Pix Patisserie
Portland, OR 97202
Phone: (503) 232-4407
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Southeast 34th Avenue
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 10am-12am, Fri -Sat 10am-2am
Editorial Review for Pix Patisserie – by Ivy Manning
In Short
The tiny space is brightly decorated with a blend of French souvenirs and childhood artifacts. On weekend evenings, a crowd of sweet tooths gathers outside, waiting for a seat. French-trained pastry chef Cheryl Wakerhauser constructs awe-inspiring, single-serve pastries. The treats are capriciously named--the Tiki Tiki features passion fruit mousse-filled sponge cake, while the Queen of Sheba is a chocolate truffle cake. A small range of light nibbles and panini is also available.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyA $15 three-course dessert- and wine-tasting menu is available on the first Wednesday of the month, 7pm-12am.
The ExtrasCakes are available by special order with one week's notice; see website for details.
What to DrinkDon't miss the impressive wine and beer list to complete the treat.
User Reviews for Pix Patisserie
07/22/2008 Posted by carroe
I fell in love with Pix upon moving to Portland a few years ago, I relished their flavorful creations and dreamed up reasons to frequent them. Now I'm having serious doubts. I recently brought my sister-in-law there. When our desserts arrived, the Jane Avril had a portly fruit fly stuck to the top layer, which I deftly removed before she noticed. The Jane Avril cake layers were tasteless, gummy and rubbery, resisting the fork. My Amelie had seen better days & didn't have the pungency of times before, it simply tasted overly sweet. I wanted to give Pix the benefit of the doubt and shrugged it off, no one is perfect all the time, why a patisserie? This last time was worse. I've often observed the bizarre flow at the NE location. People crowd the case, eventually they're told to take a seat, eventually a waiter appears, or alternatively, people take a seat, expect to be waited on and then have to go up to the case to look at the desserts and hunt down a waiter. Well, I wanted to be helpful so I alerted a waiter behind the case that I was sitting down outside, as the sign on my table had indicated that I do. She said she would be with me shortly, no one came by to ask my drink order. 10 minutes went by, I felt forgotten, so I went up to the case again and explained that I was still waiting. I was asked if I had told someone I was there, and was asked if I had asked the right person: the lead waiter, which I had. I was told they were busy and that they would get to me. I said okay& I just hope you don't forget about me! Then the waitress said, oh, well, fine, I guess I can wait on you now (as I made my way to the table) When I got to the table she accusingly said: You don't have water yet? No, not yet...I got the Royale, which was a stale dome of chocolate-colored mousse covered in a rubbery skin of chocolate ganache. Oh, the disappointment! Don't go there if you expect service under a reasonable time frame! Beware the stale desserts!
06/27/2008 Posted by vmac74
My husband took me to Pix on N. Williams after our anniversary dinner, and we had high expectations. We walked in and began perusing the display case to see what we might want. The girl behind the counter asked if we were getting something to go or staying - when we told her we were staying, she told us to take a seat anywhere and someone would come to our table and help us. I felt like we weren't "allowed" to look at the display! (My sister had a similar experience at the Pix on Division - why have a display case if you don't want people looking at it!!!! At least put pictures on the menu!) We obediently took our seats and someone did come by with drink menus and water, but then NO ONE came back for at least 15 minutes (and the place was not that busy - plenty of open tables). Meanwhile, I took a trip to the bathroom, slowing down in front of the display case to catch a passing glimpse of the seemingly forbidden desserts. Finally, just as we were about to leave, someone asked us - "oh, have you been helped?" The dessert I ordered was good, but the experience was lacking. I would definitely give Pix a 2nd chance, but I just felt like I had to write down my displeasure with last night's service!!!
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