Shahs is great! It's the perfect takeout food for lunch or dinner, and fairly healthy. I always order the chicken platter and add a bunch of toppings: chickpeas, lettuce, salad, and white and red sauce. The chicken is spicy and so yummy. My boyfriend likes to get the combo, which is great at well. The service has always been great and they make it super quick. I'd recommend getting a piece of pita with your platter as well. I'll definitely be back :) read more

Shah's Halal Food - Chicken over Rice - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

One of My absolute favorite places when I come back to Connecticut to visit. The food is always amazing. I could literally drink their white sauce!!! I wish they would open one in my town South Carolina! read more

Shah's Halal Food - Chicken over Rice - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

Usually go there weekly. Today was there for lunch . The female server making the combo platter couldn't be less interested. I noticed she was a bit light on the portion so I asked for a bit more. The look on her face . Then at check out, the dude didn't even look up! Took the money and walked in the back room. I mean, at least pretend that you appreciate the customer. read more

Another visit and it was 10/10!! I had the Philly cheesesteak and hubby had the combo plate with rice and both were so delicious!! read more

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Never a bad meal, no matter what you get -- even when I was seriously craving a cheesesteak. Perfectly done - soft, fresh bread. Just the right balance of everything. Properly done fries, and.... Enough ketchup!!! They didn't scrimp like a few bags would be the end of the world and its tiny details like that which make the meal (since we all know bagged ketchup is superior to bottled). But seriously - falafel? Worth the small wait. Lamb? Best around. Chicken? Perfect. Everything is so good. Love them! read more

It's like a chipotle of Mediterranean food. Fast and friendly service. I tried the chicken over brown rice with an assortment of salads on top. The chicken was cut up grilled thighs and very flavorful but the red seasoning on it stains fingers so be careful. The brown rice was super fresh along with the salads and veggies that topped it off. The wings we tried were small and covered in a breading before being fried but had a nice flavor. It's a bit of a whole in the wall located in a shopping plaza which offers plenty of parking They take credit cards too read more

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I'll take it! NYC transplants missing Halal Guys or your local street meat cart come on down. This may actually be cleaner. May not have the character of an nyc cart but it does the job. Curious to try the cheesesteaks and the fried fish. read more

Extremely good value for the amount of food you get. I built my own salad and got a combination of their chicken and lamb meat as my protein. There's not a lot of choice for the salad, but the star is the meats. I preferred the lamb gyro meat to the chicken. It was more flavorful and juicy. If you're looking for a gourmet experience, this place isn't it, but if you want good food for a good price give it a try. read more

Shah's Halal Food - Build Your Own Salad - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

With so many Shah's Halal spots popping up around CT, we decided it was time to go and see what they were all about! We visited their Norwalk location for a fast-casual dinner. We enjoyed their chicken and lamb combo platter over rice with all of the fixings, including all of their signature sauces, as well as the kofta gyro. Even their Philly cheesesteak and hot wings were delicious! I would definitely come back and it's great to know a quality halal spot I can recommend. All of the ingredients were noticeably fresh, and the staff worked quickly to prepare all of the orders coming their way! read more

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Food, service, clean place! Staff was very friendly. When it comes to spicy they delivered. The red sauce brought heat and good flavor. I was not disappointed. They have seating as well. read more

I love shah's halal. It is always fresh and yummy. I also really like that they are open really late every day. read more

Shah's Halal Food - Chicken over rice with white & green sauce, and salata - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

I don't know what's happened.. My first visit was in 2022 and it was great. Last 3 visits the quality of all ingredients -- wayyy down. read more

I happened upon this place after picking up some groceries at Shop Rite (it's in the same shopping plaza). I ordered a lamb gyro with onions, peppers, cucumber, tomato and white sauce which I assumed was tzatzi sauce. The cost with a can of Diet Coke was $11 and change. I felt the selection of toppings was not that varied. I did not care for the white sauce which had a slightly detectable sweetness about it but was otherwise tasteless. The lamb was cut into chunks and was neither aesthetically nor texturally pleasing and kept falling out of the pita. Service was fine and there was no skimping on the toppings. The place seemed clean and well organized but I am just not a fan. read more

I am pleasantly surprised to find a Shah's here. They started as a cart in Queens and I have eaten at one of those carts. I am happy to find good halal chicken over rice nearby instead of having to wait for my next trip into NY. Shah's chicken over rice is very good and flavorful as in the rice. The chicken is not dry at all. You can choose the vegetables you want in the platter, lettuce, bell peppers and onions, and mixed vegetables. The mixed vegetable salad was fresh and a nice palette cleanser. They also have a choice of white sauce, hot sauce, and green sauce. I also had the hot wings but it was not good. I expected it to have some sauce coating the wings but it was only bread and seasoned. I tasted mostly salt and pepper. Hard pass. Stick with the rice plates and gyros. read more

Shah's Halal Food - 6 Piece Hot Wings - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

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First time trying out this restaurant for take out, it's like buffet style , you pick the side to go with your dishes. I love the salad and Hummus!!!!! We ordered Lamb and chicken both tastes great and can't miss the white and hot sauce. The meat are slightly lighter taste than the one i get in city, but I'd prefer less sodium. Decent price too! Thank you to the sweet guy who answered our questions and gave me a free dessert sorry i forgot his name. No pictures of the food, ate them all before i could take one, oh well next time then.... Highly recommend if you want something healthy and fast. read more

Shah's Halal Food - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

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3 things about this restaurant: 1. The staff that served my food was very friendly. Second timer at Shah's and from the moment I stepped my foot in the door, the staff greeted with a welcoming smile and asked how I was doing. 2. Price is AMAZING. $7.99 + tax for a combo plate and they stuff the plate up. I have been to different halal food places in CT but this is the best halal food restaurant in CT. 3. Quality is fresh and they care about their ingredients. Because the price is reasonable, people might think they quality is just okay but that is not the case. Also, the place is super clean and is following the pandemic safety protocols. Overall, 5/5! Nothing but positive experiences and highly recommend to people looking for halal foods. read more

Shah's Halal Food - Menu from March 2021 - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

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Okay I know I've posted that I'm not a fast food person. On my way to go food shopping I saw this place Shah's Halal. Of course a different venue than my usual. So I gazed at the menu for a bit looked at the assortment of fresh veggies, yes fresh...and decided on a Kefka Kabob platter. Boy do you get a portion. There is brown basmati rice nice an fluffy topped with the Kefka, then you get to dress the platter with your choice of veggies. There's red onion and pepper lightly seasoned, a mix of tomato, cucumber, and onion, raw white onion, then hummus. Choose wisely! After all that, the sauces! They make a white sauce similar to a tzaziki very tasty and a version of harrissa a spicy red sauce. Combine them stand back! For roughly the same cost as BK, or McDonald's a better choice is this. The store is clean well lit and the staff are very friendly. read more

The location is great, lots of parking easy to get into and out of. The menu is a little confusing but one you walk through it you can get it. I figured I would get the combo plate so I could try a little of everything with an add on of falafel. The flavor was ok overall. The white sauce was nice but nothing crazy. The meat was flavorful but more bland than I expected. The falafel were disappointing and I would not recommend it. The price was decent for the portion size. read more

I went for lunch at Shah's Halal Food for the first time this past week. While this type of middle eastern food is among my favorite, knowing it was a chain restaurant gave it a slight stigma in my eyes, but I tried not to hold that against this restaurant. I decided to try the chicken and the falafel as a salad. It took an extra two minutes for the falafel which was not a big deal to me. Otherwise, like Chipotle, there was a bar with options to go with your rice and meat. I got pretty much everything, the onions/peppers, the hummus, the cucumber and tomato salad, iceberg lettuce, chickpeas, and both the green and white sauces. It was a quick option, making it even more enticing. I had the red sauce on the side. The chicken was flavorful and delicious. The falafel was a bit dense and underwhelming. The red sauce was super spicy. The green sauce was a bit tangy, a nice addition. The rice was well-cooked, one of my favorite types of long grain rice. Otherwise, it was an amalgam of flavors, textures, and temperatures. I didn't give five stars because of the falafel, so maybe upon my return another 'meat' might impress me as much as the chicken, or just chicken. It was also a bit one-dimensional, or maybe under-seasoned, I should say. I am nitpicking here, but will probably return for lunch on other days, to give it another shot. If I am going to give priority between this or chipotle, both being chains with similar offerings (different cuisines), I am picking chipotle. But, for some variety, I will go back. read more

Shah's Halal Food - Chicken and falafel, 4/5 - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

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I will start out by saying that all Shah's restaurants are not created equally. After discovering this Shah's restaurant and visiting a bunch of other locations this Shahs restaurant is the gold standard of the bunch. Everything here is fresh. Everything here is delicious. I have tatsed evertyhing that Shahs has to offer and you have got to try the Kofta. It is prepared seperate in th back of the restaurant. The Kofta has so much flavor it addicting. Once I had Shahs. I was hooked. It had me dreaming about it for close to three weeks. I highly reccommend Shah's. You will not be disappointed. read more

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The freshness of the food, the seasoning was on point, meats were tender. The staff was friendly and welcoming. The store was clean and well maintained. read more

What a great addition to Norwalk which has been seriously lacking the Halal Cart food taste of NY. I have already gone there 10 times already since they opened and have never been disappointed The place is pretty big with a red decor. The layout is pretty welcoming with plenty of space around the ordering area. The menu is pretty straight forward with either the Platters, Sandwiches or the Gyros. The service is pretty quick and all orders are customizable as you can choose what to add, similar to Chipotle or Qdoba. The taste and quality has been consistent and the place is very clean. They even carry Baklava as a prepackaged item as well as the amazing white sauce in a bottle that you can enjoy at home. Saving me a lot of gas money by avoiding trips to NY :-) Thank you for considering Fairfield County in CT. read more

Super excited about this location opening up in Norwalk, especially since there isn't really another style restaurant like this in the immediate area. Before they were only in New York City and NJ. This is the first location to open up in CT. They are known for big platters and insane white sauce! Great halal food like lamb, chicken, rice and gyro's. They even have other american style food like cheese burgers and phillycheese steaks. The prices are definitely reasonable, especially for the area. My favorite is the combo platter with chicken and lamb, salad, heavy on the white sauce! If you are in the area I would definitely recommend stopping in for several bites to eat. This type of food is exactly what the area needed to spice it up. It's in the same plaza as Shop Rite! read more

SO GOOD. Really glad they came to Norwalk, had no idea that they're a chain! A+ to everything, best takeout I've gotten in awhile. Really nice on the inside, takeout only and absolutely delicious. I had the combo platter with chicken and lamb, absolutely amazing. 10/10 highly recommend read more

Shah's Halal Food - Chicken and lamb Combo over Rice with all the white sauce - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

New business !! Place located in a shopping plaza , walking into a busy line of customers, just one person making the food orders . The line went buy pretty fast I orders a lamb gyro and hubby got Chicken Over Rice which he really enjoyed !! The gyro was fresh I really enjoyed the lamb pieces the gyro has a signature sauce called tatziki sauce but it was a different taste here !! I guess I'm use to the Greek gyro sauce which is really delicious!! Plenary of seating if need be , restrooms closed at the time of my business! read more

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Great food, great staff. I definitely recommend it. They could use some air conditioning if you're going to eat there on warm days. The place is clean and I can't say enough about the staff. I'd give it 5 stars if there was AC. read more

Great food and price, brought several platters during their anniversary celebration.

My family and I eat from here on a regular basis and the food is always delicious. The staff is great and the manager is awesome.

The food here is excellent, the staff friendly and the bathrooms are immaculate. This is, hands down, the best Shah's we have ever been to - will return. 6 stars. read more

First time here so I grabbed a platter. The spices were great, enough food but didn't leave me feeling stuffed. The green sauce is absolutely fantastic. Price is very reasonable for what you get. Would go back again without a doubt. read more

I've been going to the restaurant for about a year now since I discovered them back in 2022 and I have to tell you they have really good food and they are open very late which is good and their food is very flavorful and I love it whenever I go there. I love to get the chicken over rice or Philly cheesesteak with a baklava it's great but my only problem is I just wish they had more stuff on their menu since it is very limited on their menu and after a while it can get boring. That's my only issue. read more

The food is really good and fresh along with the service is A1. The owner was also a very nice guy.

Was in the mood for Halal food. Didn't feel like driving to Queens, or Manhattan for the Halal Fellas... Searched on Yelp and came across Shah's. After reviewing and reading the reviews. I placed an order for the chicken and lamb over rice combo. All I can say is wow! The food was terrific, and the chicken juicy and flavorful as well as the tender lamb pieces and the white sauce of course was excellent! The salad lettuce and cucumbers were very fresh not wilted. And everything was just great! Highly recommend and I will be returning again. Thank you read more

Shah's Halal Food - Chicken and lamb over rice combo. Amazing! - Halal Near Me - Norwalk, Connecticut

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The food was not fresh but if you're on the go it's ok . The service on the other hand , was phenomenal

Tried this place out fri afternoon and was greeted by their friendly staff giving us the whole breakdown of what they offer. They even offered us samples of the different kinds of meat. I got a chicken and rice bowl and piled on so many different toppings, sort of like a chipotle set up. I got chic peas, cucumber, tomato, lettuce and a special white sauce that they said they're very known for. Everything was very fresh! It was easily two meals for me. My boyfriend got the lamb gyro and piled some toppings onto his, including a spicy sauce. There's a lot of different ways you can choose to have your meal and a lot of diff combos. Honestly the place looks so tiny from the outside and when you walk in it's huge and open, very clean. There's a few tables spread out that you can eat at, which we did. We can't wait to add this to our weekly rotation because it's a healthy affordable option. Set is back $21 including drinks for two people for a big lunch. read more

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Michael has been fantastic every time I come here (which is a lot). He's always working hard and friendly with everyone who comes in. The place is always very clean and the food DELICIOUS. Best food for late night, lunch or whatever. read more

The food is always fresh and delectable. We love being served by the wonderful people, and most especially Mike. We always feel welcome when we come in the door. And we always leave knowing we have been well served. And we know we will be coming back soon. read more

As I write this it is 7:40pm on a Tuesday and the line is out the door. Yea. It is that good. As a NYC transplant familiar with halal guys and the best street meat in the world (yes I know I am biased but hey it's my opinion. You can have your own opinion too) this is hands down the best now. I am sad to say it. Tastes much much better than halal guys. Good portions, super clean, socially distant lines... it's worth it!!! read more

Decided to try this place after it was recommended. It's located in the ShopRite plaza on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk. As we ordered our food, paid about to exit. A young man entered the building, the employee, identified him as "the boss." "The boss" proceeded from the front door straight behind the counter, didn't stop to was his hands, a finger or a nail and made himself a platter of food, gloveless and all. He then exited, leaving in his car that he left running in the fire lane. There are a couple of things wrong with this scenario. Health code, health code health code. The time was approximately 6:07pm today 9/5/23. I will be calling the health department tomorrow to report this. If he does this in plain sight, I can only image what other violations are happening behind the scenes. Needless to say I will not be eating here anymore. ~April~ read more

Great food and service. Portion sizes were fair. Try the combo platter/ gyro W the white sauce!!!! So good. Will be back