North Shore Foodie Finds
Get Your French Fix at Creperie Saint Germain
Diners rave about the authenticity of the crepes at this one-year-old Evanston restaurant, managed by the owner of another French hotspot, Bistro Bordeaux.
Patch trekked to Creperie Saint Germain in Evanston for this week's North Shore Foodie Find. That's because diners say the buckwheat-flour crepes at this Evanston bistro have a certain “je ne sais quoi”—that is, they actually taste French. While most American creperies use wheat flour for sweet and savory recipes, Crêperie Saint-Germain, 1512 Sherman Ave., makes its savory crepes with the traditional French buckwheat flour, according to owner Pascal Berthoumieux. “Although we will prepare any of our savory recipes with a wheat flour crêpe upon request, I encourage them to at least try the buckwheat,” Berthoumieux told Patch when the restaurant opened last February. “They just hold up better to the richness of the savory fillings.” …
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