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| - I AM SO EXCITED THEY EXIST!
As some reviewers have noted, prices are higher than you might anticipate. However, you have to recognize the price of the ingredients they are using are much higher than a typical breakfast cafe. (coconut flour, for one, is not cheap!) Given that, I am quite impressed their prices are still reasonable.
I will start with the good and end with the not-so-good. So far I have gotten a crepe from here, as well as their "Fast Sammy," which is an egg/cheese/meat (bacon I think?) combo on a buttermilk biscuit. Can I just say, I know this might not sound like a compliment, but the biscuit sandwich reminded me of my long-lost days ordering Shmiscuit from Scheetz, and eating this Fast Sammy made me oh-so-happy. (it is actually much higher quality - don't let my comparison scare you!)
I got the Grazing Goat crepe, and my dining partner got the S'mores crepe. The S'mores was VERY sweet; definitely a dessert more than a breakfast, but it was very good. The Grazing Goat was quite good, however I noticed whenever I got a piece of beet in my bite, as it stood out and didn't seem to meld with the other flavors.
The only real negative is that, based on the crepes we ordered, there didn't seem to be anything special about flavor combinations. I had in fact made GF/SF/etc crepes earlier that week for myself which I would venture to say were on par with what we experienced at Cafe Avalaun. However, I so appreciate how attentive they are to the GF population, and it sometimes is nice to have someone else make you a massive crepe and not have to worry about cleanup or anything. And that biscuit. Man. I have yet to replicate a solid GF biscuit, so if nothing else, those will keep me coming back.
I also enjoyed the overall ambience, and that they have windows to allow people to look into their kitchen (where I could see the tray full of buttermilk biscuits ready to go!).
Will enjoy revisiting whenever I am in the area. I wish it was closer to Akron!
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