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| - I kinda wanted to hate Patois. It's very noisy, crowded, obviously hipster-attracting. The menu shouts attitude. Our waitress was useless when it came to explaining the menu, and unable to give any guidance on how many dishes to order, etc. But the food was good. The standouts were the Brussels sprouts - charred and sweet and give me more...
Also, the flavour of the jerk chicken was very good, except the skin was almost unchewably rubbery and tough. The habanero mayo that came with it was exceptional. The 1/2 order fried chicken was adequate; it was huge, nicely cooked, and the batter was almost tempura like - very light and crispy - but there was no particular seasoning, certainly nothing Chinese or Jamaican about it. They can call it O.G. all they like, it needed to be more assertive.
A couple of reviews have suggested that Patois is too expensive. I thought it was on par with other places I've eaten at recently of equal quality, however I could see how you could easily order 'wrong' and get not as much food for a lot more money.
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