About HalalVouch

Who runs HalalVouch

HalalVouch is operated by Halal Vouch, based in Houston, Texas, USA. A restaurant’s halal tier comes only from the evidence we record; it cannot be bought or changed on request. Our guides and articles are written by Imran Qureshi, and restaurant verification is carried out by the HalalVouch team.

Our editorial process

1. Finding restaurants. We search public business listings for places that describe themselves as halal, and we add restaurants that readers submit. Being found this way does not make a restaurant appear as verified.
2. Contacting them. We contact the restaurant directly and ask the owner or manager about its halal status, whether its meat is zabiha, and whether it has a prayer space. Where a restaurant holds a certificate, we record the certifying body.
3. Recording evidence. Each piece of evidence is logged with its type and date, and the listing’s halal tier comes from that evidence. Anything we haven’t confirmed is shown as “Not confirmed”, and dates we couldn’t record exactly are marked as estimated.
4. Review before publishing. Nothing is published automatically. Every listing, community submission, and correction is reviewed by our team before it appears on the site.
5. Corrections. Every listing has a “report incorrect information” link. Reports are reviewed and, when they check out, the listing is updated along with its verification record. Errors in articles can be sent to contact@halalvouch.com.
6. Keeping information current. Every listing shows when it was last verified. As that date ages, the listing shows a warning, first amber and then red, and we re-check restaurants when readers report changes.

The full details are in our verification methodology.

What we don’t do

• We don’t guarantee halal status or use halal-certainty language.
• We don’t host reviews, ratings, or social features.
• We don’t take orders, payments, or deliveries.

The “Is it halal?” answers

Alongside restaurants, we publish an “Is it halal?” answer hub for popular chains, ingredients, brands, foods and drinks. We are not an Islamic authority and we do not issue our own rulings. Instead, for each question we research what recognized halal certifiers (such as IFANCA, SANHA, JAKIM and MUI) and established fatwa bodies (such as IslamQA and Darul Iftaa) actually say, summarize it plainly, and link the original sources so you can verify it yourself. Where the schools of law differ, we show the range of views rather than pick one. Read how we research answers.

Help us stay accurate

Community input keeps the guide current. You can submit a restaurant, report incorrect information from any listing, or — if you own a restaurant — submit verification details for review.