The Pantry - McKinney

Wonderful restaurant with old fashioned feel and great food. Have dined here for lunch a few times, tried something different on the menu at each visit, and have never been disappointed at the quality of the food. Atmosphere is laid back and comfortable. Staff is very friendly and helpful. They have an ice cream counter called The Cocktail Creamery. They make all their own ice cream and have dozens of flavors. Absolutely fabulous ice cream! Enjoy a day of shopping then make The Pantry a must for lunch and an ice cream. You won't be disappointed. Located just off the main town square on Louisiana Street. Highly recommend.

Love the atmosphere and live music. The booze infused ice cream along with my slice of pecan pie, was magnifique! This will be a regular spot for me to just have a good old fashioned good time.

We went as a group to The Pantry for dinner and while the menu has great variety, we were surely disappointed in the quality. It's almost as if they precook everything then warm it up.I ordered the chicken fried steak, which was okay but the mashed potatoes and gravy were all cold. The fried okra had clearly been sitting under a heat lamp. Others in the party had the same experience, luke warm chicken spaghetti, over cooked onion rings (again almost like they were cooked, then recooked to heat up).The restaurant is also self-serve. You order at the counter and they will bring out but pretty much everything else is on your own.The ice-cream store is wonderful but while in a shared location, it is not part of The Pantry.Just okay but for what you spend on food, there are MUCH MORE better options downtown!

I used to frequent this restaurant in the 90’s… we looked forward to eating here on our shopping trips on the square. Feeling nostalgic, I brought my cousin here and I was SOOOO disappointed! This was the lettuce that came on the pitiful hamburger with a stale bun and barely melted piece of cheddar cheese. (Wish I had thought to take a picture)With all the new restaurant choices in downtown McKinney, I’m surprised they are surviving!

Not much hospitality at all to be honest. There were four of us, and here is what we ordered1. Chicken fried chicken with eggs and potatoes2. Biscuits and gravy with potatoes3. Stuffed French toast cream cheese4. Chicken spaghettiThe first one was okay. The oil was clearly old. Not much flavor. Eggs were okay. Potatoes are just horrible.The second one was dry. Not enough gravy. Plus gravy was cold. Potatoes once again horrible.The third one was okay. The cream cheese didn't look like cream cheese. Didn't really look appealing. Plus there was a typo on the menu so we were expecting strawberries with it, but when they brought it to us there were no strawberries. They ended up giving us strawberries at the end.The fourth one was okay.Overall, it was okay. Food was edible. There are plenty of places with much better food. Don't waste your time.