If you want flavorful charcoal grilled meat- this is the food cart to go to. This place always has…read morea line but it moves fast so don't be intimidated. We ordered a kofta platter as well as a half chicken- both came with two soups, one tomato based the other was I believe a orzo base with a side salad and two types of rice with side of hot sauce and white sauce. The sides were a nice touch since it's a little different from other halal carts but it's really the smoky herbs of the meat that really sings. For these two platters it cost us 29 dollars total and that's pretty reasonable for a meal for two people with leftovers as well. Give them a try!

Tasty long fresh hot sandwiches. A good cart is hit and miss and today was a big hit. I ordered the…read morechicken sandwich. It canne with lettuce, white sauce and hot sauce. Simple but perfectly done. The sauce doesn't drench the sandwich but it's very satisfying. The hot sauce gives it a nice kick. Plus the sandwich is very big s so you can share, save some or just feast. Mera's Tip: get a sandwich but ask for less lettuce.

The halal cart stand on ditmars blvd in Astoria is ok when you happen to be in area and want a…read morequick filling bite for under 10 bucks. The lamb with yellow rice and salad is the most popular dish and skipping the heavy white sauce is preferred for me as a little red hot sauce is good enough .You can get chicken , falafel, as well and the portions are better then average for the price. For the two times I have grab food here both times I was satisfied with the taste of the lamb and the lightness of the fluffy yellow rice also . It's not the best food cart and it's not the worst and if you happen to be in the area and want halal food from a street stand I would not hesitate to give halal cart a try .3.5 stars on my yelp meter .

This is my local halal spot right off the train, convenient & consistent. This spot has yet to…read moredisappoint. The halal guy does look a little creepy, but once you talk to him he is a good dude. Choice of yellow or brown rice with fresh salad. There chicken always juicy & flavorful. The lamb not oily & cook slightly char, just the way I like it. White sauce same as every other cart, but the traditional Hotsauce keeps me wanting more. Mix platter with brown rice & extra Hotsauce for $6.00, how can you go wrong. Best part is that, this spot does not give me the halal burps or heartburn :p

Singh halal right in front of the chase bank by the train station has a great plate for a great…read moreprice. Don't believe head over and try it for yourselves. Bring a bag of your favorite potato chips the man will put your order together along with the bag. He's fast and makes the plate hot to go service is on point. He's my go to from now on since my boy put me on. God bless and enjoy

Sahara Halal is a solid go-to in the area--especially if you're looking for something quick,…read moreaffordable, and open late. The food hits the spot when you're craving halal, and the portion sizes are great for the

There are two halal carts on 85th: the blue or the green cart. I've tried both and I'm team green…read more But seriously, M&S Halal Food has the blue cart (sorry, what's their name?) beat. I got a lamb over rice with the red, white, and green sauce and it was the perfect amount of heat and a burst of flavor without the grimy taste of cheap oil. For the small price of $8 dollars, this will fill you up for the whole day. The man serving the food is also a great guy and gave us free drinks on the house. The only caveat is that he closes a little earlier than the blue cart on most days. I've also missed the green cart these past couple of days and I refuse to get my fix from the blue cart. I guess the anticipation makes for the better reward.

Had the Kofta over rice with white and red hot sauce from the green cart. Outstanding meal and it…read morewas my first one that I can recall. Want to go back for sure. Been past this cart so many time while visiting family and I really missed out on some ONO grinds.

I asked my friend what he missed most from NY and his answer was "halal". So ever since then, I've…read morebeen on a quest to find the perfect halal recommendation and that led me to Sunnyside reddit where this truck was overwhelming recommended (out of all food trucks in Sunnyside). That's a pretty good. Redditors can be silo'd sometimes but their opinions are pretty close to mine on the NY pizza scene. Trying to order by phone was a journey in itself. There're some pictures floating online that either points to their Facebook, a phone number, or ubereats. The last post on Facebook was in 2014, so that wasn't an option. I ordered on ubereats only to stop last minute cause I realized the pickup location was deep in Astoria. I feel bad for the suckers who didn't realize that. And the phone number led to a disgruntled man who's presumably tired of people thinking he operates a halal truck. All options are a bust, so on foot it is! See they're trying to make me healthy. I get to the truck and noticed jt was recently renovated. All contact information was removed except... their Facebook. Reminder: their last post was in 2014. You know, charming immigrant things. I get a lamb salad and chicken over rice with... green sauce *gasp*. Yeah I didn't know what it was either, I was just feeling adventurous. Spoiler alert: it's "vegetable sauce". It tasted like a mildly herby sauce. I wouldn't bother. The wife and I were excited but a few bites in and the verdict is: meh. Safe to say: I'm very disappointed in Reddit. If THIS is the best food truck in Sunnyside then the rest must taste like dog excrement. I'm convinced the Sunnyside redditors are hermits who don't eat outside the neighborhood.

Amazing service food and everything was awesome in this place's gyros. I wish to go back again!read more

Nepalese / Bhutan / Tibetan momo options are so abundant in Jackson Heights that sometimes it's…read morehard to know where to start. An easy choice and convenient to the train station is A&G Himalayan Fresh Food (which recently changed things up by *also* calling itself "Gang Chen Bodkyi Momo"), a cart that sits in a quiet part (aka dead zone) of the busiest intersection in all of Jackson Heights at 73rd & Queens Blvd. If it wasn't already obvious, momos are the item to get. On this cart they're labeled as "dumplings" but they have both veggie and meat versions. For a $5, one will get 8 of their steamed dumplings which usually come piping hot, all lined up in a styrofoam container and steaming into the air. Most of the time, the momos are plump, juicy, and go well with any of the condiments in the window. Be careful though, like Chinese soup dumplings, they can easily burn the roof of anyone's mouth or tongue from their pockets of hot soup. They also serve what they call bread, but it's more of a stuffed flatbread. At $8 for a large, it's easily the most expensive thing on the menu but for things like their potato curry ($3) it works well as a vehicle for soaking up the broth / juice. This also works well for any momo spillage as well and its condiments. There is also water / tea availble for a $1 each. There are also frozen momos available at $50 a sack and frozen quantities of bread as well. Surprisingly delivery is an option, just call 917-362-8082 or 212-920-0881 and be prepared to speak very slowly.

I stopped by this food cart several years ago as part of a yelp Momo crawl event, and recently I…read morehad a chance to try out their sweet bread named "Bally". I believe this is a unleavened bread, as it was dense, weighty, and also a little crumbly texture-wise. This was pretty much confirmed when cutting a slice, as the profile showed an interior nearly devoid of air pocket crevices. The above comments aren't necessarily negatives but just observations. Despite the moniker the bread's sweetness level was tame, and the sweetness I tasted was not an unduly artificial taste, but more comparable to a honey flavor. It was a nice flavor though. Overall this was a pretty ordinary bread, IMO leaving it to be eaten as a side dish or (if eaten by itself) to be treated with additions like butter or some sort of fruit spread to impart more flavor.

This place has been at this corner for years. As far as halal food goes, it is good quality. He…read moregets a decent amount of business from all the office workers nearby, so the food is fresh. And he offers more choices than other carts. You can get the usual chicken or lamb, but he also offers kofta, fish, shrimp or shish kebab. And he has several sides to choose from that other places don't - pickles, coleslaw, olives, salad, etc. However, I've had equally good halal food at equal or lower prices with bigger portions at many other places. He charges for $10-$11 for a dish of average portion size.

I came to check out this place based on my brother's recommendation. We were having some…read moreconsistency issues at sahara which is one of our favorite halal carts. My brother had said it's good and consistent because it's the same guy here all the time so you won't get a lot of food one day and almost no food another day. Well the portion I got here was not super big probably just enough so that if I ate another 25% of an order I would be full. When I told him this he said no all I said is that it's consistent. So I laughed to myself. Anyways I came to try this cart on towards the end of the week and a bit later in the afternoon around 1pm, dropping by after I made a large return at ups. It's $9 for chicken or lamb or a combo over rice. They also have a variety of other stuff like hot dogs and kabobs. Kabobs were on the more expensive side $15. I got a combo over rice and a chicken over rice, which by the way does not come with a drink. I asked for extra white sauce and green sauce on the combo and the same on the chicken over rice but also adding in hot sauce. When I was handed the bag, well it felt pretty light. In my mind I was already thinking on man I'm going to give it to my brother, making me think this is going to be a nice filling portion. But still I had high hopes this would be delicious. Finally I get home. I open it up and yes it's not a lot of food. But that's fine it'll be delicious right? Nope it was just ok... I didn't actually get extra white sauce which was disappointing, it was actually barely any sauce. Rice was cooked nicely but not the most flavorful and the meat was just ok. The chicken was better than the lamb. Worth a try but I think this is definitely an average tasting halal cart.

I was seeking a new halal cart since my go-to was experiencing terrible shrinkflation. And in…read morecomes Zabi, which is on Union Turnpike right next to the TD Bank, across from Popeyes. This has been my new go-to halal cart for the last few months. They do not charge for combo vs. 1 type of meat and include a soda. Rice and meat are well seasoned and flavorful. They include some little chopped up pita on top, which is a nice additional level of texture. Sauce wise you have your typical white, green, hot and BBQ sauce.

Everybody has their favorite local Halal Food cart. This is my go-to and apparently also for many…read moreSt. John's students from down the street. Menu is simple. Chicken, Lamb, Falafel or Combo in a sandwich or over rice. If you get the rice platter, you get chunks of pita bread tossed in, along with some lettuce and tomato and your choice of white sauce, hot sauce and/or barbecue sauce. I'm a white sauce purist and get the hot sauce on occasion when I feel like scalding my taste buds. Prices have recently gone up $1 and soda is no longer included in the price, so don't be surprised. Times are hard on all of us, but we have to support the local small businesses. It's still a good deal though. It's a cash business, so if your wallet is running low, walk the 50' to the ATM and withdraw some cabbage. If you drive there and park in the TD Bank parking lot just to get your food, TD probably has you recorded on their surveillance cameras, so stay on the streets, unless you have business in the bank also.