| Patti Ann's | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Street address | 570 Vanderbilt Avenue |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 11238 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°40′46.5″N 73°58′6.5″W / 40.679583°N 73.968472°W |
Patti Ann's is a restaurant in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The restaurant serves food inspired by the cuisine of the Midwestern United States.
History
Chef and owner Greg Baxtrom signed a lease for the space now occupied by Patti Ann's before the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Originally, Baxtrom planned to open a raw bar in the space, [1] and has said he intended to "rip off Joe's Stone Crab". [2]
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]
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]
References
- ^ a b c Lynch, Scott (27 March 2022). "Patti Ann's brings blooming onions and more Midwestern comfort food to Prospect Heights". Gothamist. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Sugar, Rachel (22 March 2022). "Greg Baxtrom's New Restaurant Is a Love Letter to His Mom and the Midwest". Grub Street. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Orlow, Emma (3 March 2022). "A Running List of New Restaurants That Opened in New York City, March 2022". Eater NY. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b Farley, David (28 July 2022). "Why Midwestern Food Is Trending in Surprising Places". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b Goldfield, Hannah (29 July 2022). "The Kids Are Invited, at Patti Ann's". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Baskette, Izzy (24 March 2022). "Try a Reinvented Take on the Bloomin' Onion and Pigs in a Blanket at Patti Ann's in Brooklyn". Thrillist. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Odell, Kat (28 July 2023). "The Pizza That's Taking Over the US". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Jessy (27 March 2023). "Patti Ann's Bite-Sized Savory Chicago 'Tavern-Style' Pizza Comes to Prospect Heights". BKReader. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Braiker, Brian (19 December 2022). "Greg Baxtrom: Boy Scout restaurateur". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Orlow, Emma; Adams, Erika; Ong, Bao; Fortney, Luke (16 March 2022). "NYC's Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of Spring 2022". Eater NY. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Platt, Adam (23 May 2022). "At Patti Ann's, the Kids' Menu Is the Only Menu". Grub Street. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b Richardson, Nikita (9 May 2023). "Where to Take Your Picky Parents to Dinner". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2023.