Dear Chicago, you claim to dominate St. Louis culturally and yet the best-selling ice cream flavor in your city is based on a St. Louis dessert. Curious
Posted Jun 10, 2023, 5:22 AM UTC
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Bro I had CO version of t-ravs holy f it was weird
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Sounds like someone needs to open a speciality Stl style t rav truck out there
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Every t-rav I’ve had out here in Denver Is ricotta filled. Where is the meat???
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Ricotta’s better imo
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Straight to jail
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It’s only better for my vegetarian wife. Otherwise, yuck.
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Wrong
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You're wrong
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Same in Minneapolis
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Jenis Gooey Butter is so bad too.
Clementines does it best
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Was about to say this. I had Clementines for the first time last night, and the Gooey Butter was delicious!
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That, and the salted cracker caramel are delicious
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I disagree. I think Clementines quality has really fallen with their rapid expansion. I remember when they had a single shop and I go 6-8x per year and the quality of the ice cream has declined, especially for the price point.
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Glad I’m not the only one who’s noticed.
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I have noticed any new flavors they release aren't as good as their staples but they still beat Jenis
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I also feel like the service sucks. I guess that’s to be expected kind of but it’s always teenagers who don’t seem to be interested in helping you in any way. I feel like I’m bothering them.
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Which location? Before CWE opened up we always went to Demun and their service is great. One of the girls seemed a little grumpy on opening day at CWE but I excused it bc she was probably super busy and working long hours lol. IDK I guess I don't really care much about the service at a quick grab and go place like an ice cream shop but it's always nice when you don't feel like a burden.
Blueprint is rapidly expanding too and their quality has really gone downhill so I get you.
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i totally agree!
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Don't worry St. Louis, we don't even bother thinking about you at all 🤗
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They said, posting on the STL subreddit.
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Damn u got me
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Yall say that but I started dating this girl from Chicago, first trip we take up there, first place we stop, there's a store selling t-shirts on display in the front window that says "St. Louis is boring" like bruh lmao. If that ain't rent free I don't know what is.
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If you’re bored in St. Louis you’re doing it wrong.
For transparency, I lived in Chicago twice the time I have lived in St. Louis. Chicago is honestly equally boring, just more crowded, expensive, and time-consuming.
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I grew up outside of St Louis and until near the end of Covid for about 15 years split my time between a house in the city of Chicago and a house in the city of St Louis. St. Louis is very fun and has a lot of stuff to do but is very cliquish, I’ve heard more than a few people that aren’t from here or don’t have ties to here say they didn’t like it because it was boring. You kind of have to know people to really get into things. Chicago is a city of transplants from around the country so it’s easier to meet people.
All of that being said, St Louis is not even in the same league as Chicago in terms of things to do, culture, entertainment, food, economics and a whole bunch of other bullet points. I say this as someone who loves St Louis and returns somewhat frequently. I could see if you didn’t like living in a very large city why you would like St Louis better but otherwise there isn’t much of a comparison between the two.
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It’s bizarre to me that Chicago and St. Louis are even in comparison. STL is incredible for a city of its size but I mean … Chicago is one of the major cities in the US. Of course there is just going to be more, that seems so obvious.
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Oddly, I had the exact opposite experience- I found people to be much friendlier and more welcoming in STL than Chicago. I found it much easier to make friends here.
Again, full disclosure- I’m an outdoorsy type who doesn’t really enjoy clubs, bars, sports, or crowds. I’d much prefer to go hiking or stargazing or kayaking. I’m just not a big city person, so I didn’t fit in very well in Chicago. Different strokes though. :)
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I went back and forth between chicago and stl since I was 10 because my sister lived there (she still lives there 20 years later). You have to walk or take the train to get ANYWHERE so we were limited to what was in her neighborhood. At least in STL you can park ? But we have tons of charming things, you find cute niches.
Weed was legal in Chicago first, and its typically more left leaning but otherwise it's not that impressive...
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As a person who likes to walk to places, StL sucks.
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Chicago’s bigger, but… shrug. Bigger isn’t always better. They have a bigger botanical garden; it’s not as good or as easily accessible as MOBOT. Same goes for the zoos and many other tourist attractions.
Chicago does have better public transportation than STL, but it still takes a fucking hour to get anywhere. Everything in STL is about twenty minutes.
They’re both just midwestern cities and it’s all personal preference. I dislike crowds, winter, and traffic, so STL is a much better fit for me. The only things I miss about Chicago are my family who still live there and real deep dish pizza.
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What about deep butter cake? RIP Lake Forest.
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I'll simp for Jeni's any day...was eating it in Columbus before they started really expanding nationwide and was happy to see them open up shop in STL.
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I know Jeni; she's great. She's out of Columbus, OH.
Good for her for promoting Gooey Butter Cake.
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Yeah it's good stuff
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I like to think the true diehards of the gooey butter flavor, whether it be fans of ice cream in Chicago or cookies in CA - have googled it and discovered our secret. The people will know!
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You think that the best selling ice cream in Chicago is this stuff?
Oh you sweet summer child.
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They said in Chicago that the company was handing out samples, and said that of all their flavors, this was the most popular.
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So cherry picking a cherry picker out of a cherry picker lot using another cherry picker.
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Checkmate, Shicago
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Just use a capital J c’mon
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honestly i really enjoy the jeni's gooey butter cake but it's really not like real saint louis gooey butter cake
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god i love gooey butter cake
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Bro tried some white girls ice cream that was created in Ohio and said “this is stl culture” lmao
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There is a few thing we emulate in STL, based on CHI.
-Gun violence -Idiot Democrats in charge for decades
That sort of thing.
But cmon CHI...our sports teams are Gods, compared to yours.
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I don't think Chicago thinks about STL
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Why people make culture a competition tbh there’s room for both
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When has this claim ever been made? Chicago probably doesn’t even visit this sub😂
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Jesus gay
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I knew it!
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You forgot the !
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Sounds about right. Chicago is full of liars too. Their best ice cream brand isn’t even from there
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Jenis from Ohio
I was at a street fair in Chicago where they were giving out free samples and they said, "And this one's out biggest seller in Chicago" and I was like "You don't say..."
Thieves!!
They need to come down and try the real deal.
Once on Michigan Avenue in Chicago I came across a barrier with “STL Street Dept.” Spraypainted on it. Thieves indeed.
OP wasn’t commenting on where it was made, they said based on a STL dessert. Meaning it’s gooey butter cake - which is most definitely a STL dessert.
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Lol it’s okay dude , the rest of us got what ya meant
Right, but they're addressing the fact that the post starts with "Dear Chicago", which reads as if Jeni's is a Chicago-based ice cream company.
OP clarified that the rep from Jeni's said it's just their best selling flavor in Chicago, but without that context it's unclear why Chicago would be called out specifically.
Her ex-husband who she founded the ice cream company is from STL and went to Parkway South