Crepes at Cafe Jolie in Hell's kitchen, NYC, New York

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Coming from France, where crepes are pretty popular, I was thrilled to try Cafe Jolie in Hell's Kitchen. Not that I crave crepes as Jodi makes them regularly, but still: thrilled! 

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If you do not know what they are, crepes are thin pancakes that originated in west of France, in a region called Brittany. The recipe is pretty straight forward, except that people usually use white flour, instead of the original buckwheat that will give to the crepe a stronger taste and darker color. Also, Crepes can be savory or sweet: some people use beer for savory, others milk for sweet. Personally, I use milk as I do not have time to make two different batters. 

So, here we are at Cafe Jolie. The place is more like a casual restaurant where you order and pick your crepe at the counter and go sit somewhere. Similar to a pizza place in fact. While you wait, you can learn some French...
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They make their crepes on crepe makers, instead of a pan, as any creperie would. 

The restaurant was not that crowded, but apparently it is because they deliver a lot. They told me that, in average, they make 120 Crepes in the evening. 

I ordered the traditional ham and cheese, called The Amsterdam. 
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The crepe looked very nice and had a lot of ham and cheese in it. Unfortunately, it was not fully cooked, probably because the crepe was not flipped to cook on both sides. 

Jodi ordered La Petite Mort:
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It was filled with Brie cheese, avocado and black olives. The avocado was ripe and the olives have a nice salty taste to the crepe. But again, the crepe was undercooked. Well, when you know that La Petite Mort ("The little death") is an euphemism for orgasm, I can tell you that with this crepe, there was no Sally moment...

For dessert, Jodi ordered the butter and sugar:
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It was just ok: greasy and again undercooked, it had however a nice nuttiness to it thanks to the brown sugar. 

I decided to order the S'mores crepe:
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The crepe was filled with marshmallow fluff, dark chocolate chips and Graham crackers. The filling was good, although I barely tasted the Graham cracker and it was undercooked. 

I have to say that I was disappointed: it was expensive for crepes (we paid close to $38 for 4 crepes) and was not that great. I definitely prefer Bar Suzette located in Chelsea Market!

Enjoy (...)!

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