A number of eateries offering halal-friendly dishes have opened or announced intentions to open in the city during 2025.

The details

According to Islamic law, halal is a term that designates what can be consumed by practitioners of Islam. To be considered halal, meat must come from a permitted animal that is healthy and slaughtered in a specific way.

Zooming in

Businesses, such as OG Chicken and Gyro, market their dishes as “New York-style halal dishes, including chicken and gyro platters.”


Owner of Halal Munchies Omran Hamidi said he and his team are “really motivated to be a great partner and servant to the community.”

One more thing

There is a demographic demand for these types of foods. Richardson Adult Literacy Center Director Ann Banks noted the center serves a large number of students from the Middle East and Africa. Turkish is listed as the third most frequent language spoken by students of the literary center, following Spanish and Vietnamese.

Below is a few of the restaurants that opened or announced they were coming to Richardson in 2025.


Arash Persian GrillMalabar KitchenNaya Al HashemNoor-Sha Cafe & CateringOG Chicken and GyroStop-N-Go Gyro