Patxi's Pizzeria To Open First San Fernando Valley Location

PORTER RANCH, CA — Patxi’s Pizza, a California-founded chain that serves up an array of such novel pizzas as the deep-dish Chicken Tikka Masala, this month is launching its first San Fernando Valley restaurant at The Vineyards at Porter Ranch.

The eatery will open July 27 for outdoor dining on its 40-seat patio and for takeout. The establishment also features an indoor dining room, with seating for 80, that will open when health mandates allow.

Patxi's started in 2004 in Silicon Valley's Palo Alto as a venture between two friends. One was pizza lover and entrepreneur Bill Freeman, and the other his pizza-making pal, Francisco Azpiroz, who went by the nickname "Patxi" — hence the pizzeria's moniker — pronounced "PAW-cheese," by the way.

Along with a variety of Chicago-style, deep-dish pizzas, Patxi's also offers thin-crust options, salads, wings, appetizers, piadina sandwiches, plus meatballs or mac and cheese in bread bowls. Beer and wine also are on the menu.

Follow this link for details on the chain and its menu options. Take-out orders for the Porter Ranch restaurant, at 20101 W. Rinaldi St., can made be via phone (818-796-5311), website or the Patxi’s Pizza app. The store's hours will be Sundays through Thursdays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and until 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

The Patxi's brand was aquired in 2018 by Elite Restaurant Group, an operator of eateries coast-to-coast, including Slater’s 50/50, Daphne’s and Marie Callender’s. There are roughly a dozen Patxi's restaurants throughout California, along with a handful in Colorado and Seattle. In the Southland, a Patxi's locale is on South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. Three locations in the San Diego region recently closed.

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