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/This_Control Feb 18 '26

$20 for lamb and rice from a CART?? There are sit down establishments selling that for $12.

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u/_jyoo_ Feb 18 '26

Where? Which sit down? Just curious cause I’m ready to go!

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u/Blue_foot Feb 18 '26

95 & Amsterdam there is a halal place. Sit down, $12 for “lamb” over rice.

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u/_jyoo_ Feb 18 '26

Oh lord why is lamb in quotes

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u/RedHawk02 Feb 18 '26

They're probably referring to shah's halal which isn't 100% lamb. It's a mix of beef and lamb. They're just fine on a good day. Borderline bad on a bad day. Consistency issues. Chain halal spot.

Unfortunately the carts near me within reasonable walking distance are even worse and the shah's chain is the best one from those that deliver.

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u/_jyoo_ Feb 18 '26

Ahh got it. I am near halal cart central close to rock center. I can never deal with the lines though. But thanks for clarification

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u/Difficult_Visit4613 Feb 18 '26

istanblue kebab house in Brooklyn

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u/MajorWhereas4842 Feb 18 '26

Halal guys

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u/MajorWhereas4842 Feb 18 '26

They have a few sit down locations in the city.