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@lemons: Very well said.

There is no reason why folks can't like Imo's and other pizzas as well. That seems to be something the detractors sometimes don't get. We have some fine pizza spots in town, and their number has increased over the past year or two. But there's room for all of them. Imo's certainly is what our kids crave when they come back to STL for visits.

N.B., be aware that most Imo's is sold as take-out or delivery; many spots don't have eat-in.

I know I'm late to contribute, but I wanted to share my story. When my fiance and I first started dating I won him over with leftovers! Our first date actually lasted longer than either of us had planned so I offered to make something when he said he was hungry. He said he was fine with leftovers. They happened to include Blue Cheese Macaroni and Cheese and he was smitten. Both with me and with the recipe.

The first meal he made me a week or so later on another date was amazing. Roasted Cornish Game Hens stuffed with wild rice and portobello mushrooms, mashed potatoes, perfectly sauteed green beans...it was fabulous. And he really won my heart by making an extra serving for my roomate who is a definite foody. He won her heart too and she gave me two thumbs up and told him that he had her approval. Six years later we're still cooking for eachother and together and planning a wedding!

Growing up in northern NY (not up state) it was soft drinks. Here in central NY ('cuse) it's soda.

I lived in southern california my whole life and always referred to it as soda but after moving to Ohio ant age 23 I am getting sucked into calling it pop...

i come from berkeley, where we called coca cola "the black waters of imperialism."

pop. and im curious... i live in the pittsburgh area, where we say pop, and pepsi has billboards every where just saying "pop". Where those of yousay soda, do they have "soda" billboards? every time i see one i wonder...

I GREW UP AROUND 18TH AND ASHLAND

THERE USE TO BE AN ITALIAN RESTRAUNT ON THE NORTH/EAST CORNER OF ASHLAND AND 18TH NAMED
DV'S PIZZA ATTACHED TO FOREMOST LIQUORS
ON THAT CORNER.

THIS WAS DURING THE 50'S AND EARLY 60'.

DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHEN IT CLOSED DOWN OR IF IT RELOCATED.

A MUST PLACE TO EAT IS ON 1079 TAYLOR AL'S BEEF.

THE COMBO BEEF/ITALIAN SAUSAGE IS A MUST WITH GREEN PEPPERS/GIADANER AND DIPPED IN THE GRAVY. A MUST.PLACE TO EAT.

U MUST GO TO HALSTED AND 12TH STREET MAXWELL FOR THE OUTSIDE EATERIES ON A SUNDAY. ALL KINDS OF GOODIES AND GREAT BLUES MUSIC ON THE STREETS

I AM NOW IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS, BUT STILL SEE MY CUBS ON CABLE TV WGN. BEST EATS CHICAGO

I go to the one in Chicago all the time, and I think the burgers, as well as the drinks, are pretty fantastic. Haven't made it to Maryoke yet, but since I live in the neighborhood, I'm sure I will!

I love that there's a restaurant chain marketing to gays. I find it amusing that it's a still big deal to some people in this country. I still wonder what the burgers taste like though... hmmmm

Anyone want to venture a guess as to when one of these will open in Palin's hometown?

I'm still waiting for people to say, "I've never eaten there, but I've got lots of friends who have."

There used to be one in Cincinnati that had an excellent happy hour, and once hosted a Dan Savage reading. And in a city like Cincinnati, yes, there are burger joints that refuse to serve gay people.

Do some burger joints refuse to serve gay people?