US Halal Fried Chicken & Gyro

US Halal Fried Chicken & Gyro is a halal-certified restaurant located at 577 Thurston Rd in Rochester, NY, along the Thurston Road commercial corridor in the 19th Ward neighborhood. The restaurant focuses on quick-service halal fare, centering its menu on fried chicken and gyros while offering a broader selection of sandwiches, rice platters, fish, and burgers. Orders can be placed by phone or through delivery platforms such as DoorDash and Grubhub, with pickup and delivery both available.

The menu at US Halal Fried Chicken & Gyro covers a wide range of halal-prepared items:

• Fried chicken wings sold by the piece (2 to 21 pieces), available on their own or with a side
• Hot wings and flavor wings in spicy, BBQ, and lemon-pepper varieties
• Gyros with chicken, lamb, mixed meat, or falafel, served individually or as combos
• Rice platters topped with chicken, lamb, fish, falafel, or wings, each served with salad
• Sandwiches including chicken, spicy chicken, grilled chicken, fish, Philly cheesesteak, and chicken cheesesteak
• Burgers with halal bacon options, doubles, and a veggie burger
• Fresh whiting or tilapia fish, available fried with or without fries
• Chicken tenders, spicy tenders, nuggets, popcorn chicken, and mozzarella sticks round out the sides

Salads — garden, grilled chicken, gyro, fish, and mixed — are also on the menu for lighter options.

US Halal Fried Chicken & Gyro fills a specific niche on Thurston Road as a dedicated halal quick-service restaurant. All meat on the menu is halal-certified, including the bacon used on burgers. The combination of American-style fried chicken and Middle Eastern-influenced gyros and rice platters sets it apart from the other food options in the 19th Ward. The restaurant keeps late-night hours on Fridays and Saturdays, staying open past midnight.

The restaurant sits on Thurston Road, the main commercial spine of Rochester's 19th Ward neighborhood — a diverse residential area on the city's southwest side. Thurston Road runs north-to-south through the neighborhood and hosts a cluster of small businesses, sometimes referred to as Thurston Village. The restaurant is closed on Mondays and open Tuesday through Thursday from 10:00 AM to 10:30 PM, with extended hours on Friday and Saturday nights. Parking is available along Thurston Road. The 19th Ward is accessible from nearby Chili Avenue and Brooks Avenue, both of which intersect Thurston Road within a short distance of the restaurant.