It's like Chicago here without the good pizza

They were saying it would be windy today, and unfortunately the weather forecasters were actually correct today. It did not seem all that cold when the wind was not blowing, but when it blew it felt very arctic indeed. At the Brentwood Metrolink platform, I noticed that neither the clear panels nor the concrete columns blocked the wind at all, and everyone there seemed quite cold. You would think having constructed a rain structure to stop precipitation, they could have situated the included clear panels there to better block the wind. Later, while I was walking into our department's lovely building with Chris, one of our fine graduate students and FarmVille expert, I mentioned that it felt like "Chicago without the good pizza" (unless you want to shell out the big bucks and wait in long lines at Pi). And he, being from Minnesota, heartily agreed that he was not impressed with St. Louis style pizza. My biggest complaint with St. Louis style ( such as Imo's) pizza, is that you can eat a whole 12" pizza by yourself and you are still hungry. The crust is a cracker, not like real bread. I think it makes a fine appetizer, but definitely not a meal. As for the deep dish at Pi on Delmar which we did enjoy once, it is quite good and closely resembles a Gino's East pizza, but there seems to be something missing. Perhaps it was the five hour road trip or the cold lake wind. On a day like today, I am sure my daughter is glad she decided to attend Washington University instead of her second choice, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern is an excellent university, but weather like today would be the norm there, not the exception! Wouldn't a big, hot and thick pizza taste good though, on a cold, blustery day like today? My favorite good and fast pizza served in St Louis is at La Pizza on Delmar just east of Old Bonhomme, as stated in my restaurant review list. It is a small place that looks unimpressive from the street, but they make great New York style pizza.