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So I'm flipping through the newspaper today and I find an article on NYC NTers favorite fast food stand
. Alright, so which one of y'all is lining up at 4am in sub-zero temperatures?
http://www.thestar.com/tr...-guy-a-new-york-original
‘Halal cart guy’ a New York original [h2]Halal cart guy serves up the greasiest, sloppiest … tastiest pile of street eats in Manhattan[/h2]NEW YORK CITY—It all started around 15 years ago. With New York’sendless, swirling sea of yellow cabs crisscrossing the city, cabbiesneeded fuel for more than their cars. Food, they needed food. Not just any food. Late-night food, the kind that’s cheap, fresh, hot, and (pardon the pun) wouldn’t eat into their driving schedules.
EnterIslam Elsayed and his tiny halal cart. At the corner of 53rd St. and6th Ave., it was the perfect spot. Walking distance from Times Square,Central Park and Columbus Circle, he was smack dab in the middle ofManhattan’s shopping and nightlife. The cart itself was modest, thesize of a regular hot dog cart, but with a larger, flat grill and roomunderneath to store pita bread and pre-cooked rice.
For$4.50, Elsayed fed his customers a feast: A bed of basmati rice, lambgyro, shredded chicken, salad and pita — all smothered in his secretwhite sauce and crammed into a round aluminum tray.
Word ofthe “halal cart guy
http://www.thestar.com/tr...-guy-a-new-york-original
‘Halal cart guy’ a New York original [h2]Halal cart guy serves up the greasiest, sloppiest … tastiest pile of street eats in Manhattan[/h2]NEW YORK CITY—It all started around 15 years ago. With New York’sendless, swirling sea of yellow cabs crisscrossing the city, cabbiesneeded fuel for more than their cars. Food, they needed food. Not just any food. Late-night food, the kind that’s cheap, fresh, hot, and (pardon the pun) wouldn’t eat into their driving schedules.
EnterIslam Elsayed and his tiny halal cart. At the corner of 53rd St. and6th Ave., it was the perfect spot. Walking distance from Times Square,Central Park and Columbus Circle, he was smack dab in the middle ofManhattan’s shopping and nightlife. The cart itself was modest, thesize of a regular hot dog cart, but with a larger, flat grill and roomunderneath to store pita bread and pre-cooked rice.
For$4.50, Elsayed fed his customers a feast: A bed of basmati rice, lambgyro, shredded chicken, salad and pita — all smothered in his secretwhite sauce and crammed into a round aluminum tray.
Word ofthe “halal cart guy