The Halal Guys (1990)
The Halal Guys began as a hot dog cart on 53rd Street in Manhattan, serving halal food to cab drivers. It became a lunchtime phenomenon.
The cart's popularity led to multiple street carts.
The brand opened its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in 2014 and now has franchises worldwide.
Demonstrates that a food cart can scale into a successful restaurant chain, offering a hopeful precedent for family businesses taking the same risk.
