Falling in Love at the Loving Hut, Phoenix Arizona (And Yeah, It's Vegan!)
I am notoriously not known for being a creature of good health, although you would never know it to look at me. Let's just say that my quick response whenever someone inquires about my eating or workout habits is, "I have good genes." As a rule, I have a long-term hatred towards all vegetables except potatoes, and if you want to get me to the gym you might as well bring a rope and duct tape to gag me with in the car on the way there. I will try to escape. And that's a promise.
My beautiful pregnant sister, however, could not be more the opposite. Although we look practically identical, she is definitely the more health-conscious of the pair. Her hair hangs long like a hippie and she roasts veggies for dinner (habitually). She works at a gym. And no one has to gag her to get her there.
Needless to say, when she wanted to drag me to eat vegan on Saturday afternoon, I was only going willingly because she was past her due date and hungry.
And I am so glad I did!
Loving Hut is a quirky little café located just east of 32nd Street on Indian School Rd. With an extensive menu to choose from, I was already 20 minutes into our pow wow before I could order lunch.
If I hadn´t known any better, I would have sworn that the Sweet and Sour Divine was pure chicken and not a miraculous form of tofu, pressed and de-juiced until it resembled the poultry by taste, texture and sight. And the Clay Pot Sensation? The tender bean curd was so unlike anything I had ever tasted before that I just had to kind of sit and munch on it a pure state of wonder, my eyes glazed over with stars.
Oh, but wait my friends. It wasn´t over there. When I tried the Rose Lemonade I was seriously convinced that they could drink nothing more than this in Heaven. Who puts real rose petals in LEMONADE?! It was the nectar of the gods. (And that is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth . . .)
The Loving Hut, that's who!
I highly recommend this local favorite to anyone, traditional carnivore or otherwise. If you don't fall in love with at least one dish on the menu, then you're just playing hard to get!
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