{"id":424,"date":"2026-06-24T16:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=424"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:05:52","slug":"tasty-meatless-morsels-at-lulu-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=424","title":{"rendered":"Tasty Meatless Morsels at Lulu Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Funky alternative restaurants like Grasshopper in Allston and Veggie Galaxy in Central Square were serving plant-based meats long before Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat found their way onto supermarket shelves. But for those looking to jump into this niche market, entry isn\u2019t easy. The owners of True Bistro, the vegetarian restaurant in Teele Square, closed their well-regarded eatery after the pandemic, citing the struggle to stay profitable despite strong demand. The last time I was at Saus, a vegetarian eatery in Bow Market, and tried to order their hearty Somerville Dip (meatless short rib au jus), I was told it was temporarily out of stock because the plant-based meat substitute supplier, Tender Food, was having supply and business issues. More recently, Clover made news when it shuttered, and then promptly re-opened, under new ownership. The market for plant-based meat has grown in recent years, propelled by people who see the products as a healthier option or a way to lessen the environmental toll of meat production.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=422\">Why transparency is needed to protect immigrants in Massachusetts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So folks in Kendall Square should rejoice in the recent opening of Lulu Green, which moved into the storefront that was formerly PlantPub \u2014 a similar concept that specialized in meatless fried chicken and vegetarian pizzas. The new vegetarian eatery leans toward Mexican (tacos, burritos) and Korean (sweet chili sauces) dishes, with strong Lebanese and Middle Eastern accents. It\u2019s a clean, open space with an ample, shaded outdoor patio offering a picturesque view of Henri A. Termeer Square, home to the Kendall Square Farmers Market and Skate @ Canal District Kendall.<\/p>\n<p>The menu is diverse with standard and not-so-standard salads and bowls (quinoa, sweet potato and broccoli, Mediterranean and Vietnamese noodles with crispy chicken), lemony lentil soup, and a mezze trio. Lulu Green serves acai bowls and meatless burgers every which way \u2014 including a double smash burger. But my eyes and appetite locked onto the \u201cChef Signatures\u201d menu, namely the Korean barbecue-glazed mushroom short rib burrito. If that sounds like a mouthful, it is, and a delightfully delicious one. The marinated shrooms were surprisingly meaty, and the sweet-and-spicy barbecue sauce played well with the rice. Kimchi and pickled onions added some pucker.<\/p>\n<p>The eatery\u2019s flagship staple is the maple hot wings, seitan wings glazed with maple hot. The maple hot barbecue sauce is thick and tangy \u2014 but not really hot. The plate came with lightly pickled carrot and celery sticks and a side of Lulu ranch for dipping. I stumbled upon a happy surprise on the appetizer lineup: Korean beef lettuce wraps. The gochujang-glazed seitan was pleasingly chewy, with a carpaccio-like texture, and the glaze, like the Korean short rib, was perfectly tangy and more sweet than spicy. This plate also came with mild kimchi, shredded carrots, and chopped peanuts. The wraps reminded me of the loc lak wraps (Cambodian-style, beef stir fry) that Elephant Walk served in its Porter Square days.<\/p>\n<p>The other popular item that seemed to fly across the counter was the tacos al pastor \u2014 seitan, grilled pineapple, sumac onions, and avocado with cilantro crema. Three come in an order, arranged upright on a metal taco rack for eating with minimal mess. I didn\u2019t try them because \u2014 incited by the Day\u2019s 2024 article about Mooji\u2019s plant-based rib-eye \u2014 I have been wildly curious about the taste of plant-based steak \u2014 and lo and behold, the \u201cChef Signatures\u201d section boasted steak frites. The \u201cmeat,\u201d sourced from Chunk Foods, a supplier that\u2019s been in the plant-based meat biz since 2020, arrived looking too well-formed and symmetrical, reminding me of the Swanson Salisbury steaks I had as a child. But once I cut into the slab, crowned with a glorious, green mound of zhoug, a Middle Eastern spicy cilantro sauce, the crosscut looked genuinely like meat. Not that it really mattered, because what\u2019s ultimately important is how it tastes and feels in your mouth \u2014 and to that end, the moo-less meat was clean, lean and satisfyingly juicy, without any grain or grizzle. The zhoug was a perfect addition too, a bite of spice and peppery greenness \u2014 think of it as a subtle pesto with a zing. The accompanying truffle fries that filled out the plate were plump and fluffy, but it was the perfectly formed triangle of meatless meat that made the meal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=421\">Council shields women\u2019s shelters from federal funding cuts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lulu has a weekend brunch menu that features a taco, a seitan asada with scrambled plant eggs, guacamole, and hot sauce. There\u2019s also an omelette du jour, a \u201cmeatball\u201d shakshuka, and gluten-free pancakes.\u00a0 Lulu\u2019s is looking to add beer and wine soon, and they already have an impressive slate of smoothies \u2014 the mango sunrise is an addictive, fruity slurp \u2014 and artisanal spritzers.<\/p>\n<p>Open midmorning to early evening, Lulu\u2019s is an excellent fast-fine addition to the Kendall Square culinary landscape, and one that fills a dietary niche not well-covered in the area. It\u2019s a tasty, socially conscious alternative that delivers for both traditional vegetarians (who never needed meatless meat, because they were already meatless) and carnivores seeking to move on from meat without losing something juicy and meaty to bite into.<\/p>\n<p>Lulu Green<\/p>\n<p><strong>675 W Kendall St<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Kendall Square<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.lulugreen.com<\/p>\n<p>$$ (out of $$$$)<\/p>\n<p><em>Have a favorite dish or dine out spot that we\u2019ve not covered and think we should? email Tom at tmeek@cambridgeday,com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=419\">Amigos School relocation will be \u201cseriously considered\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funky alternative restaurants like Grasshopper in Allston and Veggie Galaxy in Central Square were serving plant-based meats long before Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat found their way onto supermarket shelves. 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