Grasshopper Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Grasshopper Restaurant, where authentic Chinese cuisine meets contemporary flair. Located at 1 Brighton Ave in Allston, MA, this classy yet casual dining spot invites you to explore a diverse menu that highlights the essence of Chinese street food and vegan delights.

The appetizer selection is a standout, featuring favorites like Fried Spring Rolls and Vegan Tempura, all crafted from fresh, vibrant ingredients. Soups are not to be missed, with offerings such as Spicy Hot and Sour Soup and Vietnamese Wonton Soup delivering comforting warmth and rich flavors.

Vegetable lovers will appreciate dishes like Sauteed Spinach with Garlic and Grilled Portabella Mushrooms, ensuring there’s something for everyone, including families and groups. With options for takeout, delivery, and catering, Grasshopper is designed to deliver both convenience and culinary excellence. Come savor the experience that awaits!

Appetizers

Fried Spring Rolls

Yellow beans, carrots, and glass noodle.

$7.00

Vegan Nori Rolls

Avocado, carrots, cucumber, and rice in a seaweed wrap.

$8.00

Tofu Hand Rolls

Crispy inside and a soft outside, with tofu, lettuce, and sweet potato strips.

$8.00

Vermicelli Hand Rolls

Tofu, lettuce, and vermicelli noodle.

$8.00

Japanese Edamame Beans

Lightly salted steamed japanese soybeans.

$8.00

Vegan Tempura

Sweet potato, onion, broccoli, and carrots battered and fried to perfection.

$9.00

Japanese Seaweed Salad

Imported Japanese ocean farm-raised seaweed with sesame dressing.

$9.00

Vegi-Chicken Fingers

Battered tofu nuggets.

$9.00

Fried Vegan Wontons

Tofu, gluten, black mushrooms, and vegetable wrapped in wonton skin and fried.

$9.00

Fried Vegan Dumplings

Tofu, gluten, and vegetable in chinese-style ravioli and fried.

$9.00

Cool Sesame Japanese Buckwheat Noodle

Cucumber and sesame peanut sauce.

$9.00

Fried Yellow Bean Cakes

Fried bean cakes with yellow and green bean.

$9.00

Barbecue Veggie Pork

Bread-covered, folded tofu skin on a bed of salad, topped with peanut.

$9.00

Veggie Pork Chop

Grilled marinated seitan sliced on a bed of salad, topped with peanuts.

$9.00

Grilled Vegan Chicken

Grilled marinated tofu on a bed of lettuce, topped with peanuts.

$9.00

Vietnamese-Style Scallion Pancake

Tofu, onion, and scallion on vietnamese-style pizza with a side salad.

$11.00

House Special Assorted Appetizers

Includes vermicelli hand rolls, fried wontons, dumplings, yellow bean cake and spring roll.

$13.00

Light Assorted Appetizers

Includes vermicelli hand rolls, edamame beans, seaweed salad, and cool sesame buckwheat noodles.

$14.00

Chef Salad

Vietnamese salad of freshly shredded cabbage, carrots, daikon, tofu, and mango, topped with peanuts.

$11.00

Vegan Miso Soup

Vegetable stock miso soup with tofu and seaweed.

$8.00

Delight Soup

Tofu, enoki mushrooms and white mushrooms. Said to be very good for your lungs.

$8.00

Spicy Hot and Sour Soup

Spicy Szechuan style with tofu, gluten, golden straw vegetables, and black wood ear mushroom.

$8.00

Vietnamese Bean Curd Soup

Rice stick noodles served in a clear broth with tofu, and vegetables.

$8.00

Vietnamese Wonton Soup

A clear vegetable broth served with wontons.

$8.00

Watercress Soup

Watercress, portabella mushrooms, and tofu in a clear vegetable broth.

$8.00

Vegetable Tempura and Buckwheat Noodle Soup

With watercress in a clear vegetable broth and vegetable tempura on the side.

$12.00

Soups

Greens

Sauteed Spinach - With Garlic

$15.50

Sauteed Watercress

Served with ginger and garlic.

$15.50

Grilled Portabella Mushrooms

Potato, carrots, and watercress in a chili basil sauce.

$15.50

Sauteed Snow Peapods

Carrots, white mushroom in chili basil sauce.

$15.50

Pan Stir-Fried Chinese Eggplant

Served with fresh bamboo shoots.

$15.50

Sauteed Kale

Served with portabella mushrooms.

$15.50

Sauteed Asparagus

Served with portabella mushrooms.

$17.50

Sauteed Assorted Fresh Vegetables

$17.50

Vermicelli Noodles with Spring Roll

Side salad and spring rolls, topped with peanuts.

$15.50

Vermicelli Noodles with Vegi-Pork

Grilled vegi-pork and spring roll and a side salad, topped with peanuts.

$15.50

Vermicelli Noodles with Vegi-Chicken

Grilled vegi-chicken and spring roll and a side salad, topped with peanuts.

$15.50

Coconut Noodles

Crispy veg-roasted pork skin, topped with peanuts.

$15.50

44 Curry Soup

Sweet potato and tofu on vermicelli noodles.

$15.50

Steamed Chow Foon Pockets

Stuffed with gluten, and black mushrooms, topped with scallions and fried onion, with a yellow bean cake.

$17.50

House Rice Stick Noodles

Vegetables and choice of vegi-beef, vegi-shrimp, or tofu.

$17.50

Stir-Fried Chow Foon Noodles

Vegetables and choice of vegi-beef, vegi-shrimp, or tofu.

$17.50

Top Lo Mein

Vegetables and choice of vegi-beef, vegi-shrimp, or tofu.

$17.50

Curry Coconut Vermicelli Noodles

Vegetables and choice of vegi-beef, vegi-shrimp, or tofu.

$17.50

Steamed Buckwheat Noodles with Tofu

Vegetables and tofu in a ginger sauce.

$17.50

Steamed Buckwheat Noodles

Mixed vegetables in a brown basil chili sauce.

$17.50

House Vermicelli Noodles

An assortment of roasted vegi-pork, pork chop, spring roll, salad, and rice paper, topped with peanuts, and scallion.

$17.50

Crisp Angel Hair Pasta

Assorted vegetables, tofu, and seitan in a brown basil chili sauce.

$17.50

Noodles

Seitan - Wheat Flour

Stir-Fried with Broccoli

Choice of American broccoli or sweet leafy Chinese broccoli.

$15.50

Stir-Fried with Fresh Snow Peapods and Onions

$15.50

Sauteed with Spicy Curry

Bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and lemongrass.

$15.50

Sauteed with Spicy Lemongrass

Bell peppers, onions and mushrooms.

$15.50

Stir-Fried with Curry Coconut Sauce

Broccoli, bamboo, peapods, cabbage, mushrooms, and carrots.

$15.50

Sauteed with Ginger, Bamboo, and Scallion

$15.50

Sauteed with Mushroom and Scallion

$15.50

Sauteed with Asparagus

$16.50

Stir-Fried with Spicy Black Bean Sauce

Broccoli, bell peppers, and scallion.

$16.50

Spicy Black Peppers

Garlic with beef-style seitan on a bed of lettuce, topped with sesame seeds.

$17.50

Sauteed with Spicy Bamboo Shoots, Onions and Scallion

$15.50

Stir-Fried with Ginger, Bamboo, and Scallion

$15.50

Sweet and Sour Vegi-Dumplings

Bell peppers, pineapple, celery, and onions.

$15.50

Sweet and Sour Tofu Chicken Fingers

Bell peppers, pineapple, celery, and onions.

$15.50

Stir-Fried with Spicy Bean Sauce

Broccoli, bell peppers, and scallion.

$16.50

Tofu

Root Vegetables - Shrimp Style

Stir-Fried with Ginger, Bamboo, Scallion

$15.50

Stir-Fried with Assorted Vegetables

$15.50

Stir-Fried with Fresh Snow Peapods

$15.50

Stir-Fried with Fresh Asparagus

$16.50

Stir-Fried with Spicy Ginger Black Bean Sauce

Broccoli, bell peppers, and onions.

$16.50

House Scallion Lobster

Black mushroom, tofu, tofu skin, and gluten in a ginger sauce.

$17.50

Braised Spicy Tofu Hot Pot

Seitan, pineapples, and lemongrass.

$17.50

Braised Assorted Mushroom Hot Pot

Light vegetarian oyster sauce.

$17.50

Crispy Taro Nest

Assorted vegetables, tofu, vegi-meat, and vegi-seafood in a brown basil chili sauce.

$20.45

Sizzling Platter

Assorted vegetables, tofu, vegi-meat, and vegi-seafood in black bean sauce.

$20.45

House Specials

Rice & Lo Mein

Vegetable Fried Rice

Choice of tofu, vegi-beef, or vegi-shrimp.

$15.50

House Fried Rice

Assorted vegetables, tofu, vegi-beef, and vegi-shrimp.

$16.50

Vegetable Lo Mein Noodles

Choice of tofu, vegi-beef, or vegi-shrimp.

$15.50

House Lo Mein Noodles

Assorted vegetables, tofu, vegi-beef, and vegi-shrimp.

$16.50

Steamed White Rice

$2.00

Steamed Brown Rice

$2.50

Vermicelli Noodles

$3.00

Lo Mein

$4.00

Angle Hair

$4.00

Sides

Grasshopper Specials

The Grasshopper Supreme

Savory chili basil sauce on skinless, steamed eggplant served with asparagus, spinach, and portabella mushrooms.

$21.45

The Spicy Steak Fillet

Sliced soft tofu pan-fried with red bell peppers and onions in a relishing black bean sauce served over a bed of fresh steamed spinach.

$19.45

The Eggplant & Tofu Surprise

A delightful combination of fresh asparagus, eggplant, and tofu chunks in a spicy black bean sauce.

$19.45

The Kale & Gluten Supreme

Fresh steamed kale topped with a mixture of gluten, tofu, scallion, and red bell peppers in a spicy black bean sauce.

$19.45

The Kale & Mushroom Delight

A stir-fried combination of kale, white mushrooms, tofu, and vegi-beef gluten in a tangy ginger sauce.

$19.45

The Sweet & Sour Sensation

Battered soft soy protein chunks in a sweet and sour sauce served over fresh steamed broccoli, topped with sesame.

$19.45

The No Name

Battered gluten in a sweet and sour sauce served with assorted steamed vegetables and topped with sesame.

$19.45

The Happy Family

A delectable combination of gluten and tofu chunks served with fresh steamed asparagus in a flavorful chili basil sauce.

$19.45

Bottled Water

$2.00

Sparkling Water

$3.50

Soft Drink

$2.50

Sweet Soy Milk

$3.50

Limeade

$4.50

Iced Tea

$4.50

Vietnamese Iced Coffee

$4.50

Strawberry Juice

$6.95

Mango Juice

$6.95

Pineapple Bean Shake

$6.95

Coconut Bean Shake

$6.95

Avocado Bean Shake

$6.95

Simple Sweet

Strawberry, mango, pineapple.

$6.95

Strawberry Splash

Strawberry, cucumber, pineapple.

$6.95

Mango Magic

Mango, apple.

$6.95

Orange Ginger Crush

Orange, apple, pineapple, ginger.

$6.95

Organic Tonic

Tomato, celery, carrot, lime.

$6.95

Spice is Nice

Carrot, apple, lime, ginger.

$6.95

Spinach Refresh

Spinach, apple, lime, ginger.

$6.95

Watercress Rise

Watercress, apple, lime, ginger.

$6.95

Kale Aid

Kale, apple, lime, ginger.

$6.95

Beverages

Desserts

Slice of Vegan Cheesecake

$6.50

Whole Vegan Cheesecake

$6.50