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Part of international chain of vegan food restaurants inspired by Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for veg living. Each location is individually owned, this one est. 2011. Offers a mix of Asian and western foods such as orange chickn with rice, burrito, fries, fried rice, tom yam soup, buffalo strips, and spring rolls. Has pastries in stock including ube conchas. Open Tue-Sun 11:30am-8:30pm.


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69 Reviews

First Review by nuna

mallow

Points +382

Vegan
09 Dec 2024

Good!

Really good burger selection!

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-01

Pros: Good price , Large portion

SelahStar

Points +41

Vegetarian
08 Sep 2024

Great for allergy adaptations

Iris helped me find dishes I can have after LHC left me with food sensitivities including garlic, gluten, turmeric, coconut and ginger, plus 40 other foods. In SD for Mom’s 89th, traveling with food allergies is tough. IRIS and LH had great food that Mom loved too. Thank you!

RhebaFeliciano

Points +28

Vegan
19 Jul 2024

Great place!

Friendly staff, great items on the shelves as you walk in, delicious food and even have cake slices in the case.

Rabj7

Points +29

Vegan
17 Jul 2024

Fun variety

Enjoy the atmosphere
Like the variety of options. My favorite is the loving strips and that sauce is the bomb.

JohnWalker

Points +101

Vegan
23 Jun 2024

Loving lunch

Working in the area for a couple of days, so I returned to the Loving Hut with a coworker for a quick lunch.

He had the katsu curry which looked great, although they were out of brown rice which he preferred.

They have a selection of Impossible burgers now, but those are not my fave so I went with the SeaCo Fysh sandwich and onion rings. The sandwich was really tasty, with tartar sauce, cheese, lettuce and tomato. The onion rings contained minced onions instead of a full onion ring, but the taste was good. Nothing was left when we were done, that is for sure.

Pros: Great selection, Food is tasty and prepared well, Friendly staff

kbayla

Points +34

Vegan
08 Jun 2024

Delicious

Had the McNuggets, Epic ramen, and Pho. Food came out super fast, staff was really nice, and everything was so good. Creamy ramen broth. Pho was super fresh. Nuggets were crispy and hot. Zero complaints. Reasonably priced for vegan food.

MilesVeganEats

Points +502

Vegan
18 May 2024

No longer a fan

After pandemic, some people’s mentality seems to shift.

Visited 4 times this past 2 weeks.

4/30/24 - celebrating a friend’s birthday. I suggested Loving Hut (I am the only vegan). 2 of us ordered pho. When they came out, I noticed there was no bean sprouts. I love bean sprouts and always used all of it. I asked and the serve just, sorry we are out of sprouts. I thought they could have said that when we order.

5/10/24 - been so busy at work, and working average about 9 hours a day for the past 2 months. Wanting to eat healthy and ordered a Cesar Salad added the extra - “chikn”. My bad not clarify it’s grilled or not. But what I was not happy about are the thin pieces of protein was dried and hard, very hard to chew, not to mention that made thin sharp edges (See pic). Healthy lunch fail and it was not enjoyable unhealthy lunch.
Called and got a credit for it)

5/15/24 - been working hard, my manager wanted to treat me and few other colleagues lunch. Most of them got sandwiches. He is aware I am vegan so asked me where to buy me a lunch. I took me to Loving Hut. No issue this day, good Spicy Cha Cha.

5/17/24 - ordered pho asked without the hard and dried protein pieces because I didn’t like that from before (same that they had with my salad), please just steamed as protein). I wanted to share and show my coworker delicious vegan food. What a huge fail and so embarrassed. I was upset and called them back, first responds “We are out of them.”, I replied, “Why could you let me know when I order? I could have order something else?”. Now she wanted me to hold so she can check, and return to apology that they forgot. Asked me to return, my reply, “I am at work, we have lunch schedule.” I am the passive type but I was so upset, I straight out tell her this was embarrasses to show case vegan food, ridiculous and unacceptable.
Reach out Facebook message, the manager/owner call the restaurant, employee had the audacity to said that she thought the basils, sprouts, jalapeño were under the tofu. Seriously! (See photo). Yes, they offered an other credit. Now I have two credits because I didn’t use the first one because I was getting over that stupid salad, but this worst experience really let me accessing the past experience these past few month.

Updated from previous review on 2021-08-15

GwendolynWright

Points +65

Vegan
13 May 2024

Great tasting food

The service and kitchen were both a bit slow, but everything tasted fantastic. I couldn’t wait to eat so no photos. 😅

EagleRoy

Points +130

Vegan
15 Mar 2024

returned again, enjoyed again

I returned for a 2nd and 3rd time. Again for the Orange Chick'un and other night for the Inzane burger. Both oh so good. garlic fries with the burger were amazing. one request would be the food be a little hotter (temperature) when it comes to the table. Pleasant staff as always

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-15

savannaos

Points +15

Mostly Veg
29 Feb 2024

The best in Mira Mesa

the ramen was so flavorful and savory, better than any non vegan ramen ive had. the sushi had the perfect inner crunch. the ube shake tastes like a sugar cookie. im curious if i will have as good an experience next time since I think I tried the best items already. But i will be back since this place fills a gap in good vegan food in Mira Mesa

Cleone

Points +244

Vegan
21 Feb 2024

The best in Mira Mesa

We stopped by traveling through town. Easy access right off the 15 fwy. We had the Fabulous Mongolian and the Drunken Noodles. We shared both meals which were amazing! We will stop by again.

Pros: The friendly employees! , The amazing food, The items you can buy like vegan marshmallows.

dancingvegan

Points +854

Vegan
20 Aug 2023

Worldwide chain!

 The service was friendly and the food delivered quickly.

They have western dishes and Asian dishes.

The food was good.

The cookies and cream shake was exceptional!

I work for HappyCow so I gave them a new excellent review window fecal because there’s was faded.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-20

Pros: Friendly, Food, Parking

dgomez354

Points +28

Vegan
05 Jun 2023

Great food

Second time coming to this location and everything was delicious. Had the lemon pepper cauliflower wings with ranch (one of the best ranches I’ve had) and the house sauce (so good we asked for another cup to go). Also had the tofu and eggplant which was amazing. Both were large portions and cooked perfectly.

Pros: Large selection , All vegan

bmu08

Points +103

Vegan
25 May 2023

Best loving hut I've ever visited!

I've visited a lot of Loving Huts, and this is my favorite! 5 years ago I came here on vacation and had the Amazing Sauté, and I definitely wanted to come back! I am pleased to report it is just as good as I remembered!

I ordered takeout thru the restaurant's own online ordering platform. We got the Amazing Sauté, Lucky Lemongrass, and Kung Pao. The Amazing Sauté lives up to its name, it is truly amazing! Their secret amazing sauce is just so good. The Kung Pao was also excellent and spicy. The Lemongrass tasted like garlicky fried chicken.

There was a good amount of parking available on a weeknight, and pickup was very easy.

juliotnunes

Points +744

Vegan
29 Apr 2023

Loving Hut

Had the avocado BLT sandwich. It was a decent sandwich. It’s a large portion so you can definitely have it with another person.

Side note: normally the vegan restaurants are pretty nice, but they are a bit rude at this location. As I walked in the guy at the front said he would be with me. Which is totally fine, but as soon as a few people walked in behind me he helped them first and sat them ahead of me. And said to his other co-worker in a demeaning way, “Can you deal with this guy.” Definitely didn’t appreciate it. It made me not want to eat at all. I hope management finds useful employees.

Pros: All vegan , Portion sizes

Cons: Rude

yummyvonnie

Points +34

Vegan
23 Apr 2023

Mouthwateringly delicious!!!

Omg the Insane Burger is the best burger I have ever had. The flavors and textures are incredible! Very satisfying! It's hard to find vegan red velvet cake and theirs is perfect! This is one of my favorite restaurants! Sooooo good!!!!

Pros: Really warm and friendly staff.

PaigeDavis

Points +209

Vegan
03 Dec 2022

Always Good

We’ve been to this location several times and have ordered many different menu items. The food has been excellent each time. Last night we tried the Carne Asada fries and the Inzane burger….WOW! Super flavorful and delicious. Other favorites are the spam musubi, Pad Thai, and the Cali burrito. We usually order the food to go, and have never had a problem with our orders or the service. I took a couple non-vegan friends with me in the summer, and they both loved their food, too. Very grateful to have such a wide variety of plant based food to choose from! Highly recommend 💚👍

sg27

Points +299

Vegan
29 Sep 2022

My favorite restaurant

I love the Pho soup and their carrot and chocolate cakes. Everything I have tried here has been truly so good.

Pros: Everything is vegan!

Jaspinkgrl01

Points +64

Vegan
24 Sep 2022

Problematic Manager

I frequently order from this location since it’s within walking distance from my house and the food is usually good. However, there have been multiple times where my order has been messed up. Today, when I had tried to get a replacement order that was promised, the manager refused to help me and banned me from ordering from the restaurant again. She had blamed me for their errors on past orders and had said that my family should find another restaurant to eat at since we like to complain so much.

The servers there are really nice and the food is good when it’s made right. I just felt like this experience didn’t represent Loving Huts values of treating the customer with respect. I have always recommended this restaurant for their food to my friends even when my orders wouldn’t be made correctly.

Updated from previous review on 2020-01-06

Pros: Good Burgers, Nice servers

Cons: Terrible management

NicoleParks

Points +2262

Vegan
17 Sep 2022

amazing food!!

i tried the vegan sashimi, spam masubi, and katsu curry and i loved them all! my favorite was the spam masubi. everything had such good flavor and tasted just like the real thing. prices weren’t too bad either, definitely recommend!

vncntgerard

Points +137

Vegan
09 Sep 2022

One of my all time favorites

My wife and I love Loving Hut Mira Mesa! The legendary Texas Fries are soo good, so that’s something I would recommend to every single person.
The great thing about this place is that they have a huge variety of dishes and styles. The Cali burrito is my favorite one, the vegan ramen they have is also super good.

Pros: Texas Fries 🔥🔥🔥, A big variety of dishes

Cons: Closed on Mondays

RisBurton

Points +1046

Vegan
28 Aug 2022

After a long flight back home

Picked up the cars and headed out to eat

Pros: Lots of options, Vegan as F, Owner is dope as hell 😊

Cons: Far from my house 😀

lebtina

Points +13

Mostly Veg
20 Aug 2022

Excellent, except…

Love this place. Been here a few times, and I’ve had the Epic Ramen, which was amazingly flavorful and the seitan slices perfectly cooked. I’ve also had the Fabulous Mongolian, which is probably one of the best things I’ve ever had and generous portions too! I’ve ordered the pad Thai but that was underwhelming. The sauce isn’t great but the place has so many great options, I wouldn’t count it as a wrinkle. The spring rolls are also well cooked. This place has become my go to restaurant and I love it! My only other complaint is that sometimes staff isn’t as knowledgeable about the food and ingredients but I sympathize because I get the whole labor shortage and the need to hire first train later, but let’s be a bit more proactive with the training!

MatMartigan

20 Aug 2022

Ooohhh the Mongolian. I've been craving it for weeks. Love the loving hut

lebtina

20 Aug 2022

MatMartigan

20 Aug 2022

Lucky. Soon though, very soon. Mongolian Monday i believe is what it will be for me. Actual tuesday, if i recall they aren't open Mondays, dang.
As for today it's Phatties in Esco, which i recommend if you've not been.

MariaLupitaFigueroa

Points +50

Vegan
10 Aug 2022

Delicious

This is my favorite location! They never disappoint with the food. I am so I love with the new menu items, the spam musubi is a MUST try!!! My go to for lunch is the BLT, the “bacon” they use is incredible, the Texas fries are 100% must try too! You can’t really go wrong with anything and everyone is always so friendly!

LesterPimentel

Points +13

Mostly Veg
01 Jun 2022

Delicious food!

First time here this past weekend. All of the items we had we would definitely recommend: curry udon noodles, pad thai (added protein fillet), spam musubi. Don’t forget dessert! We went home with a slice of the strawberry sour cream cake, soooo good!

GabrielleZimmermann

Points +118

Vegan
10 May 2022

Must stop

The Spam Musubi was so good!!! I will get this everytime without a doubt. We also got the Loving McNuggets and Nashville Hot Crispy both very good.

MysticalWanderer

Points +65

Vegan
19 Apr 2022

Favorite "fast food"

Our family LOVES Loving Hut! Sons favorite is the chik'n sandwich, mine is the spicy cha cha, pandan cake is a have to have. Bubble tea too! Everything we have had there is great and we have gone through most of the menu if not all!

Pros: Food is delicious, Kids love it , Pandan cake is amazing




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