What to order at Adel's Famous Halal Food

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Chicken and rice with white sauce
Editor tip
The line is half as long as the Halal Guys for arguably the better chicken. The white sauce is tangier.
CuisineStreet food
Price$
NeighborhoodMidtown
HoursMon-Sat 11:00-22:00
The dishChicken and rice with white sauce
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53rd & 6th cart ★ 4.3

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The 53rd and 6th late-night cart corner is a New York City institution: three carts side by side, the Halal Guys and two rivals, feeding bar crowds.

TryLate-night chicken and rice

TipOrder from whichever cart has the shortest line; the three menus are nearly identical at this hour.

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Uncle Gussy's ★ 4.3

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Uncle Gussy's cart at Park and 51st has grilled pork and chicken souvlaki for Midtown office workers in New York City since the 1970s. Tzatziki.

TryPork souvlaki platter

TipLunch only, weekdays. The line moves fast at 12:30; the platter feeds two if you split.

Directions

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53rd & 6th cart ★ 4.3

$ Street foodMidtown

The 53rd and 6th late-night cart corner is a New York City institution: three carts side by side, the Halal Guys and two rivals, feeding bar crowds.

TryLate-night chicken and rice

TipOrder from whichever cart has the shortest line; the three menus are nearly identical at this hour.

Directions

N.Y. Dosas ★ 4.5

$ Street foodGreenwich VillageCash only

Thiru Kumar's vegan South Indian dosa cart has run on the south side of Washington Square Park in New York City since 2001. Located in Greenwich Village.

TryMasala dosa

TipCash only. The Pondicherry special is the cart's signature; the masala dosa is the entry-level order.

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Birria-Landia ★ 4.5

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Birria-Landia is the Jackson Heights food truck that sparked New York City's birria craze, slow-cooking Tijuana-style beef served with consomme.

TryTijuana-style beef birria tacos with consomme

TipOrder the beef tacos with a side of consomme and dunk each bite. Lines move fast and the truck runs late into the night on weekends.

Directions

Xi'an Famous Foods ★ 4.5

$ Street foodChinatown

Jason Wang's Xi'an Famous Foods has slung hand-pulled biang biang noodles in New York City since 2005. Located in Chinatown. Open daily 11:30-21:30.

TrySpicy cumin lamb biang biang noodles

TipOrder the spicy cumin lamb biang biang noodles. The liang pi cold-skin noodles in summer are the secondary order.

Directions

Vanessa's Dumpling House ★ 4.2

$ Street foodChinatown

Vanessa's on Eldridge Street has sold four dumplings for $1.50 in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City since 1999. Pan-fried, steamed or boiled.

TryPork chive dumplings, four for $1.50

TipThe sesame pancake stuffed with beef is the off-the-menu cult order. Cash speeds up the line at lunch.

Directions

Uncle Gussy's ★ 4.3

$ Street foodMidtown

Uncle Gussy's cart at Park and 51st has grilled pork and chicken souvlaki for Midtown office workers in New York City since the 1970s. Tzatziki.

TryPork souvlaki platter

TipLunch only, weekdays. The line moves fast at 12:30; the platter feeds two if you split.

Directions

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