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DateSacramento, CA 95825
(916) 614-9278
Mimi's Cafe
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
American (Traditional)
Neighborhood: Arden-Arcade
Listed in: Places That Suck!, My muse reviews
1 Previous Review:
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4/7/2008
I don't get it. I just don't get it. This is a restaurant built on American Cheese.
I eat here at my 77 year old mom's request five times a year or so. I've tried six or seven things on the menu. Nothing has been the least bit interesting. The food tastes like it was cooked in a sweatshop in New Jersey and shipped here frozen to be dumped on plates and microwaved.
It's all too sweet, too salty, has large quantities of sour cream or mystery cheese lathered across the top. The portions are similar to those on cruise ships - enough to feed a family of four for a week - and then they try to push some Sara Lee style dessert on you.
A perfect example - I ordered tea and they brought out what promised at a distance to be a good selection in the form of a small basket of single-wrap bags. They reached the table, and to no surprise at all they were all Lipton's flavored teas. Not one "real" tea in the basket - no oolong, jasmine, genmaicha, darjeeling, or chai - instead they were the Disneyland Mainstreet flavors like raspberry, strawberry, and passionfruit. It's like ordering wine and getting Boone's Farm. The whole menu is like that.
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(310) 278-4232
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Categories:
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Music Venues
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
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Categories:
Music Venues,
Dance Clubs,
Bars
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
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Categories:
Music Venues,
Bars
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Category:
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Neighborhood: West Hollywood
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The Golden Bear
Categories:
American (New),
Beer, Wine & Spirits,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighborhood: Midtown
Did I say great food? Ate a $7.50 BLT off the brunch menu for lunch that was amazing - crisped sour dough, shredded greens, juicy tomato, a sauce, excellent bacon, plus an *egg*, and on the side scalloped melons, a fat strawberry and grapes or potatoes of some sort. The preparation and presentation are 3 or 4-star with $ or $$ prices.
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(916) 808-5301
Clunie Pool
Category:
Swimming Pools
Neighborhoods: Midtown, East Sacramento, River Park
The lawn around the edge of the pool area is great for sunning. The teenage staff always are polite but keep a good handle on the kids. In my opinion it's one of our many outstanding public resources, like our libraries and rivers, in the heart of one of the many great parks in Sacramento.
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(916) 441-3733
Freestyle Clothing Exchange
Categories:
Men's Clothing,
Women's Clothing,
Used, Vintage & Consignment
Neighborhood: Midtown
Took my daughter here and she flipped out over all the fun styles.
I love the staff, very helpful and friendly. A+ all the way around.
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Three huge menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner but you really have to pick and choose to get something quality. The Santa Fe or Southwestern or whatever burger was decent. But hey, Mimi's, just because you dump your same old fries into a wire cone doesn't make them more interesting!!! How about at least a little garlic?
Mimi's tries very , very hard, but it aims at the lowest common denominator throughout the menu as well as the store and so is mired in mediocrity. Unfortunate, because it comes close to being a good restaurant in several ways. The service is good. The prices are okay. The decor is a bit garish. But your mother just might love it. If they served 10 authentic dishes as well as they serve their 50 pale imitations they'd be good.