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1201 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006

713-524-5664

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Houston Press
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Best Martini
Award Winner 2004

Cuisine(s): Asian

Hours: Sun 12pm-10pm, Mon-Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $$, $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash

Attire: Business casual

Features: Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Order Online
Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

Description

The restaurant's name means "to dream" in Vietnamese, and the dramatic, low-lit decor is dreamlike indeed. Dreamier still is the food: Standouts include exemplary spring rolls, amazing nha trang oysters and a curry chicken served with French bread perfect for sopping up the marvelous broth.

2004 | Best Martini

Mo Mong When it comes to martinis, all it takes is gin, vermouth and an olive or three. But if you're looking for something special, you won't find a better twist on the classic than the infusion martinis at this Montrose-area Vietnamese hot spot. Mo Mong's martinis are dry and properly bitter -- a far cry from the fruity 'tinis that many bars try to pass off as authentic. They're also wonderfully simple; their ingredients come straight from the big jars of Skyy vodka and fruit stewing... More »

Salmon Spring Rolls at Mo Mong

By Joanna O'Leary | Wed, March 30, 2011

After grabbing some terrific drinks at Anvil, the bar where the sun does NOT rise and set (thanks, Edgar), my husband and I decided to walk to a nearby restaurant for dinner. Sometimes, we like to aba... More »
Roll Your Own

By Paul Galvani | Thu, January 22, 2004

There's a definite technique to rolling the perfect Vietnamese fajita ($10.95 to $12.95) at Mo Mong (1201 Westheimer, 713-524-5664). Each of the six wafer-thin, translucent sheets of gummy rice paper is separated from the others by plastic discs. ... More »
Bowled Over

By Melanie Knight | Thu, July 13, 2000

A few years ago Mo Mong [1201 Westheimer, (713)524-5664] led the initial charge for upscale Vietnamese eateries. On most fronts, the restaurant has since been usurped by even more opulent pan-Asian noodle houses, but Mo Mong still clings to power ... More »

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whaase | Houston, TX | 11 Reviews

| Tue, July 7, 2009

Love the curry
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ragazza0071 | Houston, TX | 13 Reviews

| Tue, June 2, 2009

Delicious food (my fav: Mango Rolls, Duck Spring Rolls & Seafood Pad Thai!!), tasty drinks (Lychee martinis & Cosmos!), great music, eclectic clientele and $3 martinis on Wednesday nites!
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juan.rojas | Houston, TX | 41 Reviews

| Thu, June 18, 2009

A little pricey, but you're paying for the atmosphere. I'm happy to pay it; the food is really good. The chicken curry soup is a must.

Main Menu

Appetizers

$6.25

Spring Rolls (2)
rolled in vermicelli noodles, lettuce, cucumber, carrots, and bean sprouts; served with peanut sauce. your choice of: shrimp & chicken; grilled chicken; grilled pork or grilled shrimp.

$5.25

Vegetarian Tofu Spring Rolls (2)
rolled in vermicelli noodles, tofu, lettuce, cucumber, carrots, and bean sprouts; served with peanut sauce.

$8.95

Sautéed Shrimp Spring Rolls (2)
sautéed shrimp & white onions rolled in green lettuce, cucumber, and bean sprouts; served with fish sauce.

$7.95

Beef Spring Rolls (2)
sautéed beef with garlic sauce rolled in green lettuce, cucumber, and bean sprouts; served with fish sauce.

$7.95

Duck Spring Rolls (2)
roasted b-b-q duck rolled in vermicelli noodles, lettuce, cucumber, carrots, and bean sprouts; served with peanut sauce.

$6.95

Fried Egg Rolls (4)

$6.25

Vegetarian Fried Egg Rolls (4)

$7.95

Mango Rolls (2)
lightly battered fried white meat chicken rolled in iceberg lettuce, fresh mango; served with mango sauce.

$8.95

Chicken Avocado Spring Rolls (2)
grilled white meat chicken rolled in avocado, lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts and carrots; served with wasabi sauce.

$9.75

Shrimp Avocado Spring Rolls (2)
coconut macadamia shrimp rolled in avocado, lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts and carrots; served with orange chili sauce.

$9.75

Mo Mong Spring Rolls (2)
coconut macadamia shrimp rolled in green lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts and carrots; served with wasabi sauce.

$9.50

Salmon Spring Rolls (2)
salmon lightly pan fried rolled in iceberg lettuce and bean sprouts; served with wasabi chili cream sauce.

Chicken $5.95
Pork $5.50
Vegetarian $4.95

Potstickers (4)
dumplings served with ginger chili soy sauce. choice of:

$7.50

Banh Xeo
vietnamese style crepe filled with chicken, shrimp, bean sprouts and mushroom; served with green lettuce, cilantro, and fish sauce.

$7.50

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wrap
chicken, jicama, and mushroom sauteed in special chef sauce.

$7.95

Cambodian Beef
beef marinated in coconut curry sauce on skewers; served with vietnamese sweet rice and peanut satay dipping sauce.

$7.50

Thai Satay Chicken
grilled chicken on skewers served with vietnamese sweet rice and peanut satay dipping sauce.

$7.95

Coconut Macadamia Shrimp (5)
macadamia and coconut crusted butterfly shrimp; served with sweet tropical fruit sauce.

$7.95

Fried Crab Claws (3)
crab claws wrapped with shrimp, lightly battered; served with sweet chili sauce.

$7.50

Nha Trang Oysters
vietnamese style fried oysters served with wasabi sauce.

$7.50

Fried Salmon Rolls (2)
served with sweet chili sauce

$7.50

Fried Calamari
served with fresh chili tomato sauce.

$7.25

Fried Kaya Rolls (5)
chicken, feta cheese and spinach wrapped in rice paper served with white cream sauce.

$6.95

Fried Pork Wontons (8)
served with sweet tropical fruit sauce.

Soups

Bowl $7.95
Cup $3.95

Canh Chua Tom
a fruity hot and sour tamarind broth with shrimp, celery, okra, tomato and lemon-flavored mint.

Bowl $9.95
Cup $4.95

Canh Mang Cua
fresh crab meat and asparagus soup.

$6.95

Pho Bo
vietnamese beef noodle soup; served with fresh mints and bean sprouts.

$6.50

Pho Ga
vietnamese chicken noodle soup; served with fresh mints and bean sprouts.

$7.50

Wonton Noodle Soup
wonton soup served with bok choy, napa cabbage, mushroom and bean sprouts.

$7.95

Hai Noi Noodle
grilled pork served over vermicelli in chicken broth.

$8.95

Combination Soup Noodle
b-b-q pork and shrimp served with bok choy, napa cabbage, mushroom and bean sprouts.

Salads

$8.95

Toan Salad
thin slices of steamed chicken breast mixed with julienne of cabbage, cucumber, carrots and mint; sprinkled with house-roasted peanuts and topped with vietnamese dressing.

$12.50

Thai Chicken Salad
lightly fried white meat chicken tossed with mixed green salad, carrots, mushrooms and avocado. served with house vinaigrette.

$9.75

Warm Chicken Spinach
chicken breast marinated in sake and served with fresh baby spinach in sake vinaigrette dressing.

$10.50

Victoria's Chicken Salad
grilled chicken tender served with spinach, tomato, cucumber, and pickled carrots tossed with asian pesto sauce.

$11.95

Mango Chicken Salad
grilled white meat chicken tossed with mixed green salad, fresh mango, red bell pepper, mushroom, tomato and cucumber; served with mango dressing.

$12.95

Grilled Beef Salad
romaine lettuce, iceberg, tomato, cucumber and red onions; served with grilled flank steak and tossed with mint vinaigrette.

Sandwiches

Grilled Beef $7.25
Grilled Chicken $6.50
Grilled Pork $6.50

Vietnamese Sandwich
served on hot french bread with pickled vegetables. your choice of soup or salad with sandwich.

Chicken

$12.50

Asia Chicken
white meat chicken sauteed with zucchinis, red bell peppers, and bok choy in satay sauce.

$12.95

Bangkok Chicken
white meat chicken sauteed with mixed vegetables in thai spicy curry sauce.

$10.50

Chicken and Broccoli
white meat chicken sauteed with broccoli and carrots in special brown sauce.

$11.25

Curry Chicken
a delight of saigon! a delicate curry broth with dark meat chicken and potatoes; served with your choice of french bread or steamed white rice.

$12.50

Ga Luc Lac
chicken breast chunks marinated in the house special sauce; sauteed with fresh garlic, jalapenos and served on a bed of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cucumber.

$12.50

General Tso Chicken
white meat chicken lightly battered, sauteed with thai dry peppers in our sweet and tangy sauce.

$12.50

Kamikaze Chicken
white meat chicken sauteed with red bell peppers, red onions, snow peas, jalapenos, and cashews in sake sauce.

$10.25

Lemongrass Chicken
dark meat chicken sauteed with white onions in special brown sauce.

$12.95

Mo Mong Crispy Chicken
white meat chicken battered, skillet-tossed with white onions and red bell peppers; served with lemon pepper sauce for dipping.

$12.50

Orange Chicken
white meat chicken; lightly battered and skillet-tossed in our house special orange sauce.

$12.95

Phu Quoc
white meat chicken sauteed with fresh asparagus in our chef sauce.

$10.95

Polynesian Chicken
white meat chicken sauteed with fresh apples and pineapples in sweet and sour sauce.

$10.50

Chicken and Eggplant
white meat chicken sauteed with eggplant in our special brown bean sauce.

$11.50

Sesame Chicken
white meat chicken lightly battered, sauteed in sesame sauce; served with steamed broccoli.

$12.95

Sweet and Sour Chicken
white meat chicken lightly battered and sauteed in sweet & sour sauce.

$12.95

Vung Tau Chicken
white meat chicken stir fried with snow peas, red bell peppers, and zucchinis in wasabi peach sauce.

Beef

$11.95

Beef and Broccoli
beef sauteed with broccoli and carrots in brown sauce.

$15.95

Bo Luc Lac
filet mignon chunks marinated in red wine and seasonings sauce; sauteed with garlic and jalapenos; served on a bed of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cucumber.

$15.95

Bok Choy Beef
beef sauteed with portabello mushroom and bok choy in sweet basil garlic sauce.

$12.95

Lemongrass Beef
beef sauteed with zucchinis and carrots in a lemongrass brown sauce.

$13.50

Orange Beef
flank steak lightly battered and skillet-tossed in our house special orange sauce.

$12.50

Pepper Steak
beef sauteed with green bell peppers, carrots, and onions in brown sauce.

$12.95

Red Curry Beef
beef sauteed in our sweet red curry cream sauce; served with your choice of garlic french bread or over vermicelli noodles.

Seafood

$12.75

Ca Kho to
catfish seasoned and baked in a claypot.

$20.95

Ginger Salmon
salmon marinated in saké and baked with ginger, served with noodles and steamed broccoli.

$13.95

Red Curry Shrimp
shrimp sauteed in our sweet red curry cream sauce; served with your choice of garlic french bread or over vermicelli noodles.

$12.95

Red Pepper Calamari
calamari lightly battered and skillet-tossed over hot fire with red thai dry peppers, white onion and garlic.

$13.50

Red Pepper Shrimp
shrimp lightly battered and skillet-tossed over hot fire with red thai dry peppers, white onion and garlic.

$13.95

Shrimp and Mixed Vegetables
shrimp sauteed with mixed vegetables in a brown sauce.

$13.95

Sweet and Sour Shrimp
shrimp lightly battered sauteed with fresh apples and pineapples in sweet and sour sauce.

$13.95

Tom Luc Lac
shrimp sauteed in garlic sauce; served over a bed of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cucumber.

$14.25

Tom and Muc
shrimp and calamari sauteed with mixed vegetables in brown sauce.

Vegetarian

$11.95

General Tso Tofu
tofu sauteed with thai dry red peppers in our sweet and tangy sauce.

$9.25

Lemongrass Tofu
tofu sauteed with white onions in orange chili lemongrass sauce.

$10.95

Orange Tofu
tofu skillet-tossed in our house special orange sauce.

$10.95

Polynesian Tofu
tofu sauteed with fresh apples and pineapples in sweet and sour sauce.

$11.95

Polynesian Red Pepper Eggplant
lightly battered eggplant pan-tossed over hot fire with dry thai pepper.

$11.25

Sesame Tofu
tofu sauteed in sesame sauce and served with steamed broccoli.

$10.95

Tofu and Eggplant
soft tofu sauteed with eggplant in sweet basil sauce.

$10.25

Tofu Luc Lac
crispy tofu sauteed in garlic sauce and served over a bed of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cucumber.

$10.25

Tofu Mixed Vegetables
tofu sauteed with mixed vegetables in brown sauce.

Vegetarian Noodles

$10.25

Buddha Noodles
udon noodles stir-fried with tofu, soybean sprouts, carrots, spinach, and mushroom.

$9.50

Monk Noodles
rice noodles stir-fried with tofu and mixed vegetables.

$9.50

Vegetables Pad Thai
rice noodles stir-fried with tofu and mixed vegetables and topped with peanuts.

$11.50

Volcano Tofu
spicy tofu served over fresh egg noodles in satay sauce and topped with peanuts.

Noodles

$13.95

Beef Saigon
beef sauteed in a rich garlic sauce with asparagus, bok choy, onions, mushroom, and red bell peppers served over fresh egg noodles.

$13.95

Basil Curry Beef
beef sauteed in a sweet creamy green curry basil sauce, served over udon noodles.

$14.25

Da Nang Noodles
flat rice noodles sauteed with shrimp, beef, and mixed vegetables in brown sauce.

$13.95

Hong Kong Crispy Noodles
choice of chicken or beef: sauteed w/baby bok choy, carrots, baby corn, and mushroom in a brown sauce and served over crispy noodles.

$10.50

Kyoto Noodles
udon noodles stir-fried with beef, soybean sprouts, snow peas and peppers.

$10.50

Mo Mong Noodles
rice noodles stir-fried with shrimp, chicken, and mixed vegetables.

$14.50

Noodle Japones
udon noodles stir-fried with shrimp, chicken, asparagus and eggplant in sake soy sauce.

$12.95

Seafood Pad Thai
rice noodles stir-fried with shrimp, calamari and mixed vegetables and topped with peanuts.

$13.25

Shanghai Noodles
thin egg noodles stir-fried with shrimp, celery, bean sprouts, red onions, and broccoli.

$12.25

Singapore Noodles
thin egg noodles stir-fried in chicken broth with shrimp, red bell peppers, snow peas, and bean sprouts in spicy garlic sauce.

$13.95

Thai Broccoli Shrimp Noodles
flat rice noodles sauteed with shrimp, scrambled eggs, and asian broccoli in our garlic yellow bean sauce.

$12.50

Thai Curry Noodles
fresh egg noodles stir-fried with chicken and chives in spicy curry sauce.

$13.50

Volcano Chicken
spicy chicken breast served with fresh egg noodles in a satay peanut sauce.

Grilled Shrimp (8) $12.50
Grilled Pork. $8.25
Grilled Chicken (White Meat) $9.25
Grilled Chicken (Dark Meat) $8.25
Grilled Beef $10.50

Vermicelli Noodles
noodles served in a large bowl with sliced cucumber, bean sprouts, iceberg lettuce, pickled carrots, fried onions, sprinkled with crushed peanuts and served with vietnamese fish sauce.

Vietnamese Eggrolls & Pork $9.50
Vietnamese Eggrolls $8.95
Sautéed Vegetables $7.95
Sautéed Beef $8.95

Grilled Shrimp (10) $15.95
Grilled Pork $12.50
Grilled Chicken (White Meat) $13.50
Grilled Chicken (Dark Meat) $12.50
Grilled Beef $15.95

Special Vermicelli Noodles
vermicelli pressed and steamed, cut in small slices, topped with green onions and sprinkled with crushed peanuts. served with green lettuce, cilantro, mint, and vietnamese fish sauce for dipping.

Vietnamese Fajitas

Grilled Shrimp (10) $15.95
Grilled Pork $12.50
Grilled Chicken (White Meat) $13.50
Grilled Chicken (Dark Meat) $12.50
Grilled Beef $15.95

Vietnamese Fajitas
get ready to enjoy this traditional vietnamese delightful dish where you create and roll your own fajitas with rice paper! served with side of green lettuce, cilantro, cucumber, pickle carrots, roasted peanuts and vietnamese fish sauce for dipping.

Fried Rice & Sides

$8.50

Chicken Fried Rice

$9.75

Indochine Fried Rice

$8.75

Pork Fried Rice

$9.75

Shrimp Fried Rice

$7.50

Vegetable Fried Rice

$3.95

Steamed Broccoli

$3.50

Steamed Mixed Vegetables

$3.95

Sauteed Mushrooms

Bowl $4.00
Cup $1.25

White Rice

Bowl $4.50
Cup $1.25

Brown Rice

$0.50

Side Order of Sauce

Desserts

$6.50

Chocolate Fudge Cake

$6.50

Italian Cream Cake

Drinks

$2.25

Soda

$2.25

Ice Tea

$2.50

Hot Tea

$4.75

Ginseng Tea

$2.00

Coffee

$4.00

Ca Phe Sua Da

$2.95

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1201 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006

713-524-5664

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2004 | Best Martini

By Joanna O'Leary | Wed, March 30, 2011

By Paul Galvani | Thu, January 22, 2004

By Melanie Knight | Thu, July 13, 2000

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