Cristopher Collado, CEO of Halal Street Food and Jariana Maria, COO of Halal Street Food. Photo: Courtesy of Camp North End
Halal Street Food lovers rejoice. The family restaurant is expanding to Camp North End.
What’s happening: The fast-casual Middle Eastern restaurant’s second brick-and-mortar location will open at 701 Keswick Ave. Suite 101 this summer.
Why it matters: Halal Food Cart has been an Uptown staple since 2016 when husband and wife duo Khuram and Damaris Bashir launched the cart.
- They opened their first brick-and-mortar at 4044 Connection Point Blvd. in MoRa Point last year. Now their son, Cristopher Collado, will lead their Camp North End expansion.
Details: Expect the same Halal dishes you know and love, like chicken and lamb over rice, kabobs, gyros and hummus, pita and plenty of white sauce.
- New menu items will include falafel, salads, vegan options, plus breakfast and desserts.
- The atmosphere will reference the original cart truck. There will be indoor and outdoor seating.
Cristopher Collado, CEO of Halal Street Food outside their new location at Camp North End. Photo: Courtesy of Camp North End
Zoom in: Halal Street Food’s wildly popular food cart has been a mainstay on North Tryon for years.
- Its popularity lies in its blend of Dominican and Pakistani flavors.
- “My parents didn’t speak the same language when they first met,” Collado says in a statement, “it’s a love story and you can taste it in the food.”
Go deeper: “Halal white sauce” was Charlotte’s top recipe on Google in 2022.
Zoom out: Halal Street Food joins several other businesses opening at Camp North End this year, including:
- FITTEDS, a popular local custom hat shop.
- A cocktail lounge called Room Service and an upscale specialty market called Stay Inn.
- And a dairy-free ice cream shop called Seemingly Overzealous.
