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Is Grill'd Halal?

It depends on where you bought it.

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Reviewed

Grill'd, the Australian burger chain, announced in May 2023 that it was opening its first Halal-certified restaurant in Blacktown, New South Wales.

Next step Grill'd opened its first Halal-certified restaurant in Blacktown, NSW, in 2023: meat from Halal-certified suppliers, bacon removed from its burgers and no alcohol served. We found no Halal statement for other Grill'd restaurants, so treat their meat as not Halal unless the store shows a certificate. How to verify
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How to verify

  1. Blacktown, NSW: Halal-certified since 2023; check the certificate in store is current and names the certifier.
  2. Other Grill'd restaurants: no Halal statement found; treat the meat as not Halal unless a certificate is displayed.
  3. Ask whether any new restaurant near you has followed Blacktown.

Quick checks

  • Blacktown, NSW: Halal-certified.
  • Other Grill'd restaurants: no Halal statement found.
  • Check the certificate in store.

What decides the answer

  • Grill'd Blacktown, NSW

    Halal-certified (since 2023)

  • Other Grill'd restaurants

    no Halal statement found; treat the meat as not Halal

Why this ruling

Grill'd is an Australian burger chain known for its herb-salted chips. One of its restaurants is Halal-certified; for the rest, we found no statement.

Grill'd Blacktown

In May 2023 Grill'd announced its first Halal-certified restaurant, in Blacktown, New South Wales.[1] Its menu uses meat from Halal-certified suppliers, bacon is removed from the burgers that normally have it, and no alcohol is served. That covers both the meat and the kitchen. Check that the certificate on display is current.

Other Grill'd restaurants

The Blacktown certificate covers Blacktown only. We found no Halal statement for Grill'd's other restaurants, so treat their beef, chicken and lamb as not Halal unless the store shows a certificate. For another Australian chain that certifies its chicken but not its stores, see Oporto.

Where you'll find it

  • Beef, chicken and lamb burgers
  • Herb-salted chips
  • Plant-based burgers

Frequently asked questions

Is Grill'd Halal?
One restaurant is: Grill'd Blacktown in NSW, which opened as Halal-certified in 2023, with meat from Halal-certified suppliers, no bacon and no alcohol. We found no Halal statement for its other restaurants.
Which Grill'd is Halal?
Grill'd Blacktown, New South Wales. Check the certificate in the store to confirm it is still current.

Scholarly view

A restaurant-level certificate covers that restaurant: its meat suppliers, its kitchen and its menu. Grill'd's Blacktown store also removed bacon and alcohol, which answers the cross-contamination question there. Other branches of the same chain need their own evidence.

Sources

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Certifier / jurisdiction

  1. Grill'd to open its first halal-certified restaurant

    Inside Retail Australia Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: Australia

    29 May 2023. 'Australian home-grown burger brand Grill'd is set to open its first halal-certified restaurant, in Blacktown, NSW. The store's menu will have bacon removed from specific burgers with meat sourced from halal-certified suppliers and no alcohol will be served on the premises.' Quotes Grill'd CMO Ben Goss.

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