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re: The Halal Guys on Lee Appears to Be Closed
Posted on 9/15/19 at 3:11 pm to mouton
Posted on 9/15/19 at 3:11 pm to mouton
quote:
I don’t live in Louisiana anymore but I gave never heard of any Morrocan or Persian restaurants in the area two of my favorite cuisines.
Yeah, me either, but I figured it was worth a shot if I can find a place that'll give me a chicken tagine.
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Posted on 9/15/19 at 4:37 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Go to World Market and buy a tagine and cook your own.
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 9/15/19 at 4:40 pm to Hoya Saxa
Idk but I had some fantastic shawarma and hummus today 
Posted on 9/15/19 at 4:42 pm to Caplewood
That hummus looks awesome. Where is that from?
Posted on 9/15/19 at 4:43 pm to mouton
Jerusalem Bakery in Marietta. They make all their breads as well. Pita is some of the best I’ve ever had
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 9/15/19 at 5:03 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Casablanca in Metairie is Moroccan, but it’s also kosher, so the menu has couscous but also Israeli modern standards like falafel and schnitzel.
Jamilas on Maple St in NO is Tunisian. Not quite Moroccan, but some similarities.
Jamilas on Maple St in NO is Tunisian. Not quite Moroccan, but some similarities.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 5:37 pm to mouton
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Go to World Market and buy a tagine and cook your own.
I could do that, but I want it cooked by someone who knows what they're doing. I can print a gumbo recipe and hand it to an Iowan, but what I'm going to get isn't going to be good.
quote:
Casablanca in Metairie is Moroccan, but it’s also kosher, so the menu has couscous but also Israeli modern standards like falafel and schnitzel. Jamilas on Maple St in NO is Tunisian. Not quite Moroccan, but some similarities.
Thanks, hungryone
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:11 pm to FultonReed
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She must have called the Freret store, because the CBD store is somehow still open. I don’t know how anyone can enjoy their food. Everything is so dry. The rice is almost inedible.
The reason the one on st Charles is still open is because the owner of all of the Halal Guys in New Orleans actually owns the building. His name is Aaron Motwani he is the son of Mike Motwani who owns more than half of the buildings in the French Quarter + owns Willie’s Chicken Shack.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:41 pm to mouton
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For some reason people in Baton Rouge don’t understand the difference. They call any Middle eastern food Greek or Lebanese. I have never seen this anywhere else in the country. Most of the Middle Eastern restaurants there aren’t even Lebanese owned.
It's not that difficult of a mistake to make. There have been a lot of cross influence throughout history between the cultures and cuisines of the regions. I was just clarifying for the sake of clarifying.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 3:02 pm to LoneStarRanger
quote:Yeah. They were a sensation as a New York food cart but that hasn't translated to other cities where they're attempting to do brick and mortar setups that don't rely on heavy foot traffic. They're selling that pre-made foodcart design to compete with all the other places that are cooking to order.
They are having huge problems nationwide.
Many of the stores shutdown without notice, and when news outlets like Eater or others call the corporate offices, they had no idea it was shut down.
Looks like a classic case of a company expanding way too fast and not able to scale it
Around Texas, for example, all of the knockoff versions are better versions of what they do. Austin has Halal Bros right by UT's campus and it's the same concept but cooked fresh to order and it's delicious. In DFW there's New York Eats near UT Arlington's campus and Chop House Gyro near the Galleria--both WAY better versions of the same thing that are fresh and cooked to order. Valley Ranch/Las Colinas has a spot that was called Arabian Bites that was a better version as well, though I've heard it's dropped off in quality lately.
So you've got a style of food that is not particularly unique or hard to replicate, combined with a franchise model that isn't tailored to the locations outside of the original getting its arse kicked by superior imitators.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 3:07 pm to Hoya Saxa
Not surprising since nobody was ever there when I ate there. That said, I thought it was pretty good.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 3:58 pm to mouton
quote:You think restaurants in Greece or Lebanon discern the difference between Cajun and Creole?
But there is a discernible difference. It is two separate cuisines.
No, who gives a shite. If you serve rotating lamb on a pita, you are a Lebanese Greek to me.
This post was edited on 9/16/19 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 9/16/19 at 4:31 pm to lsupride87
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If you serve rotating lamb on a pita, you are a Lebanese Greek to me.
Ok bro.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 4:39 pm to lsupride87
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No, who gives a shite.
Mouton has had a hard on for years over this crazy debacle in the BR food scene
Posted on 9/16/19 at 5:06 pm to Jones
Habibi’s in Marksville GOAT
Posted on 9/16/19 at 5:42 pm to Hoya Saxa
I’m surprised it didn’t last in BR because that place is just so bad. Some idiot decided it would be a good idea to open one on Freret St and it may have lasted 6 mts. How the CBD location is still open surprises me.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 5:45 pm to Hoya Saxa
That place is garbage. The food was never hot and it just kind of sucked. That makes 3 places in that little shopping area on Lee that have shut down after not being open for a year (Mooyah's, Piccadilly and Halal).
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is definitely a win tho, big fan of that place
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is definitely a win tho, big fan of that place
Posted on 9/16/19 at 5:47 pm to LSUZombie
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Baton Rouge has a ton of great Greek and Lebanese food options.
they all get their Gyro pre made from teh same place.
The chicken at Halal guys is actually really good. The gyro is way overcooked and crunchy almsot.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 5:48 pm to mouton
quote:
For some reason people in Baton Rouge don’t understand the difference. They call any Middle eastern food Greek or Lebanese. I have never seen this anywhere else in the country. Most of the Middle Eastern restaurants there aren’t even Lebanese owned.
Please explain to me how this menu is any different than Greek or Lebanese. Its literally two different things dressed up with veggies, with or without pita bread
This post was edited on 9/16/19 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 9/16/19 at 6:11 pm to hubertcumberdale
quote:
Please explain to me how this menu is any different than Greek or Lebanese
Simple:
Different bread, seasonings, meat, different location on the world map. They don’t even speak the same language.
Lebanese food is not the same as Greek. There are few Greek places in LA and more Lebanese. Thank the middle eastern people for confusing you.
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