The problem from the Chamber’s point of view is that these food vendors can enter the Amherst marketplace simply by paying a $100 fee to the health department for inspections, securing a state peddler’s permit and getting approval from the Select Board.
No pesky regulations like in NY regarding USDA inspection, hand washing, meat refrigeration, mixing and storage of other food products, explosive canister storage, blocking the sidewalk, hot oil fryers, splattering grills, and knives and meat cleavers just inches from passerbys... and Hampshire mosque's director, Javeria Mir, can make sure they meet all the requirements of the town.
excerpts from Amherst Bulletin - Mobile Food Carts ...
At the other end of downtown each weekday, Monday through Friday, the proprietors of New York Halal Food set up on the sidewalk in front of the Unitarian Universalist Church on North Pleasant Street.
Standing next to their portable kitchen, co-owners Elsayed Abdelglil and Ahmad Elsayed fire up several cooking surfaces around 10:30 a.m. and begin preparing the meals that include chicken and lamb gyros and several rich dishes. They finish up at 8:30 p.m.
“This is New York style. It’s designed to be on the sidewalk,” Elsayed said.
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| Amherst Health Sanitarian Javeria Mir ensures that explosive propane cylinders, generators, and fuel oil are properly secured |
Elsayed and Abdelglil said they chose their spot because there is plenty of room for customers to gather without interfering with passersbys. Abdelglil said he hasn’t heard any complaints. They plan to increase their hours to seven days week sometime next year.
SINGLE FILE - WATCH OUT FOR THE KNIVES AND HOT OIL - SMILE FOR THE CAMERA
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| There's plenty of room for customers to gather without interfering with passerbys. |
Dr. Hazratji
urged local Muslims to commit violence and bloodshed, whether they liked it or not, at the Hampshire mosque just down the street.
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| Fortunately the Halal Guys only use their knives, meat cleavers, and hot oil to satisfy the hunger of local residents. |
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Elsayed and Abdelglil came to town from Jersey City, N.J.,
where they continue to live, on the advice of a friend who was a
student at the University of Massachusetts.
Keeping an eye on the uncovered meat -
Sheik Hilali said: "If you take out uncovered meat
and place it outside on the street, or in the garden or in the park, or
in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it ... whose
fault is it, the cats or the uncovered meat? "The uncovered meat is the problem."
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| According to a Muslim proverb, if uncovered meat is left unattended then it can be taken by wild animals or savages. |
They say business is steadily growing. New York Halal Food’s 3-by-10-foot cart has grills, a steam table, a gyros machine, a burner for rice and a fryer. The cart is adorned with orange and yellow umbrellas and lights for nighttime service.
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| A Syrian Muslim enjoys a Halal treat. |
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| You gotta try the red sauce! |
Wow, so much hate. Are you even human?
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