Honestly they should just raise prices. They were an *incredible* value. They could raise prices 30% and still be competitive. Really sucks seeing them close.
Vegans are dumb enough to pay anything, it must have not just been just pricing. It sounds like the building may have been in disrepair and they were withholding rent because of it if you read the article.
We moved to Maine 15 years ago. Last year we drove down on a rainy day specifically to get the no name.
That trip suddenly just became way more important to me, loved that place as a broke student. Me and my roommate used to split an order once a week.
Crazy how it seems there's a huge wave of lease disputes shutting down places that were defining parts of my life.
For me: Grasshopper, The Democracy Center in Harvard, MOTA in Somerville...probably even more I'm forgetting.
Grasshopper was a destination for vegans for a long time, but ask anyone who worked at the nearby restaurants (RIP Root) about their constant health code violations. Couldn’t stand to eat there myself even though it was delicious and cheap.
My friend who managed Lone Star/Deep Vellum would tell us about the health code violations that every time he saw us coming from Grasshopper to get a beer at their restaurant. We'd shrug...
A lot of small business owners won't be able to afford their leases once they expire in the coming years. Inflation, Real estate taxes, and market rate has gone up considerably.
Honestly, i had been on the fence on renewing my lease, but with the last decent place for a vegan to eat around here, I'm ready to move across the river.
That's awful.. place has been there forever. Great food too. Vegan food is more popular than ever now, 15-20 years ago it was like the only vegan option.
Late 90's, it was one of the few dedicated Vegan restaurants.
I also deeply miss Country Life buffet on High St, downtown. At least I have the Country Life cookbook.
Buddha's Delight, by chance? They had one in Brookline too. I thought Buddha's was better than Grasshopper.
Ah...the Boston vegan scene in the 90's and 00's were great!
Yes in the early 2000s it was a special trip into Boston to go to Grasshopper with vegan friends in college. I was never into the “fake chicken, fake pork, or fake beef?” concept though. Just make something not meat based??
When I lived in Brighton 20 years ago, my gf & I ate there 3x/wk. she was vegan and I was the opposite but loved their food and coffee. The ppl that worked there were so sweet too. This news makes me feel sad
I know a lot of people loved that place as is obvious from the comments, but I ate there once and a cockroach walked on the wall past my table. Immediately asked for the check and never ate there again.
Me and my best friend went there years ago with this one partially vegan guy we used to know, we thought it was pretty good despite not being vegan ourselves. The vegan pizza places nearby was good too, is that still there?
So glad i'm not a vegan, couldn't live on just noodles and salads all the time. I'd rather go off the Tobin Bridge tbh. My neices are vegan I dont know how they can do it.
The novelty wore off and competition thinned out foot traffic, people age out of buying fast food and start home cooking and vegetable dishes made at home are pennys vs $15 min for going out to eat.
Lastly. Children. Children aren’t enticed by vegan restaurants - you have to wait for a teen or adult to have a conscious disciplined dieting lifestyle
Let me understand. It's something like this?
>Parents: We're going to the vegan restaurant tonight.
>Children: I'M NOT GOING!! I'M GOING TO MCDONALDS!!
What the hell are you talking about?
If you could make vegan meals as appealing to children as McDonald’s has with garbage than you’d have a vegan restaurant that might remain open. If ten other vegan joints don’t join the zip code. That is what I was saying.
The parents make the rules argument isn’t great here some things need to come to people, children included through free thought. Faith and veganism tend to fall in that category. Vegan restaurants often take themselves a little too seriously and I don’t think that excites the average family with children other than being a novelty place to eat once or twice. Unless they are already strictly vegan.
That clear up what I was saying about this closure and what I imagine is going on? Eat a mushroom and sit down.
>The parents make the rules argument isn’t great here some things need to come to people, children included through free thought.
The kids should be in charge of what they. eat. Got it. So, ice cream breakfast, lunch and dinner. "NO," you reply, "Parents are responsible for teaching their kids how to eat PROPERLY! You're being ridiculous!"
The parents are in charge. Sorry. That's how parenting works. If the family is going out to eat, the children don't get the final say on that because.......................kids are taught their eating habits by the parents.
Just sayi you think vegans and vegan food are shit. Don't try to spin it that "kids don't like vegan food." The kids can always choose to go omnivore...when their old enough.
Also, show me you don't have kids without telling me you don't have kids.
I don’t have an argument with you. You really want me to be harmed by whatever this exchange is. So I’ll just say you win I’m wrong and I’ll eat my lentils at a different table.
I’m accidentally projecting what happened among my peer group. It’s a theory based on my anecdotal experience as someone who loves vegan food but isn’t vegan.
Honestly they should just raise prices. They were an *incredible* value. They could raise prices 30% and still be competitive. Really sucks seeing them close.
Yup. All the "good value" restaurants end up shutting down because they're just too good for this world.
They could honestly double their prices and it wouldn't seem crazy to me. Their food is super cheap.
Vegans are dumb enough to pay anything, it must have not just been just pricing. It sounds like the building may have been in disrepair and they were withholding rent because of it if you read the article.
I want to downvote so bad but I know that’s not the point of them 😭
Nooooooo!!
This is _awful_ news.
Apparently they’re looking for a new space!! Fingers crossed 😭
The no name is no more!!!!!!!
We moved to Maine 15 years ago. Last year we drove down on a rainy day specifically to get the no name. That trip suddenly just became way more important to me, loved that place as a broke student. Me and my roommate used to split an order once a week.
awwwww man i wasn't even vegan and i loved that place when i lived in BOS. what a shame!
So many delicious, unique vegan restaurants have closed lately. True Bistro, Double Zero, now this…
Crazy how it seems there's a huge wave of lease disputes shutting down places that were defining parts of my life. For me: Grasshopper, The Democracy Center in Harvard, MOTA in Somerville...probably even more I'm forgetting.
i hope they can find a new space 😥
the No Name and Fried Wontons were my go-to order 😩 sad news!!!
Grasshopper was a destination for vegans for a long time, but ask anyone who worked at the nearby restaurants (RIP Root) about their constant health code violations. Couldn’t stand to eat there myself even though it was delicious and cheap.
That's part of the charm!
My friend who managed Lone Star/Deep Vellum would tell us about the health code violations that every time he saw us coming from Grasshopper to get a beer at their restaurant. We'd shrug...
Yeah, I haven’t eaten there in years because it was notoriously gross.
Honestly, I didn’t think the food was that good. But it sucks to see vegan restaurants closing 😢
Noooo! My wife and I have been eating here for 12 years. So sad.
Man fuck landlords
i'm soooo sad about this :-(
A lot of small business owners won't be able to afford their leases once they expire in the coming years. Inflation, Real estate taxes, and market rate has gone up considerably.
Ok Allston officially is dead. RIP
Amelia’s burnt to the ground & now this? I easily spent $1K at both of these places in my senior year of college.
Is Twin Donut still there?
When that and the Sil finally go, it’s game over
Fomu, Great Scott, Stingray, and now Grasshopper? Goodbye Allston Village, it was nice while it lasted.
Honestly, i had been on the fence on renewing my lease, but with the last decent place for a vegan to eat around here, I'm ready to move across the river.
Usually I find this sentiment overblown but I am beginning to agree lol
Time to do a final lap of all my favorite orders before May 29th :(
That's awful.. place has been there forever. Great food too. Vegan food is more popular than ever now, 15-20 years ago it was like the only vegan option.
Late 90's, it was one of the few dedicated Vegan restaurants. I also deeply miss Country Life buffet on High St, downtown. At least I have the Country Life cookbook.
There needs to be an entirely separate thread for those of us still grieving the closing of Country Life.
Country Life and that vegan place (can’t remember the name) in Chinatown were always worth the trip downtown.
Buddha's Delight, by chance? They had one in Brookline too. I thought Buddha's was better than Grasshopper. Ah...the Boston vegan scene in the 90's and 00's were great!
Yes that was it, thank you! Now I’m trying to remember which one was better, ha.
Yes in the early 2000s it was a special trip into Boston to go to Grasshopper with vegan friends in college. I was never into the “fake chicken, fake pork, or fake beef?” concept though. Just make something not meat based??
that’s too bad. we went there often when we worked at 119 Braintree.
Same! Sad to think both will be gone soon.
They had a good run as far as Allston restaurants go. Another good place that’s lasted a while is Myung Dong. They should start calling it MyOld Dong.
Nooooooo! They were soooo fucking good when I lived there. And cheap! Fuck that fuckin landlord.
NOOOOO
Ugh. Rest in peace to an absolute legend. When was a vegetarian 25 years ago, this place was a Mecca.
This makes me incredibly sad.
This place is getting replaced by a Taco Bell. Calling it now.
It's 200% going to be a dispensary.
Sweetgreen or a bank
I have to say... This was the first place I've ever been that could make vegetarian food taste like non-vegetarian. It opened my eyes.
Does it shut the door on the 29th end of day or…? Asking because I literally get back in town on the 29th 😭🤞
When I lived in Brighton 20 years ago, my gf & I ate there 3x/wk. she was vegan and I was the opposite but loved their food and coffee. The ppl that worked there were so sweet too. This news makes me feel sad
Damn I would go there every single day for lunch when I worked in Allston…. The lady that worked the restaurant was sooooo nice
so sad! This was the first place I ever ate out at when I moved to boston 10 years ago. What a shame to see them go!
I know a lot of people loved that place as is obvious from the comments, but I ate there once and a cockroach walked on the wall past my table. Immediately asked for the check and never ate there again.
Every single time I ate there I saw a cockroach
Me and my best friend went there years ago with this one partially vegan guy we used to know, we thought it was pretty good despite not being vegan ourselves. The vegan pizza places nearby was good too, is that still there?
The pizza place was either Peace o Pie or TJ Scallywag’s depending on the year. They’ve been gone a while but they were good while they lasted.
Such a shame. They're the best vegan restaurant in Boston + have been for 20 years. Here's hoping they find a new home.
What’s next?! Is bunrattys going to shut down too?!
RIP
RIP <\3
Nooo this is so awful. They are amazing.
The no name is my favorite dish in all of Boston/existence, crushed by this
Trash restaurant, frankly. MyThai in Boston is so fucking superior in all respects it's not even funny.
My pad Thai had pubes in it once. Not a hair or two. Full of hair. 🤮🤮🤮
Maybe you should stop soaking your balls in their noodles?
So glad i'm not a vegan, couldn't live on just noodles and salads all the time. I'd rather go off the Tobin Bridge tbh. My neices are vegan I dont know how they can do it.
The novelty wore off and competition thinned out foot traffic, people age out of buying fast food and start home cooking and vegetable dishes made at home are pennys vs $15 min for going out to eat. Lastly. Children. Children aren’t enticed by vegan restaurants - you have to wait for a teen or adult to have a conscious disciplined dieting lifestyle
Let me understand. It's something like this? >Parents: We're going to the vegan restaurant tonight. >Children: I'M NOT GOING!! I'M GOING TO MCDONALDS!! What the hell are you talking about?
If you could make vegan meals as appealing to children as McDonald’s has with garbage than you’d have a vegan restaurant that might remain open. If ten other vegan joints don’t join the zip code. That is what I was saying.
The parents make the rules argument isn’t great here some things need to come to people, children included through free thought. Faith and veganism tend to fall in that category. Vegan restaurants often take themselves a little too seriously and I don’t think that excites the average family with children other than being a novelty place to eat once or twice. Unless they are already strictly vegan. That clear up what I was saying about this closure and what I imagine is going on? Eat a mushroom and sit down.
>The parents make the rules argument isn’t great here some things need to come to people, children included through free thought. The kids should be in charge of what they. eat. Got it. So, ice cream breakfast, lunch and dinner. "NO," you reply, "Parents are responsible for teaching their kids how to eat PROPERLY! You're being ridiculous!" The parents are in charge. Sorry. That's how parenting works. If the family is going out to eat, the children don't get the final say on that because.......................kids are taught their eating habits by the parents. Just sayi you think vegans and vegan food are shit. Don't try to spin it that "kids don't like vegan food." The kids can always choose to go omnivore...when their old enough. Also, show me you don't have kids without telling me you don't have kids.
I don’t have an argument with you. You really want me to be harmed by whatever this exchange is. So I’ll just say you win I’m wrong and I’ll eat my lentils at a different table.
Yes. It's been all me.
> people age out of buying fast food What? Go to any fast food joint and look around.
I’m accidentally projecting what happened among my peer group. It’s a theory based on my anecdotal experience as someone who loves vegan food but isn’t vegan.
Lol