Domo Crepes on Lomax

[5ptscurmudgeon]

New Owner, (I know you're reading this)
Your sign reads crepes, coffee , flats, panini, soups, and a wine bar. Here we go again. Please be a crepe shop and be a great crepe shop. The space is not that big. Don't try to do all this trendy cuisine half assed at the expense of what will probably make you something great and unique for all of Jacksonville.

[Jaxson]

Went there last night.  Had a great time.  Thanks, Domo!

[ben says]

New Owner, (I know you're reading this)
Your sign reads crepes, coffee , flats, panini, soups, and a wine bar. Here we go again. Please be a crepe shop and be a great crepe shop. The space is not that big. Don't try to do all this trendy cuisine half assed at the expense of what will probably make you something great and unique for all of Jacksonville.

Usually I'd agree with you. In this case, and maybe because I've tried the place, I really don't feel like they're trying to do too much (their sign may be, though). They do crepes, and they do them well. The rest of the food seems to fit nicely w/ that motif. If they did crepes, and crepes only, something tells me they wouldn't be able to afford to keep that business running (this isn't exactly a street vendor in Paris)...especially in Jacksonville. A food truck could survive w/ this business model, but not a storefront like Domo's.

Something tells me you haven't tried the place. Go try it. Their menu is a single (double-sided) page. I've only tried the crepes, but from what I hear, the rest of their menu is solid.

[ChriswUfGator]

Went in for breakfast this morning, the place is completely transformed, very cool look to it now. You seriously would lose money on a bet if someone tried to tell you this was the old Subway. But pictures are worth 1000 words, so here you go;







Just WOW on the transformation, you almost can't believe it when you walk in.

In addition the the crepes that you would expect, they do these flatbread breakfast pizzas they call "breakfast flats" which are pretty tasty, that's what I ordered. Veggies on it were fresh, and the flat itself is stone-ground wheat, very healthy, I guess to make up for the 2,000 calories worth of egg, hollandaise, and other yummy stuff on top. But that was my fault for ordering the fattening stuff, not theirs, lol. The flatbread itself was tasty, but not quite baked 100% of the way through, so it was a little doughy. The Hollandaise and everything on top of it was done perfectly though. They are still catching their stride. I was very pleased with the meal overall. Pic;



And last but not least, given everything going on in the 3 Layers thread, they have free WiFi for you to leech off of;



All in all a very nice little place with a cool vibe.

[Brian Siebenschuh]

And last but not least, given everything going on in the 3 Layers thread, they have free WiFi for you to leech off of

How many free refills do you get on a cup of coffee?   

[The Compound]

I went with a few people this morning at 10am. The waitress brought us menus, but I was looking for the items with eggs, and didn't see any. I asked the waitress and she said, "oh do you want a breakfast menu?"

Besides waiting 55 minutes for our food, the food was good.  Also, the price on the menu didn't match the bill, our flats on the menu were $4.09 (which I thought was pretty cheap) but when the bill came they were $5.59.  I didn't say anything, but I guess thats something to watch.

It was definitely understaffed today, but I'll try it again, its a nice addition to the neighborhood.

[5ptscurmudgeon]

Hey Ben, Thanks for at least getting my general drift about everyone trying to please everybody. You are absolutely correct. I haven't been there yet, but not for trying. I went by during the week and they had closed early I guess. I also arrived yesterday morning (Sunday) with a Party of 5 to find they're not open on Sundays even though Urban Spoon had it listed. Also arriving within the next couple of minutes were 4 other groups. Here we were @ 20 people all thinking WTF, What a great place this place could be on a Sunday if they were even open. What are the other options, frozen bagels at Einstein or the usual substandard, rude breakfast experience at The Fox (if you can get in.)
   
We looked down the block to the Derby on Park renovation and got in the car and drove out Beach Blvd. to Secret Garden for a perfectly prepared Eggs Benedict and exceptional service from Darrell. Can't wait for them to open.

[CG7]

It took some convincing to get my wife and son to go Saturday for lunch, but I assured them it was going to be really good. Well I'm still not sure what happened, after waiting 45 minutes, and watching the customers that came in after us get there food. We asked what was taking our order so long (2 crepes and a panini). The waitress asked the chef about our order, and he said he didn't have it, so we said never mind, and offered to pay for our drinks (which they ending up comping) and walked over to O' Brother's which was really good. I will give Domo a couple of weeks to iron out the kinks and try again.

[The Compound]

Thats crazy that they are going to be closed on Sunday.

[ChriswUfGator]

Thats crazy that they are going to be closed on Sunday.

Pretty stupid, for a coffeehouse and breakfasty type place, IMO. Sunday mornings would be some of their busiest times.

[Jaxson]

Agreed, Chris.

[Shwaz]

It took some convincing to get my wife and son to go Saturday for lunch, but I assured them it was going to be really good. Well I'm still not sure what happened, after waiting 45 minutes, and watching the customers that came in after us get there food. We asked what was taking our order so long (2 crepes and a panini). The waitress asked the chef about our order, and he said he didn't have it, so we said never mind, and offered to pay for our drinks (which they ending up comping) and walked over to O' Brother's which was really good. I will give Domo a couple of weeks to iron out the kinks and try again.

CG7 I was there and witnessed your experience first hand. I came in with my wife after you guys were already seated. There were 2 guys that were served right after we got there, one of which got the wrong order and then the waitress took their plates before they were finished eating - before the guy could spit out that his friend in the bathroom wasn't finished she had already thrown some dirty napkins on top of the food.

After seeing your debacle I wasn't surprised when our order took 45 minutes to reach the table and then another 5 minutes to get silverware.

I had a cup of chili (nice flavor but served cold) and a banana & nutella dessert crape (very good).

I found a lot of intriguing menu choices for breakfast & lunch... Just hope they can straightened out the service before our next visit

[peestandingup]

Went the other day. It was OK, but they def need to iron out some kinks.

Was there during breakfast, but wanted to know if they served the dessert crepes at that time. I think the lady at the counter thought I was asking about lunch items? I dunno, its kinda like she wasn't too concerned or something wasn't clicking, so I just ordered a breakfast item to avoid her head exploding.

Got a bottled OJ with the food. It was warm, like room temperature warm (even though it came from their cooler in front). I didn't bother drinking it because I didn't know if it was safe at that temp. Probably was OK, but still didn't wanna chance it. Their WiFi didn't work either & kept turning on & off.

The food was good though, but I'll prob wait a little bit to go back so they can iron out some of this stuff. Don't wanna fault them too much since they just opened.

[Ajax]

I really hope the owners/management are reading all of this...

[ChriswUfGator]

I really hope all the people who thought that criticizing Three Layers was an open act of sedition are reading this.

For some reason they seem silent on the possibilities of conspiracies, personal agendas and moral buggery.

I haven't had much time, I checked into an inpatient WiFi leeching addiction treatment program. But they had WiFi!

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