Our Crepe [RIP]

Bakery: Our Crepe 
Address: 377 Burnhamthorpe Rd E, Mississauga ON 
Website: http://www.ourcrepe.ca/ 
Style: Polish, European... Crepes 
Price: $$-$$$ 

No, this isn't necessarily a "bakery", but well, not only am I getting a wee bit desperate (though I do have a few places still needing a review) and hey! they make their own sweets... maybe not cakes and baked goods, but it's dessert and it's yummy. And it sure beats Tim Hortons -- because, yes, when you search bakeries on Google, your map search is heavily skewed by Tim Hortons locations. Bear with me. I have two bakery reviews pending. :)

Craving some sort of cafe to just sit down and endure the miserable weather (this was following the first giant snowstorm of the season and being stranded at home for two days) inside, we somehow got the car over to Our Crepe. Yes, it was a bit of a drive, but really, there aren't that many cafes where you can go for the food (versus for the wifi and coffee a la Starbucks -_-) and I've been wanting to try this place. Our Crepe is the Canadian (the only North American, for that matter) and second international location of the Nasz Naleśnik franchise from Poland (which I can't say I've heard of and neither has any of my family, but then again none of us hail from Warsaw ^^;;). They carry a large variety of crepes, both sweet and savoury (and well priced got drinks to accompany them) and are open from late breakfast/brunch to dinner. Perhaps it's more busy during mealtimes or it was the horrendous weather, but coming at tea time (3:00), it was well, empty. 

So, we, quite naturally, took a crepe to try (horrible pictures courtesy of the phone). One must try the specialty, of course. Their sweet selections include crepes stuffed with fruit, ricotta cheese, or the traditionally French variety with Nutella. Pretty much all are the same price ($7.49), although I have to say that some are more worth the price than others. Looking through the selections, absolutely nothing gives this place away as being Polish and even the varieties aren't in-your-face Polish either (though crepes are really such a pan-European thing with a lot of countries having their own version). We were, in fact, a little confused. Nonetheless, as the brother was treating all three of us, he picked out the flavour, one of the more unusual offerings: walnuts, almonds, honey, and whipped cream. ($7.49) This was... rich. I suppose the ingredients enough would tell you that. :P The fillings, I have to say, weren't the most generous -- I myself wouldn't even include the whipped cream as a topping; not that you needed more whipped cream, but nonetheless... It was quite good though; slightly thicker than French version and equally decadent. 

The second item was the new waffle -- ha ha, actually this was the reason we came. ^.^ My mom had read somewhere (most likely in her Polish newspapers) that Our Crepe now had gofry (a.k.a. waffles, Polish style; $4.99), so we just couldn't help trying one out. The last time I had real gofry (since I won't count the ones my mom made, as they just didn't cut it), they were... amazing! *-* Who can forget the heaping whipped cream, spread all over the top. Here, you can have it any way you want it (fruit, Nutella, etc.), but I wanted the whipped cream. Sadly, it wasn't the same as the one I had had. Spreading it out onto all the squares was a little difficult and the outside edge ended up having no whipped cream. It's no fun without whipped cream, though the dough itself was delicious (everyone agreed): crunchier on the outside, and soft, dense, and chewy on the inside. Mmmm... good stuff! 

Sure, Our Crepe doesn't beat a bakery, certainly not the good ones, at any rate (though it beats the not so good ones), but it's a tasty option in big-chain-dominated Mississauga.

Rating: ***