The Halal Guys
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The experience: Top-notch street food with red and white sauce
When it comes to local street food, The Halal Guys are legendary. First started as a hot dog cart in 1990 at the intersection of 53rd and 6th Avenue (which still pulls long lines), they eventually shifted to serving halal food to a fan-base that originally consisted mostly of taxi drivers, office workers, and late-night partiers. Now, in addition to the brand’s newest locations like at Queens Center in Elmhurst, the chain commands multiple storefronts and carts within the Big Apple, as well as more than 100 locales across the globe. Can’t-miss favorites include the Beef Gyro, Chicken, and Falafel platters smothered in the signature white sauce, and a few drops of the extra spicy hot sauce.