Randy’s Take-Out

I grew up eating Randy’s patties, so its disheartening writing this review. Over the last two years or so, I’ve noticed a change in quality. But the last purchase… YUCK! I bought a dozen chicken patties and there was no meat in them, not only no meat but they were full of gelatine only. Because I live in Markham, I didn’t bother to return them. I ate them still (I know, I’m greedy) but ended up squeezing out the gelatine filling first. I am not sure what’s going on with Randy’s but unfortunately I will have to find another establishment to purchase patties.

¹⁄₅
I have had their beef patties many times and they are just ok. Not bad but little too bland for my tasting. On the other hand, chicken patty was pretty good but I had wonderful time in the washroom after. For the additional information, I only had chicken patty that day and I’m very good at handling heat so sickness wasn’t from spiciness. .
Ever since than I only went to grab take out food. They usually have goat curry and ox tail on the menu. I only tried ox tail as the cashier lady said, it’s more popular and better tasting than other stuff on the menu. I had many ox tail dishes in TO, and I will say, when they are in a good day, it’s decent hearty home meal that’s little over seasoned with salt, but when it’s bad, it’s way too bland and salty. No matter which day it is, they still deliver a nice smooth kick at the end so I been going back there for my caribbean fix whenever I’m around. HOWEVER, I bought an ox tail just few days ago and found a grey hair and a black hair in my food. I mean. Finding a long shiny grey hair in your food is pretty awful but accident happens so I was going to pretend it didn’t happen but another black hair? NO THANKS!
If it wasn’t that incident, I would give them ³⁄₅. This is solely about food because this is a type of place where you do not expect any kind of customer service but just go in, grab a food and leave. If I have to include the service, it would be around 2.8÷5.
Either way, experiencing food poison and finding evidences of sanitary issues at the just A-​Ok restaurant is a BIG no no for me .
Won’t go back again.
Oh! I almost forgot to mention this but they run out of rice and pea pretty early so go there at least before 6pm to avoid regular rice/​no food.

Sorry Randy’s, you use to be my favourite but something has changed over the last year or so. Also, what happened to your spicy beef vs just the regular filling? I know you told me Randy’s never made spicy beef, but I am pretty sure you did. Your pastry is awesome but filling is a little bland.
Michidean Patties are the way to go — my absolutely new favourites. Also can be purchased either in Scarbrough or Dovercourt and Bloor.

My sister and I were in the area shopping for ebikes when we got hungry so I pulled up Unilocal and Randy’s was on the front page. It was close by so we decided to give it a try. There were about 3 customers when we arrived but shortly after placing our order, the place quickly filled and a line up close to the door was formed. We ordered a dozen hot patties and ate it in the car. not all of it. but most of it. It was soo moist and tasty! Even the outside of the patty was delicious. I usually eat the good part and throw out the crust of the patties but not this one, I ate every bite. I also like how they gave an abundance of napkins and bags for the patties.

So good and so cheap! Bought a box and they gave such a generous amount of napkins and a stack of paper bags to go with it! Came here because of the reviews. Not disappointed!

They make the best beef patty in Toronto. The best way to enjoy their patties is to have the freshly backed one right the way. Don’t wait still you get home, I think you will like to have a second.

Ok so I’ve been eating patties from Randy’s for at least 15 years. And today I went in and got my normal chicken patty. Horrible. I ordered a box of frozen, came home thinking that maybe I had a bad batch. I just made one, my usual way… In my oven. Cut it in half. Took a bite… Horrible. OMG I can’t believe this. No seasoning no spice no flavour. I have never had a Randy’s patty like this in my life. So disappointed. I will NOT be back. I just spent 75 – 100 $ in here buying frozen boxes for friends and I’m totally embarrassed now. Frig. Smh. Worst tasteless patties ever. And they have changed their filling

CLEARLY superior to Patty King, etc. Randy’s patties are excellent. I’ve only had the spicy beef patty and these patties are tied for the best I have found in T.O.
Why a tie? Randy’s edges out Allans in Don Mills for flakiness of the pastry, but Allens might just inch ahead for flavour of the beef filling, to my tastebuds, but both are great!
LOVED the oxtail, super tender, very beefy gravy, not too spicy at all, with a rather small container over rice&peas for only $ 7.95

Definitely as good as you can get with beef patties. Very juicy and flavourful. The coco bread was nice and soft. Place looks dingy, but service is quick quality of food is great.

This place isn’t the most attractive and the neighborhood is pretty sketchy but their beef patties are delicious! The patties are baked fresh and from scratch. The frozen variety pales in comparison.
A beef Patty costs around $ 1.50 each. A box dozen costs around $ 13.
The filling in the beef wasn’t very full but had ample amount of gravy and you can taste the ground beef bits. It was hearty and reminded me of chili. It was also messy and dripped so be careful about that. You can even see the oil in the gravy.
The chicken patty was marked with a red dot. It has a curry flavor and is less messy/​dryer than the beef. I think it could use more chunks of meat but you can see onions and other things in it.

These Jamaican patties are out of this world! I was recommended this place by a couple of Jamaican coworkers, they say these are like the ones back home. When I got to this store I was sort of weary of entering since it looked so sketch lol. Im glad I didn’t chicken out. Now all I ever think about are these patties.
I tried the beef, as well as the chicken. The beef Jamaican patty wins hands down. The filling is so tasty. Its a saucy filling with ground beef. Nothing like the frozen beef patties we used to get in the supermarket… you know what I’m talking about. The patties with that brown mush as filling. Anyway, the chicken patty was interesting. It tasted like some sort of curry seasoned chicken with veg. It was good, way better than the chicken patties I’ve had at the supermarket. But I love the beef patty more.
These patties cost about $ 1.50 a pop, the chicken one slightly more at $ 1.75? I wish I had gotten a dozen box home… guess ill have to make a special trip out here, just to satify that craving.

Best most authentic patties outside Jamaica!
I’m from Jamaica myself and honestly, it brought back soo many memories, the taste is so juicy and practically identical to patties in ManorPark, Kingston! Highly recommend to everyone who wants a taste of true culture

Since moving to the neighbourhood last year, I have been to Randy’s on several occasions. This place has the best patties in the city. No question. The patties come at a very reasonable price and you can buy them fresh or frozen and by the dozen. They also do other traditional Jamaican cuisine which I have not tried myself, but have heard nothing but good things. Give it a try if you are in the neighbourhood!

Sticking with the theme of choosing one thing to do and then doing it exceptionally well, Randy’s is the greatest place in the Universe for Jamaican patties.
I know what you’re thinking.
1) Jamaican patties? What gives?
2) Four stars for a Jamaican patty joint?
3) The Universe? Really?
Allow me to answer each objection in turn…
1) Depending on which suburb you grew up in, your exposure to Jamaican patties may have been limited to the limp, semi-​nuked versions sold at your high school cafeteria by insane women who would shriek «WITH GRAVY!!!» at no one in particular. Still, they were inexpensive and spicy, and the fact that you’d keep returning to them in adulthood suggests that even then you knew of a world beyond your windowless high school…
2) So you spend your formative years exploring new schools, new peer groups, new cuisines. You pursue and undergraduate education in the big city, and visit all manner of dives with all manner of people serving all manner of food and drink. Your horizons, culinary and otherwise expand, only to shrink when you go to the best law school in the country located on the worst brutalist campus in the world. Still, dedicated pursuit of knowledge and good times yields a few gems. You learn in both places how great, cheap eats can be found anywhere, especially if you ignore the quotations around the word «beef», also, they’re surprisingly available late at night, and remarkably good at mitigating the effects of a night out.
3) As an adult, they’re not really a ‘treat’ though definitely junk-​or-​convenience food. Once in a while, if lunch is on the light side, or a commuting snack is required, they fit the bill. Until you move into an area nearby, and while out for a walk surveying the new neighborhood you’re drawn in by the aroma of spices you can’t even name (OK, allspice, hot peppers and cloves, to start), and slide by the dodgy dudes selling bootleg videos. You order, and finally achieve Proustian fulfillment of all the promise you sensed back in high school. The crust is flaky and golden yellow. The filling hot in temperature and eye-​watering spice level. You detect actual beef, and a blend of spices that’s damn near brilliant. Your life is fulfilled, You are an adult, living in the city with your own family, free from the shackles of suburbia. You make your own choices and you own them. And your choices, your life, this patty, are all delicious.
They also sell oxtail stew and other stuff, but I’ll have to come up with better reasons to try them.

Randy’s makes good Jamaican patties. However, their beef patties are overrated — They are good, but better beef patties can be found elsewhere (ex: Caribbean Queen of Patties). The real star of the show is their chicken patty. It has ample amount of chicken filling, with a hint of curry flavour. The downside to this place are the hustlers who keep bothering you to by CDs just outside their doors. Also, cash only.

I have been picking up a dozen of frozen patties every couple weeks since I have moved in the neighborhood.
I have never had a better homemade patties ever since.
350 degrees for 30 minutes=heaven in your mouth.
Highly recommended. Only thing to remember is that it’s cash only.

First time actually coming to Randy’s in person. Usually I just get someone who is in the area to get me a dozen. There is a constant line up for the patties and for $ 13.75 a dozen how can you go wrong. I also tried the curry goat and oxtail with rice and peas and each cost $ 10.50. These were also very tasty and came with a side of coleslaw. Meat was tender and not overly salty for the sauce either. Its a good thing this place is not close to my area otherwise I would be here all the time.

I’m not sure who Randy is, but I need to shake his hand because the beef patties here are damn good.
While living in Toronto, I took for granted the abundance and accessibility to ethnic food that we were blessed with. As a kid, I grew up eating beef patties and they were readily available.
Now that I am living in Central Ohio, I have no idea where I can get my hands on some. I would pay a pretty penny for a beef patty, as funny as that sounds.
Good thing I smuggled a dozen back from Toronto. «Do you have anything to declare? Um. No…). I’m slowly rationing them, but it’s been difficult due their deliciousness. It’s the perfect snack!
Anyways i’ll be back for more.

A friend who is from Jamaica insisted that Randy’s has the best patties in town. I went there to get a quick bite to eat on a Monday afternoon. A fresh beef patty (eaten with an incredibly soft coco bun) later, I can say that he’s probably right.
A good portion of meat — more than I’m used to in a patty (although my previous patties have been either frozen grocery ones, or the sad ones that reside under red lights in some dive). The pastry was oh so flaky. I’m going to need to vacuum the car when I get back home.
No seating. I didnt see a debit machine so I’m assuming it’s cash only. Street parking a bit east of the store on Eglinton, just a minute’s walk away. There really is a guy out front selling DVDs.
I couldn’t resist and bought a dozen frozen too. At $ 13.50, it’s a deal.

Extra star for cheap. Two patties in a coco buns for under $ 4. No real place to sit but there’s a stand up counter. Really fun to eat and watch the patrons stream in. A mixture of Caribbeans and Eg West hipsters. The filling is hot. I warn you. The sign warns you but it should really say «melt through exposed bone and flesh like Alien acid blood HOT». I guess this is mostly take out so there assume there’s a cool down period.
A great stop, really, to eat and then explore the un-​gentrified strip of Eg West. (Seems west of the Allen it’s all Jamaican and Filipino businesses.)