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Patty Boom Boom : Review

Being a native New Yorker, I can appreciate a good Jamaican Beef Patty with soft sweet cocoa bread. In fact, I have spent the majority of my eleven years in Maryland searching for a Patty that was comparable to the ones I savored back home. [Enter Patty Boom Boom].
My life changed tonight. While walking down the U Street Corridor (Washington DC), I walked into a lounge that I have been to once before known as Patty Boom Boom. They play old and new skool Reggae music upstairs and serve drinks that make me feel like I am on an island letting my hips sway and jamming the night away (this feeling only intensifies after the first two drinks... beware: the drinks are sweet, but strong!). Since I was working my night shift and had no time for dancing, I stopped in for a beef patty. I had seen the pattys before, but never bothered to try one. BIG MISTAKE.
I asked the cashier what to order and a goat and guava patty was recommended. GOAT AND GUAVA? Me being the dedicated foodie I am, I had to try it. What did it taste like? Divinity in a pastry crust. The goat was shred (similar to pulled pork) and marinated in a guava paste. It gave a very nice flavor to the spiced meat. The crust was soft and flakey and perfect. My only critique was that it could have been a little warmer. Another pit fall was that they do not serve cocoa bread with their patties which I feel would only send the stock of their product soaring. However, the patty was filling and I was content after finishing it. I didn't want more, but I enjoyed every last bite. Other flavors include spiced beef, mild beef, jerk chicken, and vegetable spice. I will be back to try another, and another....
oh, and another.
Patty Boom Boom gets my stamp of approval!
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  1. TaiOctober 30, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    I too am a native New Yawka nad love a fresh patty,with FRESH (emphasis on FRESH), coco bread. Unfortunately, the DMV is not as rich in true caribbean flavor and I can only recall a few restaurants that cater to the west indian population. I'll try this spot and hopefully I'll have the same experience as goat and guava? sounds like an interesting combo to say the least...

    I'll give the benefit of the doubt...If business is poppin then something must be bringin em back again and again and again!! LOL

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  2. AnonymousOctober 30, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    I can't believe how much we are twins... I moved to NJ and have yet to find a good beef patty or great slice of pizza and I've been searching b/c they are 2 of my favorite things. Who knows maybe it's the water in NY cuz our water is horrible in NJ and every other state I've been too. Is that the secret??? May ring true for the pizza cuz water is very important in dough making I don't really know how to make a beef patty but I think its made of dough too right? I would like to try Patty Boom Boom especially on a night when your not working so we can get our eat, drink and boom boom on....lol

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  3. thinkinkyOctober 30, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    @Sabbie and Tyra... this is something we must do, eat patties and then burn it off shaking our hips. Who's in?

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