Food For Thought

Disclaimer: IT’S PRONOUNCED CRAPE, LIKE GRAPE WITH A C. I didn’t know that, and wanted all of you to enjoy my article as well as the clever restaurant name without pronouncing them “creepies”.  Through crêpes are an example of a good idea that usually don’t stay good in execution, they can be reborn to be better than the laws of food should allow. This paradigm shift occurs at Crêpe Expectations, tucked in a long strip mall in Las Vegas. Atmosphere: Jam packed. This is the highest density of crêpe enjoyment I have ever seen. Luckily the register is easily reachable without interrupting anyone’s personal enjoyment. From there, a cash-origami register shows that this is no chain restaurant, and that the workers genuinely have fun working here. Or maybe it’s an elaborate Big Food ploy to imitate millennial playfulness. We’ll never know. Anyway. The walls are purple and the menu is fascinatingly new. There is no industrial kitchen visible like in the back of a McDon...

Chicken Artichoke sandwich Starbucks does sell food that isn't cake pops or breakfast! It's in the open fridge near the checkout, and they'll toast your sandwiches so they come out nice and hot! Seating: Rickety but homely feeling. Made of nice polished wood but isn't nailed into the ground which is a pet peeve of mine. Monotone and not superbly interesting, which could be good if it forces conversation between people. Decor: Shameless self advertising. "Perfect coffee plants grown in precisely monitored conditions" my ass. Starbucks buys coffee beans from whoever sells to them the cheapest. Beyond that it had a good effect that made me feel like I was saving the environment by giving Starbucks my money. Atmosphere: I've never complained about the smell of coffeehouses but dammit this will be a first. Good at first, causes a stomachache if you stay in for too long, and is an awful place to do any work because of the amount of people and th...