My limited exposure to halal style food led me here. I…read moreheard they were voted one of the best in NYC and I can definitely see why. They were generous with the serving and friendly. The falafels & vegetables were fresh and the meat was tender and flavorful. I loved the spice of the sauces and was definitely a highlight of my NYC food tour.

A healthy amount of food for a very fair price. Got the "Omar". Good combo of their chicken and…read morebeef shawarma. Love that they usually give you a free, freshly out the fryer falafel to munch on while you wait for your order. Courteous staff. Flavorful lunch. Definitely in my "while at work" lunch rotation.

Great stuff prepared and served by a friendly, hardworking gentleman. Impressed that he takes…read morecredit cards at the low price point. Not sure if there's an added fee. Combined with a beer from Duane Reade up the street you have a poor man's championship dinner.

I stopped by Farook Halal Food one weekday night and enjoyed every bit of the chicken and lamb over…read morerice I ordered. He is very busy and people are always ordering from him. He is also quite a Gentleman, despite everyone and all the traffic he must entertain by himself. 14th Street has a lot going on around him. You receive some chopped and grill toasted pita bread and lettuce with the meal as is found at many halal carts. No falafel and no fries, but these are not commonly served with a halal plate and especially not at the very reasonable rate of $7 here. He does have falafel, but that would be extra. I imagine that would be a $10 halal plate here at Farook, all very reasonable. He serves a generous amount for merely seven bucks and it's very good. Having had a number of halal plates from a number of carts around NYC, this is top tier. Farook is up there with the very best I have had in the City and could possibly be edged out by one or two, among hundreds (How many halal carts are in NYC? I never pondered that until now.) on quality and texture of the meat. No one is disappointed and his repeat traffic is a testament. Get the frequent loyal customer card stamped and you'll get a free meal after seven purchases. So the important thing for anyone is your sauces: white, green, and red. Which ones and in what ratios? He has all three, but the heat starts at green with a chutney of mainly cilantro and chilies, then turns up at red with cayenne and red peppers. The white sauce keeps it cool with yogurt and/or mayonnaise (I think Farook's white sauce has more yogurt), but I don't like it too soggy and weighed down with the white sauce. Farook will follow what you say for your sauces and I like how flavorfully "clean" his sauces taste. This is one area where many halal carts fail, but you notice how good his sauces are in contrast. I can see why a lot of people evaluate Farook at five stars, but I cannot place a halal cart in the same league with the finest of restaurants. However, these four stars at Farook are warranted as best in class; you will enjoy every bite as much as I did; and Farook Halal beats some restaurants hands down for only seven bucks, which is an achievement in these inflationary times in this City. Four stars!

Food is great, and they do not skimp on portions, and they use real chunks of chicken/lamb. Owner…read moreis a friendly guy, and the prices are reasonable.

Absolutely scrumptious! Ordered the lamb platter - 1) it's affordable, 2) the lamb was super fresh…read moreand flavorful, 3) although we picked spicy it wasn't so spicy that I can't eat - it was well balanced. I'd go again! Service was excellent and friendly and right across the street was some seating.

Three street meat carts stand within one block of each other. I had to try one out of the three,…read moreand Little Morocco had a better name than the other two. The cart also had nicer colors and pictures, and of course, it had a sticker saying it was recommended by the Midtown Lunch (ML) blog. Unfortunately, this is one time I will have disagree with Zach (ML blogger). I am definitely not a fan of my street meat being chopped up to pieces like minced meat. The lamb and chicken were also quite dry, and the same goes for the rice as well. But on the positive side, the chicken/lamb combo over rice was definitely less oily than the same combo at the La Baguette Cafe cart a block away. A meal at most street carts now cost north of $6, so it was still quite a treat to see every platter on this menu at only $5 each. Despite the mediocre combo, I'd still be interested in trying the Kofta Kebab and Shrimp over rice. Anytime you get seafood over anything for $5, that is a good deal.

Sweet Corn with Your Street Meat!…read more I learned of Little Morocco a couple of days ago by reading the MLB post on its Fish Over Rice. I decided to try it out. In concurrence with the post, it's a good and filling deal for $5. Of course it's nothing gourmet, but it's better than what you would expect from a street cart. I made the mistake of letting them douse my plate with too much spicy hot sauce though. After ordering the said fish over rice, I saw the vendor preparing a Lamb Pita ($3) and it looked so good, so I decided to return for today's lunch. It was tasty, but again they put on too much hot sauce. Little Morocco distinguishes itself by including cilantro and sweet corn in its dishes (along with the usual suspects of tomato and lettuce). The prices are great here, and the dishes taste good. It's a win win situation on the NE corner of W 39th St & 7th Ave.

Plate looked better than it tasted. Not saying it was bad, but it wasn't great either. Solid price…read morethough for quantity you get. Guy working the cart was nice

Definitely can do better for hot, greasy halal food than Bellevue Halal Food Cart…read more Surprising in context of nearby competitors (on East 23rd by VA, East 25th by Bellevue South, and East 33rd by NYU/Tisch Hospital) that a cart so bad can stay in business. Whereas the whole Halal cart business has been elevated by hot, savory, off-the-slab offerings by the Chicken and Rice guys, or even by the VA cart, the Bellevue cart fails to deliver. Lamb gyro is pre-cut, stored in bins, where it is destined to dry out. When ordered, the meat is shoveled directly into a pita without the obligatory pre-heat, leaving a chewy, cool, excuse for a meal. Halal food is supposed to be a guilty pleasure - might as well taste good! Fortunately, by cutting corners, these guys are significantly faster than their tastier counterparts. Perhaps that's the secret. Volume over quality. Incidentally, I think these were the guys who got stabbed last summer: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/27/food-cart-operator-says-vicious-stabbing-amounted-to-hate-crime/ Cash only.

This is my favorite halal truck on 14th simply because meals come with a drink (soda or water). The…read morelamb over rice is exactly what you expect for your run-of-the-mill to average halal truck. No more, no less. P.S. there's a 15% chance that the food truck I'm talking about is not Shanta, but one that looks exactly like the one in the photo.

HANDS DOWN BEST HALAL TRUCK FOOD EVER!!!…read more Whether you want lamb over rice, chicken over rice, lamb/chicken gyro... IT'S DELICIOUS!!!!!! WHY?! WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE SPECIAL??!! I'll tell you... 1. The rice is ALWAYS fluffy, seasoned and delicious!! 2. The meat is cooked with onions/ peppers, both red and green, which are freshly cut - you may be able to catch them chopping away 3. The service is GREAT! It might be because I'm a regular, but they give cooked potatoes and free drinks more than once - just note that they didn't give me special treatments when I first started going but I really keep going back to this truck. They will listen to their customers. While I was waiting for food one day, one girl came up to the truck and ordered chicken. when she saw that he touched lamb, she asked, more like demanded with an attitude, but anyhow, them to clean everything and if possible use a new spatula. They did everything she asked them to do. That's what I call customer service. 4. Their salad has freshly cut tomatoes! Not many street vendors do that 5. FULL BOX- they pack it SOOO much that your box may break! WONDERFUL! There are MANY halal trucks on 14th street, but THIS ONE IS HANDS DOWN BEST IN THE AREA.... Dare I say the best in the entire NY STATE? Lamb/chicken over rice is $5 - little more expensive than its competitors around the area, but totally worth it. Honestly, what have you got to lose? i NEVER got sick from eating from here unlike some of the other halal trucks, good quality, good portion. Go to SHANTA HALAL TRUCK!!! Look for the name!!!!!!! There are red stars on the top of the truck. They used to have white LED lights streaming across the top of the truck. Last time I went, they took it down, but seriously, open your eyes and look for SHANTA. I'm a HUGE FAN. Maybe I'll go eat here tonight... Yum.

Rafiqi's Delicious Food has several carts around Manhattan. This particular one serves the…read moreFlatiron-Chelsea patrons and has some of the friendliest staff manning the cart. Day after day it's the same guys and every time they always seem to prepare your order with a smile. Makes me wonder if they ever have a bad day? Unlike other snappy cart owners, these guys are more than happy to please. They're more than generous with their portions and with customizing of your order however you please. Less lettuce more tomatoes? No problem!

There is nothing I like more than cart food in New York City. And considering I eat chicken over…read morerice at least twice a week while sober, I like to think I'm close to achieving aficionado-status. Rafiqi's are one of the most common carts in the city. As a result, many people naive to street food cuisine might fall under the impression this cart is actually decent. False. My rice was crunchy, like it had either been sitting out for too long or it came straight from the cardboard box and never got cooked. The chicken was stringy and chewy- totally gross. And the lettuce was close near expiration. The tomatoes were fine, but the only reason Rafiqi's salvages two stars is because their barbecue sauce is damn good. For $4.75, the price is unbeatable, but the quality is abysmal.

I don't bother to know its name. It's that cart at 31st/8th ave Penn Station entrance, across 31st…read morest to a bbq restaurant. It's my first find after relocated to NYC. Special day, that was. Lamb gyro is my favorite. Lamb is juicey, flavorful, topped with creamy sauce + spicy sauce. It's a mess to eat, so i suggest hiding your face from passbys when dive into these $4 gyros. Yum! It's a shame I can only fit one in my belly at a time.

Excellent, excellent gyro. The ingredients were fresh and the lamb was juicy and cooked perfectly…read more The service was friendly. Most importantly, the guys cart and utensils were clean. The price is definitely right. I think we paid $5.50 for a gyro and a bottle of water. Like the previous poster said, they're messy, but delicious, so get some extra napkins and find a good place to hide while you devour the little bit of heaven you're holding in your hand. A quick note: the gentleman running the cart saw me give away my unopened bottle of water to a homeless man who asked for money for a drink. As soon as the homeless person walked away, he came over and gave me another bottle of water free of charge. Not much, but I thought it was a nice gesture that he didn't have to do.