Halalbee's — Restaurant in New York

I love Burgers. Infact.. I love them so much.. I've made them well over 300+ times and perfected my own style. I'm always excited to see a new burger joint. I was even more excited to see a Halal Burger joint. Not only a Halal burger joint, but a Halal GRASS FED burger joint! The taunting of "coming soon" was a bit too overwhelming... Why? Because if you know Halal (Halal is not cart food!) or Kosher food, you know it's not cheap and let alone when the meat is grass fed. Finally after it has opened and I struggled to not go there during opening day.. today I made it happen! Walked in, liked the vibe and decore. The staff was friendly. The menu is clean, clear and straight forward. Prices are AMAZING again for the quality. I got the Lunatic burger & sweet potato fries. The Lunatic burger had Maple Beef 🥓! Say what?! The bun was soft but not soggy with the smoked ghost mayo. The Patty has an excellent char crust, always cooked to a medium to maintain the quality and simplicity. The Gouda is pronounced but not potent (for those who aren't used to stronger cheese smell) and the ghost pepper sauce is good but not to the level ghost peppers are meant to be, but it's good. Bacon was slightly sweet and not over powering and delicious. The sweet potato fries were just "perfect!" I was asked " how would you compare this to Shake Shack?!" I say... It's better! Why? Halal, Grass fed beef, cheap pricing and not being a chain beats Shake Shack in almost anyway. Now can there be improvements? Sure.. but I'm perfectly content with what is being served. 😁 Sorry for the long post! Wife's telling me "no one will read this long post!"

PS they have a Portobello mushroom burger and chicken option as well! Also fries...

The only reason for not giving 5 stars is the place didn’t have heat both times during my visit, not offering / telling me About their promotions, and perks. They did put some heaters but it wasn’t sufficient, and I didn’t notice the promo because it didn’t show up on the display until a while after we sat and ordered; especially since it was a dine-in experience for my first time. The place is super clean and the ambience is great. It’s a steam punk kinda vibe. The cashier and cooks are all welcoming and polite. You can literally see where your delicious burgers/shakes/fries/nuggets and other goodies are being made. They’re currently running a promotion (2.14.19

really good burgers at really good prices. I'm so glad this joint opened up; there are so many halal places in the Jamaica 169th St.-179th St. area; it's nice to see a few coming farther east to 188th. the owner himself was there to take our order and prepare our burgers. he said he spent two years crafting the menu and was invested in our individual reactions to the menu items, which is the type of attitude patrons like to see in a new restaurant. we had the hot chick, lunatic and stuffed burgers along with the truffle fries and chocolate shake. the hot chick was really good, flavorful. The lunatic and stuffed were beef burgers but pretty distinct and both good. The portions are not huge; they're a decent home burger size - which I personally prefer because I can only eat half of the large burgers (and you pay double for them! looking at you, tallgrass burger), but if you can pack away a lot, make sure to get two. the fries were good, sprinkled with parmesan. overall, great experience and spot, will definitely be coming again! my only qualm is their loyalty/ rewards program is kinda useless - 1 point for every dollar you spend, then 100 points only gets you a free drink?? fix those thresholds if you're going to have a rewards program. I would definitely come back for more with good rewards. but I understand they're just getting started. anyway,...