I grew up in the St Louis area and my mom and many relatives still live there. I wanted to get a gift certificate for one of my mom’s favorite restaurants, Pasta House, but could not buy it here locally in CO. I was so happy to find it on Sam’s website. It arrived quickly before Christmas. The price was wonderful. I gave one to Mom now and will save the second one for another occasion.

Pasta House an old favorite restaurant was introduced to me in 1973 while traveling to Okinawa. I stopped in St Louis to visit my Uncle’s family and they took me to Pasta House. My mother was a Hoboken italian who served us spaghetti and meatballs and Italian sausage regularly. Pasta House spaghetti was as good as my mom’s. So for the next 50 years I have been a pasta house favorite even though they have gone thru many management changes in their restaurants and at times the quality has been a challenge for some owners. I continue to be a fan of the Edwardsville Pasta House after many of my favorite places closed. One big disappointment on my last visit I tried to order a side of Italian sausage and none was available, which in my mind is not the best thing for an Italian restaurant to cut out. Maybe that’s why they are selling gift cards for $40 for a $50 gift card which is a good deal for their pasta house salad and pasta dishes!

We buy these with regularity since we like to go out on a Sunday afternoon for lunch at Pasta House. Combined with the rewards that Pasta House gives, we are paying less than we would without a tip each time we go. I hope Sam's continues to stock these!

This was a great deal since they were cheaper than face value. I was surprised when they were paper certificates, instead of gift cards like pictured.

Perfect graduation present for a great niece who has food allergies. Pasta House is one restaurant she can comfortably make food choices.

Love the Pasta House salad and all their food. This is a great way to enjoy the finest in Italian food and save a little money. Value received.

Great opportunity to keep gift cards/certificates on hand. Purchase at a discount, use at full value!

You are given 2 paper gift certificates @ $25 ea. Be aware you must use the entire $25 in a visit. This is not like a gift card where the amount on the card is reduced by the amount you spend. If your meal cost is $15 and you pay with your $25 gift certificate they keep the entire $25. I wish I would have known this before I bought them.

Importantly, the item sold is NOT a Gift Card ... it's an old school Gift Certificate (actually two $25 certificates). This is important because of the terms of the Gift Certificate ... you can't receive change for the certificate (meaning if your total bill is $37, you can only use one certificate unless you want to burn the remainder of the second certificate). In addition, you're not supposed to be able to pay for any gratuities with the certificate. The bottom line is that any discount gleaned from these Gift Certificates is blunted by its restrictions. A Gift Card, in general, at just about any restaurant or store can be used partially (meaning if your total is $37, you could theoretically use both cards, retaining the one with a remaining balance -- maximizing the payment with discounted tender).

I wish I had known the gift cards were paper certificates not gift cards. Couldn't give a paper certificates for Christmas present so has to buy something else for my son-in-law. I was very disappointed!