Imo's Teams With Red Hot Riplets for Most St. Louis Pizza Ever

It's the only 314 Day special you need

By Sarah Fenske

Mar 8, 2024 at 9:12 am

Image: Two icons of the St. Louis food scene are pairing up for 314 Day.

Two icons of the St. Louis food scene are pairing up for 314 Day. COURTESY OF IMO'S

It's difficult to think of two brands that say "St. Louis" more instantly than Imo's Pizza or Red Hot Riplets. One offers St. Louis-style pizza that outsiders love to hate almost as passionately as locals (sometimes grudgingly) admit to loving. The other offers only-in-St. Louis spicy barbecue chips so tasty, they've actually inspired shower curtains (yes, really) .

And this coming 314 Day — that's Thursday, March 14, for all who celebrate — they're teaming up on a collaboration that could break the Internet, or at least the St. Louis corner of it.

Buy an Imo's Pizza and they'll throw in a free bag of Red Hot Riplets.

Yes, it's simple. But whether you're eating the chips as a side or crushing them up and putting them atop your Imo's, the combination is intoxicating (or, in the words of a friend who's tried the crushed version atop a piping hot Imo's, "weirdly good").

The deal is one day only and good only if you purchase a large or extra-large pizza. Give your local Imo's a call next Thursday to cash in.

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The 5 Best St. Louis-Style Pizzas, Chosen by RFT’s Staff

BJ’s Bar & Restaurant The charmingly old-school BJ’s Bar & Restaurant (184 West Washington Street, Florissant) has the distinction of having been honored multiple times for serving the best St. Louis-style pizza in the region — without actually using Provel. That’s right, the cheese here is mozzarella, but the sweet sauce and thin-crusted square-cut pies means we’ll still count it. The crust here is the star of the show, with a flaky crispiness reminiscent of a non-pizza pie. Delectable.

Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas A mainstay on the Hill serving both Italian and Spanish cuisine, Guido’s (5046 Shaw Avenue) also offers a damn good St. Louis-style pizza. You can get your pie with mozzarella, Provel or a blend of the two, but we’d recommend sticking with Provel. Guido’s circular pies are topped with hand-pulled hunks of fennel-inflected sausage that are so big they’re practically meatballs, cheese scorched to a perfect golden-brown color and sauce with a delightful backheat. A classic.

Nick and Elena’s Pizzeria Set back on a sleepy strip of Woodson Road next to a liquor store, Nick and Elena's Pizzeria (3007 Woodson Road, Breckenridge Hills) may not look like much from the outside, but there’s magic within those four walls. Its St. Louis-style slices are perfection of the form, with a cracker-thin, golden-brown crust that's sturdy enough to support the heft of the pizzeria's housemade sausage without losing its structural integrity. These pies are available in your choice of either mozzarella or Provel — but go with the Provel, obviously.

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