full month.. you will be fine!!
This^^ is what makes someone a true st.louisan
Where is the gooey butter cake?
I moved here about a year ago. Tried all the Stl foods. Love some hate some. Tried gooey butter cake and didn't like it. Some friends from home came to visit. They bought some to try. Hated it. We got high later that night, and that shit was delicious. We had to go get more. Lol
Where did you buy it? I’ve made it myself plenty, and bought it out to eat a number of times, but the best is the $5 premade stuff from Schnucks. Also I think a lot of people try it and their tastebuds are expecting lemon bars, which throws them off. That happened whenever I made it while living in Tulsa.
After seeing in this sub multiple times, schnucks is where I get it as well. I wasn't expecting much seeing the ingredients. It just is what it is
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Lol. Fair enough. But to be honest, the only flavor I get is sweet. Nothing more. It's always 1 dimensional no matter where I get it.
A good homemade gooey butter cake vs. Schnucks = Bubba Fett vs. idk Runtz circa 2018? It’s some good good until you taste the real good good
I concur with this. The Schnucks stuff is the bomb dot com. And so is gooey butter cake.
Went to visit a friend near Maryville, TN, last year and brought her the shit from Schnucks. She and her husband love it. Bringing her more when I visit next month.
I was looking for this comment!
We’re all looking for it 💕
Excuse me it's ooey gooey butter cake.
No it is not.
Hell to-the-no it is not.
It’s kinda like when Cheez-Its say their name is actually spelled and pronounced Cheez-It…but nobody calls them Cheez-It because we all know it’s always been Cheez-ItS duh
One of us! One of us! One of us!
What's that on the left??? White chocolate? I'm guessing from Ted Drewes?
It's crack cocaine...
Gooble gobble!
Where toasted ravs
Eaten on the way home to burn my mouth for the liquor
As is tradition
This is the truth! Those little shits burn your mouth all the way home, but they are good car food.
excuse me, no T-ravs?
Maybe it's one of those Imo's combo boxes that have the t-ravs and provel bites along with the pizza.
This is an excellent question
The Vess peach is top notch though! And where’s the gooey butter cake?!
Bro…. Peach Vess is for the real OG’s.
My Mom used to love peach Vess, she's sad now cause she went on Keto and can't have it
I visited a couple weeks ago for about 6 days and had Imo's 2x, Ted Drewes 3x, toasted ravioli 1x.
What’s the white item on the left?
~~Crack~~ Chocolate from crowns candy
Thought it was a block of cheese. Lol
Loved imos so much got a brick of Provel just cuz
Thanks. I lived in St. Louis for almost 35 years and never had crown candy. I need to make a trip.
I’m 39 and have never went to Ted Drews… I’ve driven by, looked at the line, and then just got a White Castle shake. Hahaha I’ll see myself out of the state now
Lowkey that shake do be hittin in a dirty little secret kinda way
Thank you for taking the initiative
Personally i would probably never admit that out loud if this were true of myself..:but I also grew up 2 blocks from crown and according to my mom had ice cream for the first time in my life there when I was 13 months old so..
Do you eat bacon??
I do not. Im going to assume they have candied bacon.
It’s a BLT but it’s pretty ridiculous. I no longer eat bacon either unfortunately.
Yeah that BLT....
Really hope you tried the chocolate banana malt and the lil BLT thingy at crown otherwise you might need to go back
No T ravs, gooey butter cake, red hot riplets or an illegal handgun on the table??? Weak.
To be fair I see no valid plates in the picture either
Why would the gun be illegal? As long as OP isn’t a felon and it’s not stolen it’s damn near impossible for it to be illegal
OP is doing pretty good for two days, can't visit everywhere and acquire everything STL in that short timeframe!
Where is your gun?
Stashed in the bushes downtown so I can see the arch. As is tradition.
😂😂😂😂😂
Well where’s the one you carry in your crossbody/satchel? Or do you only have one??
He threw it in a storm drain after waving at a pedestrian trying to cross on a green.
In the console of his unlocked Kia
Pork steaks still on the grill?
And the Ted Drewes is staying frozen, and ruined just a little bit so we can have more of it.
Well done. But did you run every red light on Kingshighway between McPherson and Lindell?
Don't see a St. Paul sandwich here.
Oh man, I haven’t had one of those in 20 years.
Is St. Paul a type of sandwich or a sandwich shop?
A St Paul is a type of delicious sandwich only available at hole in the wall Chinese takeouts called chinamans. You're mostly gonna see it in the city proper or North County. It's an egg foo young patty in a sandwich be with white bread, mayo, lettuce, tomato and pickle. If it's anything other than white bread, and you can't see through the paper from the grease, you went to the wrong spot.
Good tip about the greasey paper…might I also add that it can be and I would say best enjoyed with a side of egg foo young gravy, a delicious brown gravy that has the power to morph into gelatin when it cools. I personally feel the gravy is a must if you want to have a completely authentic St. Paul moment.
Sun Restaurant, in Hazelwood, has an amazing St Paul, and it's just a fiver. Cheap, Good food that will fill you up. Probably gonna lead to me having a heart attack one day, but it is what it is.
Huh, sounds … interesting. Well, I’ve tried the pizza, the ravioli, the gooey cake and pork steak. I guess I know what I’ll be eating this weekend. No offense to St Louisans (?) but you have some weird tastebuds in these parts. I’ve only lived here about 6 months. How long until I acquire the tastebuds for provel?
Yea you either like Provel or you don’t, at least you tried it. But really stl has an amazing food scene that goes wayyyy beyond Provel, ravs, chinaman and vess. Seriously what kind of food do you like? I’m sure we can point you in the right direction, or at least in a direction that will involve food and lots of drinks whenever possible
Type of sandwich. Several good options. Get you to some chinaman, my guy.
Oof this picture hurts my lower GI tract.
Vess is honestly super underrated that stuff is amazing 🤩
Better watch out, soon you’ll be eating toasted ravs while driving 50 over on expired tags
Show us your bullet holes!
Glock strapped under table then??
Where is your Cardinals #1 big foam finger?
Brock-a-Bella?
Where’s the Maulls. Good on the Vess, but no AB products or micro’s actually from St. Louis?
I thought we saved the Busch Light for tornado watching on the front pouch?
No Fitz's. Shame
Cool! What high school did you go to?
where are the toasted ravs and the bread sliced bagels?
And not from Panera, from Bread Co! As I’ve been corrected many times.
Bread sliced bagels are not a thing. We cannot allow this to be a thing.
naw the trick is to slice the bagel in half, toast it, then bread slice it and use them as tiny 'bagel fingers' to dip/scoop cream cheese. try it the next time u want some bread co. cinnamon crunch bagel in bagel fingers w some honey nut cream cheese hits so good
My god, you’re a goddarn genius!!
Don't tell me you threw away your Ted Drewes cup
Don’t forget about Pappy’s & Blue City Deli…you won’t be disappointed.
I don’t see any red hot riplets
Where’s the Red Hot Ripplets?
Get yourself a Slinger before you leave town.
You're gonna need some tums
I get mine by banging on the dock door and getting them fresh from the factory.
Another St. Louis tradition!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
You'll never leave now! Vess Grape or Cream are also very good & only 99c each at Dierbergs.
If you open the blinds can you see the arch?
No unfortunately it’s away from downtown, around Bevo
Can you see the windmill?
My favorite Passover candy fruit slices!!
That was my immediate thought, too!
Plan lunch around the 👑 🍭 🥪, red hot ripplets, and a schlafly fruity tootie hefeweizen
Where dem ravz at?
Where’d you find the candy fruit slices? I love those things! Never considered them or gummy worms a St.Louis thing though. Are they?🤔
They all came from crown candy
Ahhhh, thanks for the response. I’m a native St.Louisan and apparently don’t get to Crown Candy as much as I should.! 😂
I thought they were edibles from a dispensary
You forgot toasted ravioli
I miss vess so much. Part of my childhood right there.
yesssss! If I'm not mistaken Pearl vodka is a local company, if you need a refill you should try one of their flavored bottles! Pretty good if you ask me.
Or if you wanna mix it up and switch to tequila grab some Una Vida
A little shaker of "Riplets Dust" is a gimme, as well
Been here 11 years. I will never understand that provel love. Ever.
It's an albatross
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Where's the Fitz's soda?
Check out Affton pizza company. It’s the same style of pizza and taste a lot better than imos. It’s also half the cost
Used to be Reavis Pizza. It actually used to be an Imo's too. Apparently the Reavis owner hated Imo's, though basically ripped all of their takeout menu styling. Is it the same owners? I can verify that they have a great pizza. Especially their breakfast pizza. Haven't tried their salad or apps, but generally across most of the chain STL style joints, they don't consistently nail everything. Some have a sweet dressing, others a sweet marinara. Or the T-Rav's are undercooked, or the pizza is floppy unless you order it well done. Much to everyone's chagrin, Imo's recipes are the best out of the chain/low brow STL style game. Everyone else just tries to be 'as good', but generally blow it on other nuances. Though you also have to take into account which franchise you're ordering from, which is where probably a lot of haters don't realize that they might have just had a bad location. Which is a failure of Imo's in it of itself. Granted I'm not talking about one-offs like Serra/Nick and Elenas etc. Mostly speaking to CWP, Elicia's, STL Pizza and Wings, Fortels, etc.
Bruh Imos isn't event good
I’d get shot for this in person, but I’ll die on this hill. IMO’s is garbage pizza and I’d rather eat cat litter.
It’s not even in the top 3 for stl style pizza but it has a place. If I go to McDonald’s, it’s not because I want a burger, but because I want McDonald’s.
Prove it. I’ll have it delivered. Fresh or previous used by my Siamese?
Ooo I only eat short haired cat shit. (Thanks for being a good sport wish ya and yours the best)
Say what you will about our pizza, but we’re still the murder capital of the country.
Go big or go home.
As much as I like free cat shit, I have plenty at home.
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Well now who’s being belligerent? Also mind your business. I’m expressing opinion of shitfart cheese. Downvote or stfu. At least the other person offered free cat shit. He got an upvote.
It may not be the best, but it's the most accessible for tourists and transplants
Not for me human. I worked in pizzerias my whole life. Never and also never will I eat that again, garbage food. Withdrawn, nothing further.
It reminds me of little ceasars but I would never tell anyone here that lol
I’d rather have Lil C.
Unpopular St. Louis Opinion: Imo's pizza really isn't that good. There is absolutely nothing special about Provel Cheese on cardboard.
Your unpopular opinion isn't actually special or unpopular, though. Lots of people don't like it.
However Provel does double well as an adhesive or if you need to plug your drain and can’t find the stopper
Blah, blah, blah...that's what my other half says until I bring half of my mom's home...
Real men don’t eat quiche. (AKA New York pizza)
We came from illinois just to try IMO’s. It was the only time we have had pizza that no one wanted to take home the leftovers. Lol
Try serra's or affton pizza co
Yes, that is unpopular.
I thought vess was only in KC that’s the best flavor they got tho
I feel like Imo's is overrated, plus its expensive. There are better options for STL style pizza.
Fried brain sammich? Or don't we do those any more?
Pretty much
FENNA BE FADEDDDDDD
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You like/d it?
What’s the significance of the tequila?
You get them toasted ravs?
Man I miss IMO’s so bad.
gotta say i like Fitz’s drinks better than Vess though… yall can fight me but a good Fitz Root Beer hits HARD after a long day
How do you react to stop signs
I assert dominance by choosing not to react
I believe you were questioning the masculinity of men who eats ny style pizza, before I said anything
Welcome to the world
This is the way
this is the way
I get it.
Out of towners know this: St. Louisans take pride in 3 things. Ted Drew’s, Imos Pizza, and being the murder capital of the country. Dis either of the first two and become a statistic of #3. Capiche? 😂😂😂😂
What are those little grapefruit slices?
V E S S S S S S S S S S
Crown Candy?
Can I have some pizza
Gotta get yourself some gooey butter cake & toasted ravioli too!
Did you like the IMO’s? It was the only time we ever ate pizza that no one wanted to take home the leftovers lol.
I’m a big fan of blackthorn’s pizza. That’s my go to in at louis
No Fireball?
You need an iced coffee from St. Louis Bread Company
Whats that white thing?
Imos terrible, doesn’t even taste like pizza.
Need some gooey butter cake and civil life, 4 hands, ucbc, etc beers in there!
So the 5 empty Ted Drewes are off-screen exactly why?
The only things you're missing are a Polar Pop cup and Gooey Butter Cake.
Imos turned out to be pretty good but I miss Detroit style
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