Loving Hut’s name perfectly describes the environment and feeling you get when you walk in the door. The vegan fast food chain is all about compassion and sustainability. The founders created Loving Hut hoping to not only put smiles on people’s faces but to have a minimal impact on the earth. Loving Hut promotes the vegan lifestyle and makes vegan friendly food more accessible.  Each chain in the country provides its customers with different food options, from American to Asian cuisine. 

The Falls Church location focuses primarily on Asian food with some other dishes scattered throughout the menu. At first, I was skeptical that the 100% plant-based meals would still have the same flavor as the ones that include animal products. To my surprise, every bite was excellent. From the Falls Church menu, I ordered the fried wontons as an appetizer and their veggie pho. Both were amazing, and I highly recommend them. Other than entrees, Loving Hut also has a lot of desserts and drinks on the menu. I didn’t sample any, but if the food was any indicator or how good they were, they are probably very good. 

Another thing I worried about was the price of my meal. Organic or fresh foods are generally more expensive to use as ingredients, but the prices at Loving Hut were very affordable. The idea behind Loving Hut was to make a restaurant that provided healthy, environmentally conscious food to anyone who wanted it. That is exactly what the owners have done. I thoroughly enjoyed my dining experience and I can’t wait to go back. The closest location to Annandale is the Falls Church Loving Hut, which is open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday through Sunday.