Patti Ann's opened in March 2022.[3][4] Baxtrom named the restaurant for his mother, and components of the restaurant's interior were built by Baxtrom's father, a carpenter.[1][5] Baxtrom also operates Olmsted and several other restaurants located near Patti Ann's.[6]
Food and menu
The restaurant serves food inspired by the cuisine of the Midwestern United States.[4] The restaurant began serving tavern-style pizza in early 2023,[7][8] Baxtrom has said serving tavern-style pizza was "always...eventually" the plan for Patti Ann's.[9]
Baxtrom, owner of the restaurant, grew up in the Midwest, south of Chicago.[5]
Reviews
Eater New York included the restaurant on its list of "Most Anticipated" restaurant openings in New York City for spring 2022.[10]
In a review published by Grub Street, Adam Platt praised the restaurant, writing that he had "never tasted a bad thing" at Patti Ann's, other than a "grimly realistic reimagining...of a midwestern shrimp cocktail".[11]
Nikita Richardson included the restaurant on a list of restaurants to take one's "picky parents" published by The New York Times.[12] Richardson praised the restaurant as "just fun" though noted that some menu items did "overdo it".[12]
