Pizza in St. Louis

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Extreme Glow)

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:41:26 GMT

I guess I should add...

Onesto
http://www.onestopizza.com/
Pizzeria Tivoli
(no website)

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Extreme Glow)

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:11:32 GMT

Just thought that I would resurrect an old thread. Times have changed in the last five years and St. Louis has some fine alternatives to the "St. Louis Style'.

Pi
http://www.restaurantpi.com/
The Good Pie
http://thegoodpie.com/
PW Pizza
http://pwpizza.com/
Dewey's (yes, it is a chain, but a small one)
http://deweyspizza.com/stlouis

The Vesuvio at The Good Pie.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Jennifer_4)

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:42:01 GMT

Honestly, if I had access to all the wonderful foods indigenous to the St. Louis area, I'd learn to make my own pizza and call it good.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (collinf)

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:36:12 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Furcifer

There is a place downtown that makes an awesome pie. It is called Feraro's. It isn't Chicago nor is it a New York Style, but it is actually Jersey Style Pizza. Whenever I am downtown and craving pizza, I always without a doubt go to Feraro's.

www.ferarospizza.com

Furcifer

I have never heard of a New Jersey style pizza before. I like the link. The pizza looks and sounds like a New York style pizza. The only difference I noticed was the website mentioned cooking the pizza on hot bricks. That does not sound like a typical NY cooking method. They normally use coal-fired or gas ovens.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (mncorn)

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:19:13 GMT

Nadine’s Gin Joint is located in Historic Soulard on the corner of 12th and Allen in St. Louis, MO. My sister in-law had the reception there a few years ago. In-laws live one block away.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Furcifer)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:01:53 GMT

There is a place downtown that makes an awesome pie. It is called Feraro's. It isn't Chicago nor is it a New York Style, but it is actually Jersey Style Pizza. Whenever I am downtown and craving pizza, I always without a doubt go to Feraro's.

www.ferarospizza.com

Furcifer

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (leethebard)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:36:39 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Furcifer

Call it what you want, but the stuff the St Louisans call pizza, is in fact not Pizza.
The definition of pizza is: a bread consisting of a thin or thick crust, a tomato based sauce and cheese, and often with other toppings. Processed Cheese is not Cheese. The Cheesemakers fought for that back in the 40's. Hence the reason why that Processed cheese cannot be called cheese. It is actually an FDA law. If you consider something a pizza that has Processed Cheese, Processed Cheese Food, Processed Cheese Spread, or Processed Cheese Product, then you are wrong, it is not Pizza because it doesn't contain Real Cheese. If you don't like it, then petition to have the definition changed to a cheese type topping.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Furcifer)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:16:11 GMT

Call it what you want, but the stuff the St Louisans call pizza, is in fact not Pizza.
The definition of pizza is: a bread consisting of a thin or thick crust, a tomato based sauce and cheese, and often with other toppings. Processed Cheese is not Cheese. The Cheesemakers fought for that back in the 40's. Hence the reason why that Processed cheese cannot be called cheese. It is actually an FDA law. If you consider something a pizza that has Processed Cheese, Processed Cheese Food, Processed Cheese Spread, or Processed Cheese Product, then you are wrong, it is not Pizza because it doesn't contain Real Cheese. If you don't like it, then petition to have the definition changed to a cheese type topping.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (cleanmonk)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:03:55 GMT

ahh sant louis.(i live in sant louis) the thin crust pizza kinda good to me and i love chesses garlic bread

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (robfwoods)

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:52:44 GMT

yup - confirmed - that's not pizza

but could be open face sandwich - and maybe even good if stuff on top is good - and 'dough' is not pasty!

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (daytrader106)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:54:35 GMT

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (daytrader106)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:13:39 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by robfwoods

quote:
Its like 2.5 inches thick.

Thanks - automatically disqualified as pizza - might be a decent 'open sandwich' though. Anyhow - saves the gas money to go try it-

Ya, got to try it. Its great. You would think You would need a fork to eat shomthing like that, but nope. Holds together very well.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (robfwoods)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:10:05 GMT

quote:
Its like 2.5 inches thick.

Thanks - automatically disqualified as pizza - might be a decent 'open sandwich' though. Anyhow - saves the gas money to go try it-

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (daytrader106)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:50:14 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by ClawedLeMew

I must have tried a dozen pizza places in St. Louis.

They all stunk.

Even the ones that were good, stunk.

I know, that doesn't sound like it makes sense, but they make this very thin crusted St. Louis style pizza. Even when made with great ingredients, it is not what I would call pizza.

I'll probably be spending some more time there in February or March...

Is there anywhere that has a New York or Chicago style or any normal kind of pizza that is any good? And please, don't say Papa John's.

Just 32 miles from the Arch in St. Louis. A little country Gem. Best dang Pizza Pie Around.

The best dang pizza you can eat in the Midwest. Its a small family Tavern. They make a MEAN pizza PIE. Go for the Deluxe. It has like 4 meats maybe 5. You will not be able to eat to many slices. Its like 2.5 inches thick.

They have alot of good "Tavern" food. Even the Hot dogs are great!

http://local.yahoo.com/details;_ylt=AvpP_YxIbYpsXITLm5zjSdmHNcIF?id=17594459&lsrc=results&p=All+Bars%2C+Pubs%2C+Clubs&csz=Mascoutah%2C+IL&fr=&lcscb=nF2V4WO9bEX

Mike's Place
100 N MAIN ST
Summerfield, Il 62289
(618) 934-3671

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Big Kahuna Kooks)

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:05:46 GMT

Hey SarahSue....i too grew up on BJs pizza. The old cork ball games going on in the back and my buddies grandmother manning the pizza station. I used to order the special with shrimp-bacon-ssausage-pepperoni-and the rest of the walk in fridge....great stuff. broke da mouth. My brother went back there while on business and actually called me while chomping on a BJ Special.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (wdgray)

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:36:08 GMT

About 30 miles NE of St. Louis in a little town called Staunton, IL, Cavataio's restaraunt has the best pizza sauce known to man.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (UrbanSpaceman)

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:49:16 GMT

My dad was in STL recently on business, and feel in love with Imo's hard, it seems. This is the same guy who grew up on L&B Spumoni Gardens in Brooklyn and who will never shy away from an opportunity to sing the praises of Lou Malnati's in Chicago. You'd think that with those credentials, he would know a great slice upon first bite. I've never been to STL myself, although I'm sure he'll want to take me over there for a weekend soon enough, if only for the pizza alone.

And yet, as I read this thread and others which either condemn or glorify St. Louis-style pizza, more than a few similarities glare at me: Provel cheese, some type of cheese mixture I've never heard of up until now; thin, 'cracker' crust, which leads me to think of something similar to Ledo's in my town (DC area); square cut. Honestly, from these descriptions alone, STL pizza is beginning to sound like the hor d'oveurs (sp?) of the pizza world - good for a snack or party food, but that's about it. True, I'm never going to have a valid opinion on that or any kind of food (let alone pizza and the regional pride each style carries), but the word-of-mouth impressions leave something to be desired.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Boosh!)

Thu, 31 May 2007 10:27:44 GMT

My favorites...

1# Blackthorn/Lemmons- Bow down before their pies!!
2# Racanelli's - Yummy stuff but DO NOT order anything with sausage!! I swear they scoop it out of a babyfood jar. They use the most unnatural stuff I have ever seen.
#3 Talayna's (NY Style only)- I think it's just me but the pizza tasted the best at the old Skinker location.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (lucassal)

Thu, 03 May 2007 21:55:13 GMT

I just visited St. Louis in April 2007 and reconnected with a St. Louis pizza I really like. The restaurant is Ponticello's in North County--on Bellefontaine Road.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (linpip)

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:47:50 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by jrhughes

Has anyone ever heard of the place in St. Louis (I think it's there) where you try to eat a ginormous pizza within an hour to win $500? I saw it on the Travel Channel or Food Network once. I've been trying to find the name of the place and some details about it for a while. Any help would be great.
Thanks

The restaurant is called Pointer's on Big Bend Boulevard at Clayton Road kind of located mid-County.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (linpip)

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:46:03 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by jrhughes

Has anyone ever heard of the place in St. Louis (I think it's there) where you try to eat a ginormous pizza within an hour to win $500? I saw it on the Travel Channel or Food Network once. I've been trying to find the name of the place and some details about it for a while. Any help would be great.
Thanks

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (robfwoods)

Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:58:37 GMT

(Dick Cheney is no doubt bunkered down 567 meters underground with a newly discovered Clausewitz writing - so we needn't worry about him interloping here)

I have only lambasted Papa John - but by extrapolation and even interpolation - Papa John must say a lot about what St. Louisans are eating as far as pizza goes - because you can trip over Papa John's at every 3rd intersection)

Indeed my question was - does St. louis also have real pizza à la John's/Lombardi/Patsy's NY - New Haven/Wooster etc?

I have been forced to eat Papa John's enough times that liking their crud has nothing to do with taste - but everything to do with NO taste. I can well imagine there is a segment of the population that would eat ketchup poured onto some kind of bread shoe leather - with a few pepperoni slices tossed on and think it fine

I have also been forced to eat Domino's similar crap because there were no other places open in Butte, MT etc. But that certainly doesn't let me think this was 'pizza,' Rather it was just unpoisoned (with cyanide) 'biomass'

Similarly I suppose you may have nostalgia for Domino's keeping you alive - but - gees - wouldn't it have been possible to take a can of tuna fish and a can opener with you - it sure would have been tastier.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (gatorbreath)

Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:33:59 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by robfwoods

Incredible that a town with a solid Italian tradition would have ever given birth to junk like Papa John's - the BIG question is how does it keep going?

But I'm afraid that I can answer my own question - when Domino's can succeed nation-wide - etc etc

I know Domino's uses also that HORRIBLE pre-baked cardboard for 'thin crust' -- do I recall correctly that PJ uses the same type of crud?

This thread seems as good a place as any to expound upon something I found to be quite interesting long ago, here, and everywhere else.

People disagree.

Some people like St. Louis style pizza and most people don't. Some people think we're fighting against terrorism in Iraq, most people don't. Here on the internet especially, you aren't going to change their minds with words. At least you shouldn't be able to, unless their argument is shallow enough to allow a change in thought. If that's the case, why are you arguing?
Regardless of your leanings on anything, when you enter the sphere of the internet, be sure of your facts. Do not relay or concoct misinformation. If you do initiate or propogate misinformation , admit it , and state your mistakes when proven otherwise. and redact any false statements you have made. You can edit your posts here.
With that in mind and this:
http://www.papajohns.com/pj_story/index.htm

How in the hell can you possibly invoke Saint Louis, Missouri, Papa Johns Pizza, St. Louis style pizza, John Schnatter, St. Louis' Italian heritage all in the same post? I don't mean to be mean, but I'm gonna be and I gotta ask where do you get this $*%^ from? Who's teachin' you? Where you learnin' your stuff? I gotta think it "ain't" the right places. I won't proceed with my next thought.

Oh yeah. and I just saw Olberman v. Rumsfeld. Teeth bared, often! And just so you don't feel individually vilified, Clapton was once equated to god... yeah... to that Riku dude, too... yeah.

And to anybody that wishes to punish Domino's for their current state let me remind them that in the past Domino's delivered. I'll go beyond that to say that at a certain point in my life, they sustained me. My work schedule was every other night and every other weekend. From 0500pm on Friday to 0800am Monday, I was "theirs". I couldn't do crap unless "they" knew where I was. I had to be in contact. We didn't have cell phones, we didn't have Blackberries, this was 30 years ago. We called Domino's and they delivered. They delivered luscious greasy pizzas that we savored. Who else was gonna deliver? This was middletown USA, literally!

Unfortunately, Dominos no longer delivers such succelent pies. I can't be a witness to it but I hear they now deliver "cow flops." That brings to mind the song "Dreams to Remember," (my version is Delbert McClinton though I'm sure there are many others). I'm bettin' Del has eaten Imo's and a whole lotta Dominos and he doesn't know the difference.

Mahalo
gb

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (robfwoods)

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:21:22 GMT

Incredible that a town with a solid Italian tradition would have ever given birth to junk like Papa John's - the BIG question is how does it keep going?

But I'm afraid that I can answer my own question - when Domino's can succeed nation-wide - etc etc

I know Domino's uses also that HORRIBLE pre-baked cardboard for 'thin crust' -- do I recall correctly that PJ uses the same type of crud?

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Jamun_55)

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:04:14 GMT

Pointers Pizza
(314) 644-2000
1023 S Big Bend Blvd
St Louis, MO 63117

I haven't tried the pizza there but have seen the show that you're talking about.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Sublime22)

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:35:04 GMT

Well there were some very good choices for pizza u put down . i definetly will try some of those suggestions. i wanted to tell u guy's some of my favorite .

Down Town there's Pepinos Pizza . It's thin crust style, but fresh homemade ingredents with a great pice . 205 n 14th (231-4500)

also ferraraz in soulard is probably the best new york style pizza I've tried . 10th and gyer. they have many choices and there pizza is choice and a cool atmosphere

palmadores on south grand is a 3 week old pizza joint .they have owned the bar next door for about 10 years . the cool thing about this place is u can sit in the bar and they bring the pizza to u . they have a great jukebox. just south of baits on grand.

peace

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (curried bluebonnet)

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:38:36 GMT

Riku, I agree! We just returned from St. Louis and had that yummy old cracker crust pizza 3 of the 6 nights we were there--plus some toasted ravioli's. Nothin' better.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Riku The Surfer)

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:30:42 GMT

Imo's = God

No joke.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (Niagara)

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:01:54 GMT

I got a pizza at one of the Imo's in Kansas City last week out of curiosity, since I had never tried "St. Louis style pizza", and I thought it sucked.

As a native New Yorker, I really like thin crust, but Imo's crust was riduculous - what do they use for it, a big matzoh cracker?
And that provel cheese? Please. It tastes way too funky to be used on pizza. I guess it must be something you have to have grown up with.

Sweeney, however. my 6 month old Westie, just loved Imo's. But he also likes to eat an occasional cat turd.

RE: Pizza in St. Louis (SarahSue)

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:39:34 GMT

It is basically Imo's. They have a few pasta's, and good salads. They have better specials then anyone else.