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A few months ago, Patxi’s was approached by a local merchant to assist in raising the final dollars for a new art installation at a public park known as Patricia’s Green Park in the Hayes Valley neighborhood. Patxi’s Hayes hosted a 52 Weeks of Giving fundraiser to bring the neighborhood together for the project to get the “green light.” It was a wonderful way to work with our neighbors and be a part of our Hayes Valley community. What impressed me most about this particular event was the dedication, leadership and pride the community took in improving the neighborhood. The community as a whole worked together to raise the $7,400 needed for electricity and power.

Kate Raudenbush’s “Future Past” was selected in partnership with Black Rock Arts Foundation. Through various donations and the support of local merchants, the piece was unveiled May 10th. Patxi’s is committed to acting as a responsible neighbor. We are happy to have been included in such a wonderful cause! For more information, visit here.

You can take the girl out of the city, but you can’t take the city out of the girl. Or at least THIS girl! The family and I went camping this weekend so I could compete in the Avia Wildflower Triathlon Long Course. Driving almost 4 hours away in our rented RV, we finally arrived at our destination, Lake San Antonio. I love the outdoors. I mean I have too. After all, triathlon consists of a swim/bike/run all done outside. Yet as much as I love the outdoors, I don’t want to sleep in it. No toilet, no sink, no stove, no way, not for me!! Once we arrived, all I could think about is where/how was I going to cook dinner and our “wonderful” restroom facilities…(the latter is worth a blog post all its own.)

Back to dinner. Since I don’t “camp” I really had no idea what to bring. Did I mention that I brought a couple of Patxi’s Half-Baked pizzas with me?! So, the idea wasn’t exactly mine…. A local super-fast racing team, EMJ, had inquired about buying half-baked pizzas to bring for their guys to the camp site. I thought what an awesome idea! On Friday, since I was delivering half-baked pizzas to Cliffbar for their half-baked pizza fundraiser, I thought I would order a couple pies to take up to the campgrounds and cook on the fire. What better carbo-loading than a pepperoni/sausage regular crust Patxi’s pizza, right? Let me just say, it was absolutely delicious. And not because I work for Patxi’s. We set the pizzas directly on the grill for about 12 minutes. The crust came out nice and toasty. But the cheese & meat were perfectly bubbly and oozing with flavor. In fact, it was so yummy that I had to share with everyone, forfeiting my gigantic slice, and cutting the pizza into squares so I could feed the masses. Now, that’s what I call camp food!

It’s the New  Year and everyone’s talking about their “new year’s resolutions.”  The gyms are packed.  Everyone has jumped on the diet bandwagon.  Some people are making cutbacks in their spending habits while others are making goals for self-improvements, relationship changes, etc.  The list goes on and on. Everyone has got a goal in mind!  While a lot of people who make new year’s resolutions do break them, studies have shown that making resolutions are useful. People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t make resolutions. Here at Patxi’s, our resolution stands 365 days of the year.  Our mission is simple: to make every guest a return customer by providing truly exceptional customer service and consistently high quality food.  We train our staff to put the customer first. Patxi’s has uncompromising standards for customer service and actively seeks out and listens to customer feedback. That is our commitment, our “resolution” to you all year long.

2011 was a crazy and somewhat difficult year for me.  With training/racing at an all-time high and taking on a new job after an 8 year hiatus, yet still managing my household and maintaining some sense of sanity (Calgon take me away?!), it’s been anything but smooth sailing.  Although I do not normally make resolutions, this year, I have decided to spend more time reflecting on what I have rather than what I want.  My theme for 2012 is balance and applying that in everything I do.

What’s your New Year’s theme or resolution?

The holidays are over.  I have been around my family for the last 5 days.  I love them dearly but they’re starting to  get on my nerves.  It’s time for some ME time.  I am in need of an ESCAPE….. The plan is perfect.  I make my escape to Patxi’s on Fillmore just a little before 5:30pm.  What?!  Did you say the NFL’s season finale is at the same time?  You don’t say….Let’s get ready for some football!!   How convenient, eh?  Might I add, Eli Manning is so much cooler than Tony Romo.  Plus, I really think the blue uniforms are really cute:)  That said, in this winner-take-all matchup, I’m taking the NY Giants minus 3 because the “word clutch and the Dallas Cowboys don’t belong in the same sentence.”  And now that the 49ers have 2 weeks off, I can sit back, watch, and enjoy my pizza.  In peace.

We receive quite a few emails on a daily basis on topics such as customer service and food.  Though I wish I could say that every customer comment is a happy one, I want you to know that we take every letter, email, Facebook & Twitter comments, and Yelp review very seriously.  We respond to every customer complaint individually.  We own our actions and decisions and learn from our mistakes.  At Patxi’s, we embrace new ideas, innovative creativity and differing points of view.  Our main goal is to have every customer who comes through our doors leave impressed and excited to come back.  Below, I wanted to share the latest piece of fan mail I received yesterday.  It made my day! Misspellings and all, we want to hear from you!  Comments anyone?