Pix Patisserie

05/13/07

YUM

by ebethe99 at Citysearch

I have been to Pix on Division 2 delectable times. The first was after dinner at Lauro across the street and the second was for an afternoon chocolate fix. The after dinner event was wonderful, we had a split of a delicious dessert wine ($15) and berry creme brulee and a uber moist chocolate on chocolate cake. The afternoon event was equally wonderful. I ordered some type of mango wonderfulness and then asked if I could get a hazelnut espresso. My waiter said they didn?t have that on the menu, but would see what he could do. I had no idea he would put hazelnut cream in my espresso to make it lke a dessert upon itself.

• Pros: a sweet-lovers dream come true
• Cons: small size

04/16/07

Pix has the most delicious cake anywhere. Really.

by zout at Citysearch

The Sheba cake must be the most fantastic creation in all of Portland. I love this place. They also have beer floats. Chocolate ice cream in dar dark beer. Yum.

03/22/07

I'm not sure...

by chickensoup at Citysearch

My sister told me about this place called Pix, she said they surved their deserts with shreds of gold on it. I'm not sure if i believe her, so i guess i need to go check it out for myself and fined out....

A fanciful European dessert house has Portland embracing the art of sugar.

by Contributor at Citysearch

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.

01/15/07

Can't beat the selection

by honeybeepdx at Citysearch

I stopped bye with a friend after dinner. It was great to find such a cool place open. I have the Royale - they were out of cheese- and a latte. It was very good. If I lived in the neighborhood I would go often and I plan to stop bye when I near. However, I would not drive in from Vancouver just to visit Pix. The selction was great and the atmosphere was the best! I would love to hang out here if I were closer.

• Pros: Selection, Quality, Late Night Hours
• Cons: Limited Coffee Bar

01/13/07

Just so-so...

by keli60 at Citysearch

Four of us had dessert there last night. We sampled six different desserts. The lemon tarts were wonderful - although the crust was fairly difficult to cut through. The creme brule was very nice. Two others were so-so and the other two? Not so much. Our first cups of coffee were barely half filled and we had to ask a couple of times, and many minutes of empty coffee cups later, for refills. It was an average experience. While we may stop in again, I can't imagine going out of our way to go there.

• Pros: Friendly service, ambience
• Cons: So-so desserts, high-high prices

11/25/06

New location on Hawthorne

by doctor_stu at Citysearch

This is my second review of Pix. We have now been to the Divison store and the new store on Hawthorne (next door to Pastaworks) at least 10 times. It seems that they do more business at the Divison store, as the pasteries at the Hawthorne store sometimes seem a bit stale. Both my wife and I both still love the place, but the fact that Petite Provence on Division has excellent pasteries (and the best almond croissants in the city) at half the price makes that a place we visit far more frequently.

• Cons: Division location better than new location on Hawthorne

11/04/06

Great Date Night Dessert

by juliannarowe at Citysearch

This place has desserts to die for - expecially if you like chocolate. The Concorde is so very yummy. It's a great place to have dessert and coffee on a date night. I got a small taste of an onion tart once and been meaning to go back and order one. Haven't been there for lunch yet but I'm looking forward to it.

• Pros: Great Desserts. Chocoholic heaven. Good Coffee.
• Cons: Crowded late night.

10/28/06

A mixed bag

by maguro at Citysearch

The time I ate at Pix on Division I really enjoyed the unique desserts. Another time I got the individual chocolates and they were excellent. However my most recent trip to the N. Williams site

was not pleasant as the place was overcrowded and noisy. Service is affable but very rushed and pressured. The desserts LOOK great but they don't taste great. They are overpriced too. Very cramped seating.

• Pros: chocolates, parking on street
• Cons: Desserts, service, ambience

09/06/06

This place is highly over-rated

by april_j at Citysearch

The chocolate desserts were yummy, but were they worth the inflated prices and clausterphobia-inducing crowd? My vote is no. Getting a table was not a problem, flagging down a server was more difficult. The place was so crowded we could barely move; perched on our bar stools I was afraid of being knocked off of. The desserts were beautifully presented and creatively named, but priced about $2 a bite. I expect a lot more of service and customer comforts at these prices, the cramped and kookie atmosphere did not live up to my expectations.

• Pros: picture-perfect pasteries
• Cons: cramped and crowded, over-priced