Maryams Halal Taste of New York — Restaurant in Columbus

Edit: So good I went back again the next day.

Owner was friendly, food was good, and they were changing the fry oil when I got there (places like Wendy's and McDonald's sometimes don't do this enough and you can tell if the fries leave a bitter taste in your throat after you take a drink).

I don't give five stars for food unless it's really amazing - there was nothing bad about what I ate today - it was fresh and tasty, and it was a good value. Also they were happy to let me choose "half fries and half salad", this is why I'm giving them five stars overall (which I don't normally give out unless there's something special about a place. If a restaurant is just "good", that's not worthy of a five star rating.

I had "Chicken over Fries/ Salad". I'm thinking next time I'll order Kebab instead because the "chicken" is just decent and not super flavorful or exciting. Perhaps I would prefer chicken tenders, or the lamb.

There is a small counter you could sit at, but no tables. I'll get "take out" again next time I go back. I'm glad the POS didn't ask for a tip when I paid as I don't think it's appropriate to ASK customers for tips (tips should be offered by the customers, not asked for - particularly if the order is take out).

Edit: in Australia they have a similar dish that's very popular which they call: "Halal Snack Box".

Also, the "hot sauce" here is not hot, like, not at all. Next time, I'll ask if they have something hotter 😅

Edit #2: The hot sauce IS actually very hot, they just don't put much on unless you ask for it. It's hot, but really tasty hot sauce. Similar to Rooster's "Nukiller" sauce, but not quite as spicy as that - they do also have an extra hot sauce, which I...

Columbus foodie here—Absolutely delicious!!! If I could give them 100 stars I would! I will be eating here regularly! The food is authentic, portions are huge, food was hot FRESH and FLAVORFUL I can eat their food EVERYDAY! I highly recommend. The best Halal I’ve had since in years! The restaurant is very clean and the prices are very reasonable. I would have paid twice as much for my meal it was that good. I literally ate every single bite lol yummy!!! I tried yesterday for the first time I will going back...

this was my first time trying the food here!!! OMG!!!! it was some of the best tasting food i had in a long time! it was cooked to perfection! it was hot and fresh and i got it in a very timely matter! it was a 10/10 and i’m definitely going back! try the beef pattie’s with cheese! they are soooooo good! the fried chicken is seasoned perfectly! very...