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    Pantera's Pizza

    3.7 (73 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Brittany P.

    Stellar 90's throwback buffet style pizza. The buffet is $10 a person, $13 if you add a drink. Theres a salad bar, pizza bar & of course breadsticks and desserts (dessert pizza, cinnamon sugar breadsticks). Every time I've been they keep the hot, fresh pizzas coming! It's an outdated place but gives all the 90s feels. For a $10 fresh buffet can't beat it!

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    The hubby and I happened to be near Edwardsville IL and decided to see if this Pantera's was near what we remembered from our childhood... they did not disappoint! We tried another location that was nothing like the original. Upon the first bite we were transported back to our childhood! It tastes exactly as we remembered, crispy, hot, delicious! Thank you for continuing the Pantera's tradition :) We'll be back!

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    Cris W.

    This week we traveled to Edwardsville, Illinois for Pantera's Pizza Buffet. I grew up eating Pantera's in the 80's and it was "Thee" place to eat and hang out in the Metro East. There were over 100 locations in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area at one time. My favorite pizza was "The Hunk". You can still order it at the Edwardsville location (one of maybe three locations left). We enjoyed the salad bar, the different pizzas, garlic bread, and dessert pizza they had on the buffet. Customer Service was great! They kept up with the demand and the pizza kept coming out hot, tasty, and fresh. They were constantly cleaning tables and picking up dirty plates. If you are Generation Z and from the St. Louis area, stop by Pantera's and take a walk down memory lane. #thursdaypizzaseries  #stlmetrofoodie

    Garlic Garlic Bread With Cheese

    Garlic bread was very good. Pizza was very tasty. Soft bread on both the pizza and garlic bread. Small size Hunk was filling for 2!

    The BIG HUNK ‍
    Monica J.

    I still love Pantera in Edwardsville! When we lived there and my daughter was small, we used to walk over and have pizza buffet on hot summer days when I didn't feel like cooking. Good news! Twenty years later and they still have delicious salad bar and pizza at a good value. Panteras pizza has a unique taste and crust that I just love. The crust is kind of a mix between a hand tossed and a pretzel crust. It was a bit salty, as we ordered the Big Hunk that has many types of meat along with olives and other salty toppings, but their salad bar is crisp, fresh and yummy, which offsets the sodium. The interior of the business could use a makeover and new carpet, but really nothing is too much to ever keep me from coming in.

    Supreme pizza
    Terry W.

    I remember eating at this place years and years ago in my hometown. That place has long been closed for many years and have been wanting to try this place for quite some time. I looked up the menu on the Internet and saw that there was a salad, pizza and pasta buffet from 5-8 pm mid week. We made plans and stopped in. The pizza was as good as I remember. I like the way the crust is a little "toothy" or sort of al dente, which is unique to the other types of pizzas I've had. I am really a thin crust fan, but usually if you get anything but thin crust, the crust is typically dry and bread like, but not here. The place could use a little bit of a remodel perhaps, but the food was hot and fresh and the salad bar, Although it's pretty basic, had some decent choices. I was disappointed about the pasta, because when we visited the restaurant was fairly empty and it was before typical dinner time (about 5:30 PM because it got quite a bit more foot traffic as we were finishing up). There was only about enough spaghetti noodles to cover about a half of a Small plate. I never did see them bring any more out while I was there, so I'm not sure what that was about. I would like to have rated four stars, but It just didn't earn it.

    Hubby and I back out for our Covid first date.
    Jackie B.

    Pantera's Pizza, you made two fully vaccinated people out on the town very happy last night. See... my husband use to live just down the street from your Restaurant. He spent his summers in your dining room as a kid. His mother worked as a bookkeeper for Jeff. His parents were also very close friends with Tommie. So this place is more than a pizza restaurant. It's a building full of memories and tonight, you added to that list of them! My husband Ryan and I have not been out in over a year to eat in a dining room together due to CoVID. Sure we have supported locally owned businesses and done our part to stay safe but this was our first Friday night date night back out. As always the food was great. Pizza was exactly as ordered with minimal wait time. Draft beer was cold and fresh. The staff was kind and had a sense of urgency. The staff also made sure to continue to check up on their customers and my husband and I sat and enjoyed our food, talked St.Louis Cardinals baseball, where he use to sit when he came in and of course...what were his favorite games to play in the game room After one of the longest years we have gone through..........this night was simple and fun. Thank you for just being you!

    Original crust, pepperoni, sausage, jalapeño, Green pepper, and bacon.

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    Pantera's pizza is the best in town!! Totally the best crust! The whole family agrees and asks for Pantera's for pizza night every time.

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    Had the buffet today. It was not hot. It was not fresh. Have been to Pantera's many times and today was a disappointment.

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    Great pizza. Been going here for 45 years. I can remember when I was a kid. Used to come here after every baseball game.

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    One million stars!!!! It's the Pantera's I grew up eating and I love every bit of it. Staff is pretty friendly too.

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    Awful service the old lady is supper mean the waiters are so nice tho.food is ok.the atmosphere was weird.

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    We had the pizza buffet. Pizza great and they have dessert pizzas as well. Very nice staff and clean.

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    We ordered carry out for a quick lunch. The order was ready at the promised time with attention to…read morethe special requests. Staff were friendly, knowledgeable, efficient. The waiting area was comfortable and cool on a 95° day. The salad was crisp and the toppings were fresh making a salad that was visually appealing and delicious. Something that hit the spot were the toasted ravioli, a Midwest delight, and this one was a perfect dish.

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