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Mimi's Cafe
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Categories: Cajun/Creole, American (New), Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
10224 Perimeter PkwyCharlotte, NC 28216
(704) 509-5911
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sun. 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Brunch
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
6 reviews for Mimi's Cafe
Maybe it's this location, but I haven't been THAT impressed with the food here the couple of times i've visited. The Mimi's in Orlando are much better.
I went with a friend this past weekend and I can say that I was disappointed with the wait staff again. The 1st time I went, we had some ditsy air head blonde that obviously didn't pay attention in science class and the rules of displacement. I had asked for a cup of hot water to place a bottle in it, she brings me a full glass of water and gets upset when I tell her it's too full. What does she do? Pours a little bit out and brings it back, so I made sure I made a nice watery mess for her to clean up later. This time around, our waiter wasn't hitting on all cylinders either.
We place an order for the garlic fries appetizer and he asks us if we wanted ranch to go with it, so we say yes. Needless to say, we got our appetizer AFTER our meals come out and the manager apologizing over and over again for a $2.99 food item. Ok, apologize once and that should be fine. This guy over did it.
On my 1st trip, I ordered the honey Dijon pork chops and they weren't too bad. The Dijon over powered the meat but I am glad that it did. The pork chop was dry and didn't have much flavor to it to begin with. The garlic mashed potatoes were pretty good, but that was about it. On this trip I ordered the French Quarter burger and specifically asked no pickle, tomato, or onions. Sadly, I had half an onion on my burger and pickles. Once I got through picking apart my burger and putting on mayo, it was OK. It had avocado pieces, swiss cheese, and thousand island dressing.
For dessert, I had the apple crisp. This was fantastic and I would recommend everybody to try it. They come in 2 sizes, a nice small portion, or a really big one where you have to have at least 2 people eating on it. It comes topped with vanilla bean ice cream. Something nice to have on a cold and rainy night.
Overall, I don't think I will be going back here too often. The wait staff is lacking and the food needs help.
A friend invited me to have dinner at Mimi's and I was really excited when I looked the menu. I wish I wouldn't have had such high expectations because I was a bit disappointed. I ordered the Fillet of "Soul" with fresh vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes. The potatoes were well-seasoned but the fish was not and the vegetables were nothing spectacular. I have since been back a couple of times and sampled the Chicken Tostada Salad and the Honey Dijon Salmon. All the dishes I have tried have been average. It's a decent place to go for a relatively inexpensive meal but its very similar to a T.G.I. Fridays or Applebees.
I went to Mimi's for breakfast/brunch and was diappointed. The food was ok and the prices were a bit on the high side. Service was decent but my expectations for this place were high and I was disappointed.
FINALLY. The New Orleans inspired and decorated Mimi's Cafe has arrived in Charlotte. I used to frequent the Mimi's in Orlando for brunch, lunch, and dinner often and I am so glad they've finally opened one up in Charlotte.
I love the unique menu selections and -- pardon the NOLA pun -- "jazzed" up traditional American items. This past weekend, we went for brunch, and I was sad to see the crabcake benedict missing from the menu. Although good, but not as tasty, I tried the Tuscan Vegetable Omelette which was supposed to be spinach & artichoke dip in an omelette, but it was more like just artichokes...without the dip. It was still good, though, but next time I'll stick with one my other favorites: Cajun Chicken Sausage & Eggs or Crab & Avocado Omelette. As usual, my egg dish came with one of Mimi's huge, fresh muffins. I went with their seasonal pumpkin one (instead of my favorite buttermilk spice), and I wasn't disappointed!
My partner had their seasonal Pumpkin Pancakes. They were SO full of delicious autumnal flavor that the caramel cinnamon apples on top was overkill. 'Tis the season for pumpkin, but try 'em without the apples!
We were a little concerned that the service wasn't going to be very good as it took our server Ty a little while to first visit our table with all the new tables she'd just been sat, but once she did arrive, everything went very smoothly from then on and she provided excellent service.
We can't wait to go back for brunch again...and lunch and dinner!
I tried Mimi's because a friend recommended it, and it was just okay. I've only been twice, and maybe I've ordered the wrong things, but both times I left unsatisfied. I had the blackened petite salmon with lettuce, strawberries and basalmic vinegrette. The salmon was tiny, dry and had no taste or flavor. I also tried the Pacific croissant breakfast sandwich, with red potates which were too salty and the sandwich too messy and overpriced for how it tasted. I also had grapefruit juice and the juice is so far the best thing I've had there. I'm not completely ready to give this place up. I still am wondering if I'm just ordering poorly. I will give them one more chance and then I'm done.
So I stop at Mimi on my way through Charlotte- ONLY based on the Yelp Reviews of awesome breakfast. Afterall, it was my birthday. So I go in, they have these blueberry french toast covered in a gross sweet cream cheese spread. The French Toast was bland and tasteless, and the eggs tasted like HS cafteria boxed eggs- dry and chunky with no real yolk. Just a neon yellow looking color. I got the Cajun chicken sausage and that was fatty, greasy, and tasted like Polish sausage (the big pink ones). It also didn't taste like chicken, and tasted like smoked pork. It too was gross. The grits were a good consistency (they only have grits until 11am) and thick but also bland and flavorless. I needed loads of butter salt and black pepper for it to be half decent. The best thing that I ate were the grits. Oh- the muffins are GROSS. I got the blueberry. It was dry, and taste like -- I don't even have a way to describe it. I took a bite and gave it to my cousin who passed his off to my BF. He got the Monterrey Omelette and too complained about how his food tasted. We sent back the gross French toast bc no one could eat it. We half ate the muffins. I ate the box eggs and my remade grits and had to peel the sausage from that plastic covering thing they put on pork sausage links. Just gross. The best thing was the srawberry lemonade. I will never return to MiMi for breakfast. I WOULD try lunch/dinner but if it's the same cooks as breakfast, I'll pass. I'll never go back actually. Yuck.
