Mimi’s Cafe

Worst Restaurant ever!!! Made a reservation waited for 1 ½ Hour still not seated, we just walked out. If you had a choice don’t even go eat here!!! If i can put a negative star i will do it.

Best chicken and Au Gratis potatoes I’ve ever had and it was at Mimi’s Café. Great service and friendly staff. Will definitely come back again!

Came in for a late night dinner for 2. We were recommended the chicken cordon bleu sandwich so we got an order of that. I went with the mushroom Brie burger. When our entrees arrived, my mushroom burger looked like half of the chicken sandwich since the chicken sandwich comes with 2. My Brie burger was very small since both of us got the corn chowder for an extra $.99 instead of the fries.
Overall, both entrees were very good. For the soup however, we wished it was more hot. It came out cold warm. As we mixed the soup around, the bottom was hotter so it made the top part of the soup warm. We got 2 loaves of bread in out basket today. No carrot cake :(

Great food but a bit overpriced. The service is pretty nice and the waiters do their best to ensure full quality !

Con: Never the same experience twice. Some days the food is served hot, fast and with a smile. Other days, there are issues
Pro:
The egg white omlet with goat cheese.
Cute interior. Full bar, inexpensive.

I typically only leave positive reviews, but unfortunately today is not a day that I can do that. I would love to leave only ONE STAR, because Christina was so unpleasant, but I don’t think it’s fair to judge the entire restaurant on her poor service. The only reason I am giving more stars is because the rest of the staff was very kind and attentive. The manager was very nice when we bumped into her in the lobby while we were leaving. Sooooo, One star for the great food, and one for the kind hostess, and for the manager who wished us a farewell as we left.
The food was great I ordered the sourdough bread burger with avocado and bacon. It was delicious as always. My grandma ordered the corn chowder with a side salad that was great as well.
We were seated by a very nice and attentive hostess who also took our drink order. Christina then came to take our food order. She never smiled, and her body language made it seem like she was irritated, and would much rather be somewhere else. She had a very snooty vibe, and came off rather stuck up. She reminded me of the judgemental women on the Titanic who were rude to Jack Dawson because he was poor.
My grandma and I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and we even discussed amongst ourselves that Christina might just be having a rough day. Unfortunately she never showed one ounce of a positive or happy vibe, so that is why I am sharing our experience. It’s okay to have a rough day, but to not smile for over an hour is not okay in my book, especially in the service industry.
When my son (3yrs old) wanted to order his own lunch, Christina seemed annoyed and very eager for him to hurry with his request. She acted the same way when my grandma couldn’t remember the name of the muffin that she wanted to order. My grandma and I always have great lunch dates, but sadly we weren’t able to enjoy our meal as planned even though the food was great. I hope that sharing our experience will prevent someone else from having the same experience.
Thursday 05÷12÷16, approximately 12:30pm

This Mimi’s just can’t get their customer service together. I have been here on so many occasions and left feeling disappointed. Even the management falls short. I think Mimi’s is a great chain just wont be giving the Cerritos location anymore of my business.

This particular location is horrible… we waited 20 mins just for them to bring us water… half of the menu they did not have available. Then the waitress charged my card $ 60 extra dollars and when we came up there about this issue the manager gon say it was a mistake. Smh it took a hour for us to receive our food. Horrible service.

Mother’s Day! Dissapointing service. I had made a correction on party number of people and it wasn’t corrected. Then daughter got here 15 minutes earlier and wasn’t seated. We arrived and had to wait to be seated almost 10 minutes after reservation time. Then sad to say but service was horrible. Missing items –time

Came to spend Mother’s Day here with my husband, children and my parents. We normally like Mimi’s but not today. Even after having reservations, we still had a good wait before being seated which was to be expected being Mother’s Day and all. We first ordered waters and never got all of them the whole time we were there. My husband never got his refills he kept asking for and My mom & I ordered salmon well-​done and both were brought to us raw, so we were the last ones eating. After we were finished, we got our bill only to see we were overcharged. I brought this to their attention and noticed another item that as added to our bill that wasn’t what we ordered. After they fixed our bill the manager did apologize but somehow it just doesn’t seem to make my mom’s or my Mother’s Day brunch any better.

I n is its Mothers Day and all, and everywhere it’s crazy busy, but we got here at 11, ordered food, and we were not offered water, had no service after, no forks, spoons or knives at table. Had to flag down a different server to get water! 45 min later food arrived, my B/​F ordered eggs Benedict, which pouched eggs; it was hard boiled! Awful! We won’t be coming back here!

A very busy Mimi’s! We were initially advised of an hour wait for breakfast on a Sunday morning, but my eye took notice of the bar area that had several open seats. Sitting at the bar is no big deal for me, so off we went. No waiting, which was great for us since we had an engagement to be at afterwards.
Excellent coffee. Mimi’s still makes some of the best muffins around, too. We shared the bran muffin which was sinfully delicious. My scramble with side of sourdough toast was right on point.
Efficient service, in spite of the craziness. No complaints.

I love Mimi’s but their service has gone downhill. We came on a Saturday and got seated right away. We ordered something different than our usual breakfast. My hubby and I got steak and eggs. My kids got their regular pancakes. I requested my steak to be well done but it came medium rare. All pink in the middle. No drink refills after we asked twice. I gave them 2 stars because the kids pancakes were good.

I debated with my husband for a while on where to have dinner between Mimis and TGIFridays. I won and we went to Mimi’s. It was soooo worth it! I got the chicken and waffles and it was legit! So yummy! My husband got the roast, and our kids got the pancakes and mac and cheese. Everything was hot when it landed on the table and super good! We also go carrot cake and fresh hot bread. It was so nice to have a comfort food dinner after a long day at Adventure City. I always have loved Mimi’s. Great place to bring kids.

Si bien tiene aires franceses (la ambientación, la música, el saludo de los que te atienden y algunos platos típicos) Mimi’s Café es muy estadounidense en más de un aspecto. Las porciones que sirven son gigantes, recomendaría compartir los platos (menos el quiche Loraine, que según mi experiencia tenía el tamaño justo).
Casi todo lo que pidas va a venir con una guarnición, aunque no esté especificado en el menú. Ej: crepes con papas (riquísimas), 2 eggs con las mismas papas, quiche con un bowl de fruta.
Todo lo que probé me pareció riquísimo. El café no es nada del otro mundo, y como es costumbre en el país podés tomar todas las razas que quieras mientras sigas sentado en la mesa. También tienen jugo de naranja, limonada, agua, té… Todo lo normal. Las mimosas no faltan, obvio, siendo un potencial lugar para un brunch cargado.

delicious and good price
good orange juice
yummy muffin
delicious potato
very good egg benedict
very happy
good prices

I really want to like Mimi’s café and give it a stellar review, but… their service is just pretty plain terrible. I don’t understand why it always take sooooo long to get your food!!! I mean, if you need more cooks, then hire them! Their menu is pretty simple for them to take so long to get you your food but they always do.
I usually come here during my lunch break and always, I mean always wait for at least 30−40min before they bring out my food and by that time my lunch hr is done, and I have to either scarf down my food or take it to go.
The only reason for my 2 stars is because I’ve never had an issue with the way my food taste. Take it, I do only usually order a lunch sandwich, soup or salad and those are usually pretty easy foods to cook and not mess up on.
They really need to step up their game and get better on their customer service skills, and on their food being brought out on a timely manner.

Please, oh please. Even if the Woodranch next door, or the Macaroni Grill looks busy, wait in line and stay as far away from Mimi’s Café as you can! The wait to be seated in an empty looking restaurant is too long. The wait for them to take away the wrong order and bring you what you actually ordered, is too long. The wait for the worst steak of your life (think shoe leather mixed with rubber bands) is too long. Do yourself a favor and hit up The Habit Burger instead. You won’t regret it.
Oh, look forward to your surprise appetizer after your entrée has already arrived.

Quick stop before movies. Buttermilk spice muffin with hot chocolate no whip cream simply awesome !!!
Very busy waited little too long for simple order, server was nice but did not introduce himself over all pleasant experience!

It’s been a long long time since I’ve been to a Mimi’s Café.
I had a date and my date was hangry, yes I didn’t miss spell that Mr Autocorrect. Hangry (Hungry and Angry) We’ve been shopping in the Cerritos Town Center and He wanted food and now. (My Son, lol)
It wasn’t too busy and we were seated immediately.
Crayons and kids menu for my date, got him to calm down a bit. lol
The only thing I remember from my last visit to Mimi’s Café was the French Onion Soup. I was determined to try it again. I got the sandwich and soup combo.
Grilled 5 Cheese Sandwich & French Onion Soup — How do you F up a grilled cheese sandwich, put the cheese on the wrong side of both the bread. lol. It was still good =) The French Onion Soup though was another story. It was a fail for me. The flavors were not there (broth was weak) and the cheese was just so so. Not how I remember it unfortunately.
Mac n Cheese & Fries (Kids Meal) — It pass the brat test. lol, oh, that’s me. I really liked it. lol. Fries were on the well done side, which my son likes anyways, so that was a win as well.
Service was just so so. The waitress was MIA most of the time. There wasn’t a lot of customers in the restaurant by then. Re-​fill was non existent.
Another trip through memory lanes and another okay place.
I must really have eaten bad when I was younger or is my palate getting better?. LMAO.
Try them out for yourself and decide.

I was in town for a wedding and came across this cozy-​looking place. When I walked in I was surprised by the old school charm of this place. The décor-​cozy and charming-​like I was at «Papa Smurf’s“house. The service-​some-​what sweet. The food-​fresh tasting and pretty flavorful. The prices-ain’t bad.
**Note: If you are dating someone who can appreciate some old school charm, french decors, french themes, not-​so heavy foods then this is the place to take them.
So, check it… I ordered the Quiche Lorraine, which was really light and flavorful. The Fruit salad had nice big chucks of fruit and avocado, the Honey Bran muffins were AMAZING!!!-so soft, fresh and tasty along with their Crab fritters-​nice size crab meat. Their specialty coffee was good too! Really Nice Place… I’ll eat here again.