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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9928 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, California, USA, 92131
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Last update on 21 Jul 2024 by VeganRhyno
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79 Reviews
First Review by nuna
MidwestMuncher
Points +255
Excellent food with wide variety of options - Edit
I went here recently and was delighted to see so many amazing options, all of which were even better than I had hoped they would be. I have been to a lot of vegan restaurants, but can’t recall the last time I saw spam musubi on a menu, so I was thrilled to try some here. The vegan spam was phenomenal, and the seaweed provided a nice saltiness that paired well with it. The filling of the Bao bun was tasty, but I was particularly impressed with the outside of the bun, as it had a perfect texture that was just the right level of chewy. The cha cha garlic noodles were packed with tons of flavor and were topped with some incredible vegan shrimp; they didn’t hold back on the garlic here and it was definitely appreciated. However, they do all sorts of different cuisines well here, as Benny’s cheesesteak burger was one of my favorite things I ate. I truly loved everything I ordered here, and would love to go back and try more of their menu here if I get the chance. I noticed that this was one of the busiest vegan restaurants I’ve ever been to (my order was still ready right on time) and was delighted to see so many people enjoy such great vegan food, as this place has certainly earned that level of business.
Read morePros: Incredible food, Huge menu with many options , Quick service
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yungveg17
Points +1565
Nice options - Edit
Solid experience, we liked the blt avocado sandwich more than the Caesar salad. Would def go back to try more
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KellyMusgrove
Points +54
Fresh and delicious! - Edit
Very kind and great costumer service, had the Nashville Hot Sandwich, texas fries and Korean sweet & spicy chick'n app. All were very good!! We will be back!
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JPW
Points +316
Delicious - Edit
Loving Hut is one of those staples that is always there and always good, but we often don't think about stopping here. Having just flown across the country into San Diego (we live nearby) we were a bit hungry. This time was the right time. We both ordered the Orange Chick'n, and we were not disappointed. It had plenty of orange sauce and a lot of broccoli and rice. We shared a moist piece of chocolate cake.
Read morePros: Great food, Many, many choices
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arylov
Points +28
Great food - perfect pickup experience - Edit
I’ve been here once before a few years back to sit in when visiting and had a great experience so naturally now that I’m close by this was a must. I’ve done pick up two times now and the experience has been super. Extremely fast, great menu and of course the food is spectacular. Not to mention their little grocery section has been a nice perk.
Read moreMy preference is the Amazing Chow but I have a feeling you can’t go wrong with this place.
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kathykate
Points +61
Amazing Chow - Edit
Tasty meal. I’d give it a 5/5 !!
Read morePros: Perfect amount of spiciness, Texture spot on
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astewartidy
Points +24
Cute joint - Edit
Loved stepping inside to be greeted immediately. The food was great. Huge amount of options, staff was amazing.
Read morePros: Ben’s buffalo , Ben’s burger , Texas fries
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goldcds
Points +16
Great Food and Great Service - Edit
I go to this Loving Hut at least once a week. Everything I have tried is really delicious and the service and personnel is very good and friendly. I even got to know one of the owners, Iris, and she is such a wonderful lovely person. Definitely my favorite vegan restaurant in San Diego.
Read moreThe variety is amazing, from burritos to Asian to burgers and everything in between. Something for every taste.
Pros: Great food, Variety is amazing, something for every taste, People are wonderful
Cons: None, None, None
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rachelb12
Points +111
So good - Edit
The food and service were great. I got the fysh tacos with seasoned fries, and I would definitely get them again. Excited to go back.
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HoopoeBird
Points +16
May not be 100% vegan - Edit
Posted this review on Google 3 weeks ago & received no response from the restaurant, so I’m posting it here.
Read moreReally wanted to like this place. The food was yum, & the restaurant itself was cute! However, we asked what brand the buns were for the burgers, & they weren’t able to give us an answer. We were also given the excuse that the manager was just way too busy to speak with us, even though there were multiple employees just standing around & the restaurant was half empty. It felt like they just didn’t want to tell us, so we left feeling uncomfortable & wondering if our food was actually 100% vegan. Seems like being able to say where your food comes from would be a top priority at a vegan spot. Won’t be going back.
Cons: Don’t know where their food comes from
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mallow
Points +436
Good! - Edit
Really good burger selection!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-06-01
Pros: Good price , Large portion
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SelahStar
Points +61
Great for allergy adaptations - Edit
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!
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RhebaFeliciano
Points +28
Great place! - Edit
Friendly staff, great items on the shelves as you walk in, delicious food and even have cake slices in the case.
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Rabj7
Points +29
Fun variety - Edit
Enjoy the atmosphere
Read moreLike the variety of options. My favorite is the loving strips and that sauce is the bomb.
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JohnWalker
Points +132
Loving lunch - Edit
Working in the area for a couple of days, so I returned to the Loving Hut with a coworker for a quick lunch.
Read moreHe 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
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kbayla
Points +34
Delicious - Edit
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.
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MilesVeganEats
Points +548
No longer a fan - Edit
After pandemic, some people’s mentality seems to shift.
Read moreVisited 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
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GwendolynWright
Points +83
Great tasting food - Edit
The service and kitchen were both a bit slow, but everything tasted fantastic. I couldn’t wait to eat so no photos. 😅
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EagleRoy
Points +167
returned again, enjoyed again - Edit
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
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-03-15
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savannaos
Points +15
The best in Mira Mesa - Edit
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
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Cleone
Points +256
The best in Mira Mesa - Edit
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.
Read morePros: The friendly employees! , The amazing food, The items you can buy like vegan marshmallows.
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dancingvegan
Points +869
Worldwide chain! - Edit
 The service was friendly and the food delivered quickly.
Read moreThey 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
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dgomez354
Points +58
Great food - Edit
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.
Read morePros: Large selection , All vegan
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bmu08
Points +103
Best loving hut I've ever visited! - Edit
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!
Read moreI 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.
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juliotnunes
Points +744
Loving Hut - Edit
Had the avocado BLT sandwich. It was a decent sandwich. It’s a large portion so you can definitely have it with another person.
Read moreSide 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
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yummyvonnie
Points +34
Mouthwateringly delicious!!! - Edit
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!!!!
Read morePros: Really warm and friendly staff.
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PaigeDavis
Points +219
Always Good - Edit
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 💚👍
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