The Caribbean Queen of Patties

If I could give it zero stars, I would.
I came in, no one at the counter. I say, «hello!»
In the distance I hear someone hollering back but no show for about 2 min. I’m not sure if I should yell out my order or wait for some eye contact.
A lady comes out but not all the way. I had to lean over the counter to see her. I tell her my order. A jerk chicken sandwich. It’s supposed to be $ 6 by the way. My $ 6 is laid out on the counter. She brings out my sandwich all wrapped up in tinfoil and tells me it’s $ 8. WTF?!
I’m hungry so I give her the damn $ 8.
I open up the sandwich and its cold, soaked with grease and soggy. The coleslaw is falling out.
I decided to take the top off and eat it like a pizza.
It was still horrible. I finally decided to just eat most of the cold chicken and throw away the rest.
I’m still hungry

Go for the patties, leave the jerk to others. The owner is actually a sweet lady who just seems to only have one gear. Never have I got the abuse others have mentioned in these reviews. 4 stars for the patties 2 for her jerk (just to inconsistent).

Bestttt Jamaican patties I’ve ever had in my life. Ox tail is to die for, same with the jerk chicken. I work close by so I get her patties at least 2 – 3 times a week. I have no idea what people are saying when it comes to her attitude, she’s an absolute sweetheart and always makes sure she has everything I need to enjoy her delicious food. Props to this lovely lady for running an awesome restaurant all on her own!

I ordered a jerk chicken with two other friends and it took like 35 min to get the food ready. Also the food wasn’t fresh at all and the «jerk» didn’t even taste like jerk. Also her attitude sucks, she is always in a bad mood, maybe she needs to hire someone at the cash with proper customer service skills.

Best patties in the city without question. Don’t expect fancy here just quality Caribbean food. Love this place!

Very good, tasty spices in the patty and all my coworkers loved it.
Too bad she closed down :(

Reviewed Dish: Beef Patty, Jerk Pork, Ox Tail, Goat Roti
Recommended Dish: Ox Tail
Reviewed during: Mon — Fri Dinner time
Service Speed: ⁰⁄₅
Cooking speed: N/​A (I think everything is cooked ahead of time)
Food Quality: ⁵⁄₅
Food Quantity: ⁵⁄₅
Price: ²⁄₅ (approximately $ 15 for each large entrée)
Repeat: Only if you are willing to wait…
[Beef Patty]
I love the shell of the patty, it’s very different than all the other ones I have tried.
But the beef filling was very saucy! Unfortunately it comes in mild only.
[Jerk Pork]
Jerk Pork was recommended by the person who recommended this restaurant.
The piece with fat attached is very delicious, otherwise the meat is a bit dry.
[Ox Tail]
The ox tail is very good and flavorful, and it must be cooked for a long time because the meat falls off the bones! It is definitely the top 3 Ox tail I have ever tasted.
[Curry Goat Roti]
I was not expecting the roti to fill up the whole foam container, and the roti is full of curry goat (which falls off the bones as well), my one compliant was it is not spicy enough.
I was surprised by the generous portion size for each dish, there is a lot of meat for each dish. The food is very good, but the long waiting time is a big issue, we were the first in line when we arrive, but it took the owner 25+ minutes to bring out/​bag 3 patties and 3 entrees while she was talking with the telemarketer.
The price is almost 50% above Ritz, but it makes up for it with the taste and portion size. If you are willing to wait for your food, this will be a good place to order the food.

Updating my review. Food is great and reasonably price but service can be erratic. I’ve been at least a dozen times and 90% of the time the service is great but I’ve had two instances where I’ve called to place a takeout order and she’s given me the large instead of the small and required that I pay the price of the large.
When you are ordering I would recommend you get her to repeat the order back to you.

I came two days in a row while in Toronto. I had the pork and oxtail jerk and again goat and curry. They are all excellent and authentic. Quite hot but naturally. Goes well with their soda. The owner and cook is very warm person.

Best in the city.
I can’t get behind anyone who doesn’t like these. They’re often great, and occasionally they are just mind boggling.
Randys is great, but I like the queen better.

Only been once, but to get a bunch of Jamaican patties for the family… we’ve never had such good patties. The owner is a character… very nice.

I’m def a fan of the patties, and the cashew brittle. The jerk Chicken was ok, but I would still eat here, maybe a curry chicken roti next time.

I used to go to this place all the time, back when it was across the street. I stopped going when one too many times I was given food that was clearly not fresh.
I think the woman who runs it is generally sweet, I went for years and she was always good natured… but then you hit her on a bad day and she’s stupidly rude to you. She needs to hire someone to run the register. It could be argued she can’t afford it, but she loses enough business (like mine) doing what she’s doing to pay for an employee. I go all the way to Bloor and Dufferin to Jerk King because, after years, I got sick of the long waits, occasionally stale food, and the mood swings.

Amazing jerk chicken and fresh baked patties. The price is great you get what you eat for sure! Georgina is a sweetheart and loves what she does and cook and it really shows in her food. I have this at least once a week when I had a long day at work.

I tried to pay with an immaculate roll of dimes (street value, $ 5) and she wouldn’t accept the money. She had the patty in her hand, saw the roll of dimes and said no. She «didn’t want to count» and had too many of those [coin rolls].” If you have so many coin rolls, you’ll be off to the bank soon then right?! Nope. She let me walk the fudge out.
So tired of worrying about being offended when I go to this place. Or waiting forEVER for her to come outta the back. Next time you’re in there, ask yourself this: why doesn’t it smell like food is being cooked? I noticed that it NEVER smells like curry goat, oxtail, jerk chicken — all «fresh» foods that leave an intoxicating aroma when my family cooks em. I could never go back there; not after that. No patty is worth the stress.
Goodbye forever you bitter Betsy!
Oh, and I HAD quarters on me. I didn’t want you to have em Georgina. Those are for laundry! hmmph!

The best veggie roti, hands down. The goat roti is delicious as well, well cooked and seasoned with very generous portions. Sad to see unfortunate reviews, maybe the quality fluctuates?
Georgina is sweet. I think people have to understand that she is indeed running this place on her lonesome. She always makes sure I have extra cutlery and my food is well packed as I usually grab it to go.
The patties are equally amazing and she does run out so make sure you get there early!

I have to write a review to combat all the negative that’s being said about Georgina. I’m not sure what you expect from a one-​lady-​band (she is the only one there doing all of the cooking and the selling) but maybe, just maybe, if you treat people with kindness — they’ll give you kindness in return.
My friend and I are always greeted with nothing but smiles and laughter. I share conversation with Georgina, I share laughs with her, and I walk away with THE BEST BEEF PATTIES THIS WORLD HAS TO OFFER.
Her prices have gone up but you know what? IT’S WORTH IT. No other beef patty in the city is comparable and I’ve tried them all. The pastry she uses is out of this world delicious and the meat filling is flavourful. A dozen patties will cost you $ 22 and I’ll give her my money every time, no other patty will do!

I enjoyed reading the other reviews on Unilocal,I’m glad I’m not the only one who finds the ‘Caribbean queen’ rude and extremely terrifying! (she ripped the bill out of my hand one time, she grew impatient waiting for me to get change out of my bag.)
Only giving her 3 stars though because her food has been inconsistent at times. One time the beef patty was TOO spicy, it left a burning sensation on my mouth. Other time, jerk chicken was burnt to a crisp. Then, another time, she ran out of jerk chicken on a Friday evening around 5 pm. We ordered the chicken roti instead. the curry was watery and it was missing potatoes!
Conversation on the evening she ran out of jerk chicken:
BF: Could we get a large jerk chicken to go?
Her: *looks away* What if I told you… there’s NO more jerk chicken?
BF: Wha… what do you mean?
I don’t know why she even asked such a hypothetical question, but looking back it was really funny how it all went down lol.
However, all that being said, when she does things right, the jerk chicken and beef patty are amazing! Maybe you gotta catch her on her good days…

rude rude and rude.
I went there with a friend on the weekend. The place was totally empty. A woman came out from the back and just stared at us. The conversation goes as follows:
Me: What’s in your veggie roti?
Her: vegetables.
Me: Can you be more specific?
Her: … silence accompanied by evil stare… awkward…
Me: Are there chick peas in it?
Her: Yes.
Me: I’ll take the veggie roti.
She walks away… not taking my friends order. bizarre. later when he was able to catch a glimpse of her from the back he yelled out his order. she didn’t respond… but we figured she’d heard him.
We sit and wait. 10 minutes later she yells out «its here». We go to get our food. I say we’d like to pay separately. She says «separately» and just stares at me. another awkward stare down moment… and finally I say how much for this one. And she tells me. I pay her.
After all this I have to say the food was just ok. not cheap and not that good. My veg roti was really watery and so mild; not at all what i’m used to. And I LOVE channa/​veg roti’s. love, love love. If you’re going to treat me like crap and least give me some awesome food!
Pluses: good music was playing .
Minuses: everything else.

Is the Patty spicy? I asked the women as she passed the Patty to me.
The Patty is TASTY[sic]. As I take my Patty hesitantly as she replied.
She reconfirms me that it’s a Beef Patty, as I would hate to find it Veg.
Beef Patty ($ 1.50)
The Flaky Pastry had a Skydome (now Rogers Centre) Dome shape that gives it 3-​dimensions rather than the 1-​dimension flatness I’ve grown up on. Maybe it’s luck of the draw, who knows. Not really spicy and somewhat mushy Meat filling inside.