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T swirl crepe menu6/16/2023 T Swirl offers a unique crepe batter and an innovative way of serving their crepes, but the flavors were lacking and the items were overly complex. The crepe wasn’t overcrowded with ingredients, and the classic combination of tart strawberries and rich Nutella paired great with the crepe. The strawberries were ripe and the presentation resembled a rose. I preferred the strawberry Nutella crepe over the mango deluxe. The crepe itself was crispier and more flavorful than other crepes I’ve tried. ![]() However, the gelato was smooth, creamy and delicious and the fresh mango complemented its flavor well. The compote tasted like mushy, overripe mangoes, and the cream was extremely bland. The dried mango was very tough and did not pair well with the other components of the snack. It comes with dried mango, fresh mango, mango compote, vanilla gelato, mango cream and whipped yogurt. Yet when we were given our crepes, the mango deluxe crepe was already falling apart. The crepes are served in a paper cone that have a peel away tab to make the dessert more convenient to eat. I settled on ordering the mango deluxe crepe, which is $8.75, and my sister ordered a classic strawberry Nutella crepe, which is $7.50. When we tried to order their specialty creme brulee crepe, we were disappointed that the restaurant had run out of the ingredients to make it. The menu has a variety of crepes, ranging from sweet matcha to spicy crabmeat. The cafe has small tables inside, and the back half of the cafe is well lit, allowing customers to watch employees make crepes. The lighting inside the front half of the cafe is dim, so it is hard to clearly see the displays, which makes the aesthetic presentation fall short. As I approached the small cafe, with my sister, I could faintly see plastic models of food behind the window. I heard about this cafe from friends and wanted to know if the food would live up to the hype. T Swirl Crepe recently opened up shop in Rowland Heights, offering a selection of menu items that satisfies both sweet and savory cravings. The strawberry Nutella crepe at T Swirl Crepe Feature Editor | AugPhoto courtesy of YELP Though that could be because I’m really just not that crazy about raw carrots.Emily Koh, Asst. ![]() But I’m not sure I’m in much of a hurry to go back. It’s an approachable room, with a friendly staff and lines that occasionally stretch out the door and a beautiful brand aesthetic. For being a place where, should the urge for a hand-held crepe-cone full of short rib, lettuce and green beans strike me, I can score such a delight for under ten bucks. And even the girl working behind the counter couldn’t tell us how an Okinawa hot dog (as served in crepe form) differed from a normal hot dog (as served in crepe form) except that maybe the Okinawa hot dog came with lots of carrots (also, according to the menu, “corns” which is just fantastic).īut I digress… There’s a part of me that loves T-swirl simply for existing. The azuki bean with matcha suffers from the matcha ice cream (which melts fast and makes the crepe soggy). But the mango and raspberry version is actually delicious (the sweet crepe batter being far more suited to the dessert-y crepes), as is the strawberry-banana. I dare you to walk into the place and NOT order something called the Chocolate Nut Party, even if it’s just for laughs. The menu is divided roughly in half, sweet-versus-savory, and the sweet versions are served like art objects–beautiful sculptures bursting with fresh fruit and chocolate pearls and custard cream, perfectly rolled and tucked into envelopes, allowing you to eat them walking. They have a system down–the big griddles, the paper-thin crepes, a uniquely artful way of adding filler so that, when folded and rolled into a kind of many-layered cone, what you’re left with is a crepe acting like an ice cream cone where the ice cream is meat and lettuce and boiled egg and bacon and avocado (and carrots) or whatever else the corporate body behind T-swirl (which has locations all over NYC and now, you know, here) has decided ought to make up an Egg White Mushroom Truffle crepe or an Angus Short Rib crepe. It has taken a fairly simple and beloved concept (the crepe, not the burrito) and found a way to make it available to large audiences. ![]() What I’m saying here is that T-swirl is a creperie the way Chipotle is a taqueria. They even taste like crepes–particularly if you’ve never had a good one before, or have only seen crepes in pictures. They are made with (some) things that crepes are traditionally made with (plus carrots). They exhibit a full range of crepe-like characteristics. These are crepes the way Big Macs are cheeseburgers. You should (particularly if you love carrots, and don’t mind waiting in line), but I’m just saying that you might want to temper your expectations. ![]() Which isn’t to say that you shouldn’t go.
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