Creme De La Crepe inside.
I never thought it could be true, but I had a bad crepe. That's right, it happened. It wasn't just the crepe that was bad which was even more unfortunate. When I arrived in LAX I was famished and I was ready to eat just about anything as long as it was fresh and warm. My sister Patti Reilly and I went to a cute little place called Creme De La Crepe which was in a shopping complex not too far from the airport. The restaurant looked very inviting and warm which was just what I was looking for.
When we walked up to the restaurant the first thing you notice is the seating area outside that makes this location look very French. The chalkboard menu was outside with some delicious specials featured for the evening. When we walked inside there were a few people seated and they seemed to be enjoying themselves, which I thought was a good sign. Patti and I sat down at a two top table by the window so we could look outside while we ate. There is limited seating in this restaurant, but it's still very inviting. The decor was French inspired with a modern American twist.
When we walked up to the restaurant the first thing you notice is the seating area outside that makes this location look very French. The chalkboard menu was outside with some delicious specials featured for the evening. When we walked inside there were a few people seated and they seemed to be enjoying themselves, which I thought was a good sign. Patti and I sat down at a two top table by the window so we could look outside while we ate. There is limited seating in this restaurant, but it's still very inviting. The decor was French inspired with a modern American twist.
Tomato Basil Soup
Our waitress stopped at our table and she asked for our drink order immediately and when we had questions about the wine she didn't seem to know anything about it. We asked about the house wine and she didn't know, a sweet wine she didn't know, etc. When I asked about a specific dish she said that she had never tried it before. Later I found out that she was a vegetarian, so I can understand why she didn't know what my dish tasted like. I ended up ordering the Exquise Crepe (pronounced 'Ex Keys') which had ham, brie and cherry tomatoes with a pesto sauce on top. It didn't mention a salad or any dressing, but one came with it. My sister ordered the tomato basil soup.
Exquise Crepe
It wasn't long before our food came and it looked delicious. My sister started with her soup right away. She took one bite and I could see on her face that she wasn't pleased. She passed me the spoon and asked what I thought and after I took a bite I imagined that I made the same face. It tasted burnt and old. Almost as if it had been sitting on a burner all day long and it was getting to the bottom of the pot. Not even the side of cheese helped with the flavor. When I took a bite of my crepe my first reaction was to spit it back out (but I didn't). I realized that I had only taken a bite of the outer edge which was only crepe and pesto. As I worked my way into the middle I was able to taste the ham and brie with the pesto sauce. It would have been a nice flavor if the crepe wasn't wheat or if the pesto wasn't saturating the top of it. There was an odd flavor to this dish that I couldn't explain. I definitely didn't like the watered down pesto and the crepe being made from wheat gave it an earthy flavor that made the rest of the dish taste muddled. I decided to move onto the salad since that looked harmless, but the dressing tasted like hollandaise sauce. It had a mayonnaise type texture and flavor that didn't belong on Arugula.
When the waitress came back the only thing we complained about was the soup which she ended up taking off of our bill because we didn't touch it after the first bite. With my crepe I didn't complain because I was so hungry that I ended up eating about half of it just to fill my belly. I left the salad almost completely untouched. She was very kind and had a personable demeanor, but her knowledge on the menu was lacking. I wouldn't suggest this restaurant for anyone who is looking for a decent crepe or French inspired soup. Too bad that doesn't leave much on the menu to be desired. Oh wait, their Rose' was good. Thank goodness for wine.
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