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CREPE CREATIONS
Crepe Cafe Sisters’ No Borders savory crepe. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
Sweet and savory crepes make a new Kendall Yards cafe popular for brunch or anytime BY CHEY SCOTT
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ave it your way at the recently opened Crepe Cafe Sisters, where sweet and savory crepes are made fresh right in front of you in mesmerizing
fashion. The fast cooking process starts with a ladleful of batter poured in the center of a large, circular, flat-topped burner. Next, the cook smooths the liquid pool out to cover the burner’s full circumference using a specialized wooden tool called a crepe spreader. The ultrathin pancakes cook fast, and after a well-practiced flip with another wooden tool resembling a wide ruler, any desired fillings are added. Crepes served with toppings are left plain at this stage, but both versions are folded into a layered triangle shape — first in half, then in thirds — before coming off the burner. Owners Ashley Sadaoui and Jessica Moon are the sisters behind Crepe Cafe Sisters. The duo realized their
dream of finally opening a permanent storefront in May, six years after purchasing the business in 2015 from a family acquaintance. “We had zero restaurant experience,” at the time of the takeover, Sadaoui says, though she and Moon had long envisioned owning a business together. “Honestly, the restaurant fell into our laps, but the reason why we stayed in it and love it so much is the people we get to interact with every day,” she continues. “It’s a joy to serve them and create an atmosphere where people can congregate and get to know each other.” Until this spring, the crepe cafe had operated solely as a pop-up vendor at area farmers markets and events. The sisters are continuing this mobile extension of the business — they upgraded from a tent setup to a food trailer last year — and can be found weekly this season at farmers markets in Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake and
Kendall Yards. “We added the trailer in January 2020, which was tough because it was right before the pandemic, but it was also a blessing because it allowed us to have daily locations to be open and operating,” Sadaoui says. At the stationary Crepe Cafe Sisters location on Kendall Yards’ west end, the sisters expanded their offerings of sweet and savory crepes beyond what’s available from the trailer (menus for each location are posted on the cafe’s website). Gluten-free and vegan crepes also became possible with the larger new kitchen. One of the most popular new crepes added to the Kendall Yards menu so far is the Kickin’ Chicken ($12), filled with shredded chicken breast, cheddar and cream cheese, and topped with hot honey and gochujang barbecue sauce. ...continued on next page
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