Foodie Digest

I tend to be worthless when I go too many hours without food. If I get to the point where I’m hungry, I can contribute. I can come up with ideas of where to eat and what I might be craving. If I miss that point of awareness, though, I get stupid. Like today. Luckily I live with John who takes over. Like today. Today he said “let’s have crepes”. Off to Yelp I was to research what was nearby and we were directed to Soccer Cafe. In the easy to park area of the mission (16th and treat).

We’ve driven by this place tons of times while going to Poc Chuc. We’ve never noticed it before. A shame, since it has outdoor seats (dog friendly!) and good food.

Soccer Cafe is a pretty cavernous space. More like a school gymnasiums with TVs to broadcast soccer games. You order at the counter and pay; they deliver (and incredibly quickly) food.

Soccer Cafe has a pretty extensive breakfast/sandwich/crepe menu. Since we set out to get crepes we stuck to that. They have both sweet and savory crepes. We both opted for savory crepes.

John had a breakfast crepe — eggs, cheese and ham. I opted for the Amir crepe — spinach, mushrooms and cheese — and I added tomatoes. We both had a beverage and our total was less than $15. bargain bite!

But on to the crepes… They both arrived quickly, perfectly prepared and neatly folded.

Both crepes looked identical but they had delivered them appropriately.

The breakfast crepe:

The breakfast crepe had a great balance of cheese, ham and egg. The crepe itself was tender and eggy. The cheese could have melted a little bit more and the flavor was overwhelmingly of ham. You are given your choice of cheese; this one had cheddar. This was a good portion but I think it could have used some other flavors. Without the ham this would have been a pretty bland crepe.

Amir plus tomato crepe

The other crepe had an abundance of spinach (this is a very good thing). Again, the crepe itself was simple and eggy (compared to the buckwheat crepe of Butler and the Chef). The tomatoes added some much needed flavor but again I found myself wishing for more seasonings. Luckily there are bottles of tapatio on the table so it’s pretty easy to doctor the dishes yourself. As in the breakfast crepe, the cheese could have melted more. I found myself eating around chunks of not melted enough cheese.

I wouldn’t hesitate to come back here. The service was extremely friendly and quick. The food was quite decent and the atmosphere was pretty relaxing (though I wouldn’t advise coming here during a heated soccer match). I look forward to trying more of the menu.

Overall thumbs: Two thumbs up. The food was good, service was quick and friendly and it’s a total bargain.

Tastiness Rating: Fair. The food was good and quite edible.

Service Rating: Good. Service is friendly and super quick.

Dog friendliness factor: Outside seats make this an easy spot to hang with the dogs.