If you have ever been to The Halal Guys food cart on the corner of 53rd and 6th, you will know that it is the busiest food cart in New York. That cart is never without a line-up. And everyone (suits, tourists, yuppies, hipsters, drunks, the odd hungry student pulling an all-nighter) is drawn to it. At any given time, even at 3:00 in the morning, there is usually a 20-minute line-up. What do they sell? Chicken and gyro, on either rice or in a pita. Sounds simple, right? But no, they have this secret white sauce that is so addictive, I swear there is crack in it.
Mixed platter: Chicken and gyro with lettuce, tomatoes, and pita slices on a bed of yellow rice with tons of white sauce
Underneath the meat and salad
I don't actually know what's in the white sauce, but it's like tahini or tzatziki sauce except better. Which means it's like, the super hero of sauces. Which means anything that is drenched in this sauce is insanely, ridiculously, super-duper tasty. And for $6, you get a colossal platter of epic deliciousness. (Seriously, there are only raves about this cart.) If you are in New York, you need to go to this food cart to try the legendary sauce. You will become hooked.
The Halal Guys
53rd Street & 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Ugh, I am hungry!!
ReplyDeleteMe, too. :( My own food pictures are killing me. For whatever this dish lacks in looks, it makes up for in EPIC DELICIOUSNESS.
DeleteYum! I ate mine sitting on the ground just past the fountain. Lol.
ReplyDeleteThere's this super nice quiet seating area right on 53rd Street -- it's really weird, but amongst the busy street and buildings, there's this area with a big waterfall and ivy growing on the walls filled with tables and chairs... like a piece of land dedicated to peace and quiet. We brought our food there to eat. :)
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