Al-Hallal Grocery

Al-Hallal Grocery (Al-Halal Grocery Store, LLC) is a family-owned halal grocery at 3009½ Independence Ave in the Historic Northeast, open about ten years, stocking African chicken, frozen goat, lamb and beef, rice, semolina, and imported East African staples for the neighborhood’s Somali community.¹²

• Name: Al-Hallal Grocery (Al-Halal Grocery Store, LLC)²
• Type: Somali / East African halal grocery ◐
• Owner: Abbullahi Mohamed (family-owned)³
• Established: ~2015 (about ten years at location as of 2025 reporting) ◐¹
• Address: 3009½ Independence Ave, Kansas City, MO 64124¹²
• Phone: (816) 569-6208⁴
• Signature: African chicken, frozen goat/lamb/beef, rice and semolina, camel milk and teas ◐
• Status: Active ◐
• Tier: 1 (local immigrant-owned independent) ◐

Description

Al-Hallal Grocery offers products permitted by Islamic law, from organic African chicken and frozen goat, lamb and beef to rice and flour — particularly semolina.¹ The shop stocks imported Middle Eastern and African products including fresh produce, dairy, canned goods and honey, plus specialty items like ginger tea, camel milk, Kenya tea and Safari tea. Reported hours are Monday through Sunday, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.¹

Ownership and history

Al-Hallal Grocery is family-owned by Abbullahi Mohamed, who is welcomed as owner of Al-Halal Grocery Store in the Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s member announcement.³² The family immigrated from Somalia to Kansas City in April 2001 and has operated the store at 3009½ Independence Ave for about ten years, per 2025 local reporting.¹ The store is day-to-day managed by Ayub Sidi, the owner’s nephew, who has worked at the shop since he was 15.¹ The family chose the location for the Northeast’s population and target market, which largely includes residents from Somalia and East Africa.¹ Fresh meat shipments arrive every Saturday, and goat meat is the store’s most popular item.¹

Menu

Grocery, not prepared food. Stock includes organic African chicken; frozen goat, lamb and beef; rice and semolina flour; produce, dairy, canned goods, honey; camel milk and East African teas.¹ menu_status: unverified

Links

• Phone: (816) 569-6208 ⁴

Sources

Footnotes

1. Northeast News, “Somali Family Provides Islam-Friendly Products to Northeast Community” (May 2025). https://northeastnews.net/pages/somali-family-provides-islam-friendly-products-to-northeast-community/ — asserts: Al-Hallal Grocery family-owned at 3009½ Independence Ave for ~10 years; family immigrated from Somalia to KC in April 2001; store managed by Ayub Sidi (owner’s nephew, working there since age 15); sells African chicken, frozen goat/lamb/beef, rice and semolina; goat meat most popular; fresh meat shipments every Saturday; open Mon–Sun 10am–8pm; chose location for Somali/East African community. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

2. Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce directory, “Al-Halal Grocery Store, LLC.” https://nekcchamber.com/directory/al-halal-grocery-store-llc/ — asserts: business listed as active chamber-member grocery. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

3. Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, new-member welcome announcement — “Abbullahi Mohamed, owner, Al-Halal Grocery Store.” https://www.facebook.com/NEKCChamber/posts/802900508545024/ — asserts: Abbullahi Mohamed is the owner of Al-Halal Grocery Store; welcomed as a new NEKC Chamber member. ↩ ↩²

4. Halal-market directory listings (Muslim Listings, Zabihah, HalalX) for Al Halal Grocery Store, 3009½ Independence Ave, Kansas City, MO. https://muslimlistings.org/listing/al-halal-grocery-store/ — asserts: phone (816) 569-6208; hours Mon–Sun 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. ↩ ↩²