Loving Hut — Restaurant in Elk Grove

I'm not a vegan and I make my way over here numerous times a month. This place has been around since like 2013 or so if I'm not mistaken. I've been a customer for years and never once have left this place feeling less than satisfied. The menu prices are fair for the portions given. The food is fresh, always hot and very well balanced in regard to herbs and seasonings. They also make awesome smoothies. Our favorites are pretty basic, but I've ordered from a variety of sections off their extensive menu. Our go to is always going to be the spicy cha cha which is like an amazing salt and pepper style panko fried shrimp. The imitation shrimps are fried to perfection in a panko style breading that is really firm and never gets soggy, even as it cools down. The shrimps are tossed in a medley of chopped jalapeno pepper, onion and a white pepper/salt mixture. Absolutely divine. 10/10. My only recommendation is for this dish to include a dipping sauce. We find ourselves dipping them into the spicy fake mayo that comes with the grilled wraps. Takes it over the top in regard to flavor.

On the real side of things, we always order a grilled wrap. This is like fake beef strips that are marinated in a savory sauce and then grilled. This is then wrapped up with caramelized onions, crisp lettuce, spears of tomato, avocado and cucumber. The whole thing is in a nice tortilla style flatbread accompanied by a savory spicy mayo style dipping sauce. You can not go wrong here.

Their sautéed entres and other appetizers also are really enjoyable. Basil fries and the golden beauty lemongrass dish really stick out to me. In recent cold months I've also found myself ordering the wonton soup, which is a very refreshing and green tasting soup loaded down with baby bok choy , broccoli, carrots, celery broth, ginger flavor and roasted garlic that comes along with it. The soup is honestly becoming one of my favorites.

Take the trip over here if you're out of the Elk Grove area, it is...

So today I ordered 8 different entrees for 8 different people. Upon arrival to pick up the order I asked for hot sauce. The gentleman at the desk handed me 2 single servings. I asked for few more and was told to pay extra $. My question is why I have to pay more for condiments if I ordered 8 entrees. If I would have asked for more than 8 then it’s understandable. I was told that I can go to target store and buy more. It’s like buying 8 hot dogs but u just get condiments for 2 and others go buy ur own or just don’t enjoy your food the way you like it and that’s what happened to us. When you dine in you get unlimited but for take out you have to pay….doesn’t make sense. This is a very lousy customer service. I would rather take my business somewhere else where people appreciate it. All this was bought to owners attention and not much was done. I also asked the owner so if I would have ordered and paid separately then iam entitled to 8 separate hot sauce. I have been going here for 4 years twice a month but with this customer service and policy ,they have just lost a customer over hot sauce. Very disappointing and they have zero knowledge of customer service. I wasn’t asking anything for free. If I ordered 8 entrees iam entitled for 8 condiments ESP if it’s for 8 different people. And it’s unacceptable when they tell u to go to target and...

Okay, so, honestly- I'm not vegan.

However, I come here more than I go to any other restaurant. Every time I'm in Elk Grove, this is an obligatory stop. The food, in my opinion, is just as good as food with any sort of animal product; and in some cases, it's better. My two favorite things are the spicy cha chas and the grilled wrap.

I literally DREAM about the spicy cha chas. I think I've gotten them about 100 times. They're breaded lightly and are really crispy- and the spices are really good. I especially love that they're white pepper laden. I like to manually load down each cha cha with the chopped lettuce, jalapeno, onion, and pepper mixture. I also regularly get the wrap- the soy protein actually gets really juicy. It's really simple, yet really flavorful. I find myself dipping my spicy cha chas into the spicy mayo it comes with! The smoothies are really good, too. Most of the time I get the strawberry flavor, and it always tastes...