Searching for halal food in Niagara Falls NY usually means playing detective: is the meat actually halal, or just "halal-style"? Which items on the menu count? At Lahori Shawarma, the food truck at 360 Rainbow Blvd, the answer is simple — every meat dish we serve is halal-prepared, full stop. We're a halal kitchen, so the menu doesn't need decoding. What it does need is a good ordering strategy, so here's a walk through it, section by section.
First, what we are (and aren't)
We're a Pakistani and Indian street food truck, not a sit-down restaurant. Takeout and delivery only — no dine-in, no seating. We serve chicken and lamb, never beef, and there are no fries or burgers hiding on the board. If that sounds limiting, it's the opposite: a short, focused halal menu means everything is made fresh, in small batches, all day. For the bigger picture on halal dining in the city, our halal food in Niagara Falls page covers the full story.
Shawarma: the headliner
The Chicken Shawarma ($15.99) is the order that made our name — marinated overnight, roasted on the vertical spit, carved fresh for each wrap with garlic sauce, pickles and veg. Upgrade to the Chicken Cheese Shawarma ($16.49) for a richer, meltier version, or go Lamb Shawarma ($17.99) for a deeper, spiced flavour off its own dedicated spit. We wrote a whole guide to what makes it the best shawarma in Niagara Falls; short version — nothing is pre-cut.
Rice bowls: the full meal (drink included)
Every rice bowl comes with a drink, which quietly makes them the best-value full meal on the truck. Chicken Over Rice ($15.99) and Lamb Over Rice ($17.99) are the street-cart classics done halal and fresh; Mix Over Rice ($16.99) gives you both meats. Then there's our specialty: Butter Chicken Rice ($17.99), creamy and rich, the single most-loved dish we make — order it once and you'll understand the line. Chicken Curry Rice ($17.99) runs more traditional, and Daal Over Rice ($15.99) is the hearty vegetarian pick.
Parathas, naan and the vegetarian lane
Halal isn't only about meat — plenty of our regulars order fully vegetarian. Fresh-griddled parathas come stuffed with paneer, aloo (potato), gobi (cauliflower) or mixed veg ($11.99 each), plus anda (egg) at the same price and a plain paratha at $8.99. On the naan side: garlic ($5.99), plain or butter ($4.99) — the right tools for scooping up butter chicken or daal. Add a crispy samosa ($7.99) to start.
Finish: lassi and gulab jamun
Cool the spice down with a thick Mango Lassi ($7.99), or go traditional with sweet or salty lassi ($6.99) — the yogurt does what water can't after a well-spiced curry. For dessert, Gulab Jamun ($6.99) — warm, syrup-soaked and the right way to end a street-food meal. Canned and bottled soft drinks are available too. The full menu has every item and price in one place.
Three sample orders to steal
The solo lunch: Chicken Shawarma and a sweet lassi — one-handed, fast, under $23. The date-night takeout: Butter Chicken Rice, Lamb Shawarma, a garlic naan to share and two gulab jamun; eat it somewhere with a view of the Falls. The family spread: two rice bowls (drinks included, remember), a couple of stuffed parathas for the vegetarians, samosas to start and a round of mango lassi. Because everything on the truck is halal, nobody at the table has to double-check anything — order whatever sounds good.
How to order it
Call (215) 650-1391 and we'll have your order carved and packed for pickup at 360 Rainbow Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY 14303 — right in the tourist district, minutes from the state park — or order delivery across the Niagara Falls area. We're open until 11:30 PM on weekdays, midnight on Saturday and 11 PM on Sunday, so halal food is on the table even when most of the city's kitchens have closed. First order? Butter Chicken Rice with a garlic naan. Thank us later.