Best Vegetarian / Vegan Restaurants in Toluca Lake

Terrific with 11 of us and a long table. So nice to be together!

I’ve been here many times and it’s always a lovely experience. The people who work here are so kind and accommodating, the food is always delicious, and the vibes are welcoming and peaceful. The brunch is great, I eat mostly raw foods and love their kale colossus salad and raw tacos as well as their wide range of raw desserts and smoothies. The friends and family I usually come with have yet to order anything they don’t like, but the Mac and Cheese, classic nachos, and lasagna tend to be the most popular (I really think you can’t go wrong though).

The reservations were down but they welcomed us in. It wasn’t busy plenty of space. Our waitress was awesome and the other servers as well. As they came by to serve very helpful with our questions. We will be back. I was really hoping that Danny Trejo would have been there. But it’s okay we’ll be back awesome food awesome service thanks again.

It is often the case that whether you are familiar with the cuisine, authenticity is a universally recognized ingredient of a great meal. It was a meal I might have expected to eat in the home of an East Indian family. From the naan to the fish Tandoori… from the dal to the spicy chicken wings… to the perfectly spiced samosas and the lamb at the table that made me wish I ate red meat… all of it. Excellent! Roots goes deep!

We were excited to try Hugo’s while visiting LA as the entire menu is gluten free. The special menu had pumpkin pancakes which were phenomenal. I enjoyed every bite. I was excited to see cornbread offered as part of another dish and asked if I could have a side of cornbread. The cornbread unfortunately was not served at room temperature and was dried out. I added some of my syrup to it which helped add moisture as the flavor was good. I was told the four cheese macaroni and cheese with the GF penne was very good as was the omelette. Dessert offerings of peach cobbler and pumpkin pie were also enjoyed, though a comment was made that the pumpkin pie was a little heavy on the cinnamon and other spices.