Comments on: Street-Meat-Palooza: A 13 Cart Chicken/Lamb Over Rice Showdown

By: TastyChomps.com – Orlando Restaurant, Food, Events Guide – 53rd and 6th Halal Cart

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:38:07 +0000

[...] their chicken and rice, having won first place in the 1st annual street meat palooza competition at Midtownlunch.com and also featured in a New York Times article on the advent of the meat vendors in the [...]

By: Midtown Street Meat – SE 53th St & 6th Ave « ME SO HUNGRY – FOOD BLOG & REVIEWS

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:13:41 +0000

[...] took a cue from Midtown lunch and picked up lamb and chicken over rice from their #1 rated street meat cart. It was pretty good. Maybe not mind blowing, but it didn’t make me stomach sick. The slices [...]

By: 3 MUST eat places in the City? - New York City - New York (NY) - City-Data Forum

3 MUST eat places in the City? - New York City - New York (NY) - City-Data Forum — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:18:58 +0000

[...] 53rd and 6th Halal Cart – Theater District – New York, NY That's the big chicken & rice cart. It's unpretentious. You want a comparison: Street-Meat-Palooza: A 13 Cart Chicken/Lamb Over Rice Showdown | Midtown Lunch – Finding Lunch in th… [...]

By: Cheat Day #1 « East 404

Cheat Day #1 « East 404 — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:01:27 +0000

[...] & A have been on a mission to try all the street meat carts featured in the Street-Meat-Palooza, and today was #5 on the list, Kwik Meal on 45th and 6th. We hit food truck jackpot and not only [...]

By: Cheesecake? C’mon, What Are New Yorkers Really Eating Today? - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27:26 +0000

[...] love our vendors. We line up at 4 a.m for lamb and chicken over rice. And where else could you have something called Street Meat Palooza, to anoint the best halal vendors of the [...]

By: ARP

ARP — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:48:47 +0000

(kwik meal kicks the ass of shendy sitting on the halal guys’s shoulders).

By: ARP

ARP — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:48:18 +0000

I thought the point of the SMP & SMP2 was to put these questions to rest.

I’d pick a side, but that’d be pointless. This is like a “my dad can beat up your dad” argument now.

By: StreetMeasOnsumer3008

StreetMeasOnsumer3008 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:06:10 +0000

Shendy’s walks all over it? Yea, clearly the 20+mins wait at 53rd/6th compared to the no wait at Shendy’s is a great indication.

Shendy’s chicken is okay – plump chunks for sure. I still think the base of their plate is the white sauce and not the meat or rice. They cover the whole thing with so much white sauce like they’re insecure about their real flavors…or lack thereof. That’s just my take on it.

I might give it more props if their lamb tasted better but it doesn’t. Add kofta to the menu and we might have something.

By: sxr71

sxr71 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:44:33 +0000

I really think the 53rd and 6th Halal cart is the most overrated cart in the city. Shendy’s walks all over it and there are no lines to deal with.

The Shendy’s chicken is more flavorful, the rice quality is better and more fragrant, it’s truly in another class compared to the slightly above average results at Halal Cart on 53rd and 6th.

By: Ziaulqamar3

Ziaulqamar3 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:53:42 +0000

XPL is Best on 48& Park. I don’t even bother with the famous 53 & 6.
There is no match for XPL all around. The rice is the best one. It’s much better than the famous 53 & 6’s rice.