Showing posts with label The Halal Guys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Halal Guys. Show all posts

Friday, June 27, 2014

The Halal Guys finally opening their East Village restaurant tomorrow



We walked by the incoming Halal Guys space last evening on East 14th Street just east of Second Avenue ... and spotted about 10 workers inside stocking the refrigerated units with drinks, etc. When asked, one of the workers said they'd be open "soon."

Soon turns out to be tomorrow, as the Daily News reports that the first restaurant from the popular food-cart vendors opens at 7 a.m. 5 p.m.

And what can you expect?

In addition to the standard gyros and platters sold at the carts, the restaurant will boast new offerings, including a juice and smoothie bar, hummus, tabbouleh, baba ghanoush, Mediterranean salads and yogurt. And the falafels will be made fresh, instead of merely reheated at the carts.

While a rice-and-meat platter is $6 at Halal Guys’ carts, the East Village restaurant will offer two sizes: a regular for $6 and a large for $7.

Meanwhile, the owners are planning to go national (and eventually global) by working with Fransmart — the franchise company behind the rapidly expanding Five Guys Burgers brand — to open restaurants in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Houston.

So does this mean that we can't like them anymore?

We were first to report on the East Village expansion last Sept. 28.

Previously on EV Grieve:
The Halal Guys are now open on East 14th Street and 2nd Avenue

The Halal Guys are apparently opening their first restaurant in the East Village

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Looks like a May opening for the Halal Guys restaurant on East 14th Street



Food-cart favorites The Halal Guys expanded to the East Village last Sept. 19 with an outpost on the northwest corner of East 14th Street and Second Avenue...

Soon after, signage for a Halal Guys restaurant appeared at 307 E. 14th St. (immediately adjacent to the new cart).

Now that restaurant space has seemingly been dormant for months. What's up with that?

Blame the building's gas line, manager Khalid Ahmed told Serena Solomon at DNAinfo.

While building the store it became apparent the old gas lines at 307 E. 14th St. could not support both the Halal Guys' kitchen and the apartments in the building, Ahmed said.

Halal Guys has spent the last few months replacing the lines at their own expense and are now waiting on Con-Edison to connect the pipes to the main grid.

If all goes well, then the restaurant should be open in May.

Meanwhile, there is the cart right out the door.

Previously on EV Grieve:
The Halal Guys are now open on East 14th Street and 2nd Avenue

The Halal Guys are apparently opening their first restaurant in the East Village

Saturday, September 28, 2013

The Halal Guys are apparently opening their first restaurant in the East Village



Food-cart favorites The Halal Guys expanded to the East Village on Sept. 19 with a cart on the northwest corner of East 14th Street and Second Avenue...

Now, as a few readers noted, the former deli at 307 E. 14th St. (immediately adjacent to the new cart) has new signage noting a Halal Guys restaurant ...We don't have any further details at the moment...

Previously on EV Grieve:
The Halal Guys are now open on East 14th Street and 2nd Avenue

Monday, September 23, 2013

The Halal Guys are now open on East 14th Street and 2nd Avenue



A recap from Saturday... This past Friday, the fellows with the popular food cart on 53rd and 6th opened an outpost on the northeast corner of East 14th Street and Second Avenue... they are open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

The Halal Guys are now in the East Village



The fellows with the popular food cart on 53rd and 6th have opened an outpost hereabouts... per the above tweet... they announced this back in June.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The Halal Guys are coming to the East Village


The Halal Guys, proprietors of the crazy busy food cart on 53rd and Sixth, are coming to the East Village, per a tweet this afternoon... Details to come on where you can find their chicken and lamb over rice ... not to be confused with the imposter halal carts parked nearby in Midtown ...