The Pantry

the pantry. armed with a just pay half gift certificate as an insurance policy, of sorts, i walked into the pantry and the good smell of food hit me, then, the rustic décor ~ it was inviting. the waiter recommended the cheese spætzle starter served with caramelized onions. described as a mac & cheese, his description was dead on, right down to the grated nutmeg. yummy. next up, the soup. house made sausage and potatoes in a tomato based broth. really good. i ordered up the pantry pie, a shepherd’s pie, of sorts, sans veg. stewed beef covered with mashed potatoes and put under the broiler. tummy warming and delicious. the pantry's unique menu rates high on the comfort food choices. i had a hard time deciding which entrée to choose, ok, that’s nothing new, but a good problem to have in this situation. while dining, the owner, Tomas (you already pronounced it wrong, it’s Toh-ma), came by to give a “thanks for coming”. i like that. i am eager to return and sample the lunch menu (gimme pommes frites w garlic mayo!) and some different dinner entrées. temptation is knocking to take home one or all of the to-go dinners. even i get lazy in the kitchen once in a while. check out the pantry. it’s intimate, yet, open. comfortable, yet, chic. you want to be part of that, don’t you?
 

lunch: m-fri 11-4
dinners: 4-midnight
bar: 4-1:00am
happy hour m-sat 4-6 and 10-till
to-go dinners:
packaged & ready for pickup M-Sat after 4:30pm
meatloaf w/ creamed corn $10
goulash $10
lasagna $10
 

The Pantry
11401 Rodney Parham
Little Rock

501-353-1875