Midtown Lunch

There are a lot of good cart options for falafel in the Financial District, but there’s always room for one more, right? After noticing a new cart called Don Halal right next to the No. 1 Bahn Mi cart at the corner of Hanover Sq. & Pearl, I chatted with the woman manning the window and after I didn’t order anything, she called me “sweetie” and invited me to come back. There are some interesting things on the menu like a falafel platter with Indian marinated vegetables, and chicken curry so I decided to go see if they could compete with the superb falafel across Water St. at Alan’s Halal.

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I’m always on the lookout for new carts and it’s not often I spot a new halal one in the landscape of the Financial District. The bright signs on the Don Halal Cart at Pearl St. & Hanover Sq. beckoned me, and while the menu is mostly street meat they also have chicken curry and an interesting-sounding falafel plate involving curried vegetables. The very nice woman working there told me the name of the cart was “Don, like the man’s name,” but just look for the bright yellow signs on the side.