Asad’s Hot Chicken
If you’re searching for halal restaurants or halal food near me around Philadelphia, South Jersey or Delaware, Asad’s serves Nashville-style hot chicken at 19 stores. The chicken comes from a certified halal poultry program and every kitchen is pork-free.
Asad’s has 19 halal hot chicken stores: seven in Philadelphia, seven in the Pennsylvania suburbs, four in New Jersey and one in Delaware. Pick the closest one below for its address, hours and ordering link, or see them all on the locations page.
Asad’s is a fast casual halal hot chicken restaurant. Every piece of chicken comes from a certified halal poultry program, and no Asad’s kitchen handles pork, so you can order here knowing what is behind the word halal.
One honest distinction: the halal certificate belongs to our chicken supplier, and the restaurants themselves are not separately certified. If you are choosing between halal restaurants near you, that is exactly the kind of detail to ask each one about. Our halal chicken guide lists the questions worth asking.
Eating out with a group? Order halal catering or see why families choose us as a halal fast casual restaurant.
Yes. Our chicken is supplied through the Mountaire Farms halal poultry program, which is certified by Halal Food Council U.S.A., and no Asad’s kitchen handles pork.
Here is exactly what that covers, because the details matter when you are trusting someone with halal:
| What | How it is handled |
|---|---|
| The chicken | Slaughtered under a halal program certified by Halal Food Council U.S.A. at USDA-inspected facilities. The current certificate runs 12 February 2026 to 11 February 2027 and is renewed each year. |
| The spice paste | Made without lard. Traditional Nashville hot chicken paste uses pork fat; ours does not. |
| The kitchens | Pork-free at every store, so there is no shared fryer or prep surface with pork. |
| The certificate | It belongs to the supplier’s program and covers the chicken as supplied. The restaurants themselves are not separately certified. |
By Muslim slaughtermen, with the blessing recited over the birds and a Muslim supervisor present throughout. The certificate specifies a mechanical single-blade knife, so if you only eat hand-slaughtered meat, that is the detail to know.
Wondering why most hot chicken is not halal in the first place? Read Is Nashville hot chicken halal? New to the term? Start with what halal means, or see halal vs kosher.
Searching for the chicken specifically? See halal chicken near me for the menu, spice levels and the questions to ask any halal restaurant.
Nashville-style hot chicken in six spice levels, from No Spice to Scorchin’. Chicken tenders, chicken sandwich sliders, tender wraps, loaded fries, mac and cheese bowls, and milkshakes and banana pudding.
See the full menu for prices, and our ingredient and nutrition information for what goes into it. Bringing the family? Read why Asad’s works as a halal fast casual restaurant for families.
Yes. The same halal chicken is available for events and office orders through our catering page.
Asad's is a fast casual restaurant serving halal hot chicken. The chicken comes from a halal poultry program certified by Halal Food Council U.S.A., and no kitchen handles pork. The certificate belongs to the supplier's program; the restaurants are not separately certified.
Yes. Asad's has 19 halal hot chicken stores: seven in Philadelphia, seven in the Pennsylvania suburbs, four in New Jersey and one in Delaware.
Yes. All of the chicken Asad's serves comes from a halal poultry program certified by Halal Food Council U.S.A., and no Asad's kitchen handles pork.
The halal certificate belongs to our chicken supplier's halal poultry program, not to the restaurants. It covers the chicken as it is slaughtered and supplied; on our side, every kitchen is pork-free and the spice paste is made without lard.
The supplier's certificate describes slaughter by Muslim slaughtermen using a mechanical single-blade knife, with the blessing recited and a Muslim supervisor present throughout. If you follow a hand-slaughter-only standard, that is the detail to weigh.
All 19. Every Asad's Hot Chicken store in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware serves the same halal chicken from the same supplier program.
Yes. Order online for pickup or delivery from your nearest store.
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