Crepe Avenue
330 10th St. N.W.
403-452-6160

Reservations: No
Quick solo lunch: Yes
Price range: $3.99 – $8.99
Rating: 3 out of 5

Everything about Crepe Avenue is cute, from the multi-coloured sign to the plastic models of crepes in the window.

The crepes, cooked on a hot plate, were thin and had that slight chewiness that recalls a long-ago school trip to Paris. 

The sweet crepes ($6.49-$7.19) — your standard fillings of strawberry, banana, custard, Nutella, or some combo of them — are what brings me back. This is in large part due to a lot of whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

On the savoury side, the Thai turkey deluxe ($7.69) had a zingy sweet chilli sauce but also a disappointing slab of roasted turkey breast. The sausage and cheese ($7.49) likewise suffered deli-type meat. Those came with lettuce, tomato and mayo.

Service is earnest but still slow in this month-old business. With few chairs and tables, Crepe Avenue is an awkward place to eat in. That’s probably why all crepes are wrapped into paper for easy take-out.