Kingston Tropical
John Levi and his wife, Joyce, opened this Wakefield takeout counter in 1970.1 The Jamaican patties still come out deep yellow, crimped and scented with thyme.1
Why go
Ligaya Mishan says these are patties made to the book.1 The crust flakes and does not fall apart.1 There is no dining room.1 She wrote in May 2026 that John Levi had died a few months before.1 She tells readers to give him thanks.1
Order this / avoid
- Order: the chicken patty. Mishan calls the beef juicy and the chicken better than that.1
What locals & experts say
- Ligaya Mishan, The New York Times, ranking it 72nd of a hundred New York restaurants on 11 May 2026: the chicken patty is at its best
eaten while sitting on a concrete slab as the No. 2 train thunders overhead.
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Good to know
- Booking: none. The address is 4000 White Plains Road.1
- Worth knowing: I haven't found a second published review of this bakery, so the patty is the only thing anybody has described.
Verdict
could-visit — Order more than one; a single patty is a snack. They are cheap enough that a second one lets you settle beef against chicken for yourself.