If the sign outside proudly advertising “stroller parking” doesn’t give it away, the cheerful, primary-colored decor and board game-stocked cubbies probably will. If not, then certainly the menu will—a roster of down-home comfort food printed on a paper placemat that comes with an activity book and crayons.
Patti Ann’s is a family restaurant through and through.
The warm, cheery interior leans heavily into the schoolhouse theme. (Noah Fecks)
Specifically, it’s one inspired by the Midwestern family restaurants of chef-owner Greg Baxtrom’s childhood in a small suburb of Chicago, where “there’s something for everyone on the menu,” he said. “It’s certainly not ‘chef-y,’ but it checks every box of what you’re in the mood for.”…