@@paulhcahill The story I heard is someone was trying to make coffee cake and used sticks of butter instead of tablespoons, or something like that. Hence why it's gooey and why it feels wrong to eat, but it is delicious.
As a St. Louisan expat, I’ve realized I took all three of these for granted growing up there. Now I desperately miss them to the point I will order IMOs from the car before I get to my hotel when I visit.
a lot of grocery stores carry Louisa brand toasted ravioli. They make a cheese and a beef variety. Toss em in the air fryer and it almost feels like home.
I’m St. Louis born and raised. People here really do eat tons of imos, toasted ravioli and gooey butter cake. Our Chinese restaurants also serve something called a St. Paul sandwich which is very popular and you can’t get it outside of St. Louis. It’s an egg foo young patty served on white bread with mayo and pickles. Sounds weird but is seriously good.
Provel cheese is the result of a long, bitter fight between the Germans and the Italians. The Italian immigrants wanted a cheese that stretched on almost forever and the Germans wanted a cheese that stretched a tiny amount and then broke off cleanly. So they compromised by making a cheese combination that would stretch for a long time and then break off cleanly. That's the story I heard as I was growing up in Saint Louis, MO.
To me, this video was hilarious because I’ve given myself the “I’m not going to eat it all” speech many, many times. Then, ten minutes later, there’s an empty container...
Living in Alaska now, but the one thing I miss about St. Louis is the pizza. I'd kill for an Imo's pizza right now. I might be a serial killer, because I'd kill for some gooey butter cake too.
I grew up in St. Louis and never realized gooey butter cake was just a St. Louis thing. How sad for the rest of the world, because Jim isn't exaggerating, it is THAT good.
The first time I left St. Louis I went to California in the service. I looked for a pork steak everywhere. People looked at me like I was nuts. T-Ravs too.
I stopped eating like this last October, lost 51lb so far, and can only stay in my diet because I watch Jim NOT diet. So thank you Jim for helping me loose weight. God Bless Jim Gaffigan! P.S. please don't die.
@Kyle Brown Compliment for sure... mostly. 😉I really do like the vids. I watch the vids, then I bike. Watch more vids, lift weights. Watch more vids, run. Rinse, repeat.
@@machinesandthings7121 damn, you just made me feel bad. I see this as food (cough) arousal? Nothing about this video makes me wanna exercise. But thank you...I now know I need to get on the treadmill....😒
@@thenightstreamer4702 Umm. Your pizza is lasagna. Not pizza. Lol!! We've fixed your pizza here btw and now it has flavor. Yelp it next time your in town losing to our cardinals!!
His ability to snack is boundless. Several times there I thought he was going to lapse into a calorie coma. But he pulls through every time. That’s commitment.
Provel cheese is a combination of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone cheeses. Provel has a low melting point, so it has a gooey, almost buttery texture at room temperature.
@@Dr.Frankensteen I as well hail from the 314. Imo’s down the street… Truly, the best St. Louis stylel in town. It’ll cost ya but? Try one of the “chains” after. You’ll regret it. Gooey butter, I can’t control it. I could eat the entire thing….
@@jg-wb3vm yes I live in GA and my sister found a Chinese restaurant (originally based in STL) that has St. Paul’s, the chips and they just stopped with Vess sodas 🥲
@@timthomas395 Yeah I didn't know until I was a little older that porksteaks, toasted ravs, gooey butter cake and St. Louis style pizza aren't really known outside of the area. I've had a porksteak and an Imo's pizza in the last 2 weeks. The porksteak was bangin. Too much cheese on the Imo's. Not bad though.
While going through all of the tasty foods that haven't made their way out of St. Louis, it would have been hilarious if they plopped down a slinger after all of that.
Jim Gaffigan, thanks for coming to St Louis. Somehow I missed this but will catch you the next time. IMO’s is a slow addiction. They cut it up into squares so you take a slice and think, “oh it’s just a few bites.” That’s how they get you. Blink and you’ve e eaten the whole pizza. Somehow the provolone mixes with the right amount of grease and sauce on that thin crust. And boom you’re addicted and on your way to rehab. Toasted ravs are a really deep fried flavor ravioli. You are right that it seems a southern take on ravs. Deep fry everything. Gooey butter cake is just death by butter and sugar. A few bites and welcome to diabetes. Welcome to St Louis always. Stay healthy. You are one of the funniest comics out there.
Imo’s pizza is an acquired taste - I couldn’t stand it when I was little, but now I have to get my fix each time I’m back in the St. Louis area to visit my family. My mom and sister saw your St. Louis show in February and they loved it! Thanks to you and your family for keeping us all entertained during these uncertain times!
I'm ambivalent about it. In the world of pizzas (chicago, new york, st louis, delivery, digiorno) st louis pizza is my least favorite. But i have never failed to wolf down my share of Imos when it's placed in front of me, as in my opinion there is no such thing as unwanted pizza
As an adult im good with it but my kids HATE it and where we used to live it was the only pizza place that would deliver down our road so the kids were losing it!
Well the interesting thing is you have it as a variety every now and then but even if I lived in St Louis I would definitely not have it all the time it would be every now and then I would go probably some other place that has traditional mozzarella and dough crust not yeast
Cool video. I dont know why youtube took 4 years to show it to me. Im st louis born and raised, 57 years old and never left. I mix gooey butter at my work, it takes over 3x sugar as flour. Of course i was raised on imos and i appreciate all styles of pizza, but a well prepared and baked pizza from imos is my favorite. Sausage and mushroom is my go to.
Never eaten pizza in St. Louis; been there for a day, but didn't have a chance to eat any of their foods...oh well. Now, I can live vicariously through Jim, lol.
Born and raised near St Louis and we eat Imos once a week! The grocery stores sell Imos products so you can make your own. No time for that though, lol!
As a Chicagoan, it needs to be noted: as a population, we eat more thin crust than deep dish. I feel like the national perspective is that we only pound down deep dish, but thin crust is the more commonly consumed pizza. This STL pizza looks good.
I LOVE Imo's sausage pizza. I grew up on it. I have even ordered it from Imo's online and had it delivered to Virginia on dry ice! You get it frozen, then bake it in the oven. MMMMM
Well, when you order it you can request for them to cut it that wrong way that you're accustomed to but lemme just tell ya it's still frickin' wrong. Saint Louis style is colloquially known as "The Square Beyond Compare" so cutting it pie-style is just so so so wrong.
Thin crust is a waste of money. You pay the same amount for less food. If you want thin crust, just buy some saltines and pour marinara and cheese on them and throw em in the microwave for 30 seconds. It's basically the same thing.
The triangle corner pieces are the best.
My wife's fav too
@@johngregory7167 because pizza peices are SUPPOSED to be triangle!! (j/k.. I love imos and the square pieces.. Get it "well done", is the secret)
I love that argument
Corner piece on a round pizza!
I laughed my ass off at this one: "You ever eat something that's so good it makes you angry?"
plev10 Jim speaks to my soul lol
Yeah. My cousin's quiche. I was mad that I actually liked it. Lol
It’s just an attempt at weak comedy
I had Mexican food in Florida that was so good that it made me angry that the restaurants in my town can’t even come close!
I was over here cracking up.
"This should be illegal" is a good description of gooey butter cake.
man..i lived in StL for 12 years and never had a Gooey Butter Cake. Im's i freaking LOVE and miss dearly since moving to Cinci.
@@paulhcahill The story I heard is someone was trying to make coffee cake and used sticks of butter instead of tablespoons, or something like that. Hence why it's gooey and why it feels wrong to eat, but it is delicious.
I like that Jim found the best part of the St Louis pizza, the tiny triangle on the edge 🤌🤌
They are the best part, and there's only 4 of them. You fight your family for those corners!
Who hasn't had the "I'm just going to finish this section" relationship with a pizza?
As a St. Louisan expat, I’ve realized I took all three of these for granted growing up there. Now I desperately miss them to the point I will order IMOs from the car before I get to my hotel when I visit.
a lot of grocery stores carry Louisa brand toasted ravioli. They make a cheese and a beef variety. Toss em in the air fryer and it almost feels like home.
I’m St. Louis born and raised. People here really do eat tons of imos, toasted ravioli and gooey butter cake. Our Chinese restaurants also serve something called a St. Paul sandwich which is very popular and you can’t get it outside of St. Louis. It’s an egg foo young patty served on white bread with mayo and pickles. Sounds weird but is seriously good.
Wow thanks for sharing the info about the egg foo young sandwich. Never heard of it but that’s awesome.
Lol two years ago a local st louis news channel uploaded a UA-cam video about it
yes, the saint Paul's you cannot fond Chinese food like that anywhere but St. Louis and Illinois .
There's a reason it's only heard of around here.
👍🏽🤟🏾
Provel cheese is the result of a long, bitter fight between the Germans and the Italians. The Italian immigrants wanted a cheese that stretched on almost forever and the Germans wanted a cheese that stretched a tiny amount and then broke off cleanly. So they compromised by making a cheese combination that would stretch for a long time and then break off cleanly. That's the story I heard as I was growing up in Saint Louis, MO.
To me, this video was hilarious because I’ve given myself the “I’m not going to eat it all” speech many, many times. Then, ten minutes later, there’s an empty container...
I have the similar, “I’ll order this for later” thought. However, I never specified when “later” was...
That happens to me with Ben and Jerry’s ice cream all of the time.
I nearly died, I couldn't breath. "I'm not going to eat the whole thing, imma stop" *five pieces of pizza later* "trust me imma stop" 🤣🤣
One Place down the street from me in Pa. They Mix Beers In With the sauce and Cheese and It Looks Just Like This...
You are single-handedly propping up St. Louis’s economy - what a selfless gesture! Plus, there’s gooey butter cake.
I’m from St. Louis and he’s right on with all this. Imos is addicting and gooey butter cake if fantastic.
(And Omi's coffee too.)
Imo's is disgusting.
Living in Alaska now, but the one thing I miss about St. Louis is the pizza. I'd kill for an Imo's pizza right now. I might be a serial killer, because I'd kill for some gooey butter cake too.
Prove it...
Which high school did you go to, lol
Imos is trash 🤣
I grew up in St. Louis and never realized gooey butter cake was just a St. Louis thing. How sad for the rest of the world, because Jim isn't exaggerating, it is THAT good.
I can buy here in Montana now at Walmart
The first time I left St. Louis I went to California in the service. I looked for a pork steak everywhere. People looked at me like I was nuts. T-Ravs too.
The fact that everywhere else in the country prefers beef over some good pork chops or pork steaks is wild@@johngregory7167
Whats sadder is I lived in StL for 12 years and never had gooey butter cake. Imos I def had my fair share of and miss dearly.
I stopped eating like this last October, lost 51lb so far, and can only stay in my diet because I watch Jim NOT diet. So thank you Jim for helping me loose weight. God Bless Jim Gaffigan!
P.S. please don't die.
@Kyle Brown Compliment for sure... mostly. 😉I really do like the vids. I watch the vids, then I bike. Watch more vids, lift weights. Watch more vids, run. Rinse, repeat.
@@machinesandthings7121 damn, you just made me feel bad. I see this as food (cough) arousal? Nothing about this video makes me wanna exercise. But thank you...I now know I need to get on the treadmill....😒
Maybe Jim can also help you LOSE weight too.
This is the first video where I'm thinking: we're gonna lose Jim unless he makes a change *soon*.
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He demonstrated one of the best factors for Imos pizza, how easy it is to just down half of it before you know it. Its rather addictive
Having grown up eating that food in St. Louis, I could taste every bite Jim took! I've got to get back there soon for my STL food fix!
Where’d ya relocate to?
One time I ordered a Imo's pizza and I unintentionally ate the entire pizza on my way home.
imo's decides when you're done
Wow, not many people can unintentionally eat anything, but it's really amazing you could unintentionally eat that much roach flavored cardboard.
James Ritchie No need for me to come up with a comment, when you just nailed it.
EVERYBODY KNOWSSSS ITS EMOS. THE PIZZA THAT CUTS ITSELF!
“Uh, sorry, kids, they were closed.”
“It’s like St. Louis was like ‘Oh Chicago pizza is real fat well we’re gonna do the exact opposite’” Yep..that’s about right
@@thenightstreamer4702 ok outsider
@@thenightstreamer4702 a guy from Wisconsin said it’s a god damn cracker with cheese on it!. I’m from St. Louis and I love it but that’s very accurate
@@thenightstreamer4702 that is mostly because imos sucks. I am from st. louis and there is waaayyyyyy better st louis style than imos.
Chicago pizza is flavorless lasagna. Like the pizza was made by children. I think we make Chicago pizza in st louis better than Chicago. Lol!!!
@@thenightstreamer4702 Umm. Your pizza is lasagna. Not pizza. Lol!! We've fixed your pizza here btw and now it has flavor. Yelp it next time your in town losing to our cardinals!!
OMG..."have you ever tasted something so good, it almost makes you angry! Hahahahaha...funny stuff! That was a good laugh!
Glad you enjoyed it
That is why girls say "omg that is NOT ok" when they ate sth super delicious
Yeah and its NEVER something good for you....Why can't a vegetable ever taste like THAT?? Lolol
I'm from St. Louis. Jim thanks for coming and enjoying some pizza. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Try Ted Drewes frozen custard! St Louis staple.
Truth
Andy’s is better
My grandma was from Missouri and we grew up on ooey gooey butter cake. So rich. So decadent. So good.
That's what the extra "oo-ee" is for
His ability to snack is boundless. Several times there I thought he was going to lapse into a calorie coma. But he pulls through every time. That’s commitment.
Tiny toybox that's commitment, that's funny! Love Jim G. Your comment It almost sounds like something he would say
My mouth is watering. Thanks Jim! Now I want to get a pizza and some provel cheese and pretend I'm in St. Louis. Party on!!!
"I should finish this... area... it's a weird shape right now." 🤣
Provel cheese is a combination of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone cheeses. Provel has a low melting point, so it has a gooey, almost buttery texture at room temperature.
(YUM)
From the 314, provel is so damn good. Gooey butter cake is also so damn good.
@@Dr.Frankensteen You must have grown up in St. Louis
Goo/butter town
@@Dr.Frankensteen I as well hail from the 314. Imo’s down the street… Truly, the best St. Louis stylel in town. It’ll cost ya but? Try one of the “chains” after. You’ll regret it. Gooey butter, I can’t control it. I could eat the entire thing….
A whole pizza and a toasted Ravz, yeahs thats a Tuesday Night special
Used to be my go to in high school when I was playing hockey. I had to eat a ton and Imos pizza with toasted ravs was my go to.
lmfao. i’m gonna stop! then the pizza is gone.. i didn’t stop
this should not be around.. classic
Jim is hilarious , he looks like he’s doing an impression of a gallon of milk.
That's funny.
This cracked me up, he kinda looks like a gallon of milk
Can't unsee this now
When I visit my family in St Louis, I go straight from the airport to Imo's! I will eat an entire large pizza! Imo's pizza is delicious!
This is the best review of St. Louis staples ughhhh how I miss the food from my hometown! Can’t forget Red Hot Riplets the best chips ever!
Ripplets are absolutely the best damn chip ever!
Throw in a Vess Orange Whistle too!
@@jg-wb3vm yes I live in GA and my sister found a Chinese restaurant (originally based in STL) that has St. Paul’s, the chips and they just stopped with Vess sodas 🥲
@@aaronk8371 oooo my favorite is strawberry!
they are truly the best chip. you are correct, sir! or mam
Quintessential St Louis...Imos Pizza and toasted ravioli!
Tell it!!
It's such a joy and great fun to watch Jim NOT stopping to eat.
Thick crust does nothing but fill you up on dough, thin is nothing but yummy toppings!
Gooey butter cake made me fall in love with St Louis
I'm from the St.Louis area. In my house the corner pieces(there are only 4) are like gold! They are fought over everytime we get IMO's!
Those are the pieces I let the dogs have! lol I get one, the 3 dogs get their little piece! Those are the only pieces I will sacrifice lol
Pork steaks. St Louis summer bbq. I'm Stl metro my entire life and I love me some imos and definitely some leftover breakfast imos. Cheers
Breakfast Imos has to be cold in my opinion.
@@Dr.Frankensteen absolutely reheating doesn't work
They don't know what a pork steak is in Alaska.
@@timthomas395 Yeah I didn't know until I was a little older that porksteaks, toasted ravs, gooey butter cake and St. Louis style pizza aren't really known outside of the area. I've had a porksteak and an Imo's pizza in the last 2 weeks. The porksteak was bangin. Too much cheese on the Imo's. Not bad though.
😂😂😂😂 Domino's is the McDonald's of pizza!! Lol
"Can you get diabetes mid-bite?" 😂😂😂
While going through all of the tasty foods that haven't made their way out of St. Louis, it would have been hilarious if they plopped down a slinger after all of that.
Thankyou for making me laugh:)
Jim Gaffigan, thanks for coming to St Louis. Somehow I missed this but will catch you the next time.
IMO’s is a slow addiction. They cut it up into squares so you take a slice and think, “oh it’s just a few bites.” That’s how they get you. Blink and you’ve e eaten the whole pizza. Somehow the provolone mixes with the right amount of grease and sauce on that thin crust. And boom you’re addicted and on your way to rehab.
Toasted ravs are a really deep fried flavor ravioli. You are right that it seems a southern take on ravs. Deep fry everything.
Gooey butter cake is just death by butter and sugar. A few bites and welcome to diabetes.
Welcome to St Louis always. Stay healthy. You are one of the funniest comics out there.
"I'm gonna take a nice....cardiac arrest."
Hahaha
Can't wait to see the show on Friday in ST. LOUIS!!! My 11 year olds birthday present and he can't get enough of JIM!
I love new York style pizza, but st.louis style is still my favorite. Provel just adds a new level of flavor other pizzas don't have.
JIM "i'm not going to eat to much." Devours entire large pizza, 10 toasted ravs, and gooey butter cake. lmao
"I'm gonna go take a cardiac arrest." Lololol
I love his comedy so much. Seems like such an easy person to like.
"Damn it Jim, I'm not a doctor", yet I think this video makes me one of Pavlovs dogs.
Jim I saw this and I was overjoyed glad you enjoyed it
You're making me miss my hometown sooo much!!!
I've lived all over Missouri, and the only part I miss now that I live in Alaska is St. Louis, the Paris of the midwest.
I'm glad that you liked the gooey butter cake
I knew he’d love it. I’d just die for some imo’s right now
I live in Saint Louis ... When he said "it looks like thin crust" I died.
The best part, is Jim donates $1000 a week to feed the homeless.
look at the shack he lives in. And his kids are starving.......but Jim puts the poor and homeless First.
@Ultraman's Inspirational Recipes Socialist? Huh?
@@mattyc.9332 By "socialist", he means moronic.
Imo’s pizza is an acquired taste - I couldn’t stand it when I was little, but now I have to get my fix each time I’m back in the St. Louis area to visit my family. My mom and sister saw your St. Louis show in February and they loved it! Thanks to you and your family for keeping us all entertained during these uncertain times!
I'm ambivalent about it. In the world of pizzas (chicago, new york, st louis, delivery, digiorno) st louis pizza is my least favorite. But i have never failed to wolf down my share of Imos when it's placed in front of me, as in my opinion there is no such thing as unwanted pizza
As an adult im good with it but my kids HATE it and where we used to live it was the only pizza place that would deliver down our road so the kids were losing it!
Well the interesting thing is you have it as a variety every now and then but even if I lived in St Louis I would definitely not have it all the time it would be every now and then I would go probably some other place that has traditional mozzarella and dough crust not yeast
Interesting note. When you type "Imo's", the autocorrect changes it to "Jim's". Is this a conspiracy? I think so! What kind of sorcery is Jim up to?
The edges are the best part! Glad you liked our pizza.
This was funny stuff, Jim is disarmingly hilarious.
We take pride in our imos. Well done 😂😂😂
I HATE when people pull that "I want veggie / supreme pizza" and then they eat one slice of it and 3 slices of my regular pepperoni too
Jim Gaffigan. Very funny and a true snacking inspiration. Killed a pie and a half....I have room for dessert. Lol.
Nice video. I just happened to be eating a Dijourno pizza as I watched this. It almost felt like I was sharing in the taste test. Lol
I had to subscribe as soon as you bit into the butter cake!!
I'm in Seattle and I ship out two every month.
That must be a hell of a delivery charge. *Ba dum tss*
The cake or pizza. I'm in Seattle too, where do you order it?
Thanks for the shout out for Detroit pizza! No one will ever convince me of a better pizza than Buddy’s!
Detroit style is maybe the best. NY style is by far the worst.
He ate a whole lot of food there. How's he going to keep his girlish figure?
Eating disorder?
Gaffigish figure
I'm gonna stop.
I'm gonna stop.
Alright well I didn't stop🤣
when he said Dominos i immediately thought of the dominos pasta bread bowl lol!
The only ingredient missing?
-A suicide note.
Cool video. I dont know why youtube took 4 years to show it to me. Im st louis born and raised, 57 years old and never left. I mix gooey butter at my work, it takes over 3x sugar as flour. Of course i was raised on imos and i appreciate all styles of pizza, but a well prepared and baked pizza from imos is my favorite. Sausage and mushroom is my go to.
OMG ... Gooey Butter Cake ? Seriously ? I NEED some of that !!
It's super easy to make at home.
St. Louis has an amazing food culture. I don’t think people out of state realize this.
I was salivating watching you eat all that stuff, I might have to take a trip to St Louis for any reason, and accidentally fall into that restaurant.
that meat lovers pizza didn't stand a chance with Jim in the room
Jim Gaffigan, ya made me laugh AGAIN. Get it?!! Hahaa
I have had gooey butter cake once and it felt like my heart was stopping. Delicious but painful.
Never eaten pizza in St. Louis; been there for a day, but didn't have a chance to eat any of their foods...oh well. Now, I can live vicariously through Jim, lol.
Always order your Imo's pizza well done.
Pizza? Gaffigan? Why am I only being recommended this video four years later?😂
Imos is it's own beast. Love the damn stuff. It really is easy to eat a whole one by yourself
Loved seeing your show. Glad you like our pizza and ravioli. Gooey butter cake is so good. Its better in cookie form to me.
Omgs my Horse brother. "You ever taste something so good it makes you angry?"
Born and raised near St Louis and we eat Imos once a week! The grocery stores sell Imos products so you can make your own. No time for that though, lol!
As a Chicagoan, it needs to be noted: as a population, we eat more thin crust than deep dish. I feel like the national perspective is that we only pound down deep dish, but thin crust is the more commonly consumed pizza. This STL pizza looks good.
The STL style is good, but like in Chicago, there are other places that are better than the Imo's chain.
Shut it, Jim doesn't care about Chicago and their ridiculous upside down pizza.
@@lobitome I will disagree...when it comes to Stl style...they do it the best. Though Fortel's maybe...maybe.
Enjoy Jim while you can folks. After watching that feat of intestinal fortitude, I don't think he'll be around for very much longer.
I was thinking the same thing. Please be careful Jim. Not too much of the junk food 💚✌
goddamn. I need to visit St. Louis now.
Do not use God's name in vain!!!
Oh My Lanta! I saved this video and watched it for a midnight snack.
His hands are so white I thought he was wearing gloves.
Watching this in Minneapolis.... Now I want to go back to STL LOL
I was misled! This was a mukbang!
St. Louis born and raised here. Imos and provel all the way!
You may or may not have cravings for Imo's for the rest of your days but I know I do! Thanks Jim that was great. 👍.
I'm from st louis and when I went to Rutgers, I brought toasted ravioli and my roommates absolutely loved it
I LOVE Imo's sausage pizza. I grew up on it.
I have even ordered it from Imo's online and had it delivered to Virginia on dry ice! You get it frozen, then bake it in the oven. MMMMM
Jim Gaffigan is making me hungry...again.
Bruh I love imos. Its so crispy and flavorful. Overpriced tho but I still get it.
Two words: Wacky Wednesday! BOGO XLs. Best deal they have
I just finished lunch,and now I'm hungry. Thanks Jim.....
When in St. Louis eat there pizza. Thanks
Thanks Opie
Corner pieces on these bad boys rip like no other 🤤
I love thin crust pizza more than any other, but I don’t care for how they cut that damn thing.
Well, when you order it you can request for them to cut it that wrong way that you're accustomed to but lemme just tell ya it's still frickin' wrong. Saint Louis style is colloquially known as "The Square Beyond Compare" so cutting it pie-style is just so so so wrong.
Thin crust is a waste of money. You pay the same amount for less food. If you want thin crust, just buy some saltines and pour marinara and cheese on them and throw em in the microwave for 30 seconds. It's basically the same thing.