The Halal Guys

Now I wanted to try this place since it opened. Like they had a contest but I couldn't go I had to go help others like I always do. But my first time finally and I must say it was fantastic. They put enough chicken and lamb in there with lettuce and tomatoes and onions and rice. It filled me up. And the cheese cake great. My only complaint is I didn't get more. The staff was wonderful even one tried to laugh at my poor joke. All should try and judge for your self don't go by all negative comments.

To ease the folks looking for the entrance to this place from the street, look next to 7 Leaves. It's in that same little area with the fountain. Upon entry, I was greeted immediately, and the actual restaurant felt nice to be inside - good vibes immediately. For the mobile order folks, they have an area dedicated to those orders, and they make it easy to sort yours out from the rest.

I ended up getting a Beef Gyro Platter, Mango Tea, and some Baklava as my meal - the beef itself I have no issues with, it's seasoned and cooked well, and works in tandem with the other ingredients with one hangup. I'm not sure if it was just mine, or this is just how they cook their rice, but mine was especially kind of crunchy. It made it really difficult to judge the dish in a vacuum, because it really detracted from my enjoyment of the other flavor components. Again, hopefully a one-off.

The Mango Tea was fine, a bit on the subtle end of flavor - had a nice balance to it, though, especially for tea. The Baklava was a nice capper to the meal, just be careful about residual honey on the boxes if you get your meal to go!

Overpriced franchise chain with horrible service and okay food. If you think Chipotle is Mexican food then you'll love this place. Caters to the folks who like bland flavors.

There staff is all college aged kids with zero knowledge of customer service. They could care less about helping or serving you.

They serve a chicken bowl for $13 and only give you three little pita triangles with your food 🤦🏽‍♂️

Overall, this place is not the vibe. Why come here when just a few blocks and less then 5 minutes away you can get way better tasting/quality and cheaper food from Elias Pita on University or way better service from workers that will happily welcome you and treat you like family at the Falafel Spot on Iowa.

You've been warned, don't be shocked if you are disappointed after coming here like I was.

The food is GREAT! I have always loved hummus and falafel especially together but never tried the white sauce til now and it's a whole nother level!! I am going to be here from now until Friday (their grand opening) because I am guaranteeing my spot to eat here for a year! Definitely worth it! Even in this cold 🥶❄️