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And the Vendy Award goes to...
October 25, 2006, 6:00.23 pm ET
This year's vendy award went to Samiul Haque Noor from "Sammy's Halal" (73rd Street and Broadway, Queens). Sammy winning honors for his Halal chicken, lamb & beef over rice, along with his award winning attitude. According to the nomination, "The spices on (Sammy's) chicken explode in your mouth and leave you coming back for more."
Runnerups included Piedad "the Arepa Lady" Cano (Roosevelt Ave between 78th & 79th Street, Queens), Tex-Mex style tacos and burritos from the Vendley Brothers (Wooster & Prince Streets, Soho) and Thiru "Dosa Man" Kumar (Washington Square South and Sullivan Street, Greenwich Village)
For more on the Vendy Awards visit StreetVendor.org
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