For the world's best burgers, look no further than Mooyah Burgers. A fast casual restaurant, Mooyah is headquartered in Plano texas. An international franchise with over 100 locations restaurants all across the United States, Mooyah has recently opened its newest location in Monrovia, as part of an expansion in California which now has 6 locations.
Mooyah’s first international location was in Dubai. They are know for using the high quality Angus beef brand and their slow-cooked french fries. Founded by American veterans Rich Hicks and Todd Istre in 2007, their first restaurant opened in Plano, Texas on Independence Parkway, the restaurant chain has been a fast-growing success opening its 100th location in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2016. They were ranked on Fast Casual's Top Movers and Shakers list for eight consecutive since 2009 and the chain is ranked 2nd Best Fast Casual Restaurant Franchise company on a popular website that ranks franchises's success. They were named by the Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 list ranking as the 60th Best Franchise Company in the USA.
Located in Foothill Park Plaza, Mooyah Burgers was a welcome addition to Monrovia's diverse landscape which includes a multitude of ethnic fare from new Korean to Ethiopian cuisine. In addition to their signature burgers, they also offer vegetarian choices such as their Dr. Praeger's Black Bean Vegan. Another vegan option appropriately named The Vegan is a patty also made of Dr. Prager's black beans, avocado, sauteed mushrooms , tomato, BBQ sauce on a potato bun. From their lifestyle burgers menu, customers can have tasty options such as the Paleo, which is 1/2 pound of Angus beef, Applewood smoked bacon, avocado, tomato, pickles, onions and mustard with iceberg lettuce instead of a wheat bun.
For those looking to reduce their carbs there is the Keto which is a turkey burger with iceberg lettuce instead of a wheat bun. The low cal is another burger with Angus Beef, using lettuce as a bun. For those on a gluten-free diet, Mooyah offers an Angus burger with smoked bacon, pepper jack cheese, mayonnaise, cholula on a gluten-free bun. All of the burgers use fresh beef, never frozen patties. They also serve hot dogs made with kosher Hebrew National franks. Customers can also build their own burger or choose a salad. They also have great shakes in flavors such as Hershey's chocolate, Vanilla, Cookie Dough, Oreo, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, strawberry or mint chocolate chip.
In March, the Mooyah chain initiated a nationwide deep-clean of all its restaurants as a result of the COVID-19 crisis with their customer's health as a top priority. The aim is to ensure customers feel safe when ordering delivery or takeout meals. Each of its 76 restaurants for California to New York and from Alabama to Montana and many franchises in other states were participating. More restaurants in other locations are expected to take part. They have also taken other steps to improve sanitation such as giving cutlery directly to their customers.
