Chopped Halal Grill

Very convenient location. Friendly staff. Came for lunch around noon. No wait. They gave me fresh food. It tasted ok. I was unhappy with the falafel. It was cooked too hard and lacked flavor. Overall it was just ok.

great rice bowl/wrap place on campus This restaurant is located in the Northside area of the campus. It's in a complex so there's a good amount of parking in front of the store. Inside, it has a couple of tables, and a window counter. Food wise, they have rice bowls, wraps, and a long counter of sides, sauces, and two types of rice. Service was friendly. We had the gyro over rice, falafel over rice, kofta over rice, falafel wrap, gyro wrap, gyro fries, mango cake, rose cake, samosas, chai, and mango lassi. First off the food was very delicious. The gyro was our favorite meat. It was moist, shredded thin, but not too thin. Kofta was also meaty and juicy. They break your kofta into pieces, so it's easier to eat. Falafel was also crunchy, and I liked that they make it smaller sized, so you can scoop up more falafel with the rice instead of having to cut it up yourself. Yellow rice was very flavorful, and I even enjoyed the lentil rice as well. I thought the lentil rice would be more dry, but it wasn't. I was a fan of all the sauces, they had seven different types. They have the heavier white and gyro sauce, but also tahini as a lighter option as well. All of the sides were a hit with the fam. Two things to note were that the mushrooms and sautéed onions had some spice in them, and the chickpeas could be a little softer. The sandwiches were both filling. Pita bread was soft and they both had a good amount of meat/falafel in them. One thing they do different is they add two of the sides in the sandwiches as well. Usually gyro places only add the chopped onion/tomato/lettuce, but at this place they let you choose which veggie/sides you want to include in the sandwich. The gyro fries are a great option when you want something heavy, but not a typical meat. There was a decent amount of gyro on it, and the fries had some slightly spicy powder on them too. They recently started including the chai and samosas, and it would make a good evening snack. As for the desserts, they were tasty as well. I prefer my baklava with a little more syrup, but I do have to admit it is a bigger size than most places. Between the cakes, I liked the mango cake more. The rose cake is good too, but I felt it had more cream compared to the actual cake. The mango cake has a lot of cream in it as well, but the pulp balances it out. Overall, we really liked the food, and will definitely stop by again!

After eating here, I get why this place has fairly high reviews. What I don't understand is how this place operates itself. I came in on a Wednesday on May 24th at 3pm. They were out of a lot of things. Like 60% of what they offer. When the server offered me eggplant, there wasn't even any eggplant in the steamer! While some options I would not have ordered to begin with (like cauliflower), its annoying to think that so many items are out. Because I was nearby the area the next day, I went at 8pm and they still had 40% of stuff missing. I can understand that with a small staff that not every single item is going to be in full stock, I question whether this a management issue, or they don't care after lunch time? I ended up getting a gyro rice bowl. Lots of rice, a decent amount of meat, and skimpy amount of sides. With that said, the sides were delicious! The garlic sauce, spicy green sauce were great as well. They also offered a mango habanero, which was mango puree with specks of habanero. I appreciate the effort but the sauce could have been more harmonized in its heat. The gyro meat had plenty of savory flavor, but there wasn't much seasoning to it. The rice was good, but I thought it could have been a little more fragrant for my own taste. Overall, it satisfies and I ended up woofing it down after my workout with a smile on my face.

Small area. Great falafel.. great humus.. decent prices, great customer service.. Definitely would eat again

I saw this place near UT Dallas, so I decided to check it out for a quick bite. While the employees were very friendly upon ordering my rice bowl, the flavor and quality were not there. I ordered a rice bowl with chicken and a lot of vegetables. The curried chickpeas and the chicken needed more depth of flavor. The chickpeas were too al dente; they needed more time simmer. The food was lukewarm in the food bins, which I was not happy about. Unfortunately, I will not revisit Chopped Halal Grill.

I got the falafel rice bowl with onions and mushroom, chickpeas, and hummus. I was mostly impressed with how the onions and mushroom were sautéed and caramelized perfectly. Another thing I noticed was that the falafels were crunchy on the outside but easy to chew on in the side which made it much easier to eat and actually enjoy. Aside from any of the specifics, the meal was just absolutely mind-blowing delicious. Definitely the best halal food I've ever had, although very pricey.

I ordered online because I was in the mood for gyro and rice. The portions are very generous, and they don't skimp out on the meet. I like my food spicy, so I will have to get more of the red sauce next time. Everything tasted fresh.

I used to love this restaurant, and recommended it to so many of my friends, but in the last several months, the service has drastically changed. This restaurant used to be run by an older woman and gentleman, who were so kind, thorough, and always had delicious food prepared and ready to go. What happened to them? This restaurant under new management has resulted in a food experience that is drastically different: food options are limited because the staff say "it's out" because they don't want to cook another batch for a few minutes, the portions are significantly smaller, the vegetables and salads are not fresh, sides are dry, never have dessert options, etc.Please bring back the original management, so this place can be the gem it used to be. It used to be "a diamond in the rough," but now it's just rough.

I went for the lunch and enjoyed! I order the chicken rice bowl with yellow rice, chicken, and three topping. I liked that the to-go box had a separate section for the toppings. I ordered the roasted broccoli which was well seasoned (may be salty for some). I'd probably make 2/3 of my selection the broccoli next time. I also had the house salad which was a mix of cucumber, tomato, and onion. Last, I had the couscous salad. It didn't have much flavor. It had chunks of bell pepper in it I believe. The server was really nice and made a great recommendation to mix the sauces! I did the white sauce with a little garlic and red spicy.The location was clean and aesthetically pleasing. I loved the succulent features on the tables. There's seating inside and outside.

TLDR; The restaurant tried to force us to cancel the order in Uber Eats so we would be charged & they would still get paid. The food looks really great as do the prices. But we may never know as our delivery driver messaged us to tell us WE needed to cancel our order (per the restaurant) because they were out of ingredients & couldn't make our food. We called the restaurant and the woman who answered claimed she never told our driver that, & that the driver should cancel it. The delivery service assigned another driver, who then messaged us they made the restaurant cancel, as they could not make our order. We won't order here again.