I hear you: How did Mimis Cafe become the first place to be reviewed this weekend? Well, Saturday night I started by watching the fight (Mayweather vs. Hatton) at my boy Anthony and Noah's place. The fight was great, but our contender, a one Ricky Hatton of England, took the fall.
So it was off to Streets of London, to catch a beer with the Brits. After five minutes, and saying hello to an old friend, we decided to make a run to Whisky Wild, which is some new saloon/bar/club out in the South side of downtown/midtown. After five minutes of freezing my balls off in line, we bailed. Then we went to watch Superbad. Awesome movie by the way. So, after about five minutes at both Streets, and Whisky, I didn't feel we accomplished enough to review.
So Sunday morning, well, afternoon (don't judge me), a lady friend and I headed to Mimis Cafe. It's a "cute" place with similar style to the Disneyland Hotel. It's noticeably clean, bright, and full of Corporate Restaurant cheer.
We waited for a little bit, which was odd, because it wasn't very busy. We found out later that, it had been swamped in the hours preceding our visit, so we could understand a little collective breath catching may have been taking place. When we sat down, we took a booth in the area also known as the Cafe (with both booths, and a bar top for people to sidle up too, the picture below looks like a shot from our booth).
Our server's name was Alvie. He was super nice, and very helpful. Although he seemed fairly busy, he had that presence of an old time server, one of those cats you wouldn't catch stumbling. I ordered breakfast, some Bacon and Eggs, with country potatoes, and Orange Juice and Coffee. My lady friend ordered their new Carne Asada Salad.
My breakfast was great. The bacon was cooked well, but not burnt up. The eggs were hot, and tasty. I didn't even add salt or pepper to a thing. Everything tasted perfect. Then I jumped in on a few bites of the Carne Asada Salad. Wow. This salad is something. The presentation itself is immaculate, then the flavors of this thing were so full, and alive. The steak tender, marinated, and the salad a perfect compliment.
Overall the experience was very pleasant. Our server kept our table in perfect order. When we were through with our food he made sure to immediately take our dishes, and offer us (with charm, not push) some desserts. With the one exception of waiting at the beginning, I'd say this was a top notch dining experience, and I would strongly recommend you go see them too. Just wait until after the rush of old people on Sunday Mornings.
A- (A great option, not a fine dining experience, more like home sweet home).
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