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Adel's Famous Halal Food is a halal cart stationed at 1221 6th Ave in Midtown's Theater District, serving the classic chicken-and-lamb-over-rice platters with white and hot sauce that define NYC's halal-cart genre. With over a thousand Yelp reviews, it has built a loyal following of tourists, office workers, and post-show crowds looking for a late-night bite.
Reviewers describe wait times that swing widely depending on when you show up — some report getting through in around 40 minutes, while others describe lines running anywhere from 15 to 90 minutes at peak times. Because it's a street cart with no seating and no reservation system, the whole line is first-come-first-served, and Yelp-reported hours (roughly 6pm weekdays, 10pm weekends) suggest arriving right at opening or well outside the evening rush is the best bet for a shorter wait.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
damnlines doesn't have a live camera at this location yet, so we can't give a real-time line count. Based on reported reviews, waits vary widely by time of day — some customers describe getting through in around 40 minutes, while others report anywhere from 15 to 90 minutes during busier stretches, since it's a single street cart with no indoor seating to speed things along.
No. It's a halal food cart, not a sit-down restaurant, so it's first-come-first-served with no reservation system.
Yelp lists the cart as opening in the evening — around 6pm on weekdays and 10pm on weekends — consistent with its reputation as a late-night, post-theater stop. Cart hours can shift day to day, so it's worth checking before you go.
It's known for classic halal-cart chicken-and-rice and lamb-and-rice platters topped with white and hot sauce, in the same genre as Midtown's other well-known halal carts.
It's located at 1221 6th Ave (Avenue of the Americas) in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, near Rockefeller Center.
Sources: Yelp — Adel's Famous Halal Food · Adel's Famous Halal Food — official site