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[A͝n̢̕o̶̴ńy͝͞mó̢us No.13863233]

What does /ck/ think of NYC/NJ style halal carts?

[Anonymous No.13863295]

>>13863233
Lamb over rice with salad and extra tzatziki(white suace), and a can of soda, for $6.

Fucking delicious.

[A͞nonymou̶s No.13863298]

They've never let me down in my time of need.

[Ano̵ǹy͜͟m̷͡ơu͏̸s͝ No.13863301]

>>13863251
[spoiler]I infected myself on purpose to nurglefag on /tg/ desu[/spoilersdontworkon/ck/]

[Anò̡n҉͘ym̸͘o̡u̢̕͢s No.13863312]

>>13863233
The ones in Philadelphia are pretty good. Probably all struggling to survive with the pandemic.

[Aǹ̶o̸n͡y̨͜ḿou̸͞s̢ No.13863338]

>>13863312
I do feel bad for people in the food/restaurant business with this going on, but the guys running the carts can make upwards of $100k a year in a good location, at least here in New York. Hoping these fellas are good enough at keeping/saving that money that they can stay comfortable.

[A͟no͘n̷̕y̸͘͝mó͡us̀ No.13863367]

The charcoal smoke burns, but damn is it worth it.

[A͏n̸̷ó͝ny̛m̡͜ǫus̵ No.13863374]

>>13863338
The licensing fees for that and a decent location likely costs a lot more so just making $100k isn't saying much.

[An̴oń̀ym̸̀͡ơ̵̸͡us No.13863381]

>>13863233
tasty, but kinda disconcerting how there's one every five steps you take in more crowded areas

[Anonymous No.13863382]

The one I walked buy before the quarantine offered green sauce along with the red and white sauce. What do you guys think it was? Some sort of cilantro sauce?

[A͘n͏̨̀oņ͡y͏mo҉u̡s̴ No.13863395]

>>13863338
That $100k really isn't close to the takehome pay of the guys personally manning those carts, they're likely making more like $20k if that. They rent those carts at crazy exborbitant rates.

[An͘͞ơ̷n͠ym͟͜ơųs͢ No.13863417]

>>13863338
There's probably only one company that has all of those carts for rent and that's Sabrett, they also control all of the territories. And old fucks running it likely want to fuck all of the rentors daughters before giving out reasonable territories.

[Anonymous No.13863419]

>>13863395
In Philly all the ones I've seen own them.

[An̷on̵y҉͡m҉̸o͞u̡̕͠s No.13863422]

>>13863419
Not in NYC. I guess the laws and practices are different in Philly.

[Ano͘͠n͡y̶̡̕mo҉u͟s̷͘ No.13863429]

>>13863419
Someone might own the cart, but not the operating licenses or territories. There's a big difference between those in NYC.

[A͜n̛on͞y͢m̸o̢u͝s̛͘͏ No.13863434]

>>13863419
Kind of like a taxi medallion, those things are crazy expensive and only a few people own them, they rent them out to others.

[Anonymous No.13863437]

>>13863422
Yeah a lot that I've heard from are Iranian or Pakistani, some moved down from NYC because it was too crowded there. One councilman cracked down on lunchcarts in his district and people got really mad at him. The rest of the city is pretty laissez-faire with where the carts are permitted.

[An͡ony͟͞͝ḿ͞o͢u̶̴s̡ No.13863440]

No reason to go to one when you can grab a dollar slice anywhere.
The ones in D.C. are the best.

[Anonymous No.13863441]

>>13863297
not a muslim but usually halal food is confirmed by companies that solely exist to confirm whether food is halal or not

[An͜on͘y̴͘m̛o͟u͟͢҉s͝ No.13863444]

>>13863437
Councilman freaks, he likely just didn't get enough payoffs.

[A̕no͘n̡͟͡͡y͘m͘oųs͝ No.13863477]

>>13863462
NYC/NJ at least have big enough Muslim populations to make it worthwhile.

[Ano͏nymous̕ No.13863479]

>>13863233
They're actually pretty fucking amazing

[An̨o̸ń̴ymo̶̧͘u̡s̛͠ No.13863487]

>>13863255
>snapple apple
great taste
>>13863462
It's more just an inclusive practice, not like I'd be less interested in getting a halal sandwich over regular sandwich if it looked good

[Anonymous No.13863569]

>>13863233
I feel like it is probably shit junk food tier objectively but I love it.

[A͘ǹò̢nym̶͡oús̸ No.13863583]

>>13863569
That is a given, all from the same Sysco or US Foods C grade supply

[Anonymous No.13863592]

>>13863233
I stopped eating from halal marked restaurants years ago.

[An͏͠o͠͠n͡ym̵̵o͟u̷͞s No.13863598]

>>13863487
Snapple, what a load of shit company dont forget when there was glass particles in their bottles some years ago. That company is pathetic and run by moron hippies.

[Anonymous No.13863603]

>>13863487
Halal food must be butchered by a Muslim, similar to how Kosher food is prepared (but in a much less involved ceremony) and it cannot come into contact with non-halal food, not even the packaging. It's not inclusive, it's quite the opposite. It's exclusive to everyone else.

[A̸͠͝n̡ony͏͡m͘͞ǫus͜ No.13863606]

>>13863592
Same, if someone is wearing a rag or diaper on it's head then I have no reason to patronize them.

[A̴͠no͏nym͢ous No.13863630]

>>13863603
there is a lot more than that though, they kill the animal and process the meat in their own weird ways

[Anonymous No.13863643]

>>13863592
Cool story. Why does anyone care, you're who?

[A͠no̷ǹ̷y̴m̕͘͝oųs̕ No.13863650]

>>13863598
shut up coofer
>>13863603
someone who doesnt care will still eat it if it looks good. someone who cares about halal wont eat non halal. So even if I don't care about halal shit, I still might be a customer of their halal shit cart

[Anonymous No.13863662]

>>13863569
>>13863583
The lamb comes in 20lb slabs.

[Anǫnymo͠u͠s̷ No.13863673]

>>13863666
nice trips

[An̛͡o͏̀ny̴m̵͞ǫ͜ųs No.13863710]

>>13863673
How do they calculate the nut-for-nut exchange rate?

[Anon̢͏̴ym͘ous̀͘ No.13863723]

>>13863710
based on the weight, density, taste of the nuts and interest rates

[A̵͏n̶̕o͡nymǫ̸u̷͟s͠ No.13863737]

>>13863723
I'll have to check this place out, sounds like they run a legit business.

[A̵̶͠non̛͟҉y͏m̢ò̢us No.13863747]

>>13863710
It's all CBA

[Ą͟no͏ny͝ḿ̛͟ou̴̢̕s No.13863757]

>>13863233
Is there such a thing as a haram wagon?

[Ano̧ń̢͞ym͜o̡u̸s͏͘͟ No.13863799]

>>13863757
depends on how much the fucks pay off the health inspectors

[A͢nò̴nym̧o̸̸̕ú͞s͘ No.13863804]

[A͡non̡y̸m̛o̴̸ų҉s҉̀ No.13863808]

[A͟͠͡n̸͝on̸ymơ̸͞us̴ No.13863809]

>>13863757
Wurstwagen - speck, pork knuckles, and sausages.

[À̡no̧̧ny҉̸m҉̷o̢͡us No.13864351]

>>13863295
Based

One came near my house for a bit, guess he was looking for a good location but he didn't last a week. On paper it should have been a good location but I guess there's just too much competition with the two plazas and everything else.
Was nice for the week, even though I only bought once. You never see them in my part of brooklyn so it was kinda crazy to have one on the same block as me. Actually I don't often see them outside of Manhattan period

[Anonymous No.13866140]

>>13863233
had one nearby my bus stop, never bought from him but he's lasted more than 3 years there so I guess he's good

[Anonymous No.13866156]

Those lamb gyros with the sauce are fucking amazing, especially when hammered. It’s ridiculous how you can just walk down a random street in Manhattan at 4 am and find a guy with a cart selling the same shit as everyone else. Super messy though.

[Anonymous No.13866645]

>>13863603
>it cannot come into contact with non-halal food, not even the packaging

[Anonymous No.13866675]

Horribly overrated

Dry ass rice with dry ass meat with flavorless sauces

Much rather head down flushing Chinatown and grab a meat bun or dumplings than any of those shitboxes

[Anonymous No.13868220]

>>13863233
I just wanted a shish kabob, then the guy puts it on a hotdog bun and adds bbq sauce on it.

never ordering the hot dog again

[Anonymous No.13868325]

>when he throws in a few fries
Mein neger

[Anonymous No.13868354]

>>13863233
>What does /ck/ think of NYC/NJ style halal carts?
Where do they go to the bathroom? Where is the sink to wash their hands?

There is a huge choice of delicious things to enjoy in NYC, halal meat slaughtered to Allah to bless the person eating it? and enjoyed with boxed yellow rice, iceberg and mayonnaise in a squeeze packet? This isn't ever going to be one of them.

Use your phone and eat something better within a block of walking.

[Anonymous No.13868356]

>>13863603
Food doesn’t care if it’s segregated, and eating halal food is no different from non-halal for a non-Muslim.

[Anonymous No.13868366]

>>13863382
>What do you guys think it was?
Look up green schug/zhug and realize that a lot of mom and pop restaurants make their own hot sauce that is some version of harissa, fresh or dried chilies being pureed (but not fermented), just a fresh personal recipe people make every couple of days at home.

[Anonymous No.13868373]

>>13863312
The one near my hospital was absolutely based, then he just disappeared out of nowhere one day.

[Anonymous No.13869154]

Living in the tri-state now, Toronto carts are so superior. Large thicc dogs for the same price (average in NYC for a slim water weiner is like $5) and a whole assortment of condiments and sauces that you can choose from yourself. That row of carts on Front St W in front of the convention center and near Rogers Center is just mwahh