The Basics
Cuisine: American
Ambiance: Local Cafe/Joint
Address: 624 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122
Neighborhood: Sunset
Phone: 415.681.5858
Web Site: http://www.crepevine.com/
Must Taste (Brunch):
- Obviously…the crepes! Def try the strawberry-nutella crepe (if you like chocolate and strawberries) – there are plenty of delicious savory crepes, as well.
Best For: Nice-casual brunch with friends, family, or SO.
What to Wear: casual to nice-casual
Fave Points: interesting crepe flavors – low-key atmosphere and lack of waiters (yea, sometimes you just don’t want waiters – makes you feel less like you’re imposing on someone’s section and more like you can kick back and take your time).
My Occasion: brunch with friends
My Fave Dish: The strawberry-nutella crepe – so simple but oh-so-good.
Menu pricing and availability subject to change.
My Dish
On Sunday morning, the last day of my San Francisco trip, my friend helped see me off in style with a crepe brunch. Creperies seem to be quite popular in SF.
We headed back to Crepevine, which was the restaurant we tried to visit the previous day but skipped due to the long line and our eagerness to hit up wine country.
Although Crepevine is a regional chain, the restaurant had a real one-off feel to it, which I liked in addition to the laid-back atmosphere.
We ordered at the counter and got a # for our table – we were #20 – so the restaurant knew where to deliver our food, since Crepevine doesn’t really have waiters (they do have people who will help you though, but no dedicated waiter).
We enjoyed more coffee and conversation whilst waiting for our crepes.
Our crepes were out before we knew it. We ordered 2 crepes to share – a savory pesto chicken crepe…
(here’s a closer look)
…which was served with a nice, fresh salad with a light salad dressing (the light dressing seems to be popular in SF. Next time, I’ll buy some to bring home) and some potatoes.
We also ordered a sweet Nutella and strawberry crepe, which was my fave! The crepe had a nice balance of crepe to chocolate to strawberries and the crepe itself had a nice texture.
I finished off the sweet crepe and left a bit of the savory for my friend to enjoy later. The crepes were amazing and made me wish we had a creperie in NC. If nothing else, I very well may try to make my own crepes some time soon. The crepe dinner I enjoyed on my exchange trip to France was my fave and this brunch reminded me of just how good crepes can be!
Final Dish
Brunch at Crepevine really hit the spot. Some days you really want an eggs and pancakes kind of breakfast and some days, you want to experiment. If you’re feeling frisky, check out the interesting flavor combos are Crepevine, which are deceptively simple yet still invoke the feeling of a new taste adventure. Crepevine does offer non-crepe entrees in case any one in your party wants a more traditional breakfast. I’d definitely return to Crepevine on a future trip, and I’d go crepes all the way.