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Loving Hut
Categories: Restaurants Vegan Restaurants Asian Fusion Restaurants Vegetarian Vegan, Asian Fusion, Vegetarian [Edit]
524 Irving St(between 7th Ave & 6th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122
Neighbourhood: Inner Sunset
(415) 731-1957
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 9 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
111 reviews for Loving Hut
Review Highlights
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"Appetizer, Golden Mushroom Sticks $5.95." In 5 reviews -
"The orange sesame bites were amazing." In 2 reviews -
"good Spicy Noodle Soup." In 2 reviews
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- A Yelpy Insight: Vegetarians go nuts for this spot. See more places they like.
111 reviews in English
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Review from Rosavida C.
San Bruno, CA
5/22/2012
Came in here after our intended place of lunch turned out to be closed on Mondays! My lunch buddy had been at a Loving Hut before, but in southern California. She ordered her usual pad Thai which she loves from this place.
As for me, anything with the word "tamarind" or "lemongrass" in it, I'm automatically on board, even when I'm not seeking it out. I ended up with the lemongrass 'chicken.'
We also got the mango salad and multigrain rice.
In any other Asian restaurant this mango salad would be soaked in some sour fish sauce concoction and I would be typing away either at how bad it was or, as rare as it is, how well balanced it was.
Since this place employs no such pungent additive, it therefore is not in excess of it. The mango salad is basically AWESOME. It's got green mangoes and shredded-something-else [I'd like to say radish or jicama] but the sweet and sour flavor is just maddening. I ate it slowly to savor it - that's how you KNOW it's good.
The lemongrass chicken was delicious, and though it was deep fried [didn't know that part because of hasty 'lemongrass' ordering bias] it was done beautifully - crisp, moist, and not soaked in oil. The multigrain rice was composed of 5 different grains. It's available usually at Korean markets if you want to make it at home. The pad thai was just the right balance of sweet and sour. It was a bit much on the cabbage, but the great flavor really dominated.
Stay clear of the ginger berry tea - there's something about it that it's lacking and something about it that is excessive that just made for an imbalanced drink that was difficult to get through.
The only thing about it - as with any other vegan restaurant - is the anti-meat propaganda that loops continuously in the background and those that adorn the walls. I didn't get the speech at the end like the other yelpers did, but that's because the one or two people who worked there didn't care much for any of the patrons. It was very hard to get their attention to get more water. =T -1 star. -
Review from Rylan C.
5/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
This place is good and I would totally give this place more stars if there wasn't another Asian vegetarian place nearby (Enjoy Vegetarian Restaurant) that wasn't so amazing. However, that shouldn't take away from the fact that this place is also very good. My friends and I got a couple of different soups and their Orange Chicken (at least I think it was orange chicken). Well, anyway all the dishes were good and I may come back if my other go-to vegetarian place is closed.
However, the thing that this place has over the other place I go to is that the prices are very good at Loving Hut and I would probably just come back because it's more reasonable to eat at on a regular basis. The portion sizes are also better. -
Review from Peachie Y.
San Francisco, CA
5/15/2012
This place surpassed expectations, I'm a meat eater and still managed to please my taste buds. My vegetarian friend was delighted by the food. Steamed bun, stir fried veggies and noodle soup were all good. I didn't even miss that there wasn't meat in my dinner.
So food was good but service was a bit in your face about not being a vegan. What can be skipped was the lecture at the end when we paid the bill about all the global issues surrounding us. While we understand your passion regarding vegan food and lifelong devotion towards it, the whole 10 minute long lecture about global issues (its even on the menu) and why everyone should become vegan like you was uncomfortable and awkward. -
Review from Ajay J.
San Francisco, CA
5/14/2012
This is a vegetarians' delight. I am not a huge fan of soy nor of imitation meat, so wasn't too eager on this place but a friends birthday helped to investigate this place. Biggest takeaway - I should get more veggies into my system and this place spoke to the famished-nutrient-craving part of me. I admit - the all the fibre in the vegetables did help to fill my el-stomago up.:)
There is a also a TV streaming spiritual masters in the background. So regardless of your focus, a certain part of you will walk away feeling detoxed.
I would bookmark this place to take my vegetarian friends to. -
Review from Michelle T.
South San Francisco, CA
5/7/2012 1 Check-in Here
This place is great!! Even if you are not a vegan, this is definitely a place you must try. Who ever knew eating healthy can be so good!
This location is pretty spacious and offers lots of seating. It is street parking, but there was a metered parking lot just a half a block up the street. We started with the BBQ Steam Bun. It was blah, don't order it. It almost tasted as if it had been sitting in the fridge for days. For our entree we ordered the Pad Thai (Yumm..sauteed sprouts, tofu and rice noodles), Orange Sesame Bites (A must try, taste just like Orange Chicken), and a Champion Burger (soy protein burger) with sweet potato fries.
Everything was delish except for the steam bun. I would love to come back again and try out the other dishes. I am totally in love with Vegan food and only wished I had the patience and the skills to cook this dishes myself. -
Review from Max A.
San Francisco, CA
5/21/2012
I'm not vegetarian, mainly because the vegetarians in San Francisco scared me into eating meat. And I'm not recommending this restaurant because it's vegetarian, but rather because they offer some of the best Chinese food in all of Chinatown, which is certainly authentic on the street, but not at the dinner table ... more like the cesspool of all the Chinese-food mutations that give you really bad gas ... the kind that won't go away. Loving Hut has mastered the tender, delicate side of Chinese food, and for me that's more than enough. Keep up the good work.
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Review from Roger A.
Burlingame, CA
4/15/2012 1 Check-in Here
I have been wanting to check this Loving hut out for awhile. Finally, I decided to go there since not to many places were open near by.
The place is pretty big with alot of seating.
Upon my arrival, the staff was very welcoming and nice. I asked some questions and she gave me the answers I was looking for.
I decided to go with springrolls and vegan chicken nuggets...
each were just alittle over $5.
Springrolls.. yum as I expected. Only difference was tofu instead. Peanut sauce was delicious.
chicken nuggets... I was suspicious about the taste... but honestly, they hit the taste on the head. The texture was close as well.
I was very happy to taste some great food from this place. -
Review from Christine F.
San Francisco, CA
3/5/2012 1 Check-in Here
Yeeeeeeeeesss!!! Score! Was super duper excited to find a vegetarian joint so that I wouldn't have to fully give up meat! Keep in mind I love meat, but I am aware that too much meat for oneself isn't to healthy therefore I've given up pork.
Anyways onto the food. It started out with the appetizer, mushroom sticks. Not bad, but of course it's fried. So if you're not down for the deep fry skip it, but I liked it because I just love mushrooms, they were slices of mushroom in this case.
Orange sesame bites - ehhh...flavor was kinda off. Not too rich, maybe the texture was throwing me off? It was a tad mushy. It did taste like chicken tho.
Won Ton Soup (S2) - I ordered this based on reviews...Eh, okay I know it's 100% Vegan, but I think it tasted better when I got home. Due to the fact that the soup became more flavorful because the soup was given time to settle with the natural flavors of the vegetables such as the bok choy.
Lastly AND the best of all was N7 - Crispy noodle - I'm all about the texture with my food too, and the description matched full on. That was a plus, and it was the most tasty dish! Loved this one the most.
Oh, so side note - for some odd reason I was given the brown rice first after receiving the appetizer. Afterwards, 30 minutes passed on to receive the rest of the dishes. Yes, it was a Friday night, but it wasn't busy.
If you want to order dishes to go or for pick I would recommend going on their website to peep the menu, it does get pretty difficult trying to find parking in the area. -
Review from Chelsey G.
San Francisco, CA
3/1/2012
Oh sweet Loving Hut. This place is exactly what I have been missing, been looking for. Fresh, healthy, guilt free, lots of options. Check out their amazing website site that has their menu with a photo of every dish! I like to look before i decide. How is so vegan and so good? Seaweed tofu soup in ginger broth was a hit. As was the special salad.
The name Loving Hut reminds me of some type of tribal tepee you go into to slap skins. I feel dirty every time i say it, like how I feel when I say "Puss in Boots" -
Review from Cando V.
Noe Valley, San Francisco, CA
4/30/2012
Was planning on trying a few things, but the day I went in here I was alone so just had the vegetarian pho. I was really wanting to like it, since veg pho is so hard to come by. Or perhaps I should say GOOD veg pho is hard to find. I guess this has to do with making a tasty stock and it's more expensive or at least more time consuming to do this. A lot of places seem to just use a cube of stock or boil a few vegetables for 15 mins and call it a day. This was ok as a soup if you don't know what pho is, and just wanted warm liquids. I'll probably give it another chance and try something else since the reviews seem positive overall.
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Review from Boris C.
San Francisco, CA
3/7/2012
If you want a clean, friendly veggie place that should have foods passable to the meat eater, here's a good place to go. I'm not a vegetarian, but I could eat here on a regular basis.
The food isn't fancy, it's not gourmet. But, it's flavorful, and prepared with care. Ingredients are fresh. Similarly, the decor is plain, and bright, not necessarily romantic, and certainly not stylish.
Some highlights
* seaweed and tofu soup was phenomenally delicious (can't go wrong with seaweed in soup for obvious reasons)
* au lac fragrant clay pot rice - Get this! delicious
* ocean basket - I was skeptical, but boy, I swear one of those things was a crab cake. that blew my mind
* guru curry - very full flavored, enjoy with the rice
It's a great place to eat on a regular basis. A seriously no-guilt-pleasure. One should have plenty of pleasures with no regrets.
Parking is not as bad as ninth street, and it's close to muni. Desserts, and drink options down the street.
Thumbs up! -
Review from Karen H.
Daly City, CA
2/28/2012
I never been to a vegetairan place before. The place was clean and service was nice. We had a bday dinner here for party of 9. I love tofu so the food was really good. Big portions and good prices. Menu is huge.
We got a sampler appertizer that was all fried with veges and this crab cake. Was flavorful, but kinda dry.
The Szechaun green beans had so much flavor
The spicy tofu with bell pepper and onion go so well together.
The basil mushroom was also a favorite and the basil didn't over power the dish.
The "chicken" really tasted like chicken
The rice with noodle claypot was surprisingly good
Not a fan of egg plant so didn't touch that dish, but the other people seem to like it. -
Review from Nina Y.
1/30/2012 2 Check-ins Here
It's pretty good. Not bad for vegan food.
We walked in because it's one of the few places we've still never been to. The boy saw french fries once and decided that he wanted to try it. We walked in and the service is alright. The veganness is alright. I got a wonton soup and to be honest, I didn't miss the meat too much. He got the burger with fries and it was decent. Not too bad.
Will I go vegan? No thanks, I like my meats too much. -
Review from Liana L.
Daly City, CA
2/24/2012 2 Check-ins Here
I'm not a vegetarian nor vegan for that matter, and the only other times I've eaten a vegan meal by choice is at Buddhist temples. But after a vegetarian girlfriend hosted her birthday dinner at this place, I couldn't stay away!
Tofu and mushrooms are my two most favorite foods ever and having so many variations of these plates just made me fall in love. You won't even notice that you're not eating real shrimp, pork or beef... consistency is a little off of course but it's still really delicious. My favorite dishes are the Szechaun green beans, spicy tofu (the onions and bell pepper give it great flavor), and the basil mushrooms. They have lunch specials for $5.95 during the weekdays which consists of a scoop of rice and a smaller portion of some of their entrees - just ask for clarification which one qualifies. They also have pho, western style pasta dishes, and rice claypots.
Their thai iced tea is a must try. The substitution of soymilk instead of regular condensed milk allows the tea flavor to come through the sweet taste of the soymilk so it all balances out.
One note: they will not let you bring your own cakes/desserts into the restaurant because of their all-vegan policy. If you plan any celebrations in here, you might have to purchase their own vegan cake or eat your own cake elsewhere. -
Review from Megan S.
San Francisco, CA
4/20/2012
I am gluten and dairy free (also limit soy) so when my friend suggest we try the Loving Hut I was game. I have to say that the owner is a fantastic women. When I asked about gluten-free she was more than happy to show me EVERYTHING on the menu that is or can be adapted. There was a lot that was "safe" for me. I went with the Crispy Chow Fun with Yam "shrimp". I still eat limited amount of meat but I can honestly say I have never had a better "shrimp" it had the flavor and texture without the scary veins. Everything had a lot of flavor and a great texture. I can't wait to go back to try more! PS I am a super picky eater regardless of my restrictions :)
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Review from Jane A.
Updated - 1/12/2012
Update...
ooh wow, VEGAN CHEESE CAKE!!!
(3.25)
I NEED BRAIN FOOD. Why is everybody not interested going to eat with me on my weird food adventures? haha "haters, fall back." Vegan is not scary, its just a hit or miss.... and tonight was a hit AND miss.
Had some cravings....It was a long day behind the computer tasked with testing software and writing a sql scripts to replicate the answer to a technical case that came in the other day. Missed Spin class this evening, didn't have time to cook anything healthy after work and don't want to ruin my strict eatings, so decided to just get something healthy. And what came to mind... "VEGAN!!!"
Unfortunately... Sorry, i have to drop a star on this update.
HEFFER-STYLE STATUS.
ORANGE SEASAME BITES ($8.95) - first time i had this, it was SO good. second time i had this, meh. I think the larger the orange seasame bites, the less appealing to eat. I was craving this the past week and now I just aint feeling them.
VEGAN CHEESE CAKE ($2.95) - was too full last time to get dessert. decided get some tonight. CRACKING. this is great, and tonights dinner, think i could have just ate this and called it a night. Cheesecake? I know right. Well if there is any fat grams and fat calories up in that slice.... it's all good, the Kaholo Bootcamp class and the Pound class at the gym gots that covered ;)
Will I be back? Yes. But not as excited to come.
Until the next review....1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/1/2012
HEALTHY. VEGAN. CHINESE.
(4 stars)
Never in a day would you think Chinese food to be healthy and… Read more »
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Review from Rat a tat R.
San Francisco, CA
12/18/2011
Is this a restaurant or a secret cult to subtly convince me to join the vegan lifestyle? Ok, maybe not so subtle, given all the TV screens telling me to Go Vegan or Go Back, baby.
So, it didn't work. It still like my cow in a bun just as much as my tofu. but Loving Hut is in luck, as being equal opportunity means I will eat anything, as long as I think it's yummy. And Loving Hut is good! I adore soup, and they have a wide selection (especially good for the Inner Sunset) that warms me up. And for a place that claims to love veganism so much, their meat substitute is pretty damn convincing to this carnivore.
Yes, I will come back to Loving Hut, braving the cutesy little hearts and pro-vegan "special messages" galore, just for some tasty, affordable soup.Listed in: Bay Area Delicious Cheap Food
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Review from Stephan T.
San Francisco, CA
5/19/2012
decent food, mixed service... once was treated as tho i was about to steal my meal w/o paying, the other time i might have been a long lost relative... bipolar reception always makes for an interesting visit.
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Review from Alec H.
East Bay, CA
2/6/2012
Really excellent, ALMOST as good as I've ever had for veg. Chinese.
No longer vegan or vegetarian but I definitely have a soft spot for this category. This place is SO MUCH BETTER than Enjoy Vegetarian.
The whole Supreme Master bit of it is definitely weird, but it's more of a conversation starter than anything else, at least for me. It's definitely hypnotic and for sure it creeps certain people out. -
Review from Dominic T.
San Francisco, CA
1/8/2012 1 Check-in Here
I've had Loving Hut at Westfield and have had many good experiences with the "fast food" there. I've also dined at the location in Chinatown and had some good food there. When the SFGate daily deal popped up in Gmail, I had to get it. $15 for $30 of vegan food is fantastic! I also had a promo code to bump the price down to $10.
Upon arrival, I was greeted and immediately seated. The restaurant has plenty of seats and half of the dining room has natural light (darker towards the rear). There is also the "fast food buffet" that is the advertised $5.95 lunch special on the window [same concept as the Westfield SFC location].
The servers serve individual cups of tea instead of providing the whole tea pot. I prefer the whole tea pot so I don't have to constantly ask for more, you will understand why in a minute.
There is an excellent variety of Asian-inspired vegan entrees, from noodles to veggie burgers. I was very intrigued by the imitation cha siew (BBQ pork) aka soy protein but I didn't order it. I invited two friends to join me so we took quite a while to decide. I felt a little sorry for the server who asked several times if we were ready to order but instead just asked for more tea.
The order was:
two bowls of N4: bun hue (lemongrass spicy soup noodles) $6.95/each
one bowl of N1: wonton noodle soup $6.95
The wait between order and arrival of food is average. I can't recall how long but if you are fidgety about getting food right away, try an appetizer. The spring rolls won't do you wrong! If not, either converse with your party or be mesmerized by the many international captions on the TVs that profess vegan propaganda. The TVs will not play channels so don't get too excited. All three bowls of noodles arrived about the same time.
The N4 looks very appetizing but prepare cups of water and tea to be downed as the soup is more spicy than apparent. I have a high tolerance for spicy food, just ask anyone, but for some reason I coughed up very quickly. I only added two pieces of sliced jalopenos to the bowl too so that isn't the culprit. The soup base is very flavorful and the amount of imitation meat is pretty proportional. The amount of noodles is alright, maybe just a bit lacking for me.
The N1 is very clear and healthy. Perfect for the ones who are looking for a simple fix with light flavor. I didn't really eat much of it since it wasn't my order but it looked really good.
I still had a bit less than $10 value left from the daily deal after the entrees so we all picked our own dessert. I chose the D10 custard pie ($2.95) and the other two got the D5 chocolate cake ($3.45) and D2 vegan vanilla ice cream/mango sorbet (2 scoops, choose 1-2 flavors, $3.45). Hint: you can walk over to the open refrigerator by the cashier to take a look at what is available. Unfortunately, mocha cake was not available so the chocolate cake had to do.
The custard pie should be retitled custard pudding because it is similar to flan and mango pudding; there is no pie crust. The taste is not too powerful but a good balance of custard and hint of sweet. The chocolate cake slice is about the size of a Cheesecake Factory slice but not as tall. Not too flavorful, which is good since I'm not a large fan of chocolate anyway. There is some coconut shreads on the surface but the taste is negligible. The mango sorbet also didn't taste like much. The vanilla scoop was melting quickly since it was at the bottom of the tall cup it is served in (sundae style). I didn't taste the vanilla but I'm sure it's business as usual.
The check came out to be $33.31 - $30 = $3.31 out of pocket. Not bad at all. I hope Loving Hut didn't take a big hit. The server did whip out a huge stack of daily deal print outs. Many of the reviews on Yelp of late are 4 or 5 stars which should help boost the 3.5 stars it has now. -
Review from Colin L.
Long Beach, CA
1/15/2012
I thought that Loving Hut was really good. A couple years ago I had some revelations regarding health and environmental factors and have since started eating less and less meat, coincidentally I also started dating someone who has been vegetarian for 15+yrs. Because of this I now take the opportunity to try vegetarian places more often than I used to. Usually I'm pretty disappointed, but Loving Hut was great.
I came here with two other people and we ordered a bunch of stuff to share: fried spring rolls, pot stickers, spicy soup, lemongrass tofu, three mushroom and green bean, Chinese broccoli. All were very tasty, albeit a little under seasoned. But generally I feel every veggi restaurant serves under seasoned food. While I'm sure there are local non-vegan thai/chinese type restaurants with much better tasting food Loving Hut is most definitely much much healthier. If I was local (my brother just moved around the corner) I would eat here very frequently, especially since it looks like they have a great lunch special. -
Review from Breena M.
San Francisco, CA
3/23/2012
Strolling down Irving, several of us decided to come here for lunch. Some of us were afraid of that scary word "vegan", however, our experience proved that "vegan" may not be so frightening after all! All of our dishes were full of flavor and fresh. The extensive, very reasonably priced menu provides many, many options and I'd be surprised if I found something I didn't enjoy!
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Review from Jessica K.
San Francisco, CA
4/5/2012
I actually preferred the food court version in the mall because there, you can get a plate and have more options. The food here was super heavy. I would probably go back and try something a lot lighter...soup perhaps?
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Review from MandS R.
San Francisco, CA
2/5/2012
I am not a vegan, and hardly a vegetarian - but the food is TERRIFIC, and more so, if you are willing to appreciate the meat/fish/egg substitutes.
Vietnamese spring rolls tasted fresh and the Hot/Sour soup was thicker than available in many regular Chinese restaurants. Wonton noodle soup was good, but really loved the Szechuan Green Beans!
Service was polite and place appeared to be bright and clean. -
Review from Bing D.
3/4/2012
parking is tough around here. so expect to walk from around the way.
so, i'm not a vegatarian. don't even plan on being one.
i went to their website and they have a picture of most of the food on their menu...the only thing missing is what is actually in the picture...ingredients wise.
i had the sczhuwan green beans. sooooo good. its worth it. i'll go again just for this dish.
lots of people when i went and the service was still very fast. -
Review from Debbie G.
San Francisco, CA
3/9/2012
I have been going here for a while as it is near my work and a good lunch destination. I went there as a going away lunch for a friend and that reminded me I have never reviewed this place.
I am not a vegetarian, but like to keep my meat intake as low as possible which means I give in to cravings for a burger usually once a month :) This place makes me not crave meat as much.
Their Champion Burger is my favorite. It is one of the best veggie burgers I have had and served with fries it really gives me a fully satisfied burger experience. The 2 most amazing "trick" items on the menu are their "shrimp" (yam flour crescents that really have the essence of eating shrimp - I never can get over them every time I have them) and their "fish fillet" (crispy seaweed bean curd fillet).
Hits out of the park include: Champion Burger and Fish fillet, Spicy Cha Cha, Pad Thai, Orange Sesame Bites, Multigrain rice, and Guru's Curry,
Not so home-run: Chinese Broccoli Delight.
I would recommend this place for sure. And you can make jokes about going to see the Supreme Master :) -
Review from An-Nhien L.
San Francisco, CA
11/1/2011
I think this place is friggin creepy. It's a part in a series of vegan restaurants all under a vegan extreme-ist or environmental hero (depending on how you look at it). If you are curious as to what the hell i'm talking about, just google it. heebie jeebies dudes
However, the food is yummy! I came here for lunch with a friend and got the orange "chicken" and some mushroom entree. Both flavorful and vegan and very tasty! I liked the texture of the "chicken" but i also like tofu but I wouldn't go as far as saying they tasted exactly the same. Side of brown rice wasn't phenomenal but it was still good.
It's tasty, casual and extremely affordable vegan food. Will come back again. -
Review from Candice B.
San Francisco, CA
10/7/2011
With very few people eating in during lunch, Loving Hut looks even more spacious with its clean and white interior and bright light-filled skylights. Service is efficient and friendly. Menu easy to read with all these colorful pictures. We weren't offered the Lunch Specials menu, so I just picked a few items from the normal menu: Spring rolls, pad Thai, and basil mushroom.
Spring rolls and pad Thai were quite good. The little pickle things in pad Thai were a sign of authenticity for me. The "meat" were cute, especially the "shrimp" in pad Thai. The taste doesn't resemble meat that much though. The fake meat at Enjoy's more "meaty." Even as I am writing this, I find it funny to judge a vegetarian place on its "meatiness" but hey, isn't that a goal in Chinese vegetarianism? To make you gasp and yelp "this isn't pork???"
Anyway, what I didn't care for so much was the Loving hut TV. Anytime I see a business with its own TV sends a shiver down my spine. The TV shows how lovely antelopes are and the narration is translated into like 12 languages all pasted onto the screen at the same time. As innocent as it looks, there is still something eerie and cult-ish about spreading your message through TV, even if it's as uncontroversial and benign as vegetarianism. -
Review from Nina S.
San Francisco, CA
10/30/2011
I think "yum" sums it up pretty accurately. My boyfriend and I were a little apprehensive about trying it because vegan food can be pretty gross. But we decided to give it a try because it reminds me a lot of this awesome place in Portland called Vegetarian House- I went there every day in college. Loved it.
Anyway, Loving Hut is great. The food was surprisingly delicious, and really reasonably priced. We had the chow mein and the orange chicken, in addition to the steamed pork buns we ordered as an appetizer. I really like this place and will definitely be back.
The only reason it only gets 4 stars is because the ambiance is prettttty creepy. But any supreme master restaurant is going to have a hint of creep, so it's not a huge issue. -
Review from Jon T.
2/3/2012 1 Check-in Here
Of all the Loving Hut's in SF, I probably like this one least. The selection seemed smaller than the Chinatown location and not as cheap as Westfield. However, that doesn't mean it's still not a great place to get some vegan eats. Not being very familiar with the Inner Sunset, this would probably be my go-to if I were looking for food over there. And is usual at the Loving Hut chain, the service was very friendly.
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Review from Briar S.
Cottonwood, CA
1/6/2012
I'm not a vegetarian, but this place has outstanding Pho noodle bowls, and they are very inexpensive. I'm now a regular.
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Review from Aaron B.
San Francisco, CA
7/12/2011
The food tastes good, but it's not filling enough for the price they charge. Especially in dishes like Guru's Curry, which costs $9 and says is a blend of "curry spices, soy protein, potato, carrot, and broccoli." It's mostly just potato, of course, the cheapest ingredient.
I almost always still feel hungry after eating here. I'd be more willing to pay the prices if I thought the content of the food was worth it. -
Review from Tiffany Y.
San Francisco, CA
8/22/2011 2 Check-ins Here
My new obsession!
I am newly vegetarian. Ok ok, it's only been 6 days, but who's counting? If there's a loving hut nearby, I could quit meat for the rest of my life and never regret it. It's THAT good.
I went with a few friends and we shared a few dishes. The spicy cha cha, pad thai, spring rolls and orange chicken. All were fabulous! My favorite was probably the spicy shrimp. The spices and flavor were great. And as a meat eater, I actually preferred this over real shrimp. Crazy huh!? I also had a mango smoothie which was delish, you can never go wrong with a smoothie!
I knocked off a star for the service, it's a tad bit janky. It took way too long to get our check. We actually wanted dessert but they didn't even ask us, and brought our check before we could tell them. But oh well, I'll try the vegan cheesecake when I go there next weekend! -
Review from Catherine C.
San Francisco, CA
2/3/2012 1 photo
Overall solid, great, vegan Asian fare. The place is clean as a whistle, which is always appreciated. I had the organic salad and Chow Fun - both under $10 each and huge. The salad was fresh and had a nice, zippy dressing. Chewy tofu strips and raisins were a nice touch. The Chow Fun is why I'm not giving 5 stars. It was painfully bland, but had a grip of veggies. The wide noodles were disappointingly chewy, despite the 'crispy' promise. Nevertheless, I'd go back in a snap.
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Review from James P.
San Francisco, CA
1/20/2012 4 Check-ins Here
I Love the Loving Hut. Good food, especially the Spicy Mambo and the Ocean Basket. The Mango Salad was delicious also. Service is great, not too expensive... Nice to have in the neighborhood
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Review from Anastasia M.
San Francisco, CA
1/30/2012
I am a meat eater but today I didn't want to eat meat so I gave Loving hut a try...
As you enter Loving hut you realize that the decor and the waitresses have something in common: no personality. After all, it isn't a bona fide restaurant but a chain eatery...
The smell of old carpet made me very suspicious as there is not carpet on the floor, it is all tiled..weird.
Anyway, after this mixed first impression I finally ordered two dishes: the fried rolls and the corn soup. The fried rolls were very crispy and not too greasy. The flavors were very mild but I guess it is expected for vegan food. The corn soup was more of a potato soup. I was a bit disappointed as I love the taste of corn.
Overall, this place has no atmosphere and the food is ok but it is only based on 2 dishes. However, I guess that my rating must reflect a more general opinion as the affluence during lunch time was really low!
Conclusion: I leave this place for real vegan people but I am not sure that this place can compete with the other restaurants in the area. -
Review from Bree G.
San Francisco, CA
6/6/2011 11 Check-ins Here
If a restaraunt goes out of it's way to be animal-kind...they are going to get 5 stars in my book. The vegetarian pho is ABSOLUTELY amazing not to mention healthy and my number one hangover cure.
The staff is SO freaking adorable, I love them. I often eat here alone it's that good.
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Review from Neel P.
8/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
So apparently there are several of these around SF? I wish we had some in LA. Delicious vegan Asian food, I would be happy if these replaced all the nasty Yoshinoyas in LA.
Anything you'd order a t a Chinese restaurant or a variation of it is good on the menu, and although I didn't try it all, my friend who go there often says that's the case, and I believe him. QED. -
Review from the asian jedi ..
San Francisco, CA
1/12/2012
dude i grew up most of my life a vegetable-tarian and this was easy because i was had so much access to great vegan/vegetarian food in san jose.
this place is so reminiscent of that.
sooooooooooooooo good and tasty. the variety is amazing.
i only tried the cripsy noodles and the lemongrass chicken....holy shit. friggin amazing. i will be frequenting this place fo' sho.
the place is so so..service is okay.....but five stars all the way for tasty food. -
Review from Dianne N.
San Francisco, CA
8/27/2011
The ingredients are fresh and dishes are tasty, however the price of the entrees are steep for what you get.
Also, I can't stand the screaming yellow interior and large TV screens speaking about global issues while I'm eating.
Your best bet is the lunch special-- Mon - Fri -- 11 - 2pm for $5.95.
Take out. Great deal.
