Am I the first to review ! Yay ! Had a lovely lunch here. Let me describe it to you - this is a small, independently owned and operated cafe on the corner of Main Street. If you're not familiar with this area it's a small, but cute, historic section of Laurel. There's free public parking directly across the street, so we had no problem finding the restaurant or getting to it.
Inside it's a very open floor plan - there are maybe two or three high top tables with velvet lined (yes, velvet) high top chairs, and then there's a lovely corner sectional with small tables made out of live edge wood. On the radio is contemporary music. It's counter order, and then bring your dish to you.
The menu includes a few savory crepes, a few sweet crepes, and a few breakfast/waffle items. Now, here's the deal and here's why we ended up here (driving 25 minutes to get to it !) I was raised very multicultural and with food around the world, and to me, a crepe was always a savory dish. The idea of having one as desert was new to me as a young adult and even then it was in classic styles where fruits and the natural sweetness of the ingredients made it a treat - not mounds of sugar, ice cream, whipped cream, etc. Savory crepes have always been my preferance, like a lovely chicken with a wonderful cheese on it, or simply a crepe fromage, or jambon. We used to frequent Station North quite often (for the Charles, the Metro and other venues ) and always, ALWAYS made a stop to Sophies Crepes even if we had just filled up at Joe Squared, so yes we love the savory crepes and THAT's why were excited to find this pop up on our maps !
And savory crepes they have, and savory crepes they delivered. I got the chicken and mushroom, which was also accompanied with red onion and a slightly sweet, slightly spicy (not really) mayo carefully drizzled on top. CAREFULLY DRIZZLED, not poured, not layered. The chicken itself was delightfully delicious, the owner said she marinates it at length, and I found the balance of flavors to be just perfect. She knows how to use sauce appropriately and every ingredient had room to shine in, which was welcome relief from some other foods I've had elsewhere in which somehow the quantity of sauce becomes a currency of good (hint, it's not) and everything becomes smothered in sauce. The owner has great taste, and reflects it in the food.
They currently only have drip coffee while they repair their espresso machine.
Even though we drove as a destination to get our crepe fix, I see this becoming a great local social place as the couch is quite comfy to sit and talk, the food fantastic, and all very reasonably priced.
First visit and we're hooked - will definitely be back soon ! read more