Over the last 5 to 6 years, New York City has seen an exponential growth of it’s “Halal Food” industry.
One element is the very visible “Halal Food” carts, which number well over 200 all across New York City and the surrounding areas.
The majority are located in Manhattan, but I also came across one in the Chinatown section of Flushing, NY on my recent trip – which was a very pleasant (and tasty) surprise!
5 Comments
Irfan Rydhan
July 27thWell out of the 3 halal carts that i went to. 1 was Bengali. 1 was Afghani and the 3rd was Persian. I also know that many of the "Indo-Pakistani" restaurants in NYC are run by Bengalis as well.
Kadir
July 26thP.S. I beg to differ Irfan, but I know my people. If 'alot of the carts' are run by Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in NY, I don't see them. they all look Egyptian to me.
Irfan Rydhan
June 14th@Kadir - you make a good point. There should be some kind of certification process in order to use the term "Halal" on these carts. I know there are several different orgs working on this now, so maybe some day soon it will happen, InshaAllah. P.S. A lot of the carts are run by Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, so not all of them are Arab.
Kadir
June 14thAlthough it's a good marketing ploy, it's a misuse of the word 'Halal'. To decorate these carts with the word HALAL & tasmiyyah just seems phony to me. It's just ARAB STREET FOOD that you would hope is truly Halal. And Tayyib. I'm glad their making money though. Just my two cents.
DaGreenLantern
June 9thThe Halal Food Carts in NYC are amazing! So convenient, cheap and good food!