EXCLUSIVE: Here’s why Toronto’s favourite patty shop, Randy’s Patties, is closing after 40 years
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- Опубліковано 23 лют 2022
- Today on #NEWSYOUCANUSE, people across Toronto are still in shock after news broke that Randy’s Patties will be closing its doors after more than 40 years in business. The iconic patty shop has been a staple in Little Jamaica on Eglinton Ave since 1979. However, as Brandon Gonez reports, the owners of the shop say a variety of factors has led to the closure. Brandon has all the details and also hears from residents on their feeling about the loss of Randy’s Patties. Let us know how you’re feeling too in the comments!
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Metrolinx's construction shut down SO MANY small businesses in this area. They gave notice to leave but barely compensated those who were forced out because construction was making most of them leave on their own. Sidewalks were blocked, you couldn't enter from the other side of the street, passing through traffic wouldn't be able to see the shops available- so many stores couldn't keep their doors open because no one was able to make it in. I use a mobility device and it was virtually inaccessible.
It's great that we're moving towards Greener transportation, but crushing all the small business owners on the way there isn't it.
I moved out in 2015... Imagine trying to bring in customers with 7 years of massive construction.
The city did this neighborhood wrong.
It's NWO....get rid of small businesses and make it about major corporations
The city failed this historic street of culture, different races. It's a very big loss, it's unfair.
its sad that never seen randys this busy until they mentioned they were leaving/shutting down via instagram/social media.. i mean it would be busy but not THIS busy (shown in video)
@@afreshreaction I agree. We always miss it when it's gone, the support lacks throughout the time. I hope they do reopen.
they did not FAIL, they won the war.
ask any Black American; South African, Black-UK Black Australian etc etc.. they run highways, train-lines or whatever INTO Financial heart of any black neighborhood. If its an isolated town minding its business; they turn it into a lake reservoir and drown the town. the mo is the same..where have you been?
Canada is the 2nd largest country with the population of California. if anybody had "space" it will be them.
Canadian officials are always on the native reservations bothering them.
USA officials are always on the native reservations bothering them .
Australian officials are always on the native reservations bothering them.
part 2 of the problem
BLACK IMMIGRANTS COMING FROM BLACK COUNTRIES do not understand the front-line war. because they are use to absentee W.S.
This is what you hear "𝑜𝒽 𝓂𝓎 𝒢𝑜𝒹, 𝒷𝒶𝒹 𝓁𝓊𝒸𝓀 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃!" 🙄 "𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝒹𝑒𝓇 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑜𝓂𝓁𝓎 𝒹𝒾𝑒𝓈 ..𝓌𝑒𝒾𝓇𝒹 " 🙄
@@cinnamonstar808 Canada's whole population basically lives in Toronto and border towns across the country. look at any population map and you'll see what I mean. yeah, we have space, but literally 50% of the country lives in Toronto or the greater Toronto area.
Your coverage of this story is 24 x better than you know who.
I used to live across the road from Randy's and I would hit that place up on the daily. These were hands down the BEST patties in the city and everyone knew it. This is demoralizing.
This is a true testimony that nothing will last forever 🙏🏻Will miss them.
Metrolinx should’ve compensated many of the businesses in this area for the decade long construction. Randy’s is a Toronto icon sad to see it go.
The great reset
Another one going on at Queen in front of the Eatons Centre.
IT WAS ON PURPOSE where it was run. the metrolinx can use the grid sytem. Japanese train follows the roads grid.
I live in Miami, and they ran 1-95 right in the middle of a Miami Black neighborhood. (when they could have run it alongside of railroad tracks..which had the space + federal land)
1-95 stops abruptly in a white neighborhood below Downtown Miami. it does not run to the Florida keys.
so Black professionals: aka doctors, lawyers, school teachers were move north of Miami and guess what they ran "OVERPATH highway in that neighborhood again!
#2 Toronto is on a grid system just like south Florida. Government have the power to run it down any lane or avenue.
San Francisco is a perfect example of road & rail sharing spaces.
THE METROLINK DO NOT RUN IN A STRAIGHT LINE because its avoiding something. its called 'respect' for those businesses.
@@cinnamonstar808 Except they ruined businesses in the jewish area and a disaster at Yonge and Egg also leaside.
@@cinnamonstar808 you're obviously not familiar with the area.
Lawrence woukd have been better. St- clair ?
Smh....
I've lived in that are dor decades and the renovation was sucked bit there's a good reason it's located around that area.
The TTC system needs a lot of improvement and this is part of it.
I just stopped at Randy’s a few weeks ago and was talking to my 15 year old son about gentrification and how it felt like that was happening to little Jamaica. Very soon there won’t be a little Jamaica
blame Doug Ford. It is all Doug Ford's fault he has done nothing about compensation to businesses for Metrolinx construction, high commercial property taxes and high hydro rates. The man even jacked up the minimum wage during a lockdown when many small businesses are already losing money and struggling to stay alive.
@@Sam19509 blame the liberal government for the mandates
@@Sam19509 lol BS
@@Sam19509 blame the libtards and libtards on steroids ndp for this. Who will you replace ford with? Andrea lmfao 🤣 duca bahahahahhahalmfao
gentrification is happening in amny parts of the developed world and this will continue to modernize spaces
Legendary patties!! Toronto wont be the same without it.
I’m sure it will be fine
randy is a batty creese
This is where my mom and dad first met smh 😭😩🤦🏾♀️😂
I dislike how every neighborhood is just condos now. This city is becoming souless
Becoming? It's all about profit for the rich, push out less fortunate
its happened everywhere a city has something unique to identify itself it is taken down and replaced with mundane buildings,LRT, box stores, its an agenda and the politicians have sold us out, drive down a street in a city and you can travel 100 miles away, and drive down a street in that city that is identical to the street 100 miles away, its globalist, and the future will be bleak unless we rise, and say enough. and go back to sanity.
Diversity yay!
@@paulgeisel9067 That is so true. I see it here in the US also. The same shopping malls with the exact same restaurants and stores in city after city. Blandness and sameness over and over again. Sad to see.
My grandpa used to take me here every Saturday when I was young, I’ll be going on Saturday to buy my last box
Mine too 😭💔
Well, did you?
This is a piece of Toronto's history. Little Jamaica🇯🇲 fading away😒 It's sad, and it seems like no one cares... Mayors and the government say they will help us. But they haven't done anything for years. It would be awesome to see Drake save little Jamaica🇯🇲 just like Nipsey hussle, who helped his community Drake can do the same👊🏽 A lot of people say Drake's selfish and mean and he just cares about what he can gain within his brand🦉I say prove everyone wrong and help Little Jamaica🇯🇲 one building at a time get back it's glory🔥Love your show always listening to the streets👊🏽
Drake will run into the same issues as the current owners. Slow supply chain, Eglinton construction etc... Should he be expected to just take the loss year after year?
That man only feels a responsibility for HIS people, which are AA’s.. not Jamaicans. You care bears up top think everybody weh smile inna yu face a yu bredda dem, that’s the real reason why the Jamaican-Canadian community is crumbling right now.. and I saw it myself.. I stayed on West Eglinton when I visited.
i hope it turns into little india
I just learned about this place a few hours ago. I was planning on my first visit to Toronto in about 45 years, and then I’m hit with this disturbing news. I know transportation construction is very disruptive, but look at the people lined up way down the block in the cold. Hopefully they will come up with a workable solution that is as good as their fine product. Take care.
I did a blind taste test on my channel over a year ago comparing some of the best patty places around Toronto, and Randy's came out on top. Will be sad to see it go for now, but I'm confident they'll be back
Try tinnels, might be better
@@barryy2k94 i tried tinnels, box of frozen from no frills.. nothing special... i find michidean slightly better than randys
best patties i ever had were called NON-NISA , but the company disappeared a long time ago
@@TL.... you cant try them from nofrills. You have to go to the actual restaurant tinnels. And try them FRESH. And that’s unfortunate. Ill try randys myself too
i had chinese jamaican paddy in pacific mall....no wonder randys went out this thing is gonna take over!!!!!
Randys opened the very same year I came to Canada and it has been my favourite pattie since then. I looked foreword to go to Eglinton every Saturday to get my hair done and R.I buy Randys patty and coco--bread. The Govt. has done Eglinton an injustice. That was where we Jamaicans could always meet or buck up in our long lost friends.
boohoo
Patty a foundation, I bought my fair share of Pattie’s and coco bread there since 1991 till now. Sad to see them go for now. I hope they make a come back.
Damn gonna miss Randy’s hands down the best Patties I’ve ever had. My mom use to buy me 2 boxes on my birthday cause she knew I loved them so much when I was a kid.
Very sad. Toronto is loosing it’s culture!
Damn good reporting wish our news was as honest as you are sir. I’m not even from TO but I have had Randy’s before. Was honestly the first time I ever had a patty. It was so good I got 4 more. Sending love from London you will be missed.
Thank you for this important reporting. Time to take back the neighbourhood.
Glad to hear Randy’s pattys are made fresh!
Thank you for bringing us the news and the insight that the main media does not give us keep up the good work 👍
I remember when the Spadina streetcar lines were being built. Though I understand the need and want of improved transit what I also know is that a number of small independent businesses on Spadina couldn't afford the loss of revenue and ended up closing down due to impaired access to their businesses. A combination of revenue loss, high taxation and an inflated real estate market that forced these businesses to close.
Real journalism.
Very rare these days. Just found your channel. Great first impression 👍
I’m really sad 😞 what a loss. I love their patties
I can't believe this! I'd fly up to Toronto a few times a year just to pick up a cooler full of Randy's patties. I've only got about a dozen left in the freezer!
My heart breaks....Randy's has been a big part of my childhood.💔 😢
Relly sad was such a staple in lil JA i grew up with those patties my dad use to buy those patties by the boxes i swear Toronto don't look and feel like the Toronto I've known the face the character of this city is gone thx to that ridiculous LRT that the citizens don't care for smh gracias for all the great memories and patties ❤
I drove from Brampton regularly to grab these patties. Hands down the best patties ever. They'll be missed 😢
Hats off to you! Definitely worth the drive.
its not...ryans paddies in etobicoke is better
@@dr86688 First Time hearing about them. I'll definitely have to check it out 👍🏼
Hey Brandon, thanks for making this video. Randy's Patties were some of the best. Guess I'll have to visit the Golden Patty, Tinels or the Jamaica Stamp in the meantime. Patties are a Toronto Staple. Again appreciate you covering this important story.
Hands down the best Pattie’s in Toronto 🙌🏾 I hope Randy’s can be saved 🙏🏾
I thought the Jew named Drake said he would...?? Or was that all puppet talk
Allens on Kennedy is good and their patties are all over the place.
@@markustillman7271 whyd you have to say Jew bro? Are you weird?
These bullies re gentrified the neighbourhood
Jah know star. This cut mi deep
Great information. Hopefully they can accept Drake's offer and perhaps open up again in a different location (or in several locations). Great patties!!
That entire eglinton oakwood strip will be bought torn down and rebuilt with condos etc...rejuvination.
This is so sad. In fact I just found about the closure today. Three generations of my family ate Randy's patties. That spot was my childhood. They will be missed.
I remember when the two best patty places in Toronto were Michideans and Randy's. Both gone..
And Little Jamaica has be decimated by the LRT extension. Gus Tropical Foods is gone, the Italian dress shop that was beside it where I got my dress for Confirmation is gone, Discount Beauty Supplies is gone, a number of other beauty salons and barber shops are gone, now Randy's too...it is truly sad! Next thing you know Whole Foods will find its way there...just sad!
Wow, dude u are very good at doing community news coverage, very professional style editing
I hope they will be able to re-open ❤
I live in little jamaica ive seen so many small shops having to close to due to the construction and when covid hit was the final nail that has really killed the soul of the area.
Great reporting on a loved patty store!
I'm from New York and my boy lived around the corner. Everytime I've visit randys was the first stop. Hands down the best patties ever for me. FYI Toronto in general got the patty game on lock
been going to Randy's since 1995 when i first got my driver's licence. it's a shame this place has closed. 😭
Eglinton has been under construction for years and years. I went last week and bought six boxes and froze them. I used to live in Hamilton and would come down here weekly. It's a very sad day 😔
I've been to Randy's a few times when visiting my cousins in Toronto.......greetings from UK ☺🙌
Miss you RANDY'S!!! Been going down there since the 80's!
Only had them once It was awesome , awesome enough i had to watch. Sad Days
We use to plan after high school to go too Eglinton and Oakwood to visit Randy's . and that was the early 80s. They will be missed
Next time interview more of the "real" people who have been supporting Randy's for decades
Thought the same thing...especially it would be keen to hear from the community that are affected and surrounding businesses...
Most ppl come and grab the affordable food from far out but care less about the community at large
This was watched through teary eyes.
You cried for this? Oh boy, you must cry when McDonald’s sells out of your favourite burger too?
No way! I just saw a documentary about them. HOLY COW!
I wanna cry
Omg noway i missed this …. 😩😭😭😭😭i love these patties since I’ve been in Canada my dad would bring a box of fresh flakey delicious patties on Saturday’s or Sunday’s .. what a sad Day! OMGGG
I can’t believe they are closing. It a favourite, since I moved here in 1998. I still have a dozen frozen patties in my freezer.
The plan is always for the construction to take long enough for you to go out of business or move💯Vancouver is Infamous for that✌🏿
Its taxes that kill businesses...after rents...not about workers...they must find a very small place to lease...et voila!
That's what I'm saying, it's not the construction, the whole place is being gentrified, these morons pretends it's the construction, no it's gentrification and the so called little jamaica will be vanished because black community in toronto are not united, they're selfish
GENTRIFICATION 💯
Hey Brandon. I miss u on CP24. I love your channel
That's love! Damn it's true! My childhood. Wow 😳.
I've never heard of construction taking over 15 years before the LRT and the reno at Union station.
I blame the 10 year LRT construction. 1/4 of the time Randys patties was on Eglinton Ave W they were dealing with 1lane traffic going both ways😑
Randy's patties after a fresh cut from elegance used to be a routine. Hopefully they get it up and running again in the future
We used to hang at Wilson's...then get a few patties...
Sad to see it go....
The Canada Line in Vancouver also hit businesses hard while it was under construction.
I miss living in South London UK. There are patty spots everywhere. They even have them in the supermarkets.
Yes, but "most" of the ones in the supermarkets here in London UK are "Jafaican" patties.
As for the one's from the Jamaican take away food shops, they either make the pasty too thick when it's suppose to be a light not too thin flaky pastry and then the inside is oftentimes over-seasoned, peppery until your lips burn and too spicy. I even ate one where it had this disgusting gelatine fatty substance thing in it with hardly any minced beef at all. You might get one or two shops that make really good Jamaican patties here in London and you can see they try and get it as close to the original flavour as possible and that's great, but I struggle to find one nearby that make good patties and in all my years I think it's happened once. Overall, they and are NOTHING like the real authentic Jamaican patty from Jamaica, not even close.🇯🇲
@@KarenM308 lol I can't fly to Jamaica. 😂✈️🇯🇲
@@eon001 Sure you can, save up and fly down at least once a year just for the patties.😜 You can even rent my villa if you'd like.👍🏾😉😂
@@KarenM308 I grew up near shepherd bush and thought Jamaican patty’s are ment to have thick pastry and be super spicy?
This is soo sad ☹️
I hope the closure is temporary. I'm not Canadian, but when I'm in Toronto to visit family, Randy's is a must-visit. Perhaps the owners should consider franchising Randy's much in the same way the owners of Golden Krust did here in the United States.
In still sad. We come all the way from Montreal to get them. I really hope they reopen soon
I rebuke this closer in the name of Jesus 🙏🏽
So saddened that they are gone. They are a legendary establishment. My family has been going for years. My grandfather would ask us to bring boxes for him to Rochester, NY because he loved them so much. Going to miss you Randy's 😘 😢 🙏🇯🇲💔
never heard of this place before.
Very sad to see this but it is not the first legendary patty shop to close and certainly wont be the last...
Sad, sad news 😢😢😢
Randy's will probably reopen elsewhere in a bigger location. Maybe they were approached by investors? They're sitting on a goldmine of a brand.
Damn I’m sad too & I’m not even from Canada.
Tinnels patties is just up the street in the mean time between time..
This has to be temporary! Randy's can't leave!
noooooo how am i hearing about this just now!!!
I can't believe I'm just finding this out 💔
George's Tastee in Markham makes good patties if people are looking for something else
RIP *Randy's* 💔
What?!! Nooo! Been eating there since childhood. Its literally up the street from me :( Maaaan
Good stuff
No more little Jamaica, no more Randy's Patties😢 we will miss you.
Sorry Randy died in 2018. Respect to the Randy's family for making good patties. The taste has changed and I didn't like the patties after Randy died
he was my mothers dear friend...clogged artery got him from all the pattys
The LRT construction upheaval is almost unbelievable. I suppose the thought is public transit = green initiative = moral justification to trample as many livelihoods as you choose.
Hopefully Randy’s can make a comeback.
Drake was unable to keep it going?? BULL!!
I was crying
Oh nooooooo. Why did I find this out now just when I wanted some beef patty. Dang it.
This is so sad 😞
They went out on top. Looks like they put family first. Good on them. If they don't rise in a new location then so be it. Hear me out. Someone out there has the same fire in their gut that started this icon forty years ago. And the torch is passed. Best of luck.
Wow. Embarrassed to say I’ve never heard of it, even when I worked in the area. My fave roti store was Bacchus on Queen West, which I read a few years ago also closed (retirement), though I can’t remember how their patties were
Torontonians love a line up.
I hope they open in tha near future .
Why are they all wearing masks outdoors? Is it an air quality problem in Toronto? Dust from construction? I honestly can't think of any other valid reason....
Media and politicians have brainwashed them.
It's called Covid-19 , smh
@@GMANKOOL23 woosh... It's called virtue signalling... This in the times of Omicron, and everyone being vaccinated and being outdoors makes zero sense. Notice the granny in the video wasn't wearing one, but all the young ones were. Keep shaking your head though, or perhaps venture out of your comfort zone and actually consult the latest published research on coronavirus risks, transmission and mitigation effectiveness.... But perhaps you know all this already and just like to virtue signal as they do.
😢 😭
lol never heard of Randys and I've lived here my whole life
U missed out my friend, assuming that u like good food, then, these were really good patties, quality, they were on service for 43 years, that along says a lot, sad that we dont have it anymore
that freaking construction for the LRT has been going on for MORE than a decade... I wonder what the hold up is?
Nooooooo
Wow
Randy’s is foundation 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎