Kawaii Crepe
201-99 Osborne St
UPDATED: February 9th, 2014
This
hip little place nestled in the best part of Osborne village was a really great
surprise for my wife and I. We have eaten at a lot of restaurants in the last
year and we sort of agree that the places we like all have a similar ‘taste’ to
them. Maybe it has to do with the limited options as a vegetarian, but there is
something about restaurant food regardless of whether it is Indian, Thai, fast
food, or Italian. They all have a similar ‘feel’ (for lack of a better term).
As a result we haven’t been eating out as much as we did in winter. Part of
this is also because we have had time to cook for ourselves. In any case,
chance, hunger, and maybe the winds of fate blew us to this place. Like
Gulliver in Lilliput, we had found a different world.
This is a small, clean, and definitely hip creperie with a great store front for people watching. One of the best parts of eating here is that there are so many options. There were enough vegetarian options that I think we made the people behind the counter worried we would never make a choice. The range of flavours was extraordinary.
On top of this we had a really pleasant conversation with the people making the food about how tofu is underrated by meat eaters. It was a really interesting conversation and made me realize that the staff who we talked to care a lot about the food they are making. That's a lot to say for a fast(ish) food restaurant.
In the end we ordered:
This is a small, clean, and definitely hip creperie with a great store front for people watching. One of the best parts of eating here is that there are so many options. There were enough vegetarian options that I think we made the people behind the counter worried we would never make a choice. The range of flavours was extraordinary.
On top of this we had a really pleasant conversation with the people making the food about how tofu is underrated by meat eaters. It was a really interesting conversation and made me realize that the staff who we talked to care a lot about the food they are making. That's a lot to say for a fast(ish) food restaurant.
In the end we ordered:
- Uptown
- Pump up the Yam
The second time we ate here we ordered:
They were all extraordinary and very different from each other. The Uptown was good enough to order again but I accidentally ordered it with chicken once and it was not nearly as good - order it with tofu. The Czar is really tasty too. The chickplease is heavier than some of the others but that doesn't mean it was any less tasty. Pump up the yam is also a favourite. Some people I know don't like this place because they use the same batter for their sweet and savoury crepes. I don't mind because I have a sweet tooth.
So, would I invite friends here? Yes, with the following caveat: it isn’t a place hang out for hours; it is primarily a fast food restaurant.
- The Czar (with tofu)
- Chickplease
- Uptown
They were all extraordinary and very different from each other. The Uptown was good enough to order again but I accidentally ordered it with chicken once and it was not nearly as good - order it with tofu. The Czar is really tasty too. The chickplease is heavier than some of the others but that doesn't mean it was any less tasty. Pump up the yam is also a favourite. Some people I know don't like this place because they use the same batter for their sweet and savoury crepes. I don't mind because I have a sweet tooth.
So, would I invite friends here? Yes, with the following caveat: it isn’t a place hang out for hours; it is primarily a fast food restaurant.
Until next time,
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