Really freakin' good fried chicken.
We made a reso here for Saturday at 8pm. When we arrived, the place was already full up. They have seating for say 30 people in the back, as well as 8-10 bar stools and one table at the front. We were seated at the front, away from the other patrons but able to people watch on Dundas Street.
We ordered one order of the OG Fried chicken and watermelon ($18, shared between two girls) and two sides - the nori green beans ($12) and the waldorf salad ($8).
Fried chicken was delicious, not greasy and caused a lot of people walking by to stare and salivate. The chicken was served with a bunch of "trinkets" which were mostly not useful - except for a delicious sweet hot sauce.
The nori green beans were actually tempura green beans with some nori topping and a nice sesame tasting dip. These were really good. Waldorf salad was okay but for the $8 price point they should have made it just slightly larger - it was hard to share given tiny portion.
We tried a few cocktails which I cannot remember the name of - one with Red Stripe been and grapefruit juice, which was light and refreshing.
The service was good and the food came out quickly. Server was knowledgeable. Music and decor were decent - overall, a cool spot and I would go back for more chicken.
Overall good value too - we paid $85 for two people including tip and we had two drinks each.
(Completely off topic, but I'm really tired of reading "I really wanted to love this place". Let's get more creative people. 3 out of 8 reviews for Patois have dropped this atrocious line).