Sometimes all you need is a really good crêpe, and Crêpe It Up & Bowls has become our go-to spot…read morewhenever that craving hits. Over the past few months we've worked our way through both the sweet and savory sides of the menu, trying favorites like the Strawana, Signature, Dubai Chocolate, Alfredo Chicken, All American, and Mediterranean crêpes. While we've enjoyed them all, the Strawana remains the one we keep coming back for. This is a small, family-owned Eastern European café with welcoming staff, and that warmth adds to the experience every time. Seating inside is limited, though they offer outdoor seating during the warmer months. Most of our visits have been takeout, and the quality has been consistently excellent, making it an easy choice whether we're eating there or taking it home. If you're in the Downers Grove area and looking for a casual place with delicious crêpes and genuine hospitality, this local gem is well worth a visit.

RUN! Don't even think about walking. Get to Crepe it Up as soon as you can! This family owned and…read morerun business is wildly perfect in every way possible. As soon as I walked in I felt the love from the staff members. This cafe is designed beautifully with a kiddie play corner. They also have outdoor seating when weather permits. Staff members are extremely kind and made me feel like family. The food and drinks? STOPPPPP! I started with the tiramisu coffee and it was game changer. The right amount of sweet with the perfect amount of coffee flavor as well. For my crepe I had the Mediterranean bliss and there's a reason why it's their best seller. SO DELICIOUS! Everything is made with high quality ingredients and prepared carefully and with all the love. The way they even present everything is wonderfully beautiful. The portion is very generous and pricing is fair. It took about 10-15 minutes for everything to be prepared and it is absolutely worth the short wait time.

This one was a pretty good meal with nice healthy portions. When we arrived, they were a little…read morecrowded, but not overly crowded so we were able to get seated right away with no weight. The restaurant was very, very clean almost like it was newly opened. I like the multiple seating options that they had available and also love how they had a nice menu that was not too much but just enough of something for everyone. As far as the food, everything was great. We were not able to finish it all the only thing that we would change is the quinoa bowl to have a little more seasoning, but everything else was cooked to perfection. I will definitely visit again. And customer service was top tier!

Found out about this cafe in Willowbrook after looking up places that have brunch. It turns out…read morethere's a few locations around here. Lumes is known as one of the longtime favorites for brunch in the suburbs. A place not just for mornings actually. They also have a few things for lunch. Coming on weekdays is better because it's not as crowded. It's always crowded of course but you actually can find a few seats. The breakfast options are the things most people get from here so most of the menu consists of these. Of course not everyone wants to get it. There's also lunch options like salads and sandwiches. At lunch we got a couple of these items. It's about $15 to get the Power Spinach Salad. A lot comes on it. There's chickpeas, cucumbers, house vinaigrette, onions, parsley, pomegranates, quinoa, and spring mix. Quite enough. The sandwich options include classics like Reubens. Great to come here hungry. It's got a few locations. They're open until the early afternoons so hours are limited which is the only bad thing.

fantastic staff! fantastic crepes! get the La Romantique it was delicious, and well priced for the…read moreamount of crepe :) as someone living on blue line i would make the journey for this place. the back patio was spacious, comfy, and very relaxed. great amount of shade for a sunny day. interior is beautiful and clean and homey

Super cute restaurant. Feels very cozy. Got the chicken curry crepe and it was salty! If I wasn't…read morewith people, I might have complained but it was borderline fine. So...not sure the food is good. I just happen to think the attitude is a little worse. Came with a group and someone in our party ordered the French Onion Soup and then a Croque Monsieur. No one else in our group ordered a starter. What's weird is for some reason they decided to course the soup with everyone's mains. Normal restaurants, including like....your local suburban Chile's, know not to do that but this place thought that was normal. So already, my friend is a course behind everyone because they didn't serve his starter first. What's worse is when he finishes his soup...he doesn't get his main. We actually FINISH our mains and he still hasn't gotten his. He makes a comment VERY NICELY to our waitress like hey! Just wanted to check on my meal! She responds, "all our meals are timed perfectly." What!! My buddy goes, "Okay...I've just been waiting for 15/20 minutes so I think I'm ready for my sandwich." She responds, "okay....let me alert the kitchen." Wait? You didn't even tell them he needed his meal?? We wait another 15 minutes. We flag the waitress again and ask where his meal is and she responds "everything is made to order so the kitchen needs some time." Okay. This is a Croque Monsieur. Are you....rising bread right now? What is happening? So I get frustrated and jump into this and say, "Ya but we've been waiting over 30 minutes for his main. We've all finished so now you're asking my friend to eat alone." She responds, "everything is served hot so what is the problem??" !! I get annoyed because up until this moment, we've been pretty nice. But this waitress not acknowledging any issue or trying to make it better and talking back to us like this is weird. So I just say, "Bring a manager over." Well...it didn't matter. This lady learned her attitude from somewhere and it was probably from the manager. The manager immediately is on the offense like, "you ordered a soup and we wanted you to have the soup hot. And we want your next meal to be hot. We make everything fresh and we clean our dishes in between." The heck? All we want is for my friend to be able to eat his main. So I say, now rudely, "just bring the food. We have waited 30 minutes now. Everyone is done with their meal. If you haven't made it, cancel the order and we'll go somewhere else." She responds, "we usually serve the starter first. If you didn't like that, then don't order a starter." SERIOUSLY!? What is happening!? I think about telling her that USUALLY even if only 1 person has ordered a starter, that gets served first before EVERYONE gets their mains TOGETHER. Instead I say, "listen, cancel the order or give us the food but we aren't waiting any longer." And she goes, "we can't cancel it. The kitchen has been working on it." So I say "this better be home baked bread because they've been working on it for 45 minutes by now." IT STILL takes another 5 minutes to get this meal. It is cold. It is an average Croque Monsieur. And they probably all spit in it. At the very end, the waitress comes over and says, "I see what you mean and there were coursing issues but we take pride in our food and we weren't going to degrade that so we could serve you faster." This place literally lives up to a Parisian stereotype, I guess.

great food and drinks great atmosphere family owned businesses looks beautiful and cleanread more

Good food, good service, I like the environment. Will…read moredefinitely be back. Very small location, not much seating at all. Quick turn around time, veryyy quick service .

Amazing crepes. The food here is wonderful. We've been here multiple times and it has never…read moredisappointed. The owners put up speciality crepes too. The drinks are delicious as well. When they have it get the biscoff crepes. So good! The ambiance is laid back and quiet.

My friend & I visiting this store on a Friday afternoon. The gentleman at the front counter was…read morevery friendly & helped us understand the crepe building process. The crepes were delicious! And so we're the iced lattes. The environment was very clean. The wall art was gorgeous. This is a great spot to go when you want to switch up your breakfast or lunch routine.

Cocomelt was such a sweet little stop. Everything looked so pretty and the desserts definitely give…read morethat treat-yourself vibe. We tried the kinder crepe. The chocolate itself was rich without tasting too heavy, which I liked. It's one of those places that feels perfect when you want a cute dessert run or need to bring something fun for friends or family. Service was smooth and everything looked nicely put together. A solid spot when you're craving something chocolatey and a little extra.

The place is very stylish and beautifully decorated. Lots of opportunities for cute pics. The ice…read morecream was the perfect texture- soft and not at all icy. The matcha was delicious and very high quality too. The women's restroom was a little dirty and foul-smelling. There was toilet paper strewn all over the floor. It was also very expensive. 2 scoops of ice cream and a matcha latte cost nearly 20$.

Parked my rig outside and popped in the Oasis for some Keftab Kebab at the Aladdin's…read more After finishing my Kebab, my attention was redirected to this Serbian Creperie Food Stall named Crepe Ave. Best decision ever. Ordered an Avacodo Turkey Crepe...thing is HUGE. The combination of Pesto, thin sliced turkey, Spinach, Avocado and fresh mozzarella is such a good blend. Just never had anything like it before sandwiched in Pancake Batter. Enjoyed their Latte no sugar, perfectly executed Caffe Latte. First time having Serbian influenced food by a husband wife duo! Chefs Kiss a worthy detour entering and exiting Illinois & Indiana at the Lincoln Oasis Service Area.

The absolute best čevapi / chevaps in all of Chicagoland.. not loaded with baking soda and rubbery…read morelike many others.. They have a seasoning that I can't quite place.. anyone know what this seasoning is? They buy them from somewhere else, does anyone know? They're fantastic! In fact everything else I've tried there is also delicious..

I think everyone who's ever been to any Melt N Dip location will tell you that they would happily…read moreengage in food tourism to visit every Melt N Dip location there is out there. Each and every location features plentiful parking, a social media worthy interior, comfortable elegant seating, and quality desserts that consistently delight everyone who has the opportunity to try them. On my visit here, I tried a different set of items from my Schaumburg visit to test the consistency of quality across different flavor profiles and dessert types, and it delivered perfectly. The mango gelato here is incredible -- with probably the strongest mango flavor I've ever had in a gelato. The Lotus was an elevated version of one of my favorite biscuits. The gelato is incredible, creamy and flavorful -- and something I'd happily serve with most any dessert. The waffle was flavorful as usual which paired perfectly with the chocolate mix. I also wanted to try My Passion to get a mix of different fruits -- as I was pleasantly surprised by how fresh the fruit was at the other location. This was equally as great, with fruit presented at the perfect ripeness. Extra kudos to the kiwi which wasn't sour at all, and in fact was one of the first items to be finished completely. The pineapple was also super juicy, sweet, and flavorful. I wish we'd gotten more eclairs, as the filling was super delicious. Maybe the weakest item in this dish was the brownie, which was only good -- while everything else we'd tried was great to amazing. Overall, worth a special trip for any dessert lover. This business consistently delivers top notch dishes at very reasonable prices.

​A wonderful dessert spot that will definitely satisfy your sweet cravings! Best of all, they are…read moreopen late. They offer a huge variety of treats--crepes, cakes, coffee, and even fresh fruit--with both indoor and outdoor seating, plus a super friendly staff. The Dubai Chocolate Crepe was massive and delicious, packed with crunchy, shredded phyllo dough. The lava cake was unique too, overflowing with chocolate on the outside! If you have a sweet tooth, definitely stop by.