On the evening of January 1, the famous halal restaurant from New YorkThe halal guysPosted a photo on Instagram announcing the upcoming Koreatown in downtown Los AngelesOpen a new branch.
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As soon as the news spread, the team's office exploded. The friends who live near Koreatown simply said, "I won't move in my life, justLive in Koreatown and eat Halal Guys! ”
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So, how hot is The Halal Guys?
In a word, it isCult-like existenceHas an amazing appeal.
In 1990, three founders from Egypt parked their dining car at the junction of New York's 53rd Street and Americas Street, specializing in serving Middle Eastern taxi drivers who worked late at night and could only eat halal food because of religion.
Soon, hungry young people who just came out of the club late at night discovered the deliciousness. Soon, half of New York City was lined up at this corner.
The red and yellow parasols at The Halal Guys dining car are nowNew York landmark, Delicious sign.
However, seeing does not mean you can eat it. In New York, whether day or night, you have to firstLine up for two and a half hours.
Want to cut in line? In 2006, a 19-year-old brother tried to cut in, and as a result ...
He was murdered ...
So, (risking my life) for more than two hours, what is it for eating?
It ’s actually very simple. The Halal Guys only sells in the Middle East.BBQ Rice (Platter)和Sandwich. However, the food here is halal, so Muslim friends can also eat it.
There are two types of barbecued meat, chicken and lamb.gyro;
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The name of the chicken is not changed.chicken. The most popular of The Halal Guys is the followingChicken Platter / Chicken with Rice.
The secret of deliciousness is that humble taste on barbecueWhite Sauce.
The Halal Guys white sauce style is closer to the traditional Greek sauce with baconTzatziki, But with exclusive improvements.
The recipe is still a secret. The founder Hegazy has talked about the white sauce of The Halal Guys in an interview. The white sauce has disappeared inexplicably, and it is likely that competitors have stolen to study the recipe.
In 2014, many media scrambled to report The Halal Guys's public formula.
In fact, The Halal Guys just launchedSachets of sachetsThe name of all ingredients is printed on the package in small print.
There is no weight and no production method. If you want to crack, please go home and slowly ponder.
As a result, someone really did! After theoretical research and repeated practice, the highly scientific exploration Perry Santanachote published on the Internet what he thinksThe closest white sauce recipe.
I made a rough count, a total of 9 kinds of raw materials, including 5 kinds of spices, 4 kinds of unknown ... and an unknown food additive ...
After looking at this recipe, my conclusion is: please let me go and line up obediently ...
In addition to rice bowls, the same grilled meat can also be wrapped in Pita bread.sandwich, The same white sauce, the same tempting.
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The Halal Guys also takes into account the needs of vegetarians. Alternative to barbecueFried Chickpea Meatballs (Falafel).
Currently, The Halal Guys has two branches in Los Angeles, Costa Mesa and Long Beach respectively. The opening time of the Koreatown branch has not been announced yet. Look forward to it with the team!
The halal guys
[Long Beach branch]
1804 Ximeno Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815 | (562) 986-9038
[Costa Mesa branch]
3033 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | (714) 850-1080
Written by Shao Yi
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