Faith’s Halal Food

With a halal cart poppin’ up at every corner and disappearing just as quickly, it is hard to find and keep track of a good one. And if you are a New Yorker, you know those Halal Guys are just not the same anymore. Faith’s, I think, is the best I have had outside of Queens (check out Astoria ppl!). With that said, here are a few of my favorite things about these guys:
1) They are really nice
2) The chef is actually wearing a chef’s uniform (say what you want, I think it’s cute!)
3) They have pepper sauce (not just hot sauce but Jamaican pepper sauce, although I wish they had some homemade West Indian pepper sauce)
4) It seemed like you can call in your order in advance
5) They have other choices besides «over rice» stuff like phillly cheese steak, empanada, salad, breakfast menu, fish and chips, chicken nuggets, etc etc… you get the jist.
6) Better priced than other spots
So, if you are around the neighborhood and tired of paying double for even fast food (I’m looking at you, KFC), give these guys a shot!
With love,
Not a construction worker

best halal food in the area. i’ve tried a few different places, and always come back to faith’s.
the guys are super friendly, and their chicken over rice is really good. i also come here for breakfast sometimes, for egg and cheese on a roll. can’t beat a $ 5 lunch!

I agree with the first review. The two guys are great with their customers. They’ll remember your order or your name or both.
I get the turkey bacon, egg and cheese to kill a hangover. The iced coffee is pretty good too, but not the best in the area.

Faith’s Halal Food cart is usually frequented by the construction workers in the area, and the man operating the cart seems to go on a first-​name basis with his customers. In a city of unoriginal food carts, it gives this cart a personal touch. Additionally, there always seems to be at least one or two people standing in front of the cart, so I knew it must be decent. So we decided to check this cart out for our latest adventure.
I was hesitant because the meats were not being cooked on the grill at prime time lunch time. There was no doner kebab for the lamb. Instead, the chicken was precooked in one large steam tray, and the lamb was precooked in another steam tray. I decided to go for the Chicken over Rice ($ 5.00). Because everything was already prepared, it took only seconds for my meal to be tossed in a platter: yellow rice, bits of chicken, and a side salad consisting of your typical chopped lettuce and sliced tomatoes. The chicken was tender and tasty, definitely a solid pick, though it didn’t have that fresh off the grill taste, which could probably have been my presumed imagination. A minor gripe that I also had with the chicken was that there were small bits of cartilage and bone in it. For the most part, it was edible but there were a couple that I had to inconveniently spit out. I also asked to try the lamb, which he threw a few pieces into my platter. I thought the lamb was much tastier, in all its standard sodium-​induced goodness. The bits were slightly charred to give it a subtle crispiness. The yellow rice was nothing impressive, slightly buttery, slightly oily. However, there were no real strong flavors or any noticeable herbs or spices in the mix. The hot sauce was a big disappointment. It appeared thin and watery, somewhat resembling the color of the hot sauce you get from the Chinese takeout packets. There was no hint of heat to the hot sauce, and it almost erred on the ever so slightly vinegary side. The white sauce definitely helped to take the edge off, in all its mayo-​based goodness. It was good, but nothing to rave about.
Faith’s delivers a solid halal platter at $ 5.00 each for either the chicken or lamb, or you can opt to get a combo platter for $ 5.50. Although the meat is served from precooked trays, they do a decent job in maintaining some resemblance of off the grill meat, but it just fell short of earning a return visit. That is partly to blame on the timid hot sauce, which I wouldn’t even call hot sauce.