Halal
A halal kitchen in Toronto, not a halal section
Everything we cook at 195 Harbord Street is halal — the pizzas, the shawarma wraps, the kathi rolls, the rice bowls, the burgers, the wings and the poutine. There is no separate list to hunt through, because there is nothing on the menu that is not.
Where the meat comes from
From a certified halal supplier — the same one for everything we serve, not a special order for some dishes.
How it is kept apart
Halal is cooked away from everything else. Vegan and non-vegan are fried in separate oil, and vegetarian dishes never go on a grill that has had meat on it.
Eating together
This is the part worth the walk from the University of Toronto: a mixed group orders from one menu. The person who eats halal, the vegetarian, the one avoiding gluten and the one who just wants a burger are not choosing between two restaurants — for lunch, for an office order or for catering.
What is halal here
Everything is — so the only question left is what you feel like eating.
Pizza. Halal pepperoni, halal chicken, and the vegetarian ones — same dough, same oven, nothing on the menu that is not halal.
Burgers. Beef and chicken from the same supplier, cooked on their own grill.
Shawarma, wraps and kathi rolls. The whole wrap counter is halal, chicken and beef alike.
Rice bowls. A hot bowl with the same meat, for when a wrap is not enough.
Poutine, wings and fries. Even the sides — the wings are halal and the fryer oil for them is never the vegetarian one.
Asked about this
Is the pizza halal?
Yes — every pizza on the menu, the pepperoni one included. There is no non-halal meat in the kitchen to put on it.
Are the burgers halal?
Yes, all of them. The beef and the chicken come from the same supplier as everything else we cook.
Where does the meat come from?
From a supplier with a certificate for halal meat, the same one for every dish. The kitchen also cooks vegetarian and vegan food, so we say exactly what is true about the food itself: the meat is halal, and it is cooked apart from everything else.
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Fantasy Kitchen, 195 Harbord St, Toronto, ON. (416) 530-4352.