This is one the of the best, most affordable vegan restaurants that I know and love. If you are looking for a healthier restaurant or a vegan restaurant, this is the one you should definitely consider. The Loving Hut is an international vegan restaurant chain that provides a delicious fusion of American and Asian cuisine!

There are only two locations in Georgia. The one I make the most trips to is in Norcross-Peachtree Corners since each location has a different menu and pricing. They have amazing food of Asian and American fusion, and also offer buffets every month. If you don't live in Atlanta or the US, you can still see where the closest location is to you here. I say this because I long for the expansion and success of vegan establishments along with the increase of more people becoming open to veganism and vegan options!


First off
The BEST VEGAN BURGER
When I make the drive to get this burger, I don't just order one.. I stock-up for later.
If you think a vegan burger can't taste good, you need to try this!

Panini in the background

Appetizers 
Their take on Vegetable Dumplings


The best "Chicken" Nuggets I ever had!



Entrees

The Buffets

August 2016 - Vegan hawaiian pizza, amazing lentil soup, spaghetti, and the softest vegan Cake I ever had!

I wanted to take so much with me that I stuffed it in a cup

Lentil Tofu Veggie Soup

Wonderful plates from the buffet!

Rice, pasta, potatoes, kale quinoa pineapple salad, and vegan deserts. Three plates.

This is also one of the only place where I can find Sjaak's vegan chocolates and my absolute favorite vegan cookie company Alternative Baking Company - the chocolate chip/chunk and lemon poppy-seed are my favorites.

Alternative Baking Company. Best vegan cookies. Tastes like lightly baked choco chip cookie dough #altbakingco #vegancookies

A photo posted by RS (@rsblueberry) on Aug 3, 2015 at 10:27am PDT

I hope this was helpful in finding another vegan restaurant and providing some insight on more vegan foods, snack products, and dessert options!

I know I cannot wait for my next trip to the Loving Hut!

On my trip to Whole Foods yesterday, which is rare in general, I was aiming to pick up only few items that I had a coupon for or that were on sale. I was excited to find coupons for Kite Hill and Field Roast products, so I definitely put those coupons to work!

Oooooh Fancy!

I had been wanting vegan ravioli and had been wanting to try Kite Hill's version for some time and splurged all because of that coupon.  From the fancy packaging to the tasty content, I'd say the experience was worth it.





The pasta only takes few minutes and few kitchen supplies to make. I paired it with some marinara sauce, baby kale, and go veggie vegan parm (which I also had a coupon for). The result with and without the fixings, were amazing.

I have tried a different vegan ravioli before and it was awful.  Kite Hill, on the other hand, did an amazing job of recreating the classic American favorite!


+ Positives: Tastes better than the original. It is a hyperreal, veganized (healthier) experience of original ravioli. Even though it's not a health food, it doesn't contain the chemicals and unnaturally over-processed animal products that would usually be found in ravioli. It goes beyond the real thing and improves in quality, taste, and ingredient list.

- Negatives: The price tag is no joke! For the amount in comparison to the price, I (as many people who are not within the highest incomes brackets) would question their decision to get it. But I figure, it's a one-time try and I had that coupon so-


Overall, if you don't have a frugal mindset and want to try an improved and/or vegan version of ravioli, this is the product I recommend.

However, their yogurt is not a favorite, but I'll save the vegan yogurt talk for another post.

The plan was to go to Go Vegetarian Restaurant (now Go Vegan Grill) for vegan breakfast and stop by Revolution Doughnuts for vegan dough-nos, but that isn't and isn't all that happened on my last free Saturday (before the start of 6-hour-film-class-Saturdays).

My day trip in Atlanta/Decatur was spent having a vegan breakfast paradise, spontaneous antique shopping (with wine), and a fancy, free wine tasting. So adult. Before that was taking in videos and pictures of the snow as well as the cats!*


Vegan Breakfast Paradise at Go Vegetarian Restaurant
From their breakfast menu:

The pancake platter came with two vegan sausage patties and a tofu scramble.



I got the biscuit with gravy as a side.



Vegan Power Omelette



Vegan Breakfast Sandwich - Tofu scramble (like egg), sausage, and vegan cheese



Morning French Toast with Powdered Sugar





Decatur Estates & Wayback Antiques 
Actual antiques. Great Finds and prices.

From around the store:












How actual telephones used to look:








What I got:

Italian Marble Lamp

Marble-top Side Table

No pictures of the fancy, free wine tasting. But there is this bottle and wine in that glass:

Marble details

Fancy

Cat-baby

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The End

If you're in Georgia and are looking for both a natural food store and cafe, this one is THE ONE. The cafe features all vegan food and menu items, while the co-op store itself is filled with some awesome vegan finds and deals. Completely vegan establishments outside of Atlanta and Alpharetta can be difficult to come by when you're not living there and don't feel like taking the long drive to and from the city. But Life Cafe is an outlier of that norm and their prices aren't outrageous either.

I have been dining at the Life Cafe for the past several years of my vegan-hood and my favorite menu item has been the blonde burger along with a few other items that are not on the menu anymore- but might come back. However, a new favorite (as there has been a recent menu change) is the soul food plate.





This is my absolute favorite bean burger made and served fresh by any restaurant--vegan and otherwise. The flavors are what make it what it is, and it's quite filling as well.



The plate comes with well-seasoned collard greens with tempeh, mashed sweet potatoes so sweet, it tastes like pie filling, and the American classic mac'n cheese (made vegan).


Another recent comeback is the Avocado Melt with "sun sauce", tomatoes, vegan cheese (maybe), and of course avocados!

Hearty Quinoa Mushroom Burger from #lifegrocery natural vegan cafe. #vegan #quinoa #quinoaburger #atlanta #burger #veganburger #veggieburger

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This burger is another new addition to the menu. It has a stronger resemblance to an actual burger with its meatier texture and melted Chao vegan cheese (which tastes just like traditional white American cheese).


Creamy Mac-n Cheese side