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| - Chez Vous Crepes can either be rated 5* or 3*, depending on your expectations. I choose 5* because I look at Chez Vous as a casual creperie, as indicated by its business hours which do not include dinner. If you are looking for fine French dining, with each dish packing "WOW" power, you will probably find it modestly disappointing.
But as a destination for a thoroughly enjoyable breakfast or lunch, Chez Vous can scarcely be topped. The room is bright, clean, inviting, and comfortable, and there is an outdoor patio as well if the weather is fine. The look, feel, and service would not be out of place in France. The menu contains a good selection of both sweet and savory crepes, some French-inspired sandwiches such as Croque Monsieur, quiche, and a few salads. The food is flawlessly executed and does not disappoint in any way except perhaps in inventiveness.
For example, I had a crepe "overstruffed" (no complaint) with ham, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, and creme fraiche. Whether by design or not, the four ingredients were not completely mixed, so each bite was different, one dominated by salty ham, one by mushrooms, etc., but each having some of the other flavors in it as well. Delicious!
By all means, give Chez Vous Crepes a try, leave your fine dining expectations in your car, and just enjoy living in Paris for a few minutes.
HINTS:
1. It gets crowded - try slightly off hours. If the day is too hot to eat outside, there are only about six or seven tables available.
2. The dessert crepes do not appear to be as good as the savory ones. We had a pear crepe and it had no complexity of flavors. They have other deserts too, such as lemon pie the day we were there - might be worth a try. Save room.
3. The salads looked pedestrian but we didn't try one.
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