From
their humbled carts tagged with a long, militant line of voracious
customers - whether as a tourist or a busy city resident - Kimberly and I were
lucky and grateful to dine at the 1st franchised, brick-and-mortar
establishment located in the prestige city of Costa Mesa in the OC for their media preview night last week.
Just like how it’s served from
their unassuming carts, they provide only 2 types of meats: chicken and/or gyro. Then they are complemented with lettuce,
cubed tomatoes, and these carb choices: sandwich wrap and orange rice - along
with 4 triangular morsels of flat bread. Let’s not forget the crème de la crème of
Halal Guys: the tantalizing white sauce
and the concentrated, not-for-kids spicy red
sauce. The main difference from what the
OC eatery additionally offers are these food items like fries, hummus, tahini, baba ghanouj, and falafel - so
vegetarians, rejoice!
Also, from hearing my friends’
nostalgic experience with the wait time back at NYC, the customer line here also
zips through easily. Hopefully this
would not just facilitate the small, limited availability of seating,
but it would make the tireless search for the parking spot a little less
frustrating - blame the other popular, neighboring restaurants for that ounce of
chance.
Alright: onto the most exciting
part of that moment and my writing - eating! The gyro meat gave off an
overly seasoned sensation, which may be attractive to palates longing for a
strong, savory flavor profile. The falafel, on the other hand, delivered a
milder approach, so a decent bite with the orange rice would nicely assist. Finally, we couldn’t stop
reminiscing and simultaneously salivating over the perfectly seasoned and
succulent chicken, moreover seeing
the cooks carefully pan-grilling the giant mounds of chopped poultry
before being placed in the platters. Regardless of the protein, it is a must
to request for an absurdly amount of mayo-based, vegetarian-friendly white sauce and cautious drops of red sauce that if either is still
inadequate, they blissfully have to-go packets.
Officially opening this Friday,
October 2nd (congrats Thomas!), we hope you’ll feel the same euphoria as we did - and we’ll give you a
high-20 for your anticipating admiration of the chicken! And from the look of the parking lot, I hope
the online ordering option will be finally accessible!
Xo, Fia
#TheATKTeam
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