Pat's Restaurant — Restaurant in Ontario

I first discovered Pat's when they were located on Division and Elliott St some 12+ years ago.

I have always ordered the same appetizer and dish; Cambodian spring rolls and the #6 Golden Chicken.

The rolls are small but hearty and come with fresh cucumber, carrot, and what I believe is nuoc mam, the sauce for dipping.

The Golden Chicken dish is intensely aromatic and the combination of spices/ingredients mend together beautifully.

The mild sweetness followed by a bold sour/spicy flavor and zing of lemongrass, of the "dry" curry, covers the generous portion of tender chicken thighs. The freshly blanched/steamed green beans, roasted peanuts and cucumber elevate the texture of this dish. For an extra kick in spice there are a couple deseeded green chilies that can be discarded if desired.

This dish comes with a big portion of steamed rice and is inside the container with the chicken. They include napkins, plastic utensils and fortune cookies in their take out bag. They have packets of hot sauce available that you can request when ordering.

This dish has always been consistent in flavor, taste, and portion size. I can't speak of the other dishes on their menu because I only order this.

I enjoy this take away at least a couple times a month and what I really enjoy is that I get two meals out of it, it's actually even yummier...

What to say except can someone please bottle the smell of this place and make it a perfume!? As soon as you step in the amazing aroma hits you and makes you hungry. The soups looked amazing and huge. I ordered something totally out of my wheelhouse and didn't care for it to much but that was just a poor choice I made. There was so much other great food I could have picked that was more to my taste. Also for the tofu dishes, their tofu is super soft and melts in your mouth if that is not to your taste you can ask for it fried. Portions are huge, price is right, and the other people in my group LOVED their meals. The dining room is a little outdated but when you see the food getting pumped out of this kitchen you won't be looking...

Unhappy! Warning to vegetarians and vegans. Please know what goes into your food, especially if you have restrictions! My husband and I are vegetarian and vegan respectively. We ordered twice from this place and my husband had explicitly asked over tehe phone whether the vegetarian items on the menu contained any fish, eggs or meat of any kind. We were told all the items were vegan. After tasting it, I was very doubtful that it did not contain fish, something tasted "off". I called them up again WHILE I was eating it and they tell me "Oh the Green curry does contain fish paste, so just watch out for that one." Needless to say I was sick to my stomach. We will not be ordering from this...