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| - Crepe Expectations is a stylish little corporate European style cafe serving up a wide variety of crepes. Now I'm not the biggest crepe fan in the world (usually a little too sweet for me), but this place has plenty of tasty options, with a wide variety of coffees, beers, and wines.
It's a solid place for a coffee date with some inventive food options. The decor is stylish stone and slightly darkened. I was there for breakfast, but it seemed like a decent, slightly quirky choice for a first date.
The crepes themselves are light and airy pancakes made mostly from eggs. They're a classic option in French and Swiss breakfasts, but Crepe Expectations has taken the classic crepe and fused in a colorful variety of filling options.
While I was there, I started off with the Sonora. We're in the SW and I wanted to know what the French crepe filled with filled with flank steak, fresh avocado and cheese would taste like. The steak was properly cooked and still tender but I'm not sure if the Sonora is a great dish overall. The steak is heavy and I appreciate a filling meal, but the crepe made the dish feel more like a wet burrito. I loved the contents, just wasn't won over by the combination of crepe and burrito filling.
I also had the Avalon--a crepe filled with goat cheese, honeyed pear and walnuts. Dear god that is sweet. A little too sweet. I loved the consistency of the walnuts and the softened pears, but the honeyed pear completely overwhelmed the tartness in the goat cheese. That said, I want to love this crepe. Even sitting here, I want to reach back into the past and dial back the honey on the crepe. When I took matters into my own hands, controlled what was on my fork, and made sure there was plenty of goat cheese, it was a really wonderful flavor combination.
The coffee was well-roasted and rich. And they had nice little touches, like offering cucumber water and lemon water with the meal. The beer and wine menu had some nice small brewery/small winery options and I'm a big fan of this place. All in all, Crepe Expectations has earned a firm spot in my brunch rotation.
Based on the food, this place gets a solid 3.5 stars. Inventive menu--that's pretty close to delicious even if the flavors were a little too sweet for me or a little off in my opinion. The food was still prepared expertly and I do like imagination in a menu. I threw in the extra .5 star because the staff is very welcoming and helpful. And the people we met there on Sunday morning were very nice. Good atmosphere and good people takes Crepe Expectations up to 4 stars.
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