HTML: Including spaces in default input values

Question

I am trying to add some CRUD functionality to my web app and I am having a little trouble conquering this tiny details.

I am pulling in some data from express into my EJS template. I have some form fields in a table I will make visible upon clicking the 'edit' button.

I want the data from corresponding row to auto-populate the form fields.

As of now, only the first word is being populated into the field, but the remaining words are being excluded.

Here is the EJS.

<% if (expenses.length > 0) { %>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <th>Category</th>
            <th>Date</th>
            <th>Place</th>
            <th>Description</th>
            <th>Price</th>
            <th>Edit</th>
        </tr>
        <% expenses.forEach(expense => { %>
            <tr>
                <td><%=expense.category%></td>
                <td><%=expense.date%></td>
                <td><%=expense.place%></td>
                <td><%=expense.description%></td>
                <td><%=expense.price%></td>
                <td>
                    <button>Edit</button>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <form action=<%="/expense/updateExpense/" + invoice._id%>>
                    <td>
                        <select name="expense_category" id="expense_category">
                            <option value=<%=expense.category%>></option>
                            <% categories.forEach(category => { %>
                                <option value=<%=category.name%>><%=category.name%></option>
                            <% }) %>
                        </select>
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <input type="text" name="expense_date" value=<%=expense.date%>>
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <input type="text" name="expense_place" value=<%=expense.place%>>
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <input type="text" name="expense_description" value=<%=expense.description%>>
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <input type="text" name="expense_price" value=<%=expense.price%>>
                    </td>
                </form>
            </tr>
        <% }) %>
    </table>
<% } %>

Now lets zoom in on a specific row I am talking about

<td>
   <input type="text" name="expense_place" value=<%=expense.place%>>
</td>

The value of 'expense.place' should read, "Sam's Club" but only the word "Sam's" is being populated into the input field.

I have tried doing expense.place.split(' ') but this returns "Sam's,Club" and then I tried doing expense.place.split(' ').join(' ') and it just returns Sam's.

Does anybody have any advice for me on this one?