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    The Halal Guys

    4.3 (1.5k reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Jon R.

    Located In a small shopping area with a lot of places to choose from for lunch. Parking is hard to come by especially for Lunch. First time for my wife and she enjoyed it. We had lamb/beef and lamb/chicken both had really good flavor. Added white sauce and did only 2 lines of the red sauce. It can be very hot. Staff were friendly and inviting and didn't take long to go through the line. Would come by again.

    Combo plate
    Margaret N.

    The food was okay, we got the regular combo plate and the portions are plentiful, enough for 2 people to share. Makes for a great low carb/keto meal if you just ask for more lettuce in place of the rice. The place seems a little run down so we took it to go and enjoyed it at home. The halal white sauce is really good, the hot sauce makes you sweat so don't put too much of it on your plate if you can't take the heat!

    The one on the left is the beef gyro plate with barely any meat at all.
    Faith D.

    We came to buy 3 plates of food on Saturday night, around 9pm thirty minutes before closing. Me and my brother were served our 2 mixed plates by a kind female server with glasses (I regret that I forgot her name but I know it starts with an M). The portions she gave were very fair and her service was great. However, when my parents ordered their plate, they were served by Katie and her portion giving was totally subpar! They ordered a gyro only plate and she gave two half scoops that equaled up to one normal scoop. Then, when my parents asked her if that was the right proportions, she said yes and proceeded to want to charge them for an extra scoop. On top of that, her attitude and service were terrible and unwelcoming. We've been going here for years and it has always been a hit or miss with the employee serving the portions. But to be honest, more times than not we have experienced very skimpy servers. It's too bad because the food is great, but when the servers are trained to be too skimpy, it reminds us of Chipotle and we are just so tired of spending our money here when the portion isn't at all equal to the price. I really hope the owners and management can train all their employees to give a fair, decent sized portions, especially in this economy. If things don't change soon, all business will be going to Kebab Shop next to Target.

    Missing chicken
    Bri S.

    Went at 7pm Friday for take home dinner. Told the guy beef AND chicken. He goes "oh OK". Does this look like beef and chicken? Even the beef was not really warm or fresh. Waste of money I also asked him if the side of hummus was $4 because that's how much it was last time? Instead of the $1 scoop that they put on top of your food. He responded yes, and then proceeded to charge me $6 for it. BTW this isn't the first time they don't get your order right. My work stopped ordering us meals from there because they always got some wrong.. Not going back for a WHILE...

    Sandwich with chicken
    Marisol E.

    Was torn between this place and the kebab shop, for lunch today. Looks like halal guys won! I ordered the sandwich, interesting they call it that and not a wrap/gyro. I chose chicken as the protein, added hummus for an extra $1, lettuce tomato and their sauce. Very tasty, only complaint it will fall apart at the first bite. I don't know the solution to the bread falling apart so fast, but let's just say I needed a fork to eat the rest of the stuff.

    Regular chicken platter
    Maheen K.

    I love my halal guy's chicken platter fix with white sauce and a side of hot sauce. Unfortunately it is a hit or miss. This time around, my rice seemed like at the end of the barrel so I was getting a crunch in every bite. Apart from that, the customer service was excellent. I just wished I got fresher rice.

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    Devin B.

    I've heard of Halal Guys but had never tried it. This time we were in the area for something else and decided we would give it a try! We really love this type of food so it was a good healthy option for lunch. Upon entering we were greeted by staff. People were friendly and helpful. I noticed the restaurant has plenty of seating and there was only one other group dining, but we were here really early so it wasn't quite peak lunchtime yet. We ordered a couple bowls; I got the chicken and my husband had beef shwarma and falafel. They cooked the falafel fresh when we ordered, so it was hot a fresh and tasted great! The rest of the food was good too. It came with a packet of white sauce which is mild and creamy but adds a good flavor to the food. Everything was fresh and even my daughter enjoyed it. Nothing wrong with the food but it felt very...simple? I'm not sure what it was but it felt like this was underseasoned or something. It was delicious but it seems that other similar food I have had felt more "authentic" and this might be a little bit more for the American palate. Not really a complaint, but if you like similar places with bold flavors, you might not find those bold flavors here. All in all it was a tasty and healthy lunch. Child approved so that's also a good thing!

    Krishna C.

    Typical Halal guys. Freshly made Mediterranean food served in a Chipotle style assembly line in a bowl! -Cute interior at this location. -Employees were very helpful. -Food is solid as always. If you are shopping yourself to death at the Cerritos mall, and feel hungry, this restaurant should be on your list to satisfy that hunger!!!

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    Zarifa A.

    There was a lot of hype surrounding the original Halal Guys in New York and when they expanded to California, I heard from a lot of people that it wasn't the same. Granted, I haven't tried the original New York location and don't have it to compare to, but I'd say that food here is really solid despite what everyone says and I actually enjoy it a lot!! During my last visit, I ordered the limited edition spiced sizzlin chicken sandwich and it was SO good! To start off, this sandwich is LOADED and I love how they don't skimp out on the meat here. The meat itself is juicy and flavorful and all the other ingredients in the sandwich complemented it so well. They offer white and red sauce, which I recommend having both of, but be warned, the red sauce can be SPICY if you have a lot of it. Overall, I love the sandwich and for under $12, it's well worth the price given the quality and the quantity of it. I checked in on Yelp and also got an order of free fries (YAY!). I honestly didn't expect much from the fries here but they're actually some of the best fast food fries I've had; I don't know what about it makes them so special but they really stood out to me. If you're thinking about ordering the fries, this is your sign to just do it, because trust me, you won't regret it! My one complaint about my experience is that service is a bit slow. It looked like there was only a single employee taking orders and making the food, so it was understandable, but it's something worth noting if you're hoping to get your food quickly. The store itself has a decent amount of seating and was clean. It is located in the same plaza as Target, so there was a decent amount of parking. Overall, I 100% recommend The Halal Guys and will return again in the future.

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    Chanette K.

    To the people working today, thank you for your generosity and friendliness. It has been difficult for my husband celebrating Ramadan to cook with his work schedule. So this just made it so much easier on us. Again, a million thank you's for your kindess today. Staff here is always amazing to us when we go!

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    The pita was dry. My gyro fell apart and was a big mess. This and New York Halal Guys should never be in the same sentence.

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    UPDATE: I emailed as requested and have not received a reply as to how they intend to "make it right."

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    Ask the Community - The Halal Guys

    Are they still doing curbside?

    Wish you still had the plant based gyro, will it ever come back?

    Is this place close down? i came on 3/18/2022 and it's not open.

    Hi Julia, Thank you for contacting us. Its possible that due to staffing shortage the location may have closed early for the day or opening later for the day. The yelp/google hours should be the most accurate for future references.

    Why don't you have spoons when some of your other locations do?

    Not sure..the closest thing they have here is sporks.

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