{"id":2667,"date":"2014-02-12T09:37:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T14:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=2667"},"modified":"2014-02-11T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T17:06:10","slug":"grasshopper-restaurant-trial-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/grasshopper-restaurant-trial-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Grasshopper Restaurant – Trial Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWe checked out Grasshopper Restaurant’s trial menu\/opening this weekend while visiting some of the Indie Coffee Passport stops<\/a> in Kensington Market. It’s a new meatless restaurant that seems to have couple of dishes that contain dairy, but is otherwise vegan. They might also use non-vegan mayo in some dishes, but the menu has a guide where V means vegan (and SF means soy free, and GF means gluten free.)<\/p>\n

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You can check out the trial menu online<\/a><\/p>\n

So happy to be a part of this neighbourhood #kensington<\/a> #toronto<\/a> #vegetarian<\/a> #vegan<\/a> #fusion<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ncLZa6M5hY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Grasshopper (@GrasshopperRest) February 4, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They opened earlier this month and are located very close to Kensington Market. Grasshopper has taken over the spot that used to be the Mexi-CAN market on College and has been completely renovated and looks bright, and clean with large windows letting in a lot of natural light, as well as really interesting light fixtures.<\/p>\n

\"Untitled\"<\/a>It’s small, but it’s comfortable and tables seemed well arranged, where they maximize the use of their space, while still balancing comfort of patrons.<\/p>\n

Here is what we ordered:<\/h2>\n

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The Sauteed “beef” & cremini mushroom satay with a chimichurri sauce.<\/p>\n

The chimichurri sauce was great, and the smoky seitan not-beef had a a lot of flavour and a very meaty texture. One thing that I wish we had ordered were the Chick-un Fingers. I heard later that the not-chicken itself is vegan, but the peanut dipping sauce is not.<\/p>\n

\"Grasshopper<\/a>Quinoa Mac N’ Cheese. Again, chimichurri sauce on the side, delicious. Lightly cheesy, it’s gluten-free but didn’t taste gluten-free. It was good, but I felt kind of silly ordering mac n cheese after I saw JC’s order.<\/p>\n

I think the Tempeh Sloppy Joe sounds like my next dish from Grasshopper.<\/p>\n

\"Grasshopper<\/a> This is the “Pulled Pork” Bahn Mi. It was pretty light on the BBQ sauce (or any sauce), but the “pulled pork” was flavourful and tasty. It came out on a lightly toasted roll, with pickled daikon and carrots. You have the choice of a side salad or fries. (these fries, while looking like boring old fries, actually had an interesting smoky flavour to them.)<\/p>\n

Like most of the menu, it’s mostly meaty style vegetarian fare (like the banh-mi-style sandwich above), but they also have salads, soba, and rice bowls. There is also a huge liquor license sign in the window, so alcoholic drinks are coming to Grasshopper too.<\/p>\n

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I’m glad we got to check it out. Some people next to us had already been there twice.<\/p>\n

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Welcome Grasshopper!<\/p>\n

Grasshopper Restaurant<\/h2>\n

310 College Street, Toronto, ON (map<\/a>)
\nWebsite<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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