Veggie Planet
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 661-1513
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Church Street
- Hours:
- Daily 11:30am-10:30pm
Editorial Review for Veggie Planet – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Filled with white ponytails and bald pates, this Club Passim eatery is home base to the Harvard Square bohemian culture (think Ramblin' Jack, Arlo Guthrie and patchouli). The menu contains numerous veggie entrees that get their bulk from fresh flatbread or brown rice. Many diners opt for light pizzas that set the area standard for healthy pies (toppings include tempeh and tofu). Traditionalists opt for the Vermont cheddar with tomato and basil variety.
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Insider Tips
When to GoThe trick is to arrive before 7pm. If you're not attending a show, you won't have to pay the cover charge to sit down. If you are, you'll have your choice of seats.
User Reviews for Veggie Planet
09/14/2005 Posted by homer_q_kitty
The food here only pretends to be healthful. It's overloaded with refined carbohydrates (pizzas with huge white flour crusts, white rice, sugary desserts, sweetened drinks) and low in protein and fiber. While every pizza does have small amounts of veggies and protein, they are minuscule compared to the size of the crust. Mostly you are served a big pile o' starch. The only truly healthful thing on the menu is the Caesar salad, which is delicious but doesn't really conform to any known definition of Caesar salad, containing, as it does, tomatoes, olives, broccoli, and tofu. I don't know why they don't call it a tossed salad. This is too bad, because Veggie Planet has so many wonderful principles: buy local, eat organic, etc. Going to a show at Club Passim? Eat beforehand. If you have to eat there, get the salad or order your food on brown rice.
Pros: music, inexpensive, oragnic
Cons: carb fest, low protein, not real health food
07/20/2005 Posted by angeleyesbfh
I really enjoy going here. I am a vegetarian and the food is some of the best for us veggies in the square. The staff is friendly and if you call your order in it will be ready for you when you get there. The only problem is it can get very busy. I do like the atmosphere though and I always meet nice people who will chat with me while I wait, which is more than I can say for most of Boston!
Pros: Delicious food, Friendly people, Great lemonade
Cons: slow around dinner
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