Mr. Crepe now open

[beezy515.livejournal.com]

It appears that Mr. Crepe is now open for business.

Comments

[ron_newman]

When I stopped by this morning, they told me it would open tomorrow for coffee only, and that crepes would not be available until Tuesday.

[obra.livejournal.com]

I walked by at noon. The paper was down and they were washing the windows, but they were pretty clearly not serving food.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

Damnit, I want crepes already!

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

Having started in to scheming about how many times to eat there this weekend, including tonight, before getting to the comments, I have only one thing to say:
TEASE!

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

Oh I can't wait to roll in there on Sunday after my workout and get a big plate of crepes. Yum.

vibe

[tut21.livejournal.com]

I barely remember Mr. Crepe in its former location. Does it have a cafe vibe to it where people can hang out, sip something warm and watch the world go by? Or is it more of a restaurant?

Re: vibe

[ron_newman]

From what I saw today, looks like a cafe setting. Much brighter and more antiseptic-looking than the old Someday, but still a cafe.

Re: vibe

[inkscarred.livejournal.com]

(Said with fondness) the Someday could have used some antiseptic.

Re: vibe

[ron_newman]

I was holding back on that ...

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

yep, I want me some crepes too. I think I'll have to get myself down there next week.

Screw Mr. Crepe

[dent42.livejournal.com]

I hope that place fails and fails fast. I miss having good coffee in the Square.

Re: Screw Mr. Crepe

[cleanup-davissq.livejournal.com]

That's uncalled for. Mr. Crepe will be serving coffee and will have a coffee bar. I think what you'll miss is hanging out for hours over a single cup, non?!

Re: Screw Mr. Crepe

[gildersleeve.livejournal.com]

While everyone is certainly entitled to an opinion, I hope this thread does not turn into a hate/love thing about Mr. Crepe or the late Someday Cafe... it will not help Mr. Crepe, it will not help the people trying to reopen the Someday elsewhere, and wishing any business to fail will not help Davis Square.

Like any place, those who like it will go, those who do not like it will not go.

My respectful two cents...

more on Mr. Crepe

[ron_newman]

Mr. Crepe will open tomorrow (Saturday) at 9 am. They will have coffee and waffles, but not crepes yet. They hope to have crepes by the middle of next week.

Once they get going, their hours wlil be 7 am to 11 pm; midnight on weekend nights.

They will serve Rao's Coffee.

They will have wireless internet "along the window side", but I don't know if it will be free or paid.

Prices are on a blackboard. There are no sofas, but there are lots of tables for four.

The two people inside sorta winced when I said it, but in some ways it will be just like its predecessor.

Re: Screw Mr. Crepe

[ron_newman]

I don't. I'd like them to succeed, and for Someday to reopen and succeed as well. The market for cafes in Davis seems to continually expand; there's room for everyone.

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

Yay Mr. Crepe!

I am 1369's bitch.

[aki.livejournal.com]

Eh, move to Inman. =)

Re: more on Mr. Crepe

[ellf.livejournal.com]

Woah, Rao's?

Rao's was down the street from me when I was in college in Amherst, and I (at one point) knew the head roaster personally. They put out some very good coffee, and it's amazing to see it here in Davis.

If Mr. Crepe makes a good cup, Diesel may have a contender for the best coffee in the square.

[ron_newman]

The waffles are yummy. Try them.

[elements.livejournal.com]

Does that mean you've been and sampled? Yay! Too bad I can't quite justify waffles for dinner...

[ron_newman]

Yep, shava23 and I were there around 10:30 this morning. She was their very first customer.

[ron_newman]

Yep, they have teas, too. Didn't try any yet.

Crepes tomorrow

[ron_newman]

They should have crepes for sale tomorrow. Today I saw them training people how to make them. There are five crepe pans.

[ron_newman]

Mr. Crepe now has crepes for sale. People were buying them this morning.

[gildersleeve.livejournal.com]

The cashier in there today told me they were so busy with crepe sales last night that they closed early - they apparently hadn't intended to sell that many crepes the first day and ended up selling quite a bit.

Looks like they are doing well with a 'quiet opening', i.e., no signs/ads.