The Loving Hut is exploding all over North America. From San Francisco to Chicago to now 2 set up in Toronto, I'm sure this place will expand and succeed. This particular locale is just across the street from $50 vegan meals at Fresh, so for $10 I took my money across the street to give the 'Hut a whirl.
Atmosphere: Lacking that granola feel of other sustainably-floored places and the furniture is white leather- so different from the mismatched chairs and wobbly tables seen at the Kensington veggie places.
Service: Still working out the kinks, I got take out, but they were nice and helpful-ish.
Food: I took the black bean eggplant and tofu that came with brown rice- huge portion- and a soup. It was a lunch special. At first I was surprised that the soup (vegetable and tomato) was quite fresh and flavorful. The eggplant and tofu, of which there was a good amount of both, were also quite good. Just enough sauce to keep the rice swimming!
Cost: It's not $50 like Fresh, but this location has two prices on the menu- Regular and Organic. They state, "We are the organic prices."
So the lunch special marked at $8.95 is actually $10.95 + tax.
Is organic now a euphamism for "Downtown Elite" and therefore because of the higher rent on Spadina and Richmond, they charge "Organic" prices? Is everything really organic and if so, the people at the other location wouldn't also like organic vegan food?
Anyway- I'm sure the downtown elite pinkos will be riding their bikes down here a lot. I just hope they expand the menu to include SF treasures like Philly Cheese-"steak". Let's go to the 'Hut.