The Blue Grasshopper

We live down the street in Loma Colorado and think Blue Grasshopper rocks! We love the pizza and the beer. The pizza is wood oven fired so yes it will have some crispy spots to it (which we love!). Now they have wine too (yay!). They always have music which is super awesome and hard to pull off. Hope one day they can expand into a bigger space as it can get crowded.

Cute little bar and honestly, I dont know what I was expecting. The selection of beer was great, but food was very limited. I came to see a friend perform during an open mic night, and ordered a pizza. The pizza was eh, «Hipsterish», and not really my style. Not that it wasnt good, it just wasnt my style. The ambiance reminds me of a backyard party. I LOVED IT. Not sure if the owner allows it, but it would be a great place to rent out for that backyard wedding theme. Super Cute, and cozy.

I really like this place! My goal in Albuquerque is to try as many breweries/​pubs as possible. I bought the Groupon «Pizza and beer flight for 2» which came with 2 flights of 6 beer samples and your choice of pizza. My husband and I came in on… I think a thursday night and it was not busy at all! I kind of liked it. The pizza was good and they had a good selection of beer. I thought the Groupon was a good deal so we bought another.
I would recommend this place if you’re looking for a night out with pizza and beer (my fav combo!)

After a nearby brewery closed at 8:30 (way too early) my friends and I had to find a new place to catch some late night munchies and drinks. We stumbled across this establishment and immediately knew we found something great! The atmosphere is really chill– live music, cool staff, college and patriotic and beer décor– just what we had been hoping for! The prices were fair, good assortment of beer, yummy food, and great company. Will definitely be coming back again!

Awful slow service Sunday
Individual/​owner? sloppy dress, no energy, no advice on beer. Decided to leave after one beer and go to another local bar. Party I was with said this was her second time and the first time was not a pleasant experience either.

The BEST pizza in Rio Rancho, hands down! The ingrefients are always fresh and the staff is always friendly! Our family loves BG!

Been here 20 plus times. It is my new favorite place. Love the staff, food, beer, and the music. Do not expect the food to be fast food. This is a build a relationship type of place and I love just hanging out, getting to know the people around me.

Great place in Rio Rancho for live music and delicious pizza… including the mushrooms. The atmosphere is unique and welcoming. The live music was VERY good last night. I’ve been there a few times and will be going back very soon.

The pizza is so good. The music is great. :):):). The waiters are organized. We will definitely be back soon! Great local brew pub in Rio Rancho, we will always support locals. Great job Blue Grasshopper!

Food is great. Beer options are local and grasshopper makes some itself. Love this place. Local musicians and local food and beer. You simply cannot beat this place for a brewery!!!

A neat place to have a couple of beers and hear some live music.
The good: The beer was tasty; I had a Nut Brown Ale. The service was quick and friendly, and the menu is just the right size (i.e. not so long I couldn’t decide). I got a kick out of the clocks crowding one wall, when I tried to use one to check the time and realized none of them agreed with any of the others. I also appreciate that this pub features live music from local artists, as I know several.
The bad: Although I enjoyed the music, and seeing an artist I know was my reason for coming, I did not appreciate the volume. I was there with a friend, and it took us an hour and a half to have a five-​minute conversation. The beer list, unlike the menu, is too long. And it was just a little weird to see so many children in a pub.
Overall: A great place if you’re an extrovert, or you want a place where you won’t have to talk to your dinner companions. The atmosphere wasn’t for me, though, so I probably won’t return unless it’s to support a local musician.

Blue grasshopper is great. Today was our 2^nd time here and both times we had the best pizza I have found in New Mexico. I am from rio rancho and love pizza. It’s amazing. My fiancé and I will now be regulars. :)

I’m surprised as to how many bad reviews this place has received. The food was amazing. The beer was cold. The staff was friendly. The music was good and the atmosphere was warm and friendly. This place is a hidden gem. Great pizza! It would be nice if the place was bigger but then it might lose its charm. You can’t go wrong.

Honestly I was expecting more. They have a lot of local brews on tap but any place that calls themselves a brewery should have at least ONE beer that they brew. At least they had good beer selection, 19 according to their board. The beer selection was probably the best thing about the place.
The pizza was good but the crust was burnt, which of course detracted from the flavor.
It’s a small place and they had live music when we went which was mediocre at best, but fun to see. The staff was friendly and service was quick. I’ll probably give them another shot since my expectations may have been set too high.

This is our new favorite pizza place! My husband and I stopped in for the first time tonight and were really impressed. This is a rather small place, and for a Sunday night it was hopping. Even so, the service was friendly and attentive without being overbearing, which was appreciated. I only saw two beers listed that are their own brew, but they have a nice selection of beers from other local breweries. I’m not a big beer drinker, so I didn’t order one, but my husband ordered the Dunkel Weisen (one of the house brews), and I tried some of it and really liked it. The next time we come and I’m in the mood for a beer, I’ll have to order one.
The menu itself is pretty limited. If you’re coming here to eat, they don’t really have anything else on the menu other than pizza, aside from some snack type foods (chips and salsa, pretzels, chicken wings, etc., though they did have a salad on the «special» board that looked pretty good), but it’s a pizza place/​brew pub, so it makes sense that they specialize in pizza and beer. We shared a 13″ Area 51 pizza. The pizza was delicious and we both really enjoyed it, and it was the perfect size for both of us.
I really loved the atmosphere, too. It’s casual, but fun and lively. From what I understand, they have live music Monday — Saturday. I don’t know of any other local restaurant or bar that has live music six days out of the week, and I think it’s great. Since we came on a Sunday, I wasn’t expecting anything to be going on, but it turns out that they had karaōke tonight. Lots of people participated, and some of them were really good. I’m usually too intimidated to get up and sing, but my husband loves karaōke and got up and did a couple of songs. We ended up staying a lot longer than we intended to, and probably would have stayed longer if I didn’t have to be at work tomorrow morning.
We really enjoyed our experience and since we live close by, we will definitely be back soon!

So I was only here for the beer. TBG had only 1 beer on tap but it was good. There are a ton of guest beers here… all local NM beers. I like this place and can see myself coming back!

The pizza is excellent. The beer options are spectacular. What’s not to love. This is a great neighborhood bar with local flair. Service is slow, yes. But what you get is a unique experience in Rio Rancho. Try it and enjoy!

This place has great potential but has a ways to go!
Came in on a mid-​week night, they had a live band and the place was very small.
When we first came in we were not acknowledged for about 10 minutes, finally someone came by to bring us a menu. Our server was not super friendly but at least we were able to order drinks.
The good stuff — The iced tea was one of the best I’ve had! The beer & cheese dip was great and the pizzas tasted pretty good.
The not so good stuff — service was a little gruff and very sporadic, only half our party was attended to at a time. The beer lists were only visible on chalkboards which weren’t readable because the lights were off (maybe because of the bands?), the server finally just chose something for us. The wings were mushy — like they’d been frozen and just reheated. We got several different pizzas and they all tasted the same, is that even possible? Maybe they just all took on the taste of the brick oven. The music was so loud during the last band that we couldn’t even hold a conversation. The final touch, one of the members in our party was double-​charged for his beer. Is $ 4.50 enough to complain and cause issue over — we didn’t think so, so we paid the bill and left.
There was some good stuff happening here but not enough to get me to go back.

The wood oven pizza was awesome! We tried to different personal size pizza and shared them.
First the Margherita pizza. Tomato sauce, garlic, fresh basil, mozzarella, parmigianino, reggiano cheese. Basically a vegetarian pizza. While I personally like eating meat with my pizza, I was very surprised about how great this pizza was.
The next one is the Area 51 pizza. Pepperoni, chicken, mushrooms, black olives, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and of course hatch green chile. Another great pizza! The flavor and combinations of ingredients make this pizza great.
I don’t drink but my wife also tried a sampler of the local beers that they had. For a low price you actually get to have a good amount of beer.

A cool new find! I enjoyed a crisp and thin wood oven pizza and a local brew. I suggest checking this place out. The bathrooms and eclectic décor are a plus. I would only suggest spiffing up the common areas that customers can see. For example, the clutter and storage behind the bar and cords that can be seen from hanging tvs.