JD Crepe Company

Visited:  November 12, 2011

I recently posted a review on Urbanspoon regarding my visit to JD Crepe Company.  I feel somewhat guilty about posting such a negative review because there are possible repercussions for the business owner.  However, I watched in mute fascination/horror at what unfolded before me that day.  See the review for details about gloves and handwashing.  Here is the quote from the 2009 FDA Food Code used by the State of Indiana:

Preventing Contamination by Employees

3-301.11 Preventing Contamination from Hands.


(A) Food employees shall wash their hands as specified under § 2-301.12.


(B) Except when washing fruits and vegetables as specified under § 3-302.15 or as specified in ¶ (D) of this section, food employees may not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment. P

So I am not making this up.  This is not merely my opinion.  This is the State talking here.

Beyond that, let's discuss the food.  I ordered a cuban panini.  Perhaps I should have known better than to order a sandwich at a crepe place, but it was not tasty at all.  To be fair, my fellow diner ordered a different panini and pronounced it quite delightful.  Nevertheless, my sandwich cost $6.50 just by itself--well, it did come with two slices of pickle.

I just don't know.  Perhaps I was put off by the whole bare hand touching of the food thing after handling money, etc. but I did not enjoy my experience in the least. 



Value: 5 out of 10
Cleanliness: 1 out of 10 (Bare Hand to Food Contact, not good)
Ambiance: 6 out of 10 (Would be fun to watch if not for the above)
Food Taste:  5 out of 10 (But that may just be my selection during this visit)