Regular blog readers will remember Golden Krust, source of our standard unit of currency. (Sorry, Peter Thiel, we don’t take bitcoin.) The above picture is kinda blurry but it gives you a sense of the neighborhood.
But here’s the big news! A new Jamaican beef patty place has appeared, right across the street:
Zooming in, it looks like it’s opening in two days:
I’ll be back soon with a full report (but nothing more on this story).
P.S. We did a taste test! The story is here.
If it’s worth more than 0.3% of a visit with Grover Cleveland, you’ll come out ahead.
Given the timing of this post, it seems to have qualified for the “particularly relevant” exemption to the yearlong queue.
Jeff:
Yes, exactly! This one couldn’t wait.
If you haven’t been, I would recommend pretty much all of the appetizers at Bar Manje, including the patties. http://www.goodenoughtoeat.com/barmanje/
But the place that hosts it is apparently closing at the end of the month. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/08/17/good-enough-to-eat-longtime-popular-uws-restaurant-to-close-after-45-years
Gdanning:
Thanks. I must have passed by this place a zillion times and never noticed it. I’ll have to check it out some time in the next couple weeks.