Before I talk about Golden Krust’s jerk chicken, let’s take one last look at the glorious Thanksgiving meal on Thursday night:
I’m sure you had an equally satisfying meal, and I hope you had a very happy and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend!
I also hope as I’m writing this that you’re warm and comfy in your home, and not still sitting on I-287 W stuck in post-holiday gridlock. Bad times out there. I feel horrible for anyone who’s trying to get across the Tappan Zee.
I had good intentions for the day: a stop at Coffee Labs Roasters and a walk through Tarrytown to get a jump-start on Christmas shopping. So much for good intentions; it took 45 minutes just to get from Rye to White Plains; I scrapped Plan A, got off the highway and shifted to Plan B — grocery shopping, with one pit stop.
I’ve been wanting to try Golden Krust since I saw it on my way to Yaranush a few weeks ago. It’s a small Caribbean chain restaurant on a side street off Rt. 119, across from Apple Farm. Why have I not noticed it before? And does this mean I don’t have to go all the way to Mt. Vernon for a Jamaican beef patty?
Sure looks like it — Royal Caribbean Bakery and Golden Krust both have similar menus of Jamaican specialties like curried goat, braised oxtail, jerk chicken, and of of course, patties.
You can’t see it too well in the picture, but on the wall there’s even a sign that says something like, “WARNING. Patties are HOT and can result in severe burns. Let cool before eating.” Guess I’m not the only one who’s had a beef patty incident.
A beef patty would have been nice, but it’s hard to justify when you’ve just spent the past few days on a Thanksgiving eating binge, concluding Friday night with a Morton’s prime rib about the size of a small child. (I don’t know about you, but my dinner tonight consisted of roasted broccoli and sauteed chick peas. And the rest of the week’s going to be more of the same: fruits, veggies and the gym. I feel like a giant mushy slug.)
I opted for the jerk chicken platter: chicken, Jamaican peas and rice (Caribbean term for red beans and rice), plantains and salad.
Golden Krust may be considered Caribbean fast food, and everything may have tasted better because it was cold and rainy and I’d been sitting in traffic for an hour, but this was just what I needed. The jerk chicken was exceptionally tender and the peas and rice had me running home to google recipes, because my red beans and rice sure don’t taste like that. I found this recipe that looks promising.
So the day wasn’t a total loss; I never reached Tarrytown, but I sure did enjoy my jerk chicken platter. And there are still over three weeks to do Christmas shopping. That’s a full three weeks to procrastinate.
Golden Krust Bakery
178 Fulton St.
White Plains, NY 10606
914-682-7400
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Tags: beef patty, caribbean, golden krust bakery, jamaican, white plains
December 6th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Golden Krust is amazing — and there are lots of them all over the place … you just have to be looking for them.