By Steve LaRosa
Photography by Ron Schwager

At this midtown restaurant, your only problem is deciding what to order.

When considering crêpes, how many choices does the average American really need? Answer: apparently a lot. Or, after a visit or two to the mythical burg of Crepeville, thankfully a lot.

Because, after you get through the dozen or more selections listed, be advised that you have a seemingly infinite amount of choices from the design-your-own-crêpe section of the menu. And with crêpes like the Florentine, Hawaiian, Mediterranean, Greek and Denver, you can eat at a different part of the globe every day for less than eight bucks.

I can recommend a few: The chicken curry is made with marinated chicken, onions, tomatoes and provolone, with a side of sour cream. The California is a pleasing mélange of avocado, spinach, onions, sun-dried tomato pesto and provolone. And the cannelloni is stuffed with cheddar and cottage cheeses and topped with marinara sauce. The crêpes are thick, crammed with lots of good stuff and served with great-tasting home-fried potatoes seasoned with garlic and basil.

From the sandwich section of the menu, try the tuna melt. All sandwiches come on large slices of multigrain bread and, like the crêpes, are accompanied by those yummy home fries. The prices? Again, everything is less than $8.

Crepeville serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and if somehow you tire of crêpes or sandwiches, take a trip to the pasta, soup and salad sections of the menu. Everything is made to order here, with an emphasis on fresh.

After opening their first Crepeville three years ago in Davis, brothers Derar Zawaydeh and Philippe Masoud have been feeding throngs in midtown since July. They’ve created a fun, casual atmosphere where you’ll feel as comfortable in a tie as in jeans.

Don’t leave without trying a dessert crêpe. We had the cinnamon roll crêpe and the apple crêpe, both bursting-with-flavor works of art. If these don’t fire your rocket, there are—you guessed it—ample great choices.

1730 L St., Sacramento; (916) 444-1100; Open 7 a.m.–11 p.m. daily.

Look for Steve LaRosa’s restaurant reviews the first Friday of every month at 11 a.m. on “News10 Midday. “

This article appears in the April 2005 issue of Sacramento Magazine.