Vernon's Newest Restaurant Set To Open

VERNON, CT — Opening day will be Monday at the new Shah's Halal restaurant at the Tr-City Plaza in Vernon.

That was the word from a placard posted on the door this week, which proclaimed June 30 as the first day in business. Shah's Halal is occupying the vacancy between the GNC store and ShopRite supermarket.

Shah’s Halal started as a food cart in 2005 at 121st Street and Liberty Avenue in the Richmond Hill section of Queens in New York City. In 2016, it opened its first Long Island branch with the goal in mind of becoming, "the best Halal food restaurant in Long Island, NY," has been growing ever since.

Shah's will join food establishments like ShopRite, whose food court offers a variety of styles; along with the Southwest offerings of Mo's, hot chicken at Birdcode, more chicken at Wingstop, the subs at Jersey Mike's, the coffee at 7 Brew and the Fries at Jeffersn Fry Co.

Across Kelly Road, we have Rita's for dessert, Yang Zi Jiang for Asian, Little Mark's (coming soon) for barbecue and the European flair of the Unicorn Polish Deli.

Wood-N-Tap, D'Angelo and Villa of Lebanon sit diagonally across from Tri-City.

Across Talcottville Road, we have Jamaican Kitchen, the bagels of Between Rounds, Jeff's Kettle Corn and Carvel with the the ever-popular cones and the legendary Fudgie the Whale cake.