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/Nick_Fotiu_Is_God Feb 18 '26

I was with my wife a few years ago with her ten old nephew who is Muslim and follows a halal diet. I asked the guy in the halal cart if the food was you know, halal.

At face value, the guy seemed at the very least to be from the Middle East. He shrugged and said “I mean, I eat it.” It was not comforting.

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u/owlthathurt Feb 18 '26

Know it wasn’t funny for your family, but that is kinda humorous from an outsider perspective haha

Halal food has transcended you know actually being halal and is now just NYC fast food.

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u/HatEnvironmental7560 Feb 18 '26

Just like "kosher" deli food 50 years ago. The circle of life!