Beef hot pot restaurant has a space ‘as wide as a market’

Visitors traveling on Highway 1K from Ho Chi Minh City to Binh Duong, the border between the two provinces in Linh Xuan ward, Thu Duc city, will see a restaurant on the right hand side, with many cars. Next to it, the big signboard of Beef Noodles and Beef Hotpot, Gia Toan, made many people curious.

The entrance to the restaurant is located in an alley, the door is not too big, but when entering, diners feel lost in another place separate from the outside. Everything is bustling and bustling, staff carrying food, people queuing to buy take-out, beef ball stalls, indoor and outdoor tables and chairs…

“The first time I came here, I felt like walking into a market or a company, factory, or a workshop, not a restaurant, I have never seen such a large shop,” Quoc Khanh, who lives in Thu Duc City, said when Look at the rows of tables next to each other in and out of the garden, up to 400 m2. Some other diners said that this restaurant has existed for decades. They often stop to eat when they have the opportunity to go to Binh Duong or Dong Nai, the quality and affordable food is what makes them impressed and come back many times.

The restaurant serves 3 dishes: beef noodle soup, beef hot pot and beef intestine rolled with rice paper, priced from 40,000 VND to 500,000 VND. Guests in small groups of 3-4 people usually order a small beef hot pot of 250,000-300,000 VND, a full meal if not too “full of belly”.

The hot pot dish surprised users when it was not served with fresh noodles as usual, but served with large size vermicelli and hot pot sauce, making customers feel like they were eating beef vermicelli. In addition, the hot pot topping does not have taro, young tofu, tofu but will be encrusted meat, bucket, tendon, beef stew, everything is cut into large, even and thin pieces. Vegetables served with banana stem, thinly grated water spinach, broccoli, bean sprouts, rafters and herbs.

Beef hot pot is cooked in, the smell of beef is not strong but mild, sometimes just fleeting. Taking the first spoonful of broth, diners feel the pungent taste of satay rush into their mouths and noses, gradually the taste becomes softer, sweeter and more delicate. The meat is cooked thoroughly, the meat is tender, the beef tendons are flexible, and the skin is fatty. The highlight is the light yellow boiled beef stew, sliced ​​into thin crispy pieces, dipped with garlic and chili seasoning sauce, spicy and salty.

Lan Anh, who lives in Binh Duong, said that her family of 3 ordered a small beef hot pot, but could not eat it all because it was too much. “I find the beef hotpot here has a different taste from other restaurants I’ve eaten, strange, sweet seasoned broth. Because there’s too much meat, it can cause boredom even with vegetables,” she said. Hot pot restaurant is still a reasonable choice because of the affordable price, quite cheap.

The shop is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, there is parking for cars and motorbikes, a fee of 3,000 to 10,000 VND, most customers go in large groups or families. Because of the large space, which can accommodate over 500 guests, you can choose to sit outside in the shaded garden or sit indoors with a corrugated iron roof. Restaurant staff serve fast food, customers do not have to wait long.

Huynh Nhi