I'm pretty sure that every halal cart in NYC is privy to some magical spice mixture that, when applied to meat and grilled on a flat top, can distract me from whatever I'm doing and make me hungry.
This halal guy just off Fulton is crazy nice; he posts up every afternoon alongside the new Gap Factory Store, and you can smell it all the way down Gallatin and halfway down the Fulton Mall. Even if Gallatin is the quickest way to get where I'm going, sometimes I just avoid this block because it's too tempting.
Because getting a chicken pita (doused in white and hot sauce) can be the most delicious decision you make all week, if not the healthiest. If it was, I'd be eating these things twice a day; they are tasty, filling, ever-so-portable…and CHEAP. It's usually $5 for what is basically a full meal, and if you catch the guy before he's going home (usually between 6 and 7 pm), you might be able to haggle him down to $4.
The trick with this (and all negotiation) is you have to be willing to walk away; it's all about leverage. You don't need that street meat, since your girlfriend is making some sort of vegetarian dinner. Just don't let the halal guy (or your girlfriend) know that you want no part of that weird experiment she's conducting, and that at this point nothing will satisfy you except his heavily spiced, insanely flavorful meat.
And once you start walking away after hearing the price, he'll probably stop you and discount your meal. If he doesn't, then maybe you were meant to eat some silken tofu. It's probably better for you anyway.
I'm pretty sure that every halal cart in NYC is privy to some magical spice mixture that, when applied to meat and grilled on a flat top, can distract me from whatever I'm doing and make me hungry.
This halal guy just off Fulton is crazy nice; he posts up every afternoon alongside the new Gap Factory Store, and you can smell it all the way down Gallatin and halfway down the Fulton Mall. Even if Gallatin is the quickest way to get where I'm going, sometimes I just avoid this block because it's too tempting.
Because getting a chicken pita (doused in white and hot sauce) can be the most delicious decision you make all week, if not the healthiest. If it was, I'd be eating these things twice a day; they are tasty, filling, ever-so-portable…and CHEAP. It's usually $5 for what is basically a full meal, and if you catch the guy before he's going home (usually between 6 and 7 pm), you might be able to haggle him down to $4.
The trick with this (and all negotiation) is you have to be willing to walk away; it's all about leverage. You don't need that street meat, since your girlfriend is making some sort of vegetarian dinner. Just don't let the halal guy (or your girlfriend) know that you want no part of that weird experiment she's conducting, and that at this point nothing will satisfy you except his heavily spiced, insanely flavorful meat.
And once you start walking away after hearing the price, he'll probably stop you and discount your meal. If he doesn't, then maybe you were meant to eat some silken tofu. It's probably better for you anyway.