Life Alive Organic Cafe

Melody Cao

The food here was okay, just a regular healthy bowl with nice protein. The flavor wasn’t bad, there’s just nothing too special about this place in terms of food taste. Some of the items in the bowl didn’t have much taste since the sauce never reached it (like the broccoli on the ends of the bowl. It’s just cooked broccoli). But, the atmosphere is incredible. Very unique experience where the tables, chairs, and decor is very hippie and calming. Although the specific table I was sitting at was a bit uncomfortable since the table was so large that I had to talk abnormally loudly to speak with the person across from me. Service is good, food came at reasonable time and they delivered it right to our table.

Chirine Dannaoui

Love the clean variety on the menu. I took a good five minutes deciding which salad to order as they all looked so good! Eventually, I went for the Mexican salad and it bursted with flavors and texture. The soups are good too (tried the broccoli cheddar). The drink list is also elaborate (smoothies, teas, coffees etc.) For some drinks there’s the option to make ‘em “dirty” by adding an espresso shot. We tried the iced matcha latte and loved it. This place is cozy, colorful, and welcoming. The downstairs seating makes it good for big parties. I especially like this location (easily accessible if you take the red line) and so much to do around Harvard Square. Lastly, I can speak volume about the service here: super friendly and happy people. Highly recommend.

Tamara

Life Alive is my favorite Boston staple and after years of living in the city and eating at every Life Alive, this location is my favorite. Though the food should in theory be the same at all of them, it’s very much not the case and I’ve found that more often than not at Harvard Square portions are always the size they should be, bowls are not as overdressed, and staff is friendly and helpful. Their warm bowls are the star of the menu, and the best ones are the Autumn Falafel bowl and the Green Goddess bowl (I like adding hummus or miso tofu). Outside of this, their ramen, rainbow nori wrap, and soups are also good options. Their beverages are nice but usually overly sweet. Generally, if you’re looking for flavorful, healthy (and/or vegan friendly), and fairly-priced food, you cannot find a better option than Life Alive.

Cam Bowman

I tried the superfood squash latte, the super greens smoothie as well as the date smoothie. All were pretty good, plenty of comfortable seating. Charging spaces for working, free smoothie for downloading the app which is nice, their waffles also looked good.