Marion Crepes

I saw this place on a visit to Mistuwa but was too full to get a crêpe and the next time I went, I was sad to see they were closed! Luckily on a more recent trip, I saw they were open for a few days before officially moving to a different Mitsuwa location (They switch between locations at a time).
Ordered one of their crepes with Mangos, Strawberries, Whipped Cream & Green Tea Ice Cream. The crepes are made fresh when you order them! I was also happy that they had green tea ice cream as well vs just vanilla.
Presentation wise, the crêpe looks gorgeous but while we were eating, we found that it wasn’t rolled up correctly. When we a little over halfway through eating, there was nothing but whipped cream and crêpe batter left! The crêpe itself was also not as crispy as I hoped it would be and there was no option to add anything to give it a crunch.
Overall, I’m glad I got to try it before they moved on to the next Mitsuwa but probably wouldn’t go to the next location just to get it again.

This is a booth near the front entrance of the Mitsuwa Marketplace. It appears that is not a permanent location but rather part of the Hokkaido Fair that is happening this weekend through maybe the next few weeks.
The crêpe is Japanese style and is rolled up like a hand roll, shaped just like a sushi hand roll. The crêpe itself is awesome. It’s very thin and has the perfect consistency and chewiness. It tastes and feels very much like a French style crêpe.
There are about two dozen choices of fillings: banana, strawberry, chocolate, ice cream among many other and also a combination of the above. We had a banana crêpe with whipped cream and it was one of the best crepes that we’ve ever had.
Service was fast. There were several employees making the crepes and you could tell they knew what they were doing as they churned out crepes after crepes very quickly.
Prices are not cheap; most crepes are $ 6 — 8 but the high quality of the food does justify the price. Overall, it was a wonderful dessert and we will certainly go back for more if it is a permanent location.

Mmmm, the crepes here were so good! I’m hoping their short stint at Mitsuwa was a trial run to test whether they should open a permanent storefront nearby. I tried going to their website to see if they had any info on expanding in the U.S. but, unfortunately, it was all in Japanese. And since I quit J-​school in 8^th grade, I can’t read much more than hiragana and katakana and I could only make out certain words like «oishii».
And it WAS oishii! I got the crêpe w/​strawberries/​vanilla ice cream/​whipped cream/​chocolate syrup. As others mentioned, the crêpe was soft, not crispy, but it had a really nice chewiness to it. The vanilla ice cream was so good, really rich and creamy. I ate it in the food court area, which ended up being not such a good thing. This is because my eye caught the sign «TONKOTSU UDON — NEW!!!» at the udon place. I love tonkotsu ramen and I love udon so I figured I HAD to try it after my crêpe. Argh, it was SO not good!

I love this place mostly because they do the crepes and whipped cream the way I like.
The crepes run on the softer side, not the crunchier versions you see at many other places, and the whipped cream is light in sweetness and loaded onto the crêpe. If you don’t like these two aspects, this might not be the crêpe for you (though people do request little or no whipped cream).
There are a variety of flavors, but the red bean with chestnut and ice cream, and the tuna with tomato sauce and cream were particularly noteworthy and interesting. Oh and so was the strawberry… and the banana cream… Yea I basically just liked everything but possibly the blueberry.

If all Creeps were like this I wouldn’t mind them peeping in my window
I had to try this little pop-​up place located in front of Mitsuwa store right when you enter. The sweet smell was too intoxicating to pass up, plus I wanted to see what all the commotion was about. As I got in line with the rest of the asians, I decided to go with a savory creep: sort of like a Tuna sandwich with this yummy cheese. As I finished paying for my $ 6 creep, I took two steps over and peeped at the creeper’s handiwork. The batter was poured, cheese, lettuce greens, and tuna was carefully laid onto the griddle and with the wave of his wand, Presto Chango, and I get this delicious crispy cheesy creep.
I love a crispy creep and it was made just like that. Everything was gone within seconds and any remnants of a creep was all licked up and demolished.
The only question that remains is: Now why are all japanese food so damn good? And that question leads to another: Are japanese men just as good?
Side note: Many complaints arise from the soft creep. Now I got a crispy one because I believe that the savory ones sit on the griddle longer than the sweet ones. Nonetheless, it shouldn’t matter between sweet or savory, they both should have a crispy texture.

Tried Marion crepes yesterday because everyone seemed to be crowding around the pop up shop. Let me start off by saying I love crunchy crepes and I have a very high standard as I have tried crepes wherever I can get my hands on them. For Japanese crepes, I was expecting crunchy and Marion is not even close. They make soft crepes and I think mine was pre-​made because when I got it, it was cold.
They only have a few different types of crepes and their most used ingredient is whipped cream. If you’re not a fan, you probably need to tell them because they put A LOT. They also use Hershey’s chocolate shavings so if you’re used to having Nutella all over your crêpe, this is not the place for you. My crêpe had vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate, strawberry and banana. There was way too much whip cream and not enough of any other ingredients. I feel like if they had the crêpe oozing with strawberry, banana, and chocolate, it would have made it taste a lot better.
If you’re curious, go ahead and try the crêpe but if you know what type of crepes you’re into and this is not it, don’t waste your money.

I am both glad and sad that they are not a permanent feature at Mitsuwa — because if they were, I would be happy eating it all the time, but then I would be a massive fatty too!
I had to try this place out simply because I have seen some Japanese dramas where crepes were featured and instead of the plot line, I found myself watching the food because they looked so freakin good. Hee.
I got the strawberry, whipped cream and chocolate sauce crêpe. When I ordered it, I watched as the crêpe was made fresh, beautiful berries were sliced, and the thick cream and chocolate sauced placed generously inside. He then wrapped it all up in a paper so it looked like an ice cream cone and damn. Yum!!!
I usually am not a fan of whipped cream and was prepared to give most of mine to my friend, but after tasting it I changed my mind. No sharing occurred, because it was thick, yummy and low in calories *cough*. Berries were ripe and sweet, and the crêpe had a crispiness on the edges and a nice soft texture everywhere else… as real crepes should be (sorry…eurosnob moment).
So, I was happy to find that these crepes were just as awesome as they looked on television and I am looking forward to trying a few other flavors they have (like red bean and chestnut, banana and chocolate, and blueberry and cream cheese). All I know is that i will be here as often as I can until their last day on 4/21…and then I am going on a diet!

Man, now I feel like a bitch giving this place 2 stars after the other 5 stars: P
But, my BF and I didn’t think the crêpe was all the great.
We were excited to see the popup shop when we went to Mitsuwa for some Santouka, so we had it for dessert.
Got the Blueberry Whipped Cream + Vanilla crêpe for like $ 6ish
First, it took awhile to get it because there was quite a few people in front of us. That was no biggie, but then I saw them putting the crepes in «to-​go» plastic baggies and THEN wrapping it again in a paper bag. Dude, those crepes are gonna get soggy!
So when we finally got our crêpe, the presentation was kind of wack because they rolled it too tightly so the top part with the ice cream was bulging out of the holder.
But what really was the last straw was the skin was LIMPY SOFT. What?! I love crunchy crêpe skin so this skin they had, which is more like bite and pull type texture, was MEH.
Disappointed.

You know, there’s just something about Japanese people and their food. It’s just so darn good. So when you want dessert, and you find one that smells super delicious and freshly made, you go buy it.
My family and I ordered one with strawberries, ice cream, and chocolate syrup; the other was the tuna with cream cheese.
Strawberries, ice cream, chocolate syrup: Absolutely delicious. We got this with vanilla ice cream, and everything was just amazing. The crêpe was crunchy, but soft at the same time, and WARM! Fresh off the griddle. The strawberries, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream together created sort of a Neapolitan flavor that paired well with the crispy crêpe. When you bit into it, it was pretty much heaven.
Tuna with cream cheese: pretty darn good too. The cream cheese complimented the tuna so well, and again, the crispy crêpe just made it even better. Had an amazing flavor with not too overwhelming fish taste.
Sadly, i think that Marion Crepes only lasts til about 4/​21, so go in and try it before it’s gone! Or maybe they’re experimenting and perhaps, with enough customers, they’ll actually open a shop or something :)

I and my boyfriend saw MarionCrepes stand at West LA Mitsuwa location back in November, sadly, our stomachs did not have any more room for desserts. After leaving, I went home, did some online research, and discovered MarionCrepes was quite a big deal in Japan for their crepes. Today, we decided to go to Mitsuwa in Costa Mesa to meet up with our friends and have lunch. As we entered the market, we saw the pop-​up shop right across from the entrance, without exchanging eye contact, I and the boy just instinctively knew that we had to get crepes after our meal.
The shop has a glass display of plastic replicas of their menu items. There are both savory and desserts crepes. Each item is labeled with content description and numbered for fast ordering. Eek, they only take cash.
My boyfriend is not a huge fan of sweets, but he surely loves Japanese crepes. Yes, we both are obsessed with Japanese crepes. Our desserts crepes were scrumptious. We enjoyed the strawberry cream with whipped cream, strawberry, and green tea ice cream crêpe while our friends loved their red bean paste, whipped cream, and vanilla ice cream one. Each costs between $ 5.50-$ 8. So if you love Japanese crêpe, hurry up and come check out their pop-​up shop right now before they head East for the summer.