Planet of the Crepes

Hot and crispy-​soft-​chewy textured, crepes you were a welcome warmth at the Botanical Gardens, Dear Planet. Helpfully offering to substitute the chicken, which had run out, with egg in the Arizona avocado-​salsa-​green chile-​chicken crêpe, your three-​piece ensemble hit right notes along with the Christmas music just steps away. The wait for a crêpe, hot and fresh, isn’t long, and it’s worth the hand-​warming sensory experience.
(The specific crêpe I got didn’t quite strike the right balance for me but partly because I always want more green chiles and I’m sure the chicken lends more savory/​salt to go with the avocado. Also: it’s pico, so the «salsa» is tomatoes and onions and does not lend any spice.)
The delivery system of the crêpe is genius: a water cone cup, waxed paper, then paper towel in a bouquet of tasty. Each bite is different because of the arrangement in the cone, so some had more cheesy taste, others more tomato. It’s not a snack, either. The crepes are portioned generously.
I’ll see you again, Planet. I will totally try one of the sweet crepes next time, too. Though I will probably have to share.

good food, good service, good price… love it!!!
and one more thing… you can ask a customized one… yummy!!!

I ordered a gluten-​free crêpe — grilled chicken, AZ white cheddar, roasted green chiles, salsa, avocado for $ 2 more and it was huge, delicious and a wonderful lunch while taking a bicycle break on the Rillito bike path! Will look for their food truck again.

Abstract: Fast and delicious
Atmosphere: They are a food truck and I purchased their crepes at the St. Philips Plaza Farmers market. They are situated near a fountain and have some table and chairs set up around the fountain. It was a lovely Sunday morning with a slight breeze; very enjoyable when I was there.
Product: Crepes. They have a variety of crepes ranging from savory, breakfast and sweet. The crepes are made well, there is the right amount of crispness in the dough. I had the Fig /​w duck, which had a generous amount of silvered almonds in it. It was delicious; the right amount of sweetness from the fig and savory from the duck.
Service: Friendly service from the gentleman who took my order.
Conclusion: Fast, easy, and way above average crepes. I would recommend anyone to try them.

When I go to the St. Phillips farmers market on Sunday, this truck is one of my stops. I try to get something different every time, and my current favorite is the vegan crêpe, filled with pesto, tomato, lettuce, avocado, and the crêpe is nice and crispy. My only negative about the truck is the length of time to wait for the crêpe and that the crêpe isn’t exactly easy to eat on the go, especially when the parchment paper is rolled into the crêpe itself… Not exactly appetizing biting into paper. But I still continue to go back, and someday I’ll splurge for that crêpe with the duck breast.

Having my favorite chicken crêpe, becoming a Sunday tradition! SO GOOD! Generously heaped with grilled chicken, green chilies, fresh salsa and avocado. If you haven’t tried it you’re missing out! :-)

I was so excited about visiting this truck, after reading about in in Best of Tucson and the many great reviews on Unilocal.When I placed my order, the guy said «it will be about 30 minutes, is that ok?» In truth it took 60 minutes and that was not OK. A food truck should run like clockwork and turn out the food quickly. There were 3 people working in the truck but they seemed very disorganized. One guy left twice while I was waiting for my food to run over to Trader Joe’s for more supplies. Maybe it was an off day for Planet of the Crepes but I was tempted to just walk away and forget my paid order.

Yummy crepes. I tried the pesto with chicken and banh mi. It’s a big portion that I could only eat half of it. Good for breakfast at the farmer’s market. The wait was at least 30 minutes on both times I went.

first time eating a crêpe by hand, but it was really good had the bananna nutella crêpe and my hubby had the pesto with chicken. comparing it to café Marcel’s on 4^th ave, it is slightly better than Macel.

I have the good fortune to be visiting friends in Sierra Vista, AZ, who also happen to enjoy quality and tasty food. We all look forward to finding new gastronomic delights that tickle our tastebuds.
Today my friend suggested we head to the Sierra Vista Farmers Market to enjoy a wonderful crêpe. Apparently my friend looks forward to Thursday’s when Planet of the Crepes is at the local market. I trust my friends tastebuds, especially after she got me drooling by looking at the menu on their website. After choosing our crepes my friend texted in our order. I was impressed with the fast response to the text.
We headed that-​a-​way (as I’m still lost) and shortly arrived at the park where the Farmers Market is held. The parking is easy and the area around the 3 food carts had picnic tables. Upon getting into line we could see our order dangling on the ticket lineup. It was only about 10 minutes before we were at the window and picking up our freshly made crepes and bottles of water.
As I really do trust my friends tastebuds, I’d ordered her personal favorite of the pesto crêpe with chicken. OOHLALA! But it smelled delicious!
I won’t admit to sitting on someone’s lap at a picnic table, and please don’t listen to any rumors of our using rounded bottoms to knock any neighbors off the bench. Suffice it to say we found seats with friendly locals and unwrapped our crepes.
The sight and smell of the luscious crêpe compelled me to take one bite, then another, before I remembered to take a picture to share the deliciousness. My apologies for the large bite out of the crêpe, but I doubt you would have waited either!
The crêpe was FAR more than I’d expected! The pesto was remarkably fresh and paired with crisp greens, tender chicken, mushrooms, tomatoes and, I believe, goat cheese. (Don’t trust my memory on this, but look at their menu as my tastebuds short circuited my recall ability.)
Honestly, the picture does not do the crêpe justice. I ate far more than I should have and mourned the two bites I couldn’t finish.
As I’m here for another few weeks, this crêpe food truck is going on my list of ‘Mandatory lunch every Thursday’ while I’m in Sierra Vista. (Which is the city that doesn’t meet my standards for fresh and tasty healthy food, sadly.)
I highly recommend visiting this foodcarts website as I found it quite helpful. Their menu, including specials, was up to date, as was their list of dates and locations. It also provided the number for text ahead orders.

The crepes were very good, flavours were spectacular, quite expensive in my opinion for the cost of ingredients however, the customer service is lacking, no hello, thank u, no response to my comment on following them on Facebook and being exited to try them out finally… I won’t go back… I’m quite soured by the experience unfortunately.

Wow I love this place… I normally frequent this food truck during Sundays @St. Phillips for breakfast… and I love getting the vietnamese bah minh crêpe… I have also tried the fig w/​duck variety. and that is also delicious! My only gripe is that you have to order the crêpe 30 mins before you intend to eat it. because they are so busy!!! I often just park my car. order the crêpe. do my grocery shopping for the week at the farmers market. and then return for my breakfast. =)

This mobile gem is for sure serving up some legit crepes, no doubt, they are super delicious. I’ve had the pleasure of being the first person in line to order the Bahn Mi Crêpe only to wait around for 20 minutes… every time, and I’ve also had the pleasure of waiting in line deeply craving the crêpe with pesto… only to be told they had no pesto, sad face. So while Planet of the Crepes is making delicious crepes, I find it to be consistently way to slow and seemingly under prepared to serve the crowds. Perhaps they are cooking all the different meats to order? I’m not sure, but the long waits keep me from granting that fifth star.
But once you have that perfectly wrapped in super thick high quality paper crêpe in your hands, time kind of just doesn’t matter anymore. They really are that tasty! The Bahn Mi is essentially the crêpe version of the sandwich with slow braised pork, a tangy sauce, lot’s of lettuce, carrots and green onion. My personal favorite. The ingredients are certainly fresh, the crepes are generously sized and the prices are fair. Planet of the Crepes definitely stands out at one of the best mobile eateries in town.
Good to know: You can text your order in, although I’m not sure that it will save you time. They also have gluten-​free crepes! And vegan options too.

Well~~I think its about time I write a review about Planet of the Crepes, not because they need another 5stars review but I just wanted people know what they have not just the crepes but also attention to details that make them not just good but great.
Just feel the napkins and the papers that wrapped the crepes… even the drinks they used to sell was imported Lorina soda. (too bad she stop carry it because it wasn’t a big seller). Everything from that truck are delicious and freshly made with the quality ingredients (Now I sounded like a commercial and no they didn’t pay me, instead I pay them almost every week… sometime twice…)
Try once and you will understand why all the 5 stars.

FINALLY got to visit the Planet at St. Philips on Sunday… about time! I got the duck on a gluten-​free crêpe, and it was fantastic. My 4-​year-​old got nutella and banana (yes, I know, poisoning him with deliciousness, but you can do much worse) and the part that didn’t end up on his face — which was surprisingly little of it — was also fantastic. (I doubt that one can mess up Nutella, except maybe by adding ketchup to it.)
My daughter wanted a tamale instead, and was jealous. She proclaims regularly that next time, she’s getting a crêpe.
The delivery system is well thought out and effective — crepes wrapped in paper with a paper cone at the base (think snow cone cone), and they noticed my kids and gave me a stack of napkins, which was much appreciated. The kids were hard to miss, as we were watching the assembly process for a while, which brings me to the only downsides: (a) they’re just not set up for high-​volume delivery (you can argue whether this is actually a problem — the quality makes up for the lack of speed, but would be nice to have an idea of wait times when one orders), and (b) they ran out of some items; in their defense, it was late in the morning and extremely busy on the Planet.
You can text your order in advance — we will probably do that next Sunday! I’m getting the chicken!

I first was able to sample Planet of the Crepes at the Oro Valley Farmer’s Market (in case you’re wondering they are there on Saturdays). I love these ladies, their crepes are amazing. They are fluffy and delicious and the fillings you can chose from are out of this world. I think they did a good job naming themselves Planet of the Crepes, because as someone who didn’t particularly feel one way or another about Crepes I will tell you I’m a POTC convert.
I love Planet of the Crepes so much that I visited them twice in one day at two separate locations. The first time my husband got the chicken, avacado, tomato, and green chili savory crêpe while I got the nutella and strawberry crêpe. Can I just say their nutella is amazing and I’m pretty sure it’s homemade. Later that same day we visited again and had the sweet banana, strawberry, and custard crêpe as well as the savory butter braised yukon gold potatoes, prosciutto, and manchego cheese. WOW I must say the proscuitto, potatoes, and cheese were the most amazing combination I have ever had. I will be back many more times to sample these wonderful crepes!

Cue theme music to a cheesy 80s commercial with a kid skateboarding or similar imagery…
Crepes are good food,
you can eat them anytime
Even at supper time
When I see the crêpe truck,
I know I am in luck!
Lunch time downtown,
Breakfast time farmer’s market,
Dinnertime at the round-​up
You can even find the crêpe truck
at the top of a mountain!
So, yeah, I love crepes. I make them myself at home pretty often, so I can be picky. But Planet of the Crepes won me over with combos like fig and manchego, smoked chicken and green chiles, and strawberry rhubarb. Sometimes they can be extremely sloppy to eat and all the ingredients get bunched together. Still, as one of the founding food trucks in Tucson, they get mad respect. And eating one of their crepes is always a special treat.

I went to the Tucson Roller Derby again Saturday night and remembered that the crêpe I had last time was delicious, so I was excited to try another. Both times I had savory crepes, as they were my dinner. And both times they were delicious! The first time I got something figgy and cheesy. (edit: fig, manchego, and almond was the filling.) It was soft, warm, and delicious. This last time, I decided to cheat a little (I’m a vegetarian) to try the duck one with apple ginger jam. The duck was a little too heavy for me, since I don’t usually eat meat, but it was very tasty, and the jam and cheese and crêpe itself were all perfect.
I’ve got plans to go see them at the St. Philip’s Farmer’s Market on Sunday morning. They travel with their crêpe-​mobile, which is a bonus in my mind. Sunday I’ll get a sweet one. And I’ll be sure not to eat dinner before the next Derby match. Maybe I’ll even do a bunch of exercise before I go so I’ll be hungry enough for a savory AND sweet IN THE SAME NIGHT! Look out, I can get crazy.
OH YEAH! THEY HAVE GLUTEN FREE CREPES AVAILABLE! So, you know, all you gluten intolerant people can partake, too. Yay!

I’m sold. I tried the crepes at the farmer’s market this morning and was definitely impressed. I ordered a crêpe with pesto, spinach, tomatoes and goat cheese, and proceeded to chow down. The pesto and goat cheese coated the entire crêpe and were the best part. I was a little disappointed that the spinach and tomatoes in the center weren’t cooked, but it didn’t detract from the crêpe that much. One of my man companions ordered a crêpe with roasted peppers, smoked chicken, avocado, jack cheese, and tomatoes. His crêpe was similar to mine, in the fact that the ingredients (other than the chicken and cheese) were uncooked, but in his dish it made it feel fresh rather than incomplete.
I will definitely be back to try them again. The savory crepes on the menu sounded innovative and the sweet positively sinful.

Neither rain, nor shine, nor potential meteor shower could keep me away. I sent some co-​workers to POTC the other day during the height of monsoon, for their first crêpe experience and they’re HOOKED. I had them pick me up the smoked chicken, green chile, avocado, tomato crêpe and it was spectacular. They’ve nailed the smoked chicken flavoring!
One of these days I’ll get around to the sweet crepes!