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  • Opening date finally set for new Crepes & Burgers restaurant

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    Crepes & Burgers is scheduled to open on Jan. 30 on Auburn Boulevard. // CH Sentinel

    The long-awaited Crepes & Burgers restaurant on Auburn Boulevard will finally be opening its doors for business at the end of this month.

    “We are super excited because we are finally ready to open this Jan. 30, 2017,” a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page announced Monday. The new eatery will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with menu options including crepes, burgers, salads, sandwiches and a kids menu — along with beer, wine, and coffee selections.

    The 3,700-square-feet restaurant features an open cafe-style atmosphere, with seating for about 80 inside and additional seats located on an outdoor patio.

    In an interview on Wednesday, chef and co-owner Martin Garcia said the building had passed a final inspection from fire officials last week and a health department inspection on Monday. Garcia said his initial goal was to open mid-2016, but extensive remodeling work on the building uncovered more problems than anticipated.

    Martin Garcia and his business partner, Jose Garcia, met 12 years ago when Jose was a manager at Sacramento’s popular Crepeville restaurant and hired Martin as a cook. Several years later, the two Garcias (no relation) went into business together, taking over an East Sacramento crepe restaurant.

    After a suspicious arson fire burned through their eatery in 2014, the pair began searching for a new location and settled on the location across from the Grand Oaks Shopping Center on Auburn Boulevard. The site had previously been operating as Charlie’s Cafe, but the cafe moved to another location across the street several years ago.

    Martin said about a dozen staff have been hired so far, with hiring still ongoing to boost that number up to about 20. The team also recently hired Christine Stahl as manager of the restaurant, a local resident who lives just several blocks away.

    Crepes & Burgers is located at 8000 Auburn Blvd. and will be open 7-days-a-week, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Crepes & Burgers eatery in Citrus Heights to open by December

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    A new Citrus Heights restaurant, Crepes and Burgers, is now slated to open by December, owners said. // CH Sentinel

    Construction-related issues have delayed the opening of a new “Crepes & Burgers” restaurant on Auburn Boulevard, but owners now say the new eatery will open by December of this year.

    As previously reported on The Sentinel, 30-year-old Martin Garcia and his business partner Jose Garcia, no relation, are turning the old Charlie’s Cafe building at 7935 Auburn Blvd. into what they describe will be a cafe-style atmosphere with crepes, burgers, beer and more. Although originally targeting a grand opening by August, Martin said repeated cases of inadequate work done by his original contractor forced him to find another construction crew, which delayed progress.

    Over the past few months, the 3,700-square-foot building has undergone significant renovation, with extensive demolition and remodel work performed inside, exterior siding replaced with stucco, and a new concrete patio poured outside. Indoors features a brand new kitchen, bathroom, and rock-style painted flooring.

    “Basically we did a whole new building,” said Martin, who was on site this week doing some of the remaining construction work. “It needed a lot of work — whole new everything.”

    Despite delays and significant expenses in getting the building ready for use, Martin said the effort has been worthwhile and city staff and inspectors “have been very helpful” in getting the business licensed and permitted. The chef said with major renovations now complete, he’s focusing on aesthetic aspects of the restaurant, including a fence around the front patio, new plants and landscaping, finalizing interior painting, and applying a final layer of red paint to the exterior.

    Martin is hopeful the restaurant’s crepes will create a distinctive draw to the area, but the menu will also feature a wide variety of other foods such as lamb and turkey burgers, seven different salads, beer and wine, a full range of specialty coffee drinks, and a kids menu.

    When open, Crepes & Burgers will employ a staff of about 20, with the Garcias serving as the primary chefs in the kitchen. The restaurant will tentatively operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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  • New ‘Crepes & Burgers’ cafe to open in Citrus Heights

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    A new crepes and burger cafe is scheduled to open later this year on Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights. // CH Sentinel

    A pair of chefs are turning the old Charlie’s Cafe building on Auburn Boulevard into what they describe will be a cafe-style atmosphere with crepes, burgers, beer and more.

    See updated story: Opening date finally set for new Crepes & Burgers restaurant

    Jose Garcia and his business partner, Martin Garcia, met 12 years ago when Jose was a manager at Sacramento’s popular Crepeville restaurant and hired Martin as a cook. Several years later, the two Garcias (no relation) went into business together, taking over an East Sacramento crepe restaurant and naming it “Crepes & Burgers.”

    After a suspicious arson fire burned through their eatery in 2014, the pair say they began searching for a new location. They settled on their future location in Citrus Heights after Charlie’s Cafe moved across the street several years ago, leaving the spot on Auburn Boulevard vacant.

    “We expect it’s going to be good for us,” said 30-year-old Martin. He contrasted his future restaurant to the former American-style food once offered at Charlie’s and said the new Crepes & Burgers cafe will offer “a completely different experience.”

    Located across from the temporary city hall near Grand Oaks Boulevard, Jose said the ample-sized parking lot and future renovations planned for Auburn Boulevard were key features that made the location attractive. Martin hopes the crepes twist will create a distinctive draw unique to the area. Their menu will also feature a wide variety of other foods such as lamb and turkey burgers, seven different salads, beer and wine, a full range of specialty coffee drinks, and a kids menu.

    The 3700-square-foot restaurant is currently undergoing extensive interior demolition work. The Garcias, who are doing most of the work themselves, were seen laboring on the inside earlier this week. Nearly everything is stripped out and all-new kitchen equipment is waiting to be installed.

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    The partners hope to open by late July or early August; they plan to being the hiring process within a month. Martin said the two plan to hire a staff of about 20, with Jose and himself serving as the primary chefs in the kitchen.

    Crepes & Burgers, once open, will tentatively operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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