Mimi's Cafe
2230 Griffin Way
Corona, CA
(951) 734-2073
Cuisine:
American (New), Vegetarian, Vegan
September 12, 2009
Always Great Food, Great Service
I love Mimi’s! No matter which one I patronize, I am always satisfied with the food and the service. We’ve been to this particular Mimi’s a number of times, as it’s right around the corner from our house, and have been happy with everything.
Last night we arrived at about 10 pm. We were seated promptly. No surprise, there were only 2-3 other tables being used. Although, I did notice that serveral tables had yet to be cleared – a little pet peeve of mine. (Dirty tables make a restaurant look like they aren’t prompt.)
Apparently it was happy hour, so the waitress offered us beers for $1 off and wine for $2 off.
Both my husband and I ordered from the Back to School Menu, which includes a starter, a Just Right Entree, and a dessert for $12.95. You can also add a soda, lemonade, or iced tea for just $1 with this menu. This special menu only lasts till Sept 30.
I ordered the French Onion Soup as my starter, the Salmon Hollandaise with Asparagus for my entree, and the petite chocolate mousse for my dessert (my husband ordered the petite apple crisp for his dessert, we intended to share). My husband got the same starter, but a 1/2 rack baby back ribs for the entree. We also split a side salad, since we were really hungry. Both of us ate most of our food and were too stuffed for dessert, so we took it to-go.
The waitress had a little snafoo with the register and accidentally charged us for an additional Back to School dinner ($12.95), but was quick to correct the error when it was brought to her attention.
Overall, we were satisfied with our dinner, as expected.
Dishes I tried:
Back to School: Salmon Hollandaise with Asparagus
This special menu item came with a starter (I got French Onion Soup, which I will discuss separately), and a dessert (which I have yet to eat, since I was too stuffed to eat it last night).
The salmon was cooked perfectly. The hollandaise had a mild lemon flavor and was creamy with butter, not too rich, though. The baby asparagus was grilled to perfection, still crisp and flavorful, with just a hint of seasoning (salt and pepper) to enhance the taste.
The asparagus lay atop a mountain of delicately seasoned mashed potatoes whipped up nicely. They gave me good memories of mom’s homemade mashed potatoes but not as heavy.
French Market Onion Soup
This dish is always a slam dunk! I noticed the low-calorie menu now offers a “naked” option for this soup which serves it without the cheese or bread. I figure if I’m going it eat it, I want to savor all of the cheesy goodness along with the flavorful onion-infused beef broth. I also like the crunch of the toasted bread along with the soup. I had the full-calorie version and enjoyed every spoonful!
Back to School: 1/2 Rack of Ribs
A great deal, this dish off of a special menu came with a starter (my husband order the French Onion Soup) and dessert (he ordered the petite Apple Crisp). The soup was fabulous as always. The entree was disappointing. The ribs were well cooked and tender, but the sauce was overly sweet and lacked the balance of sweet and savory one looks for in a good bbq sauce. This is my opinion, my husband (who has the palate of a dog) liked the bbq sauce. The ribs were served with cole slaw and french fries. My husband was so unimpressed with the cole slaw, he didn’t even eat it. He did however eat all of his fries. (Its hard to mess up fries, but these were sufficiently crispy and had some flavor to boot.) Luckily, this was his plate and not mine, or the overall review would have looked a lot different.
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