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Former Uncle Patty’s to become a new restaurant

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Sonoma Valley Sun

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By Gina Cuclis

Considered to be the biggest eyesore in the Springs, the former Uncle Patty’s at 15 Boyes Boulevard near the Sonoma Mission Inn, next year will be transformed into an upscale pizza restaurant.

The owner, Karen Waikiki, has drawn up plans that involve tearing down the two buildings on the property’s east end and replacing them with an awning covered patio and garden. Her architect, Adrian Martinez of Sonoma, said the original entrance, bar and dining area will be retained. There will also be an entrance from the sidewalk to the patio. He said there would be 28 seats in the dining room, 20 in the bar and 28 on the patio. There may also be a few tables on the sidewalk.

Ten parking spaces will be provided in the back along with bicycle parking. Martinez pointed out that the large valley oak tree in the back would be protected. The parking lot will be constructed with permeable materials and will have low-level lighting.

Waikiki is installing a pizza oven from Italy. In addition to gourmet pizza, the restaurant will serve small plates and have a full bar. She hasn’t yet decided on a name. Martinez said they had a pre-application meeting with the County Permit and Resource Management Department last Dec. 31st and “it was very positive.”

Waikiki is also the owner of El Molino Central restaurant on Highway 12. She did a marvelous job of rehabilitating that building. I’m confident we can expect another elegant job with her new place.

Martinez said they have no exact timeline for when the restaurant would open, other than sometime next year.



6 thoughts on “Former Uncle Patty’s to become a new restaurant

  1. Let’s just hope this new pizza joint doesn’t end up as ridiculously overpriced as that El Molino Central….

  2. I love el Molino. High quality food, great service and it’s just fun. I hope she can replicate something just as marvelous… Although it seems we already have a ton of pizzerias in town.

  3. I agree! The quality is worth the price at el Molino. If I want something quicker and less expensive then I will go across the street hacienda. I am excited to see the new place. It will be hard to disappoint because anything is better than a vacant building with trash everywhere.

  4. Just want to say I shared Mr. Cornwater’s aghastness over the prices at El Molina at first. Then I tasted the food. It is a wonder, and more of Karen’s stuff is so very more than welcome–to lots of us, i think. Now if we could just get a little sweet bar going out here…that would actually stay open til late.

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