Pat’s Pizza & Pasta

We were staying in an area hotel for the night during a recent road trip. We decided to order pizza and took a chance on a local place instead of the same old food from a national delivery franchise. We were pleasantly surprised! We ordered pizza, salad and some kind of garlic knots, I believe. Everything was delicious and was delivered in a reasonable amount of time. I plan on seeking this place out next time I’m hungry in Delaware!

I have been eating at Pats since the 1980s. They have been a mainstay of New Castle with decent food and service. Today I brought my children 8 & 10. My 10 year old wanted fettuccine with just butter. This was not on the menu but fettuccine Alfredo was. So I asked them if they could substitute the child’s spaghetti for child’s fettuccine and just toss it in butter. I didn’t think I was asking for a lot. She said «I’m sure we can but let me check». She came back saying the cook refused to do it. I offered to pay more. Even the full $ 12 for the Alfredo dish if he could just toss it in butter. He said no. It’s this kind of attitude that will result in me taking my business to Porto Finos where the food is just as good and the service is better. Thanks Pats.

I have twice in last few weeks from Pat’s. The first time (a snow day) I ordered for a set time (12PM) and my order was TWO HOURS late. It was free, but also pointless. I ordered a second time hoping it was just a bad occurrence because of weather. I again placed a scheduled delivery for 12PM, and I called at 12:15 and they first couldn’t find my order and then said «Oh, well we are backed up…»
So basically, every time I order for a set time, because I teach and it HAS to be a set time, they mess it up.
I knew I shouldn’t have ordered again!

A long time New Castle staple. A Pizza or Cheese steak from Pat’s. You can tell its good by the number of local county Police officers that line up. I had their Cheese Steak with extra steak and cheese. A belt buster (or guaranteed to take a year off your life.) Aahhhh. Since my relatives have always lived in the New Castle area and I went to the U of Delaware, I’ve gotten used to late night hours and local Cheese Steaks. We now live in Tampa so Pat’s was a «first lunch back, got to get a cheese steak.» It was everything it was meant to be.

We order here frequently for seminars and luncheon meetings at work. Nothing is ever messed up (unlike a certain competitor…), service is quick, and scheduled deliveries are always on time. I LOVE Pat’s salads (particularly the grilled chicken and the Oriental chicken). Great lunch specials, too.

great food, great meal combos for lunch

Whenever I visit my best friend in New Castle I never hesitate to stop here when I need my Chicken Cheesesteak fix! The rolls are huge just like I like them and the chicken plentiful. Actually, I returned a day later for the chicken parm which was HUGE! It was enough for two. Pat, you’re the best!!!