Sophie's Crepes Reveiw

Sophie’s Crepes

9123 Reisterstown Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Valley Village Center
(lower level)
(410) 356-4191

www.sophiescrepes.com

Sophie’s Crepes is a small chain with locations in Annapolis, Owings Mills, Belvedere Square, Charles Theatre, and now Fells’ Point. We bought a living social voucher for the Owings Mills location. A fun fact about this chain is that it is named after a dog, per the website. Sophie’s Crepes in Owings Mills is a teeny, tiny place done in tones of peach, red and yellow, which for the record is a very unpleasant color combination. The seating consists of 5 small round tables placed alongside the right wall, at which are seated 2 small wooden chairs a piece. The air retains a heavy smokiness from the crepe machines being used to make the crepes. Sophie’s crepes have the feel of one of those neighborhood joints many of us worked at part-time after school and during the summer months, more upscale snowball stand than actual restaurant.

You walk in the door and are immediately in front of the counter behind which the crepes are being made. There is a small chalkboard on the wall that serves as a menu. And all along the counter are placemats on which are written specialty crepes that are not on the menu, but have been created by local high schools such as Bryn Mawr, Friends, Roland Park, etc., and other local youth organizations.

They serve both sweet and savory crepes.  Melissa and I decided to try the Crepe Florentine, the Kevin Bacon and the Turtle. Overall, the food was ok.  It tasted a little better than it looks.  We apologize for the un-appetizing pictures.  This is a fine place to go grab a light lunch by your-self, or with the kids, or as a hang out spot for your high school age children and their friends. The service at this restaurant was equivalent to that of said snowball stand.  They were very informal and at times unprofessional.  We overheard much conversation relating the latest staff gossip.   It reminded us of a soap opera; we called it “As the Crepe Turns.”  The prices were fair, the crepes ranging in price between $8 and $12 dollars.  This restaurant had plenty of free parking.  Overall this restaurant gets ♪♪.

Crepe Florentine  

This crepe is made with mushrooms, spinach, gruyere and sunflower seeds with a pepper, parmesan sauce. The texture of the crepe is springy, and not at all heavy.  The crepe has a slight sweetness. The sunflower seeds added earthiness and crunch. The overall flavor was fresh and light.

Kevin Bacon

This is a crepe made with Turkey, Bacon, Cheese, & Tomatoes with 1000 Island Sauce. It could have used some onion and the tomatoes did not add much to the dish.

Turtle

This crepe is made with Caramel, Chocolate and Nuts. This crepe was heavily stuffed with chocolate and nuts. There was too much of each, making this crepe a bit too gummy and sticky.  You know it’s bad when 2 chocoholics say it’s too much chocolate.