crepes--Chez Puce

Used to be a place called Chez Puce at Pico & Lincoln in Santa Monica with the best Brittany style crepes. Then it moved to the area of the Promenade. Then what happened? Whither Puce?

[mc michael]

Wow, this is the week for excavating the OG posts.

[Michelly]

I remember her! You'd walk in and there she was behind the counter, her hair in a pony tail, making crepe after crepe. The cartoon of her on the menu cover was drawn by long-time fan Sergio Aragones of Mad magazine fame. I remember the seafood crepe- all fresh clams, shrimp and scallops in garlic butter sauce!
Wherefore art thou, Puce?

[nathcar]

Chez Puce unfortunately passed on. Puce dies of breast cancer. Josette of Alzheimers. And I am the daughter with all the secret recipes! (: Perhaps one day it will re-open...

[kauma]

My condolences to you.

What a magical place!

My very best to you...

[hip2bl7]

So sorry to hear about Puce and Josette. Chez Puce was an amazing place. Puce made my wedding cake in 1974, a gorgeous croquembouche. I still have a pin with the drawing of her with her pony tail.

I would love to see it reopen!

ah yes, I remember it well..The ladies who made the crepes were so darn authentic looking..Does anyone remember the menu? I remember their blended coffees were excellent.

They used to give out free brownies at the front door. This was one of the first places I went on dates in high school, and was across the street from my high school in fact. The garlic butter crepe was the right price for a high school dating budget. this is one of my fondest restaurant memories of the 70s, along with Sundance Cafe and an "international" burger place on Highland or La Brea.

I remember that place. I think I heard she returned to france, if that's where she was from. she had a monster dessert crepe.

sigh

[motoman]

Sidney Smith, M.D.! Oh yeah! A true classic.

We used to take the No. 7 Pico bus to the beach and stop at the A&W root beer stand... You could buy root beer in a megaphone container...