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This edition of "Excited about Eating" has me stepping out of my comfort zone as we visited Hazelnuts Crêperie. Now, I wouldn't consider myself a crepe-type guy. I tend to steer toward BBQ and chicken wings, but I am willing to try anything once. If you have never had a crêpe, it is a very thin pancake, usually made from wheat or buckwheat flour and is cooked on a crepe griddle. Their consumption is widespread in France.
Hazelnuts Crêperie is tucked inside the lobby of a skyscraper in downtown Charlotte. Their menu offers a variety of sweet, savory, and vegetarian options. I chose a breakfast crepe, "The Mariachi", which incorporates scrambled eggs, black beans, bacon, tomatoes, mozzarella, red onions, avocados, and Jalapeno cream inside of a perfectly cooked crepe. My wife also chose a breakfast crepe, the "Chevre & Mozz", which integrates scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms, olives, red onions, and goat and mozzarella cheese.
As for my first crepe ever, "The Mariachi" was surprisingly good. I can truly tell you that I was not expecting the depth of flavor that melded together. If fact, I have never really liked avocados, but mixed with the Jalapeno cream, the taste was exceptional with just the right amount of kick. My wife's "Chevre & Mozz" also had very deep flavors. For the most part, I do not like mushrooms or olives, but this combination was outstanding, and the goat cheese definitely was the star of the show.
For dessert we shared "The Chunkster" which consists of peanut butter, bananas, chocolate chips, trail mix and maple syrup. As a peanut butter lover, this crepe was a little on the sweet side. My wife, not being a peanut butter lover, felt that the peanut butter overwhelmed the crepe and for the most part, it tasted like a warm pb&j minus the jelly. Not one she would try again.
Overall I would highly recommend this restaurant for the crepe connoisseur or for anyone that has never tried a crepe. I would rate this establishment 4 spoons out of 5 for a family friendly restaurant serving great food.
The restaurant was reviewed by Food Blogger Ernie Hiers in his series "Excited about Eating". For the complete review see http://dorahiers.blogspot.com/2015/02/excited-about-eating-by-ernie-hiers_14.html?spref=fb
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