So I had read about Patties Express and was trying to pick a good day to go check it out. Also I thought it was located right in the heart of one of the academic jungles in Toronto known as Ryserson campus and not really wanting to traverse my way through throngs of campus denizens, I just never made it here... until a couple of weeks ago.
I was walking from west to east along elm street trying to look for a much raved about Chinese bakery/cafe in the vicinity when I came across this place.
Being hungry and having wanted to try something here, I just decided to look for the bakery another day. The man who takes care of the curry colored pockets makes the customer feel welcomed. I had a medium spicy Curry Chicken one on the first trip which tasted alright even though I ate only after sometime. Then yesterday as well, I came back here after getting some baked goods and this time decided to get the patty and coco bread sandwich. I picked the medium spicy Beef one, and the same guy from the first trip was here and he placed one that was coming hot out of the oven into the bread. That patty was so warm wedged up between the slice of fluffy coco bread. Yeah, I'll have to let it sit for abit next time so that the filling is allowed to set and will not ooze out like molten lava.
And I like the texture of the pastry at Patties Express, it's firm and not crumbly so when I bite into it the pasty does not flake all over.
The price is pretty reasonable and it's decent for a comforting hand-held snack to eat whole walking and see what's happening along downtown Yonge Street.
And like I said on another review. I'll be coming here if I don't want to go all the way to Kensington Market to enjoy a nice, soothing patty.
Both times I've been at this place after 3pm and there isn't a line up to get one which makes me glad :-)