As we were in the area with our buds spending a day of fun together, we decided what could be some food that we would normally not eat if apart due to the number of people we're generally with and pizza came to mind. We did brainstorm about pizza places and Patxi's was a suggestion. I was never a huge fan after a few times we had it in South Bay, but I figured I would try them again. And although the place seemed posh and similar to the other Patxi's we've visited in the past, the pizza itself was just ok and lacked a crisp and crunch in the crust though it was successful in not completely falling apart nor was it super oily.
L O C A T I O N
Patxi's is located in Persimmon Place. Parking can be a little crazy now that COVID restrictions are becoming more lax. It was quite busy when we went early Sunday night. There's a private lot shared by all the shops and restaurants all of which seemed to be quite busy.
They had a lot of outdoor seating and minimal indoor though I did see a couple families inside eating most of them were outside dining along with dogs.
M E N U
Patxi's has a pretty straight forward menu. They have deep dish, pan and thin crust pizza. The options they have for pizzas weren't really enticing for me as I was staring at the menu so hard to see which one I would completely go ga-ga with and nothing did as the sausage had garlic and pesto has garlic. I know you're probably going, then why even get pizza? Well sometimes you just sacrifice you stomach to your intolerances okay? They did have some starters, as well as salads, soups, sandwiches, and something called a Piadina which looked like a pizza taco.
We opted for two pizzas, one 10-inch and the other in 14-inch size (the only two sizes they have). We got the Salsiccia (All-natural garlic-fennel sausage, herbed ricotta, fresh basil, mozzarella, homemade tomato sauce & parmesan) and Bianco Verde (Pesto, herbed ricotta, mozzarella & parmesan) both in thin crust.
~ Salciccia ~
My concern was the sausage having a heavy garlic taste and it wasn't but I didn't really taste anything from the meat which was a little disappointing. I thought they'd be more chunks of sausage (like in the photos on their menu) but it was more in a ground meat kind of presentation strewn all over the pizza. The crust itself was crisp on the outside, but the middle wasn't as crisp as I would want.
~ Bianco Verde ~
Similar to the Salciccia in terms of crust, not crisp. There was a generous layer of cheese on top of the dough though which helped stabilize the pizza so it wouldn't flop. Otherwise, the pesto wasn't as strong in garlic as I've had in other places which is a good thing for me, I don't know about others. But if you like a cheese pizza, this one is good with a hint of pesto.
S E R V I C E
We can't really say too much about service as we ordered for take out which went pretty smoothly and they said the order would be ready in 30 minutes. When we got there, it was a little hard to figure out where to go in as they placed a podium almost right against the door which made it seem like it wasn't where we were supposed to be going in or picking up. Also there were people standing outside that blocked the door with their dog which again made it a little difficult for us to get into the door to get our pizza.
O V E R A L L
Again, it was okay pizza, but for that price you would hope for better. Options weren't "ooooh I need to eat that" and now seeing their menu, it looked like you could do a build your own which completely went over my head so that was my own darn fault. It did look like a nice place to hang out with friends. It is convenient and shareable which is a plus. Perhaps I just need to try more stuff from their menu and give it another shot.
As I always say, try it yourself, cause you never know if you'll like it better than me! read more