Provel cheese is DISGUSTING and Imo's Pizza is a place I never eat. GROSS!! I was born and raised here in St Louis, with a 10 year stint of living in other areas, am back for what seems to be the long haul.
My favorite pizza is Dewey's!!

Provel really is gross. If you think it's bad on pizza, then imagine how horrible it is covering a salad. I'm from Brooklyn NY originally, and I haven't found anyone who grew up outside of St Louis who likes the stuff. I prefer La Pizza on Delmar.

Agreed. This lifelong St. Louisian thinks Provel is gross. Best pizza place in south county is Joannie's on Telegraph. Another not too far away is Pi in Kirkwood. Yumm!

When new to the area, we bought ( and threw away) an entire Imo's pizza.

I'm a native who has yet to take a stand on either side of the Provel/Mozzarella debate. All I know is that Provel was developed because Mozzarella's higher melting point made it more clumpy, harder to handle, and more likely to burn people. They are both light tasting cheeses. So what, exactly, is it about Provel to make it "gross"? On paper it seems to be a good idea...

I originally lived in the Chicago area, and the last time I had a pizza up there I thought I was chewing a a piece of fat. I was really a clump of mozzarella cheese. I had to spit it out cause I couldn't swallow it. I'll take provel over mozzarella anytime.

Best pizza in St. Louis Failonis on Manchester BAR NONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry Failonis uses lots of provel...............OUTSTANDING

Provel in salad is okay but on pizza it has a slimy after taste. I grew up in Chicago so finding good tasty pizza in STL has been tough. Best thing about going to sweet home Chicago is Lou Malnatti's....and family!

I love Provel cheese. Have you ever had steak or chicken Modiga? You couldn't eat it with Mozzarella. Mozzarella is too stringy when hot(you couldn't eat it without burning your mouth)and when cool it gets too chewy. Yuck

Provel is AMAZING. Grew up on Imo's pizza and Ruma's Deli Gerbers. I've lived outside St. Louis and missed it terribly!

Lovel provel. Love it on pizza, salad and I use it in many of our favorite recipes.

Provel is delish! Imos pizza & salad, Ruma's Deli on the Gerbers and THE best baked mostaccioli! My fiance & his son are not from St. Louis, so it's taken them a little while, but they've now come to love it!

Like using Velveeta to make a pizza. Yuck.

provel is good on pizzas and salads.

I'm a huge fan of Imo's...the next day. Fresh, not so much. I'm picky about my cheese & it's too gooey for me when it's first cooked. I don't like Pizza Hut's stuffed crust with mozzarella either. THAT is pretty close to disgusting. Now, Imo's house salad with the provel on top=pretty close to heaven!

Provel on pizza is an abomination and should be punishable by death. Before I learned about provel I use to come to St Louis and have Imos. I always wondered why it tasted terrible. Once moving here three years ago I figured out why, provel. After moving here I needed to find an adequate pizza place. After a few months we found JJTwiggs pizza. Guess what.....they are transplants from the original location in Lake Zurich, IL. My hometown in high school. Go figure. Small world. Next time you order a pizza in St Louis as for mozerella, it's real cheese.

Provel has it's place....mix it with Moz and you get a pretty good pizza....It's really just a white version of velveeta, eh?

We love JJ Twigs pizza. Imos is our second favorite. I certainly can understand people having different tastes in what they like (I am not a fan of cilantro or hummus for example), but some of these responses seem a little extreme.

Having lived all over the country (and now residing in the San Francisco Bay Area) my wife and I really miss having our pizza's with provel cheese. Visiting St Louis about once a year we always take back a brick (5 lbs) with us. It's all about what you grew up with and provel is our cheese of choice. We miss Ninos, Vias, Rinaldis all went out of business in the 70s and they were our favorite haunts when growing up.
Jack Friedman

not a fan of provel.. sticks in your teeth.. I can handle Imos pizza if it has a bunch of other stuff on it.. (or if I am really hungry), but would rather have mozzarella any day! I am liking Pi these days.. Deweys not so much..

And I thought Provel cheese came from Provel, Utah. :)-

Provel cheese - can't imagine life w/o it. Love it!

Provel cheese does give a pizza a greasy flavor, but I liked that on a pizza. Most people who don't like provel also prefer margarine over butter. My favorite pizza is from Biggies on Watson.

Provel on pizza YUCK. On salad its good. Life long St Louisian....SOME of the Imo's have Motz only most only have a motz provel mix...love Imo's motz only cant stand the mix or the provel only......

Since we're talkin cheese. My brogher and i have had this argument for years. He says provel and provelone are the same i say no way they are different....any thoughts

I know they are different, just don't remember what the differences are. I never really liked cheese too much as a kid, but now I am finding a lot more that I like. Brie and spreadable cheeses, are my favorites.

Those who dislike Provel have never had it on a good brain or headcheese sandwich. Mmmmmmmm..

Provel is so YUMMY! I did not grow up here in the Lou...was "transplanted" after college, but now stand firmly on Team Provel! The funny thing is, my hubby, who WAS born and raised here, never really embraced the deliciousness of provel. :)

It really depends on where your from and what kind of pizza you like. I am form NY and LA pizza is the best NY style in STL. If you don't like NY style or like deep dish then PI is very good. I don't mind Deweys or Raconellis either. Even Bar pizza (what I call STL style) is ok if I am in the mood for that (not normally though). IMOs is terrible

One ounce of Provel cheese has 460 mg. of sodium in it, compared with my personal favorite all purpose cheese Colby Jack, which only has 180 mg of sodium per ounce. Add to that the fact that Provel Cheese tastes like cardboard. Why bother with it?

Provel is the best! We buy the large blocks of it from Sappington Farmer's Market http://www.sappingtonfarmersmkt.com/, shred it, freeze it, and use a bag at a time. Makes the best pizzas and we love it on our salads, or to just eat plain. Yum!

I am an American and I will not eat that illegal immirgrant Proval Cheese.... it is American Cheese or nothing. OH, oh, say can you see by the dawns early light ..... Oh, sorry can not help it. Yes, Yellow, AMERICAN Cheese. ⚐⚐ USA, USA, USA, ETC.