Zhu Vegan
166 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
(781) 646-7600
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Lemongrass Hot & Sour Soup
General TSO's Soy Protein
Smoked Teriyaki Seitan
Vegetable Dumplings
Kung Pao Eggplant
Kimchee Yaki Udon
Chocolate Cake
Fried Ice Cream
Spring rolls2
Seitan Lo Mein
Featured items
General Tso'''s Soy Protein
Breaded medallions of soy protein with spicy General Tso'''s sauce over broccoli. Served with brown rice.
Vegetable Dumplings
Steamed or pan fried.
Spring rolls
Crispy rolls filled with cabbage, carrots, celery, and mushroom.
Pad-Thai
Thai noodles in a light spicy sweet sauce stir fried with tofu, scallion, and bean sprout. Topped with crushed peanut.
Curry Samosas
Indian style vegetable pastries with mint chutney dip.
Basil Soy Protein
Tender slices of soy protein sauteed in basil sauce with zucchini, asparagus, and peppers. Served with brown rice.
Most Popular
Pad-Thai
Thai noodles in a light spicy sweet sauce stir fried with tofu, scallion, and bean sprout. Topped with crushed peanut.
Vegetable Dumplings
Steamed or pan fried.
Spring rolls
Crispy rolls filled with cabbage, carrots, celery, and mushroom.
Basil Soy Protein
Tender slices of soy protein sauteed in basil sauce with zucchini, asparagus, and peppers. Served with brown rice.
General Tso'''s Soy Protein
Breaded medallions of soy protein with spicy General Tso'''s sauce over broccoli. Served with brown rice.
Curry Samosas
Indian style vegetable pastries with mint chutney dip.
Main Course
General Tso'''s Soy Protein
Breaded medallions of soy protein with spicy General Tso'''s sauce over broccoli. Served with brown rice.
Basil Soy Protein
Tender slices of soy protein sauteed in basil sauce with zucchini, asparagus, and peppers. Served with brown rice.
Sesame Tofu
Breaded square tofu in spicy General Tso'''s sauce over mixed vegetables. Served with brown rice.
Sweet and Sour Sesame Soy Protein
Lightly battered fried soy protein, broccoli, cauliflower, pineapple, and peppers in sweet and sour sauce. Served with brown rice.
Malaysian Curry
Slow cooked curry with soy protein, broccoli, carrots, and potatoes. Served with brown rice.
Tofu Delight
Organic firm tofu, broccoli, carrot, zucchini, lotus root, asparagus, and cauliflower in brown sauce. Served with brown rice.
Orange Seitan
Breaded medallions of wheat protein in spicy orange flavored sauce over broccoli. Served with brown rice.
Smoked Teriyaki Seitan
Sliced smoke wheat protein in teriyaki sauce over string beans with seaweed sesame seasoning.
Kung Pao Eggplant
Tofu with asparagus, peppers in black bean sauce, and peanuts on top. Served with brown rice.
Eggplant String Beans
Sauteed eggplant in spicy garlic sauce over string beans. Served with brown rice.
Tofu Teriyaki Sizzling Platter
Organic firm tofu sauteed with broccoli, bean sprouts, and onions in teriyaki sauce. Served with brown rice.
Black Pepper Seitan
Thinly sliced wheat protein sauteed in a savory black pepper brown sauce over kale. Served with brown rice.
Steamed Assorted Vegetables
Broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, asparagus, zucchini, string beans, and lotus root with brown sauce on the side. Served with brown rice.
Seitan strips
Grilled shredded seitan with barbecue sauce over string beans. Served with brown rice.
Soy Cutlet Sizzling Platter
Breaded soy cutlets sauteed in black bean sauce with broccoli, onions, bamboo shoots, and carrots. Served with brown rice.
Mushroom Seitan
Thinly sliced wheat protein sauteed in savory brown sauce with mushrooms and carrots. Served with brown rice.
Mango Soy Protein
Sliced soy protein with mango, zucchini, asparagus, and peppers in mango sauce. Served with brown rice.
Sweet Citrus Soy Protein
Marinated soy protein in a sweet and tangy citrus sauce. Topped with almonds over kale. Served with brown rice.
Noodles and Rice
Pad-Thai
Thai noodles in a light spicy sweet sauce stir fried with tofu, scallion, and bean sprout. Topped with crushed peanut.
Seitan Lo Mein
Carrot, cabbage, scallion, celery, and bean sprout.
Stir-Fried Udon
Japanese style whole wheat udon with shredded vegetables, carrot, celery, and stir fried with firm tofu.
Singapore Style Rice Noodle
Curry sauteed angel hair rice noodle with carrot, celery, firm tofu, and vegetables.
Vegetable Fried Rice
Brown rice stir fried with carrot, onion, scallion, mushroom, and cabbage.
Korean Style Stir-Fried Clear Noodles
With spinach, thinly sliced soy protein, scallions, mushroom, and bell peppers.
Udon Noodle Soup
Japanese thick whole wheat udon with tofu, seaweed, spinach, carrots, and mushrooms in vegetable soup.
Curry Veggie Noodle Soup
Slow cooked curry with soy protein, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, and rice noodles in the soup.
Bangkok Fried Rice with Fresh Pineapple
Pineapple, soy protein, raisins, spinach, and lettuce topped with sliced avocado brown rice.
Cold Noodles
Organic cold green tea noodles tossed with peanut sesame sauce. Topped with scallions and sesame seed.
Kimchee Yaki Udon
Sauteed with Korean style kimchee and shredded vegetables.
Stir-Fried Soba
Japanese style green tea soba with shredded vegetables, carrot, celery, and stir fried with firm tofu.
Soba Noodle Soup
Japanese thick green tea soba with tofu, seaweed, spinach, carrots, and mushrooms in vegetable soup.
Salad
Avocado Salad
Sliced avocado and mixed greens with ginger dressing.
Seaweed Salad
Japanese style marinated seaweed.
House Salad
Mixed greens and cucumber with ginger dressing.
Soy Protein Salad
Thinly sliced soy protein, almonds, pine nuts, and mixed greens with peanut sesame dressing.
Soup
Lemongrass Hot and Sour Soup
With silken tofu, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and shredded vegetables.
Miso Mushroom Soup
With mushroom, seaweed, tofu, and scallions.
Side Orders
Brown Rice
Steamed Broccoli
Steamed Vegetables
Steamed Greens
Appetizers
Vegetable Dumplings
Steamed or pan fried.
Spring rolls
Crispy rolls filled with cabbage, carrots, celery, and mushroom.
Curry Samosas
Indian style vegetable pastries with mint chutney dip.
Scallion Pancake
Pan fried vegetarian pancake with bits of scallions, mango salsa, and hoisin sauce.
Soy Skewers
Marinated soy protein grilled, bell pepper, and onions.
Crispy Soy Nuggets
Breaded and deep fried soy protein nuggets. Served with plum sauce.
Autumn Rolls
Shredded vegetables, enoki mushrooms, and bamboo shoots wrapped in soybean sheets and deep fried. Served with spicy hot sauce.
BBQ Seitan
Grilled seitan with barbecue sauce.
King Oyster Mushrooms
Batter dipped spicy king oyster mushroom, sauteed with salt pepper, scallions, and diced bell peppers.
Soy Fingers
Breaded deep fried soy protein strip. Served with sweet cilantro sauce.
Tempura Vegetables
Broccoli, eggplant, and string beans.
Edamame
Soybeans steamed in the pod and sprinkled with sea salt.
Age Tofu
Japanese style deep fried bean curd with tempura sauce.
Grilled Eggplant
With miso sauce and seaweed sesame seasoning.
Kimchee
Spicy Korean style cabbage.
Sweet Yam Fries
Sweet potato.
Beverage
Thai Iced-Tea
Passion Fruit Lemonade
Fresh Ginger Ale
Thai Iced-Coffee
Soy Milk Tea
Acai Berry
Organic white tea, rosehips, hibiscus, schizandra berries, currants with natural acai and blueberry flavor, pure essential oil of orange and mango.
Fresh Lemonade
Lychee Soda
Shirley Temple
Berry Cabernet
Caffeine free herbal or rooibos tea. Organic rosehips, hibiscus, schizandra berry, and natural strawberry and blueberry flavor.
Passion Fruit Soda
Mint Julep
Organic green tea, spearmint, peppermint, and licorice root.
Caramel Chai
Organic black tea, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, cocoa shells, sarsaparilla root, coconut natural caramel, and vanilla flavors.
Peach Ginger
Organic white tea, jasmine green tea, ginger, and natural peach flavor.
Spice Chai
Organic herbal tea yerba mate, organic yerba mate cinnamon, ginger, lemongrass, cardamom, and dove.
Mango Green Tea
Earl Gray Lavender
Organic black tea, pure essential oil of bergamot, organic lavender, and cornflower petals.
Iced Mint Tea
Jasmine Green
Organic, fair trade certified green tea, and organic jasmine.
Iced green Tea
Gingerbread Chai
Caffeine free herbal rooibos tea.
Dessert
Chocolate Cake
Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, strawberry syrup on top.
Brown Rice Pudding
Slow cooked in coconut milk with raisins, pineapple, mango, and vanilla. Topped with almond.
Fried Ice Cream
Banana Spring Roll
Two warm and crispy banana rolls served with chocolate soy ice cream.
Soy Ice cream
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, mint chocolate chips.
Lunch Specials
Orange Seitan
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Kung Pao Eggplant
General Tso's Soy Protein
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Stir-Fried Udon or Soba
Served with, miso soup, spring roll.
Malaysian Curry Stew
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Seitan Strips
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Singapore Style Rice Noodle
Served with miso soup, spring roll.
Basil Soy Protein
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Tofu Delight
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Sweet-Citrus Soy Protein
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Black Pepper Seitan
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Mango Soy Protein
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Sweet and Sour Soy Protein
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Eggplant String Beans
Served with brown rice, miso soup, spring roll.
Steamed Assorted Vegetables
Mushroom Seitan
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Recent Reviews
Had a nice dinner at Zhu’s Kitchen — a fully vegan Asian spot in Arlington, MA 🍜✨ We’re trying to up our protein lately, so we started with edamame and agedashi tofu — both satisfying and a great start.
For mains, I had the General Tso’s with soy cutlets, and hubby had the Sesame Tofu. We both asked for extra spicy 🔥... but honestly? It wasn’t spicy at all — more sweet than anything. I even wondered if they accidentally gave us the same sauce or swapped them...
August 2025
Zhu is an underrated gem of the greater Boston area. I've enjoyed eating here for years and it has always been consistently great. Some people I know who I would otherwise think would never choose a vegan restaurant have really enjoyed the food here and keep coming back. Super flavorful and definitely above average.
If you like a sweet and spicy-but-not-that-spicy combo, I recommend the general tso's soy protein. You can't find vegan chick'n like this...
If you like a sweet and spicy-but-not-that-spicy combo, I recommend the general tso's soy protein. You can't find vegan chick'n like this...
June 2025
Only two tables occupied, surprised how slow it was. Made the 30 minute drive to get there through Boston traffic.
Friendly and efficient service
Gratis miso soup little weak
Crispy fried order mushroom had meaty consistency, lite crispy batter
I had mapo tofu, super spicy, plenty of tofu in chili red sauce with medley of chopped veggies served with brown rice
The chocolate cake was dense brownie like and hit the chocolate and strawberry buttons of flavor.
Only a distant visitor,...
May 2025
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