Comments on: In These Cold Times, Support Your Street Vendors

By: DocChuck09

DocChuck09 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:25:11 +0000

RE: “long line == product moves quickly => less chance of food laying around for a while” per Professor Prato.

Brilliant observation, and I am indeed indebetted to you for that advice.

Adam, believe me, I will NEVAH eat any street food until I have consulted with your latest revelations.

You, sir, are a walking Wikipedia, or whatever.

By: Wellerfan

Wellerfan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:54:22 +0000

Is there anywhere you can see inspection results for carts? The DOH website only has regular restaurant scores.

By: Zach Brooks

Zach Brooks — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:19:54 +0000

I totally would have gone to Shendy’s yesterday, but I was taking that dude from out of town (hagan). So obviously he wanted to eat the “original” daytime cart.

By: StreetMeasOnsumer3008

StreetMeasOnsumer3008 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:17:25 +0000

I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten crowded yet since it’s been announced last month.

http://midtownlunch.com/2009/12/09/shendys-becomes-part-of-famous-halal-guys-53rd-6th-empire/

Good thign though. The rest of you stay at the SE 53rd & 6th lunch cart. Hell, pretend it’s another imposter cart. lol. More Shendy’s for the rest of us.

By: Wellerfan

Wellerfan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:23:50 +0000

Yes, Shendys has been absorbed. theres 3 Halal Guys locations now, 53/6th, 52/7th, 53rd/7. Whew thats a lot of lamb !

By: Chip Beef

Chip Beef — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:59:10 +0000

Most unusual – and not sure if it has anything to do with DOH poking around – but unless I am mistaken, the 53rd and 6th SE guys are at Shendy’s usual spot today. Yellow bags and all.

Or has Shendy’s been absorbed by the 53rd and 6th guys?

Something weird is going down.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:54:56 +0000

After a certain hour, the price is a dollar more at the Halal Guys cart. Maybe that hour is 2:00.

I’ve been going to the Shendy’s “franchisee” of theirs lately because there’s no line. I go at normal lunch hours, so freshness isn’t an issue. I can see the point of not wanting to have the lamb if it’s been soaking in its own grease for hours due to no demand, but that’s really not something I personally concern myself with.

Plus, once I got to put my own hot sauce on my platter.

By: OctobersFinest

OctobersFinest — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:27:33 +0000

I went to Shendy’s yesterday for lunch. Never a line and the food isn’t that much a diff from the famous guys. Didn’t see Zach tho. Although I did see him at the food court where Sophie’s Cuban is on 3rd!! I even got a pic of him and his baby. Awkward pose by Z though unfortunately.

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:45:37 +0000

Yes, I’m aware of which cart is the Impostor Cart and which is Halal Guys, and when they do their shift switch on the S/W side of 53rd and 6th (around 7 or 8pm if I recall). This was on the S/E side of 53rd and 6th at 2pm and the yellow bags were plentiful.

I actually prefer the Impostors and am used to paying $5/platter. Yesterday, the Halal Guy said “just give me $5 instead of $6″. Which was odd. I figured they raised the price, which the Impostors did at one point too before returning it to the normal $5.

By: StreetMeasOnsumer3008

StreetMeasOnsumer3008 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:16:16 +0000

The lunch plate is always $5. Anyone paying $6 during lunch (I believe up until 4pm?) is getting ripped off.

As for the imposter cart – that’s the SW one near the hotel. The real and famous one does not appear in that location until after 7pm. The SE one during lunch near CBS Building and the Shendy’s cart (bought by 53/6 Halal Guys so you will see the same yellow bags and gear) on 52nd are legit. They also have another cart on 53rd and 7th so that’s 3 carts during lunch.