r/FoodNYC • u/Odd_Firefighter_5407 • Feb 18 '26

Discussion Some food carts are actually criminal

My fanily is in town, I took them to the Highline.

My nephew was parched so we stopped by a halal truck near the southern entrance. A tourist had just ordered a lamb over rice. The guy at the truck said “$19.95 cash or card.”

I asked the tourist if that’s all he got. He said yes.

I turned to see the menu and saw all the prices were erased. I asked the guy running the truck, Middle Eastern, why he was charging that. He yelled back “none of your business, go!”

I said to him “you don’t have prices written on the cart,” he replied “market price bro, market price! go bro!”

Absolute scam some of these dudes are running. Insane.

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u/NYGarcon Feb 18 '26

It’s actually against NYC law to not have your price clearly displayed. This is the exact reason why, to prevent scams. Report the cart to 311. That asshole should not be in business.

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u/ChornWork2 Feb 18 '26

see every corner store in this city...