History
Chef Craig Wong opened Patois on Dundas West in 2015 to reflect his Jamaican-Chinese heritage and French fine-dining training. The Double Down emerged on the menu in the first year, inspired by KFC's bunless burger and the Toronto patty-in-coco-bread sandwich. It uses two whole beef patties as the bun, filled with Wong's signature jerk chicken; the dish has since become Toronto's reference fusion sandwich and was featured in Bon Appetit's 2016 best new restaurants coverage.
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Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 4 whole Jamaican beef patties (Patty King or supermarket)
- 300g cooked jerk chicken, shredded or thinly sliced
- 100g Swiss cheese (Gruyere or Emmental), grated
- 60ml whole milk, warmed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- Sriracha sauce
- Pickle slices to garnish
Method
- Bake the patties on a sheet pan at 180C for 15 minutes until hot and the pastry crisps.
- Make a small fondue: melt butter in a small pot, whisk in flour, cook 1 minute. Whisk in warm milk and bring to a simmer. Add grated cheese and stir until smooth.
- Cut each pair of patties open carefully along the side seam, splitting like a bun.
- Layer shredded jerk chicken on the bottom patty. Spoon the cheese fondue over the chicken.
- Drizzle Sriracha to taste. Close with the second patty.
- Skewer with a cocktail stick to keep the stack together. Eat immediately while the cheese is molten.
Tip from the editors. Pick up real patties from Patty King or a Caribbean bakery; supermarket-frozen ones don't have the flaky crust. The jerk chicken needs real smoke.
Where to eat patois double down
Patois Double Down in Toronto
Patois ★ 4.5
Patois on Dundas West is chef Craig Wong's Jamaican-Chinese fusion kitchen since 2014, fine-dining French training applied to Caribbean home cooking.
OrderThe Double Down sandwich, jerk chicken between two Jamaican patties.
TipJunePlum by Patois next door at 796 Dundas is the patty-and-drink offshoot. Closed Mondays.
More places near Patois
Not on this list, but close by, nearest first. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
- Lambo's Deli Italian, about 400 m away
- Rhum Corner Caribbean, about 400 m away
- DaiLo Asian fusion, about 450 m away
- Bar Raval Spanish tapas, about 450 m away
- Bitondo Pizzeria Pizzeria, about 450 m away
- Sneaky Dee's Mexican, about 500 m away
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