MOO Beef Steak

02What to order

• US boneless short rib steakOne of the US cuts named on the PasGo listing.
• US chuck or chuck tender steakThịt nạc vai and thịt thăn vai on the listing, with thăn chuột as a third cut.
• A steak with blue cheese or green pepper sauceFive sauces on PasGo: blue cheese, mushroom, black pepper, red wine and green pepper.
• Grilled lamb ribsWith mashed potato and grape sauce, per PasGo.
• Pan-seared foie gras or Japanese scallopsStarters on the PasGo listing, for a longer dinner.

03The beef

American beef, and it has been for a long time. In 2010 VnExpress wrote that the first MOO, then in Lane 52 Nguyễn Thị Định, used beef imported from California. Today its PasGo listing names US cuts: boneless short rib, chuck (nạc vai), chuck tender (thăn vai) and thăn chuột, and calls them high quality without giving a grade. The steaks are marinated to what the house calls its own recipe. No source gives a breed, a grade, a feeding or any ageing, so this page leaves them out. Tạp chí Công Thương (2019) described the cooking as American steak standards adjusted to Vietnamese taste.

04The fire

The fuel is not stated in any source found. PasGo says only that the steaks are grilled at a precise temperature ("nướng với nhiệt độ chuẩn xác"). What the sources agree on is the sauce: each steak comes with one, chosen from blue cheese, mushroom, black pepper, red wine or green pepper, and Tạp chí Công Thương called the sauces what sets MOO apart from other places.

05The story

The idea began on a trip to Texas, per Tạp chí Công Thương (September 2019), and the first MOO Beef Steak opened in Hanoi in 2008. In October 2010 VnExpress described it as a recent arrival, in Lane 52 Nguyễn Thị Định, with a steak set at 118,000 ₫ and a free bottle of Chilean wine for groups of five. By December 2025 VinWonders listed three Hanoi houses, at 2F Nguyễn Khánh Toàn, 59A Trần Quốc Toản and B40 Nguyễn Thị Định, and called the chain upscale. The Trần Quốc Toản room, per PasGo, has exposed brick, wood floors, chandeliers and a small loft stacked with round logs.

06The practical

59A Trần Quốc Toản, Hoàn Kiếm (now Cửa Nam ward). PasGo gives 11:00 to 13:30 and 18:00 to 21:30 every day; VinWonders (December 2025) gives 11:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 22:00, so check before you go. Prices exclude 10 % VAT. Corkage is 300,000 ₫ for wine and 500,000 ₫ for spirits, per PasGo, which notes these may change. Car parking costs 30,000 ₫; motorbikes park free in front. Groups of ten or more pay a deposit, so book ahead for a large table. The other branches are at 2F Nguyễn Khánh Toàn, Cầu Giấy, and B40 Nguyễn Thị Định.

Address

59A Trần Quốc Toản, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi (other branches in the city)

Directions

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