Restaurant: Halal Guys

Location: 3432 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010. (213) 480-7738

Date: October 26, 2016

Cuisine: Fast Casual Gyro

Rating: Tasty and quick

I kept hearing about this place and its infamous “white sauce”, so in I go.

Right in the heart of Korea Town — Halal Guys is definitely NOT Korean.

The Fast Casual joint serves up a very limited menu of gyro, chicken, and falafel.

With McDonalds colors too.

Gryos on the left.

Giant heap of chicken Shwarma on the right.
Combo plate. Here it is, both meats with the “salad” a touch of pita and the white, spicy, and BBQ sauces. It was pretty spicy and the meat, while tender, is fairly hidden by the tangy/spicy sauce. Pretty darn tasty sauce but anything else, and certainly the uninspired “salad” is just a vehicle for the sauce.

Apparently, the white sauce is pretty much this:

1. Whisk mayonnaise, water, and lemon juice together until smooth and no lumps appear.
2. Add caraway, sumac, cardamom, and turmeric; stir until combined.
3. Add xanthan gum and mix until it thickens slightly.
4. Add black pepper to taste.

So fine, if I happen to be near a Halal Guys and I need a 15 minute lunch, yeah, I’d go again for sure. Not much variety, but pretty tasty and quick.

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