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crepeville.jpgThe front entrance

Location
330 3rd Street (on the corner of 3rd & C streets)
Hours
7 AM - 11 PM daily (But kitchen closes at 10:30!)
Phone
(530) 750-2400
Method of Payment
Ca$h Only. ATM machine available in back.
Menu
menu here
Non Food Features
Open access WiFi, a few outlets

Crepeville is famous for their crepes and the sheer number of students that bring their parents here when they come to visit. It provides a good place for groups to eat because individuals order and pay separately at the counter. The food, however, is delivered to your table by a server. The average crepe costs about $7, including browned potatoes. They also have omelets, bagels, sandwiches, burgers, pastas, soup & salads, and cafe-type drinks. A lot of people study here due to the fact they have free wireless Internet and a wide selection of caffeinated beverages. However, their management is increasingly frustrated with studiers, so please be sensitive to how you use their space so that they don't decide to take away the free wifi.

You can pay with cash only. They do not accept credit or debit cards. There is an ATM inside the restaurant that you can use to get cash.

Currently the Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) meets here on the first Tuesday evening of the month.

Crepeville was featured in MTV's first season of Sorority Life. One of the pledges featured on the show worked at Crepeville.

The building housing Crepeville was previously home to the short-lived Central Park Grocery, a hybrid deli-coffee house-wine bar concept created by Bob Dunning's wife, Shelley. Her creative vision for the site is still evident in the large, unique tiles that line the cafe's upper walls.

crepeville_interior.jpgnote: This picture was taken prior to Crepeville's Dec. '04 remodel crepeville_interior3.jpgfrom the back facing front door crepeville_interior2.jpgfrom the back side corner

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Other locations

The owners of Crepeville have opened a new restaurant, called "Burgers and Brew by Crepeville" across the street (diagonally) from Crepeville.

There are now two sacramentoCrepeville restaurants in Sacramento: one at 1730 L St. (on the corner of 18th and L), and one at 2700 12th St (on the corner of 2nd Ave and 12th St, the former location of Cafe Melange).

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2009-01-11 12:09:33   My husband and I have been going to Crepeville for almost a year now and we go 2-3 times a week. The staff is usually very friendly and yes they do come and go a lot. There is some faces that do stay around and some that go on to other Crepevilles in Sac to work. They know us for the most part and know exactly what I want to order, Simon (the manager of this Davis Crepeville) was always friendly,said hi and came to talk with us and was there a lot working and helping. When the place was really busy he would always try to find us a table I cannot say that for the General manager that is there now. They let Simon go and I was really upset by that. He was a asset to this Davis Crepeville and people will notice he is gone once they figure it out. Simon spent so much time there as I always wondered what his wife thought about him being gone so much. This place will definitely not be the same without Simon as he was a very nice guy and hard worker. The General manager there now that got rid of Simon you hardly see him there and I was also told he is not the best to work for. That's really too bad and Simon if your reading this you know who we are....Strawberry crepe girl!!! Hope you find a great place to work and someone that appreciates your hard work and long hours. Hope to run into you some day. I know a few of the girls miss you that have been there for awhile. Good Luck!! Strawberry Crepe & Potatoes girl! It's the best!! Never had a bad meal there yet. It's all good!! except the Tofu....—Crepegirl

2009-02-02 01:51:06   My favorite place to eat in Davis! It is AMAZING. I recommend the Denver crepe, Canadian Benedict, and Strawberry Nutella crepe. They are all delicious. Mmmm. —KRSanta88

2009-02-02 14:00:33   The California Crepe is one of the best vegetarian options in Davis. It has the perfect medley of flavors: sun-dried tomato, avocado and cheese. The side of potatoes and sour cream makes for a filling meal. Crepeville gets really busy, especially on Saturday mornings and afternoons, as it captures the Farmer's Market rush. The salad portions are pretty big, and they give you a bread roll with all salads, even half salads. If you've never had a crepe, try the California crepe! —AmanpreetSingh

2009-03-12 22:49:11   Stopped by this morning. I wish the coffee was better. If I want a crape, I come here, but outside of the crape..this place does not do it for me. —davisdan

2009-03-31 22:31:58   I just had a mediocre breakfast at Crepeville today. So I'm a little confused at all the rave reviews about this place. I ordered the Canadian Benedict and a side of chicken apple sausage. Both were "bleh." I was particularly disappointed in the sausage because I've had some really good chicken apple sausage before - and this was probably the worst. It was too salty and didn't have enough actual flavor to it. The potatoes were pretty good - nothing special though. Considering this place was a bit pricey for food that's just "bleh" - I don't know if I want to come back. Maybe next time, I'll have try a dish that's recommended. —Hyungmi

2009-04-13 15:07:22   Homemade dressing, garlic-y croutons, fancy carrots, crisp romaine...Best Caesar salad I've had in a long time!! —Lala

2009-04-27 21:15:14   I really used to love the potatoes here, but the last two times I went, they were overly burnt. Maybe that's how it is supposed to be?

The only crepes I eat here are the dessert ones, especially the lemon one. But I honestly prefer the crepe cafe in the silo because crepeville's lemon sauce it just a little too much. I still think its a nice place to go out with friends though, as long as you bring cash and ask to have your orders put in at the same time (if you don't your food can come at sporadic intervals ranging from 5-15 minutes, and it sucks watching your friends eat).

Their sandwiches have never disappointed. —BrookeB

2009-05-03 13:02:49   They have an awesome Eggs Benedict here. And with avocado! I was really surprised, but now I'm just craving it all the time now. . . —CurlyGirl26

2009-05-31 09:25:54   This is probably the first restaurant I actually went to and paid for on my own. I've run through most of the menu over the years, and I can't think of a single time I've been less than satisfied. Some of my favorites: -Chocolate walnut crepes... with strawberries is good, too, especially during the summer.
-Florentine crepe. Simple and my definite favorite overall.
-ANY of the eggs Benedict varieties. The sauce is perfect.
-THE ORANGE JUICE. You wouldn't believe it. It's so rich that if you're used to drinking from concentrate you might need to water it down a little. It's the best I've had anywhere.

I've never had to wait long for my food and the staff is competent as much as you interact. I like having the self-serve water, so you don't have to sit around waiting for a refill.

2009-06-18 21:50:30   I've eaten here a couple times a month for the past year, and the food has always been tasty and the service great. It's one of my favorite places to eat in Davis. The San Francisco Benedict is very good - it has steamed spinach in place of the meat, so it's a little lighter on the cholesterol than regular eggs benedict. The Hollandaise sauce is delicious. : )

If you're planning to withdraw cash from an ATM to eat here, you might want to use your usual ATM instead of the one in the store. It has a pretty high fee, I think $2.50. That's my only complaint. —DanaSullivan

2009-06-30 13:58:57   Three days ago I was told by one of the current employees that in a drunk stupor (which is not an uncommon event, from what I understand) the owner of this establishment announced to her that he thinks Adolph Hitler was a good man. In my 5 years in Davis I have known countless young women who have worked for him; all of which have quit due to sexual harassment. My friend "worked" for him for several months - her work consisted of accompanying this married, middle aged gentlemen to poker games, both with his friends and privately, and drinking lots of wine. There's some food for thought. I mean crap for thought. I mean crepe for thought... —Enosh

You do not need to hear, or read for that matter, anything. People log on to DavisWiki to research items about Davis (one such item being Crepeville). Most conscientious consumers would like to know whether the owner of a restaurant they eat at is a racist lecher. I pose the following challenge to you, the self-delegated skeptic - Ask the owner yourself how he feels about Jews, OR creeping around Sofia's Thai Kitchen Trivia Night in a trenchcoat on a weekly basis. Let me add, Brian, that I do believe the food at Crepeville is pretty good, the service is not exactly something to brag about, and the internet is fairly accessible. If you don't care about where your money is going, it's an ok place. —Enosh

2009-07-04 16:08:47   I have no idea if what Enosh asserts in his comments are true. But it does seem odd to me to determine whether or not to go to a restaurant based on the political views of the restaurant's owner. A good restaurant isn't one where the owner agrees with me. It's one where I get a good meal at an appropriate price in an appropriate amount of time. —IDoNotExist

2009-07-04 18:04:04   Dear "IDoNotExist" — I would agree with your thought if you meant the owner of a business was a Bush Supporter while you for Obama. But anti-Semitism isn't a political view, it is racism and hatred. That kind of talk, unchecked, spreads hate and gets a lot of people killed; do not belittle anti-Semitism or any other form of hate/racism as a political view. —AlanMiller

2009-07-04 18:42:47   Racism, hatred, and anti-semitism though despicable, are also protected free speech (and yes, they are also political views, even if you don't want to view them that way), just as your posting was also protected free speech. (In fact, in some countries, they have been deeply ingrained in the political structure for years.) Believe me, I've seen the effects of these first hand, and in no way would I ever support them, nor was I making any sort of statement about their importance. However, the hearsay reported views of a restaurant owner don't have anything do with the food. Imagine if we boycotted any restaurant in Davis where someone created a wiki account and claimed that the owner of that place was racist or antisemitic or (place your favorite offensive view here). You could destroy a restaurant, its reputation, and its business simply by making that unsubstantiated claim. I've eaten at Crepeville many times and never seen any evidence that would confirm Enosh's story. I have seen many people saying nasty, unsubstantiated things about various business owners on the wiki. Maybe some of them are true. Maybe some of them come from disgruntled employees or unhappy customers or someone with some reason to make that sort of thing up. As wiki readers, we really have no way to tell when you make such a claim, unless you provide proof that what you say is true.

2009-07-05 17:07:44   Dear "IDoNotExist" — First of all, for the record, I do exist.

I fully agree with you about the dangers of Wiki's in relation to businesses and reputations. It is similar to a person publicly falsely accused of abusing their children, even if cleared of the charge, people will always wonder. That is why I kept my comments strictly on your comment, not on the discussion or establishment. This wiki experiment contains pitfalls that I believe will become more apparent as its use becomes more widespread and actual attempts to maliciously destroy a business actually result in damages.

In regard to my comment on your stand alone comment "it does seem odd to me to determine whether or not to go to a restaurant based on the political views of the restaurant's owner.", I stand by my comment. —AlanMiller

2009-07-09 13:35:09   I used to love crepeville but I had the worst experience at there yesterday. Two friends and I went out for dinner. One friend ordered the tuna melt but asked if there were onions on it. Everything seemed to go well and our order was taken. Later, the waitress who took our order came to the table because apparently there were onions in the tuna melt. So my fiend had to make another order and she chose a burger instead. Later the asian waitress with long hair came out and told us that the burger would cost extra. When pressed she said that no, they could not "take care" of the extra cost despite their mistake. I wanted to leave right then but my friend agreed to pay the cost and she went away. She later came back and said the extra charge would be $1.80 and we seemed to agree that it'd be fine if my friend paid later. When my food came out, another waitress (slightly redheaded with a sharp nose) came out and told us that the extra cost needed to be paid right then or else her food would not be served. (Count it- that means we were interrupted no less than four times for their mistake.) When she went back to the other waitresses, they started talking shit about us. Classy. As if I couldn't see them 20 ft away making faces and looking our way.

Bottom Line: TERRIBLE SERVICE. we won't be going back again.

Manager(s), please discipline your staff. They were rude and unprofessional. —eryan

2009-07-09 21:11:13   Love crepeville's chicken pesto sandwich. Delecious. And the older guy who busses the tables works his tail off. —jwendt

2009-07-13 22:10:28   My omelets have always been good, but I have to admit, the chalk board menu is fantastic. —patrick82

2009-07-20 19:58:27   Great place for breakfast, decent for lunch, but somehow I was never thrilled about crepes for dinner. It is a pain in the ass that they don't take credit/atm, but the food isn't bad. —longboardlover

2009-07-24 02:32:32   The Greek Delight crepe is truly a delight and the potatoes are to die for!!! :) I'd also recommend the Fuji salad, it's scrumptious! —sm0729

2009-07-25 19:10:25   The food is usually good here, although I took my parents here a couple days ago and my mom got a strawberry muffin and there was a hair in it. She went to the counter to ask for another one and once again there was a hair in that one. We got a refund, but they never pulled the other muffins, cause obviously there was something wrong with that batch.

Then when I got my coffee refilled, the waitress put too much in the cup because I needed room for cream, and she went to dump it back into the pot when thankfully another waiter told her to stop.

The bathrooms were also disgusting, not cleaned and very unsanitary.

These health code violations alone make me question the quality of food I am getting and think I will just go somewhere else in the future. The food is good, but not that great, unless you like hair in your food. —BrandonBarrette

2009-08-27 12:16:15   I must admit that Crepeville has some of the best food in Davis. The California Crepe is my favorite and all of the fruit and nutella crepes are delicious. That is why it’s such a shame that the management/ownership is terrible. Like most customers, I am a student and I frequently go there to study. While I am there, I buy a full meal which consists of the California crepe with a salad instead of potatoes, a coffee, and sometimes a muffin. On average, my meal costs about $10-$13. On several occasions, I have been asked to leave as soon as I have finished my meal. I don’t think this is right because I spend a significant amount of money on my meal and then I am forced to leave minutes after eating? And what’s up with the cash only policy? I have seen the owners cuss out their employees and I have also seen them creeping around Sofia’s with bloodshot eyes. I have lived in Davis for a while now and I have heard nothing but bad stories about the owners and management. I really hope the owners start to treat their employees with the respect that they deserve. —SFNative2006

2009-08-27 17:36:45   In response to Enosh/Brian's comments, I am a former employee of Crepeville, and I know these things to be true about the owner. They treat their employees poorly and are all around bad people. You should care where your money is going, and if you want it to go to good people, I don't recommend going to this particular restaurant. Oh, and to Crepegirl, although Simon was at the restaurant a lot, I heard him say rude and often racist things on many, many occasions, especially about the girls who worked there. He was not the greatest manager, to say the least. —aotearoa36

2009-09-03 16:51:01   I have never had something I did not enjoy there! love the hawaiian. —jdavis

2009-09-12 22:09:46   Oh man, I had an amazing night. Took my boyfriend and his mom here and he had the Salsa and his Mom had the California(*One of my favorites!) and I had the Savory Crepe with a Fuji Salad. Oh man, I got a FULL plate of salad with my crepe. Thank goodness his Mom helped me with half the salad, it was too good to be wasted! The food was really fresh and well-seasoned. We HAD to get a dessery crepe and got a Strawberry/Banana/Nutella Crepe. Even with a full appetite, we finished that plate too! :D —MissAmyQ

2009-10-28 13:49:45   Perfect place for any meal. The crepes are great, the omelets are great, the salads are great, so far I haven't tried anything I didn't like. I never have to wait long for my order. The portions are huge and the prices are not bad. Just try it. —sjpacheco

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