Rivergods

Cambridge, MA
Location

If you like a delicious homemade veggie burger, you must go check out Rivergods. Just outside of Central Square on River Street, this small, charming Irish pub has an amazing, rotating thematic decor and incredible food. Surprisingly, the restaurant has a fabulous vegetarian/vegan menu. The wonderful, homemade, “baked herb crusted” veggie burger is a great value at $9 — you can order it with french fries, mashed potatoes or a mixed baby greens salad. For $1 extra, the garlic aioli is the perfect complement to the savory burger and fries. Not in the mood for a burger? The God Salad is a delicious combination of mixed greens, fresh herbs, herb tomato, grapes, wine - braised onions, julienne carrot, beetroot, avocado & egg, served with toast points and a choice of housemade dressings: herb creme fraiche, balsamic or peanut chilli dressing. We found it to be a great dinner choice! The menu also offers a kimchee sushi roll and vegetable tofu skewers which, we have been told are excellent.

If you want to share some hors d’oeuvres with a friend, try the Cheese Plate. Served with warm molten honeyed brie that melts in your mouth, smoked gouda, roasted garlic cloves, housemade spicy chipotle sauce & warm crusty bread, it’s a great choice. One other thing to note, all the vegetarian options can be made vegan by a few simple changes. Just be sure to stay away from the cheese plate though!

The downside is that being seated at a table can be challenging. I would not recommend going there with a big party. As we mentioned, it is quite small, so be prepared to have a drink beforehand and don’t be surprised if you end up with some of it on you due to people squeezing by. However, it is totally worth it because the food is fantastic!