My husband and I are "regulars" at this once secret place. We are there about 1-2 nights a week. I almost hate to write about it for fear of it becoming even more crazy busy! I have spent time reading all of the reviews on this site and was sad to see the negative comments on the food. EVERYTHING we have ever tried has been at least very good-- most has been excellent. The owner, Christine, is the most concerned and caring individual we have had the good fortune of running across in this plastic bubble of a city! She really cares about making your total experience perfect. Every time. The service, I will admit, has been sketchy at times, but the ambience, the wine and the food compensate threefold. The only true negative I see here is the bathroom situation. You have to go outside of the restaurant into the alley to use a public toilet, so that is not pleasant, but just take care of that ahead of time! You have to remember that all bistros in FRANCE are a little "off" in some ways-- and the portions are not going to measure up to The Cheesecake Factory (but if that is what you want--it is located right around the corner.) Bistros in France are noisy, they are small and the service is often slower than what Americans are accustomed to. It is all about the total EXPERIENCE. At Crepevine, the ambience is romantic, the food is delicious and the wine is interesting. You can fall in love with your spouse all over again... and you do not have to fly to Paris! The only thing missing is the cigarette smoke!
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