Comments on: What Did You Have For Lunch Yesterday? I Had Street Meat

By: anne

anne — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:37 +0000

Update: kofka available daily at the 53rd & 7th cart, though I tried it for the first time today and it was way overcooked. The guy was really proud of it, though, and made a point to tell me it was real Egyptian food (he’s from Cairo).

By: StreetMeasOnsumer3008

StreetMeasOnsumer3008 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:21:49 +0000

Before 3pm sounds reasonable for Halal Guys. It’s their lunchtime price at $5. How many of us MLers eat lunch after 3pm here? Or should I correctly state BUY lunch after 3pm here? After 3pm sounds like a Halal pre-dinner fatass snackdown to me.

Thumbs up for the $5 kofta and chicken combo, if it’s really available to everyone.

By: RockCenter

RockCenter — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:09:51 +0000

@Zach

$5 before 3 PM now, eh? It used to be 4 PM…

Though the green peppers and onions are good to hear about – mmmmm

By: Monique

Monique — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:01:16 +0000

In lower Manhattan if there are 6 people on the line, thats a long line- LOL.
i should count my blessings, huh?

By: adamprato

adamprato — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:12:08 +0000

I always order this way:

(Lamb|Kofta) and chicken combo over salad, no rice, no pita. White sauce / barbecue sauce, and extra hotsauce. 3 felafel (if they’re available).

Next time I’ll order just the meat combo and ask why its $6.

By: Zach Brooks

Zach Brooks — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:54:42 +0000

The guy at the cart assured me the chicken and kofta combo was $5 (and that would be the price for everybody). He also said the chicken and lamb combo is $5 until 3pm. $6 after 3pm.

If he tries to charge you more, just tell him you know the price is only $5! I don’t know how much the falafel platters cost…

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:50:50 +0000

Still have never paid more than $5 for any plate, combo or otherwise, at Halal Guys, and I’m hardly a fat man. I got there early yesterday (12:10) so as to avoid the inevitable long line, so must have missed Zach. Saying hi and being friendly goes a long way toward showing you’re a regular at the cart, too.

When they’ve done my kofta from scratch — form raw meat around skewers, grill, remove and chop — it’s been over 10 minutes wait. It’s worth it if you have the extra time, but I wish they’d keep a couple grilling (or sitting over by the lamb and chicken) for those of us who’d like to go more quickly.

By: Shivery.McPickles

Shivery.McPickles — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:38:50 +0000

It was so beautiful outside today that I went all the way up to the Dragon on 62nd. It was my first. Man… that tzatziki really makes the difference.

By: Just Bob

Just Bob — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:07:45 +0000

Guess I wasn’t big enough to qualify for the Fat Man’s discount like Zach…my plate of chicken and kofta cost $6 but was in deed pretty tasty.

By: adamprato

adamprato — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:04:35 +0000

mkim – how about this cart:

http://midtownlunch.com/2009/01/07/kwik-meals-gourmet-muhammed-rahman-new-quick-delight-cart-new-york-city-nyc/