No deep dish in St. Louis.
Only the thin crust with controversial Provel cheese on Imo's Square Beyond Compare.....try it if you are ever here and either love it or hate it.
I don't think that Imo's was a big deal when richiebee's aldermen was seeking out his vote though.
FWIW, a friend I made in Kentucky a few years ago who is a backstretch worker for several outfits told me long before Runhappy won the BC (months before) that Maria had a horrible reputation among the people in the industry. After the article, this person told me she had heard everything in the article save one issue that was raised.