Get In Line Now to Eat at The Halal Guys in Costa Mesa Later

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • November 5, 2015
I'm in a line at a strip mall in Costa Mesa for the Halal Guys–the first West Coast branch of the beloved New York City food cart–and the closer I inch toward the door, the more intense the smell gets. The aroma of chicken thighs sizzling on the...
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