The Halal Guys Opens In Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD — The Halal Guys opened its first location in Howard County this week. The popular Mediterranean-Middle Eastern eatery hosted a grand opening in Columbia on April 5.

The menu is simple. Customers can get chicken, beef gyro, falafel or a chicken/gyro combo as a sandwich or served as a platter over rice.

Diners can choose their toppings and sauces. Sides of hummus, falafel, baba ganouj and french fries are also available, and there's baklava for those who still have room for dessert.

Halal refers to meat that is prepared in accordance with Islamic law.

Three immigrants from Egypt started the business, which has grown from humble beginnings as a hot dog cart serving Halal food in New York City in 1990, according to The Halal Guys.

Now it has restaurants around the U.S. and Asia with one location in London.

The Halal Guys is at 10100 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia, MD 21044. It's near The Mall in Columbia. See the menu.

It's across the parking lot from the mall, near Bonchon Chicken.

It marks the third restaurant for The Halal Guys in Maryland. Others are in Bethesda and Rockville.

The franchisees who run the Columbia location also own the Rockville one, according to HoCo Radio, which attended the grand opening (above).