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The Halal Guys' new restaurant designs include subway tiles and branded manhole covers, which pay homage to its origins as a Manhattan food cart

By Grace Dean
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The Halal Guys' new redesign. The Halal Guys
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The Halal Guys had already coming up with its new restaurant design before the pandemic, Margaret Carrera, chief development officer at the Halal Guys, told Insider.

The Halal Guys
The Halal Guys

The fast-casual chain, which has close to 100 restaurants worldwide after opening its first in 2014, started rolling out the new designs in the spring.

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The Halal Guys

The design pays tribute to the brand's early days as a lone Manhattan street cart back in 1990. Carrera said that the Halal Guys wanted to keep its New York roots clear throughout the restaurant.

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The Halal Guys

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This includes hinged graphic metal panels and subway tiles ...

The Halal Guys
The Halal Guys

... as well as manhole covers on the floor of the ordering queue, which the chain says is reminiscent of what it was like to visit the original New York City street cart.

The Halal Guys
The Halal Guys

The new design also includes park bench-style seating around New York City-themed photo tables, as well as window barstools.

The Halal Guys new restaurant design seating
The Halal Guys

The restaurants also have an open kitchen, which means that diners can watch their orders being made.

The Halal Guys new restaurant design
The Halal Guys

The new designs don't just focus on dine-in. Carrera said that dine-in customers are flocking back, but that delivery and collection makes up a huge part of the business. The new restaurants have a designated space for both customers and delivery drivers to collect takeout orders.

The Halal Guys
The Halal Guys

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Grace Dean was a business reporter at Business Insider's London office between August 2020 and August 2024.Her work focused on the restaurant industry, fast-food giants, retail trends, and the labor market. She also wrote about Google's work culture, gender equality in Iceland, layoffs at Calibrate, and truck drivers' experiences on the road.Prior to joining Business Insider, Grace studied German & Business at Newcastle University and spent a year as the Editor-in-Chief of its student newspaper the Courier.Here are some examples of her coverage:Women in Iceland want you to know it's not a gender equality utopiaFast food feels more expensive than ever before. Here's why.Calibrate's CEO announced layoffs affecting over 150 staff on a Zoom call. Minutes later, their company laptops were wiped.Starbucks workers say customers got ruder during the pandemicBritain's charity stores are going upmarketThe no-frills tactics that help make Aldi so cheapPrivate cleaning companies are turning down business because of staff shortages
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