Patxi's Chicago Pizza

Paxti's Chicago Pizza
Industry Dining
Founded 2004
Headquarters San Francisco, California, USA
Products Pizza
Website http://patxispizza.com/

Patxi's is a small pizzeria chain based in the San Francisco Bay Area, founded in San Francisco, California by William Freeman and Francisco “Patxi” Azpiroz.[1] They specialize in Chicago-style pizza.[2] Current locations include Palo Alto, Campbell, Lafayette, San Francisco, Greenbrae, San Jose, Seattle, and Denver.[3] In April, 2014, Patxi's announced plans to open sixty new stores over the next five years.[4] On November 6, 2015, Patxi's partnered with UberEATS to offer $10.00 cheese pizzas that were delivered in a box that said "Little Nero's" to honor the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of the comedy film Home Alone.[5][6] It was sold on September 24th 2018 to Elite Restaurant Group, the owner of Slater’s 50/50 and Daphne’s, is adding deep-dish pizza to its fast-growing portfolio.

Mike Nakhleh, president of the Los Angeles-based company, said he has purchased the 17-unit Patxi’s Pizza from private-equity firm KarpReilly LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition, expected to close in 60 to 90 days, is the second for Elite in less than six months.

All home office staff was immediately let go not allowing for any transitional time.

Critical reception

The pizzeria has received positive reviews from several sources.[7][8][9][10]

In 2013, Patxi's agreed to pay $320,000 in order to settle a claim by the City of San Francisco that the business was charging customers a 4% surcharge for employee benefits which were not actually provided to the employees.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "About Paxti's Chicago Pizza". Paxti's Chicago Pizza. Archived from the original on 1 May 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Martinez, Natalie (October 2, 2012). "A Quick Bite: Patxi's Chicago Pizza in Campbell". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Paxti's Chicago Pizza Locations". Paxti's Chicago Pizza. Archived from the original on 1 May 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Sciacca, Annie (April 8, 2014). "Patxi's Pizza plans big expansion with boost from private equity". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ Waxman, Olivia B. (November 6, 2015). "UberEats App Offers Pizza from the Home Alone Movie". Time Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ Alexander, Bryan (November 5, 2015). "No fiddlin'! Little Nero's Pizza from 'Home Alone' is coming". USA Today. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ Bauer, Michael (2008-02-29). "Pizza Friday: Patxi's". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  8. ↑ Trieu, Demeter. "Paxti's Pizza Opens New Location in the Marina". MetroWize SF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  9. ↑ Bentson, Dale F. (6 August 2010). "Muscle pizza party: Big bruiser deep-dish pies for aggressive appetites at Patxi's". Mountain View Online. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  10. ↑ Arrington, Michael (2010-12-19). "Pizza Superiority Determined In Massive Geek Eating Binge". TechCrunch. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  11. ↑ "Patxi's Settles Complaint Over Healthcare Coverage". Pizza News Weekly. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  12. ↑ Baker, David (2013-01-13). "Patxi's pizza, SF settle over health costs". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-12-19.


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