Is halal cart food in the city really that unhealthy or is it basically no worse than fast food?

Every time I grab a chicken over rice at 2am drizzled with creamy white sauce, someone’s like “bro that’s so bad for you.” But is it really worse than crushing a McDonald’s combo meal? You’re still getting rice, chicken, salad, pita.

So is halal cart food actually a health disaster or is it just NYC’s version of fast food with a different wrapper?