Halal Burger Co. in College Area, San Diego, opened in April 2025 at 6353 El Cajon Blvd, Suite 138, bringing 100-percent halal-certified burgers, wings, and subs to a stretch of the boulevard near multiple mosques and a growing Muslim community. Co-owner Ahmed Hagisufi, who is originally from Somalia and grew up in Switzerland before moving to San Diego roughly 25 years ago, launched the restaurant with partner Abdullahi Salim after recognizing that the halal dining options along El Cajon Blvd did not match the demand he had seen in European cities, particularly in the U.K. The burger program builds patties with at least 50 percent vegetables mixed into the beef, a formula Hagisufi developed to produce a juicier, lighter burger without sacrificing the sear and crust of a traditional smash-style cook. El Cajon Blvd through College Area has added several new restaurant concepts in 2025, including The Mesa Bar & Grill, which brought a pub-format kitchen back to the boulevard around the same time Halal Burger opened. The Halal Majesty is the flagship—double patties layered with cheese, grilled onions, fresh vegetables, jalapenos, and a house special sauce on a toasted brioche bun. Wings are Salim's specialty, offered bone-in and tossed in rotating flavors with carrot, celery, and ranch on the side, and the Philly cheesesteak sub extends the menu into sandwich territory. Sambusas—traditional Somali-style filled pastries—appear alongside the American comfort-food core, and a Friday Somali food special brings dishes from Hagisufi's own culinary background onto the weekly rotation. University Halal Market on University Ave supplies halal meats and specialty ingredients to the neighborhood, anchoring the same community of halal-conscious shoppers that Halal Burger Co. serves on the restaurant side. Desserts include tiramisu, mango cheesecake, and strawberry cheesecake, and milkshakes in strawberry, mango lassi, and Oreo flavors close out the drink menu. The location occupies the former Juicy Burgers space in a shopping center with free parking, and the San Diego County health department has scored it at 91 out of 100. The 92115 ZIP and the restaurant's proximity to SDSU put it in the path of both campus foot traffic and the broader east San Diego dining audience searching for halal food in the city.