Stltoday - Imo's Pizza moving HQ, distribution to downtown St. Louis
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Imo's Pizza Moving HQ, Distribution to Downtown St. Louis
Imo's Pizza Moving HQ, Distribution to Downtown St. Louis
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^That's what one helluva delivery for downtown! Provel never tasted so good!
If I follow things right, the big warehouse building on the eastern portion of the complex will house the operation end of things -- office, production and distribution -- while the smaller building to the west will house the restaurant, retail and special event space. I wonder where they'll relocate the neon sign. Anyway, this is a tremendous investment in downtown for the family company and I think it is particularly well-suited for this edge area.
If I follow things right, the big warehouse building on the eastern portion of the complex will house the operation end of things -- office, production and distribution -- while the smaller building to the west will house the restaurant, retail and special event space. I wonder where they'll relocate the neon sign. Anyway, this is a tremendous investment in downtown for the family company and I think it is particularly well-suited for this edge area.
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So this Is awesome and I wish them the best, but I think they would probably do better business if they built their restaurant as new construction, on the east end of the warehouse. That would be in direct view of thousands of people visiting the city museum everyday. Put the neon sign on the corner of 16th and Delmar instead.
Per the article am totally for renaming a street Imo street. 17th is a good candidate. I actually also think it'd be cool to build a park somewhere that is designed to look like a square slice of pizza from the above... does that sound cheesy? << terrible joke
Per the article am totally for renaming a street Imo street. 17th is a good candidate. I actually also think it'd be cool to build a park somewhere that is designed to look like a square slice of pizza from the above... does that sound cheesy? << terrible joke
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
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^ I can see the sign going in that grassy strip just west of 16th but isn't that too narrow to build on? The gift shop should sell foam hats like the Packers cheeseheads but with square pizzas.
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The article states that the large neon sign has already been replaced by a newer bigger sign at Hampton and 64/40. I've been by there a few times since, but never noticed. Anybody caught that yet?
Anyways, this is really, really, really awesome.
Anyways, this is really, really, really awesome.
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I drove down 40 yesterday. If the Hampton store has a new sign, it looks a lot like the old one.jstriebel wrote:The article states that the large neon sign has already been replaced by a newer bigger sign at Hampton and 64/40. I've been by there a few times since, but never noticed. Anybody caught that yet?
Anyways, this is really, really, really awesome.
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--Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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^ It didn't really stand out to me either over the previous sign, but records show they did complete the installation of a $45,000 sign permit this month.
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Kudos to Imo's- they are St. Louis to the bone, and they walk the walk. With so much doom and gloom that our city has been dealing with lately, it's really refreshing to see a local institution reinforcing their commitment to the urban core. If only some other homegrown businesses, law firms and companies followed suit instead of departing for the burbs, downtown could really get back on its feet. If you don't know the Imo's, you should. They are a genuinely kind, down-to-earth family.
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^ Companion Bakery didn't like my tweet singling it out for the Naughty List.
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The Business Journal today reports:
25 employees there now. Plans 45 more employees at that site within the next couple years.
25 employees there now. Plans 45 more employees at that site within the next couple years.
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They should spend that money on fixing their new glitchy online ordering system.
Off topic, but I'll be brief. What is the deal with local pizza places seriously lacking in online ordering? I wanted pizza the other day and wanted to try and support local. Racanelli's website has a link to a third party site that shows their menu and a 1998 looking shopping cart and at the top says: "Online ordering is currently not available but feel free to browse our menu" LOLbwcrow1s wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021They should spend that money on fixing their new glitchy online ordering system.
Dewey's? No online ordering.
It's 2021, I'm not dialing a phone number and waiting on hold so I can verbally tell them my order.
1) Racanelli's has always been a hot mess. I want to say they were cash only for a long time while others were taking credit card.OnTheEdge wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021Off topic, but I'll be brief. What is the deal with local pizza places seriously lacking in online ordering? I wanted pizza the other day and wanted to try and support local. Racanelli's website has a link to a third party site that shows their menu and a 1998 looking shopping cart and at the top says: "Online ordering is currently not available but feel free to browse our menu" LOLbwcrow1s wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021They should spend that money on fixing their new glitchy online ordering system.
Dewey's? No online ordering.
It's 2021, I'm not dialing a phone number and waiting on hold so I can verbally tell them my order.
2) Deweys isn't local. Based in Cincinnati.
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Elicia's or Pointer's might be better.OnTheEdge wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021Off topic, but I'll be brief. What is the deal with local pizza places seriously lacking in online ordering? I wanted pizza the other day and wanted to try and support local. Racanelli's website has a link to a third party site that shows their menu and a 1998 looking shopping cart and at the top says: "Online ordering is currently not available but feel free to browse our menu" LOLbwcrow1s wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021They should spend that money on fixing their new glitchy online ordering system.
Dewey's? No online ordering.
It's 2021, I'm not dialing a phone number and waiting on hold so I can verbally tell them my order.
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UCBC does solid to-go pizza's - I'm pretty sure they are back to hot-bakes.
Mushroom Ricotta is one of my favorite pizza's in the city.
Mushroom Ricotta is one of my favorite pizza's in the city.
"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature." RWE
True, but it has a very strong STL connection, given that the owner is the brother of the Cardinals president and the son of the Cardinals principle owner.dweebe wrote: ↑Mar 04, 20211) Racanelli's has always been a hot mess. I want to say they were cash only for a long time while others were taking credit card.OnTheEdge wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021Off topic, but I'll be brief. What is the deal with local pizza places seriously lacking in online ordering? I wanted pizza the other day and wanted to try and support local. Racanelli's website has a link to a third party site that shows their menu and a 1998 looking shopping cart and at the top says: "Online ordering is currently not available but feel free to browse our menu" LOLbwcrow1s wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021They should spend that money on fixing their new glitchy online ordering system.
Dewey's? No online ordering.
It's 2021, I'm not dialing a phone number and waiting on hold so I can verbally tell them my order.
2) Deweys isn't local. Based in Cincinnati.
Andrew DeWitt looks like a cross between Bill, Jr. and Bill, III.
Joanie's online to-go system is dated looking but works fine. 10% off your order if you do online and enable the coupon. Also, they use in-house delivery. They're always on time and the food is great. Sadly, Imo's lost out on me because I'm not ordering from the abysmal 4th street location due to their technical ineptitude to leverage a basic food ordering platform.OnTheEdge wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021Off topic, but I'll be brief. What is the deal with local pizza places seriously lacking in online ordering? I wanted pizza the other day and wanted to try and support local. Racanelli's website has a link to a third party site that shows their menu and a 1998 looking shopping cart and at the top says: "Online ordering is currently not available but feel free to browse our menu" LOLbwcrow1s wrote: ↑Mar 04, 2021They should spend that money on fixing their new glitchy online ordering system.
Dewey's? No online ordering.
It's 2021, I'm not dialing a phone number and waiting on hold so I can verbally tell them my order.
^ I wonder if Imos is by location? Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but I order it frequently...always online and it works beautifully. Never noticed any glitches, in house delivery, I always get the coupons, etc. It even got a redesign sometime last year.
Mine is the downtown Clayton Imos for reference.
Mine is the downtown Clayton Imos for reference.
I think it started initially with Downtown only, and they slowly rolled them out to other locations.
The grandbury's system they had before worked flawlessly. Then they switched over Downtown, they wiped all of my rewards, reset my rewards points (thoughtfully accrued over years of loyalty), they ditched my delivery location, they broke my heart.
The grandbury's system they had before worked flawlessly. Then they switched over Downtown, they wiped all of my rewards, reset my rewards points (thoughtfully accrued over years of loyalty), they ditched my delivery location, they broke my heart.
^ I do remember grandbury and whatever I'm using isn't that...it's been updated since then.
Either way...that sucks. I'm surprised they couldn't give those points back to you if you called them and told them the new system wiped all your stuff out. Granted that might have to be a corporate call...not sure if the store could do that. Either way, doesn't seem right you should have to give all that up.
Either way...that sucks. I'm surprised they couldn't give those points back to you if you called them and told them the new system wiped all your stuff out. Granted that might have to be a corporate call...not sure if the store could do that. Either way, doesn't seem right you should have to give all that up.
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Are all Imo's owned by the company or are there franchises? I'm pretty sure CWP has a combination of both.
There are a handful of corporate owned locations. Rest are franchises. Which is sadly why some people who stay at the Hilton probably get their first taste of our gooey goodness from the 4th Street location and leave our city in disgust. That place is just horribly ran, the delivery drivers don't give a sh*t. Pizza's come out half baked and all the toppings are hugging the inside of the box when it arrives. It's the embodiment of that Digiorno delivery commercial.
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