Comments on: Downtown Lunch: Zak's Halal Cart Says "Call me Musthafa"

By: Street Meat | beer.food.love.NYC

Street Meat | beer.food.love.NYC — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:51:32 +0000

[...] between Liberty and Cedar. The cart Rick goes to doesn’t have a name but it was reviewed on Midtown Lunch (apparently this guy doesn’t work there anymore though). Lamb & Chicken [...]

By: pchaveriat

pchaveriat — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:19:59 +0000

Such a friendly guy, great smile and always seems very grateful to have your business. The food is a cut above your average chicken and rice type of street cart. The line is definitely due in part to a slower service, but I feel like he takes a little more care which is partly why it is slower. My favorite chicken and rice guy near wall st.

By: deanlo

deanlo — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:03:22 +0000

zak bruks alta igo?

By: Yvo

Yvo — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:44:02 +0000

@cds – you serious? There’s like 5+ street meat carts right there, either around Musthafa or across B’way around Sam’s Falafel (Daniel also wrote up that place a while back)! NONE of them are good??? (I really don’t know because I have my place which is much closer to my office, I’m just really surprised)

By: Groongerock

Groongerock — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:46:51 +0000

“… doesn’t generally pique my interest … “

By: Rudy McBagel

Rudy McBagel — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:08:54 +0000

Last pic….Super Mario

By: AL@1PP

AL@1PP — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:00:08 +0000

damn, I am craving some good falafel now…

By: Daniel Krieger

Daniel Krieger — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:46:52 +0000

Falafel King – He was incredibly friendly I have to say.

Mama – I think the cucumber sauce was just a blend of cucumber, mayo, and maybe some vinegar.. but that’s not really what stood out..it was the spice of the chicken that was most impressive.

By: Monique

Monique — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:37:20 +0000

this is all warm and fuzzy – i must visit mustafa.

:-)

By: falafel king

falafel king — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:25:05 +0000

Wow, I am so happy to see this guy profiled on this site. He used to be my go-to lunch when I worked on Wall Street a few years ago. At the time, he had a smaller cart, but it is good to hear the quality and service hasn’t changed as he’s gotten bigger. As others have said, there’s just something a bit different about his chicken, its a little hotter, more heavily spiced … its hard to put your finger on actually. Even more importantly, he is one of the most friendly street vendors I have ever dealt with, always serving with a smile and a friendly greeting. Everyone down there should give him a try. I might have to sneak out of midtown some lunch soon and catch up!