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Loving Hut
Categories: Restaurants Vegan Restaurants Vegetarian Vegan, Vegetarian [Edit]
953 Eglinton Ave WToronto, ON M6C 2C4
(416) 782-4449
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Loving Hut
9 reviews in English
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Review from Ellie A.
6/24/2011 1 photo
With respect to some of the reviewers who have come before me, most of the descriptions of Loving Hut simply don't do justice to the atmosphere in this place. It is so warm, and so full of good energy that it puts me in a good mood just walking in. The very white ambiance gives the place such a good, clean feeling. It's like its mom just told it to wash behind the ears.
The food here is delicious and cheap (we spent $28 for three dishes and rice). Far from tasteless, my experience of the food is that it is packed with flavour and very home-style asian, as opposed to delicate and refined. The rainbow salad is a yummy, citrusy combo of cabbage, carrots, cilantro, fried tofu, and crispy shallots that elevate the dish.
Thai curry is heavier than you might expect, with lots of different veggies (including perfectly cooked eggplant) and generous (maybe too generous) with curry paste.
Pad Thai has a great lemongrassy flavour and is served with tasty mock shrimp, generous tofu and delicious noodles that are perfectly cooked.
The fresh rolls are also terrific.
The service is also awesome. When we walked in tonight, it was on the late side, so the waitress was clearly bored because the restaurant was quiet. She flashed us a huge smile and said, "Thank goodness you came in! It's been so quiet tonight!" One of the cooks was also out front, by the register and she gave us a big smile and started singing along (with a very beautiful voice) to the music playing. Service was warm, fast and super friendly - even when other people came in.
All in all, I love this place. It's not super elegant food, but it's yummy and served with love.
Vegetarian Score: 10/10. You don't get better than a huge menu of vegan deliciousness. -
Review from Blair M.
12/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
I go enjoy a nice Loving Hut meal from time to time, I just find that the service is at times a little slow and the prices can get a little high for what I would consider to be a fast type of meal, but still worth a semi regular visit especially if you live close to it as I do.
The summer rolls and the Thai curry are where its at -
Review from Elaine K.
12/2/2010 2 photos
Great service, decent food.
Loved the deep fried wontons and enjoyed the royal noodle soup. The broth itself was a little lacking in flavour, but quite nice. It was enough for two whole meals (literally, I had the other half of the noodles for lunch the next day and was quite full). The takeout containers are compostable paper, which was a nice touch.
The only crappy thing about the place is the bright, harsh fluorescent lighting and the flat TVs showing "Supreme Master TV", which appears to be some kind of religious channel which was a little annoying and garish to look at. Also, I caught the word "vivisection" on the subtitle in front of some cute animals. Not something I want to look at when I'm eating. -
Review from Nicole H.
Toronto, ON
I've been back to Loving Hut a number of times since my initial review, tried a few new things and enjoyed it all. I have repeated the Pho experience, and it's well worth it - one of the best noodle soups i've had anywhere.
I even had enough room to fit in dessert one visit and tried a slice of cake - Mochachino, a chocolate cake with a delicately flavoured creamy coffee frosting. Mmm! I need to remember to leave room more often.
I've now also added a number of photos to Loving Hut's entry of some of my culinary samples.Listed in: Toronto Veg Eats!
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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2/24/2010 First to Review
I have been to Loving Hut a couple of times since it opened, and I've not been disappointed yet. I… Read more »
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Review from Dmitry K.
York, ON
4/10/2010
I ordered a slice of italian baguette as a starter, and was puzzled when I was brought two slices of what seemed like two day stale brick hard bread warmed up in a toaster oven.
However, the the eggplant with bean sauce and brown rice almost erased the memory of the bread, and was superb. As a dessert the super friendly waitress recommended the vegan cheesecake which was indeed fantastic. I couldn't believe it wasn't dairy based cheese.
Overall a very nice little place, and some very affordable lunch specials worth checking out. -
Review from Emily M.
10/26/2010
Definitely a fan of this place! This place is not fancy but has decent reasonably priced food and lots of choices. I've liked everything I've tried so far. I have not tried the sushi or any soups; I stick to their 'main dishes and have not been disappointed yet.
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Review from David G.
Toronto, ON
10/30/2011
Consistently Good Food & Great Service...Sometimes get cravings for their Thai Spicy Soup & Absolutely Love the Veggie Curry. Usually pickup a Lentil soup for the next day...a meal in it's own. Thank goodness for their Eglinton location in this vegan wasteland!!
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Review from Shardule S.
12/20/2010
Not-so-good:
Food was not tasty; Pad Thai did not have taste, fried tofu was extra crispy on outside and extra soft on inside, but sushi was okay
Price was not bad but not worth the food quality
Good:
Friendly service
All vegetarian is a plus
For my other reviews, I used to give an extra star for a place being all-vegetarian. No more. I expected a lot more out of Loving Hut having heard so much about it. After excitedly awaiting a mouth-watering menu, my guest and I were disappointed by tasteless dishes without spice or flavor. We almost felt inclined to NOT give the standard answer to the waitresses', "Is all of the food all right?"
The place was clean, the waitress was nice, the desserts were decent, so that was a plus for Loving Hut.
Ultimately, unless this location dramatically improves, I won't be going here again. -
Review from Zachary G.
Toronto, ON
2/27/2010
I recently placed a large takeout order from Loving Hut and I could not have been more disappointed. The dreadful experience began when I arrived at the restaurant. After being promised that the food would be ready by 7 PM, I was left waiting until 740. When I got home and distributed the food amongst my family, we were appalled by what we found. The wonton soup might as well have been boiling water with wontons. The chow mein was soggy and bland. The golden burst fried rice was absolutely tasteless. The mango in the mango salad was not ripe. The two rainbows salads we ordered were, in fact, a mixture of cabbage and other assorted cheap vegetables when it was advertised as containing lettuce, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds and pumpkin. The one redeeming dish, the pho, could not save this awful meal. Stay away from this place. You could make tastier food randomly tossing ingredients into a pan.
