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    Paris is Sweet

    Parisian-inspired crepe cafe plants stylish flag in Highland Village

    Eric Sandler
    Dec 10, 2018 | 9:05 am

    Sweet Paris Crêperie & Cafe quietly opened its new flagship store in Highland Village on Saturday, December 8. While the menu may match the cafe’s other locations in Rice Village, CityCentre, Katy, and College Station, it represents a major step up in terms of design.

     

    Husband-and-wife co-founders Allison and Ivan Chavez worked with New York-based architecture and design firm the Rockwell Group to make the newest Sweet Paris stand out. With marble-pattern table tops, leather banquettes, and two chandeliers, the space looks far more luxurious than a typical fast casual restaurant. The new location also features a partially-covered patio and a semi-private room designed to accommodate bridal parties, baby showers, and the like.

     

    Stepping up the design seemed appropriate, not just to distinguish the flagship from its corporate siblings, but also to fit in with the other occupants of Highland Village. Sweet Paris occupies a space that had previously belonged to Kate Spade and is across Drexel Dr from recently-shuttered steakhouse Smith & Wollensky.

     

    “I’m from Houston, and so Highland Village has always been a staple place that everyone comes,” Allison Chavez tells CultureMap. “We were excited for the opportunity to come here. Obviously, it’s changed so much over the years. There’s all these international brands. That they wanted to bring in some local flavor was really cool.”

     

    Opening Highland Village continues a busy year for the fast-growing restaurant. A Katy location in the LaCenterra development opened in April, and a College Station outpost in real estate developer Midway’s Century Square project arrived in July. In 2019, the cafe will add Houston-area locations in The Woodlands and Baybrook before expanding to San Antonio. The owners have even more ambitious plans for the future.

     

    “If you ask my husband, he sees Tokyo, Dubai. He’s in the resort development business. He sees us going all over the world. I’m a little more practical about the approach,” Chavez says. “Going forward, we feel like Southern California and Southern Florida, we feel like those demographics align with Houston in some ways. That would be the goal. I’m thinking of a five year plan.”

     

    Why not? As the restaurant’s success demonstrates, everyone loves crepes. Inspired by Ivan Chavez’s trips to Paris, the cafe serves both traditional combinations like ham and cheese and nutella and fruit, as well as riffs like chicken enchilada and the Le Californian (turkey, pepper jack, avocado, bacon, etc). Waffles, salads, and milkshakes round out the menu by giving people non-crepe options. As Allison Chavez says, generous portions aim to satiate the hungry Houstonians who have embraced the concept for breakfast, lunch, and even date night.
     
    “At the end of the day, we’re still a fast casual restaurant,” Chavez says. “Our price point, everything is $10.95 or under. It’s not a fine dining restaurant, but we’re trying to create an aspirational experience.”

     

    With a stylish design and a proven, crowd-pleasing menu, finding people who want a little of the Sweet Paris experience after a trip to Crate & Barrel or the Apple store shouldn’t be a problem.
     
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     Sweet Paris Crêperie & Cafe; 2701 Drexel Dr.; 346-867-1157; Sunday through Thursday 8 am to 9:30 pm, Friday and Saturday 8 am to 11 pm

    A look inside the new Sweet Paris in Highland Village.

    Sweet Paris Creperie Highland Village interior
      
    Photo by Shannon O’Hara
    A look inside the new Sweet Paris in Highland Village.
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    Austin burger favorite P. Terry’s continues its expansion into Houston this Monday, July 21. The restaurant will open its third Houston-area location in Richmond’s Aliana neighborhood.

    Located at 10305 W Grand Pkwy S, the drive-through-only location is less than 10 miles from P. Terry’s first Houston-area outpost at 9207 FM 723 that opened last year. A location in Spring opened in April.

    Founded in 2005, P. Terry’s has built a devoted following for its burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, and milkshakes. The restaurant is known for its high quality ingredients such as hormone-free Black Angus beef, Idaho potatoes, and cage-free eggs. Prices are affordable, with a single-patty cheeseburger starting at $3.65.

    In a video shared on social media, co-founder Patrick Terry assures Houstonians that the brand will eventually push closer to downtown.


      
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    “I want everyone in Houston to know that right now we’re concentrating on the west side of the city, and we are heading central,” he says. “You’ve just got to give us a little time, but our commitment right now is to Houston.”

    While the timing of those other locations is still uncertain, the restaurant has at least one more Houston-area location slated for the Village Green at Bridgeland Central development in Cypress. It’s expected to open later this year.

    The Aliana location will be open beginning at 7 am Monday through Friday and 8 am on Saturday and Sunday.

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