Chicken & Rice – New York
23 Mar
When I went to New York, my good friend took me to a chicken & rice cart. He told me that it was THE BEST chicken & rice cart in New York. I took it as an exaggeration – but I was wrong. It’s well-known. VERY well-known. You could even call it famous. If you Google “chicken & rice new york”, a map to the cart will show up on the results page.
The cart owner’s name is Islam Elsayed and his cart is located at 53rd St. and 6th Ave., New York. (In front of the Hilton)
Ok, the Google map below is a bit off with it’s red ‘A’ label, as you can see when you click the pic to enlarge, but I’ve circled the correct intersection.
The Toronto Star posted an article on Friday, March 19, 2010 about the “‘Halal cart guy’ a New York original”. It’s a good read, so check it out if you wanna know more about the Halal Cart Guy/Chicken & Rice Guy.
I was told to avoid the late-night after-party lineups since they’re about 10x longer than daytime ones, so I went during a Saturday to get my chicken & rice fix. There was still a line-up, and in my opinion, it was long. Imagine how the night line-ups are! Notice my “I hate line-ups” face.
To be honest, the line-up was worth it. I’ve had a lot of chicken in my life. And a lot more rice (insert Asian stereotype phrase here). And this combo was delicious! It must have been the special white sauce (not the kind dirty-birds think of) that does it, and also the hot sauce which gives it a kick.
It’s so good that I’d be willing to line-up again (this time, with my “the line-up is worth it” face). It was even worth it to sit outside in the February cold to eat it.
(Hmm, I just noticed that my “I hate line-ups” face and my “hungry, dying-to-eat” face are very similar. I gotta work on diversifying my faces!)
So if you like chicken and rice, and you’re in the Big Apple, go get some! You won’t be disappointed.
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