Patsy’s Pizzeria

Once again I find myself here at parsy as i checking in i see i have a free desert for one of my previous post here so that was a big surprise to me i show it to the manager and without a problem he gave me it. I’m always trying something new when I come and so far I have not been disappointed #LoveMeSomePasty

Patsy’s Pizzeria of Morris Park!
Each Patsy’s that I have been to now have had there own style. But one thing I can always count on is their great brick oven pizza! Perfect thin crispy crust with a great sauce and lots if cheese!
I can’t really compare this Patsy’s with the New Rochelle or Manhattan Patsy’s, they all are so different! Morris Park Patsy’s is very big starting with a mirrored dining room and bar with brick oven in front to a middle dining area where we sat with a cool «winery» display on the wall to a private party room in back. It’s appeal is of a vintage pizzeria but elevated tastefully. They just opened 15 months ago.
We had a very nice waitress Crystal with a very upbeat can do attitude that was pleasing! Eddie the Manager also was very professional and attentive.
I started with the lentil soup that was savory and pungent with herbs! Unfortunately, the Caprese appetizer was not the best we have had with very hard tasteless mozzarella over tomato slices and a ring of balsamic around the plate. Eddie the manager did inform us they do not make their own mozzarella or pasta in house.
Onto the entrees, my Ripini was wonderful with perfectly al dente orecchiette pasta with sautéed broccoli rabe and sweet sausage in oil and garlic. What made this dish perfect to me was the uniformed smaller pieces of sausage and broccoli rabe to match the pasta! The blend was delicious with just enough garlic to make this dish pop!
My partners chicken Parmiginia with a side of pasta was huge with lots of mozzarella on top. The piece of chicken was on the thick side, but seasoned and cooked well. The pasta had a lot of sauce, maybe a tad too much, but he did not seem to mind since it was a great robust sauce!
As I stated in the beginning, Eddie presented us with the famous Patsy’s personal pizza which is a good sized pizza, perfect on every point! The burn on the bottom of the crust was perfect and expected from a good brick pizza oven!
My manhattan cocktail was flawless and served in the appropriate martini glass since it was not on the rocks.
Dessert went with the lunch special of $ 17.45 served 11 – 4 week days. The cannolis were miniature but served in a pair with powered sugar atop. It was the perfect ending to a good meal!
Make sure you also check out their happy hour every week day from 4 – 7 pm in the bar area with ½ price drinks!

Very rarely do I ever give out 5 stars. But this place deserves it.
Overall: atmosphere is very good with staff being attentive. The three times I have been here all were superb with service and food. Love the on tap beers they supply which was crisp and cold. Four sections: outside, front, bar and back (with supplemental party room, that Is used when crowded).
Service:
Was a Hispanic male who was very attentive. He knew a lot about the menu and consistently worked with his back waiter to ensure our party’s need were met. Was prompt when we sat, checked on our Apps and main course and was quick to keep our table free of used items. Manager also came by to check on us. What I liked was there was a table next to us who were friendly to him and offered him a seat. Normally when a location is empty, employees and management tend to get lazy and unprofessional but this manager politely declined and kept it curt.
Food:
Had the fried meatballs which come with optional hot peppers and onions. They are a mix of 3 meats that tasted extremely good. The sauce was not too much nor too little. (⁵⁄₅). I have had here the fel

I’ve never been to the Patsy’s in Harlem so I can’t use it to compare to Patsy’s in the Bronx. After dining here for the first time, I feel this place has a lot of potential to roll with the big shots of Italian restaurants in Morris Park and Pelham Gardens.
The restaurant has a very clean and open feel to it — there’s an impressive counter-​seating area as you walk in with the pizza oven in prime view. There’s also a back room with more seating that I can easily see being used for private parties.
We started with the fried meatballs and arancini. The meatballs came with spicy peppers and garlic and the rice balls were stuffed with cheese and came with marinara sauce on the side. For my main I had the chicken sorrentina style which was a chicken cutlet topped with a sliced eggplant and prosciutto and mozzarella; it came with a side of mixed veggies and potato croquette. Overall the food was pretty tasty, the apps were good but my main was a little weak. The quality of the chicken wasn’t up to standard (though the dish was overall tasty) and the veggies looked like they were from a frozen mix (lots of broccoli stems versus actual broccoli florets).
Service was good, everyone was super friendly greeting us as we were entering and leaving — our waitress was very attentive to us. One kink was that it took longer than what is standardly acceptable for our food to come out. There was only one other party in the restaurant when I was there so it was a little unexpected.
I’ve also had the opportunity to try their pizza, which is very good and probably the best thing they put out. They have a lot of different varieties and the crust is super thin (my favorite!).
Overall, Patsy’s has a lot of potential — it faces a lot of competition in this historically Italian area of the Bronx but if they up the quality of some of their products they’ll hopefully gain a following here. I would go back, specifically for the pizza.