My family and I celebrated my son's 23rd birthday tonight. There were five of us in our group. We were greeted by a friendly hostess and seated immediately. Our waiter Todd, let us know he would be with us in a few minutes as he was bringing food out to other tables. We reviewed the menu and decided what we wanted to order. Todd took our drink order; he was quick to bring them right out to us. He took our order and was informative as well on using a coupon for the buy one entree with two drinks and get one entree free. While we waited for our food, he brought out warm, fresh breads with butter for us to snack on. Our meals followed shortly thereafter: Mushroom brie burger with a fresh garden salad, bacon cheeseburger and fries, corn chowder, grilled chicken Caesar salad and bacon, avocado burger on sourdough with fries. Everything was delightful, fresh, hot, tasty and delicious. We were a hungry bunch, so we began immediately eating our meals and did little talking. Todd was excellent, he was cordial, helpful and caring. He made sure our drinks were always filled and he cleared away our dishes quickly. He brought out a nice piece of birthday cake for my son with a lit candle in it and along with us, and others seated in the restaurant, we sang "Happy Birthday" to my son. Todd helped make it special and he should be recognized. Mimi's Cafe is a really neat restaurant. We will be back. read more

Mimi's Cafe - Mushroom Brie Beef Burger with a tossed green salad. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Went here today and by far the worst experience I've had out of all the locations I've been to. The food was over and under cooked to the point I didn't even bother taking a photo. The sever took our order and never saw him again until our food came out. Never got a refill on my drinks, never asked how was the food or do we need anything else. It was literally like eating at a fast food restaurant. I will not be going back here again. To top it off the serve never gave us our debit card back so we were halfway home and realized we didn't have it. Very very disappointed. read more

Food was ok can not say anything bad about that however the server Jaime was super slow had to wait a long time for both food and drinks. Ended up talking to the mgr who did not want to be bothered he was only there to collect a pay check worst service we have ever had! read more

I ate here tonight in a group of 11 people. We had entree choices of turkey, salmon, pot roast, and mac and cheese. I picked the mac and cheese which was penne in cheese sauce with real bacon bits and "pulled chicken", with bread crumbs on top all baked so the bread crumbs were browned really crispy like a crust. The chicken was plentiful and tender. I am soooo glad I picked this entree over the other three. Everyone spoke up that they thought the food was good. I found the pot roast really weird. I did not recognize it because it looked like an 8 oz sirloin steak with dark brown gravy on top, and some dry broccoli sprigs on the side of the plate. No carrots. It was not at all a "stew, with veggies". The turkey entree was very mundane-looking, slices over mashed potatoes and some gravy and the same broccoli on the side. Most of the 11 ordered the turkey. I think only one person had the salmon, which was a very thin piece, looked about 1/4" thin. I think the service was a bit lacking to ME. Our server gave every one of the 11 ice water, but I did not get a glass. Towards the end of the dinner, when I really needed my water, I told her that I never got any water, and showed her that the glass nearest to me belonged to the lady across from me. The server seemed so startled and taken aback, and went to get me water right away. Later, while we were eating, I never saw her again. No one came to pour me more decaf. There was a mexican woman rearranging the tables that people had vacated, even though some of the 11 people were still sitting at the other tables. I asked her for some more decaf, but she did not acknowledge me. So I tapped her back and asked again, turned out she heard me, but at least she could acknowledge me. I figured she didn't speak English. Then I asked her for a take out box, but she acted like she didn't hear me again. I just waited, as she continued to busy herself with moving the tables from the center of the room, to the sides of the room. Finally she went to get my take out box, meaning she did hear me. Then I wanted a to go cup for my coffee so I could leave. I had to wait till she moved more tables to the side. It wasn't anything urgent, not like people were standing there waiting to sit at them. I feel she should have gotten my to go cup as soon as I asked her, so I could leave the table so she could clean up. The cup was only a few feet away behind a counter in the same room, not like she had to go out of our meeting area where I attended a presentation. She acted deaf and mute, really said not a thing, and did not give any eye contact either. I give my food maybe 4 stars, and the service 2 stars, so overall three. read more

Food good - service good but after eating visited the rest rooms which were disgusting!! Both my husband and I thought they hadn't been cleaned in days... ruined anything good about the restaurant. Also didn't help that our waitress was heard complaining about the recent new ownership and how things weren't as good as they used to be! read more

Nicely decorated outside; clean. A door attendant opens the door for u, smooth/classy. The attendant & host were nice gentlemen. Nice decor, clean, nice jazz music playing. Clean bathroom, nicely decorated. Easy to read menu. Nice selections. I ordered the chicken & waffles with a side of egg whites. Partner ordered cheese omelette which came with toast & these to die for potatoes. Everything was superb, tasteful. Javier was our server; fun, nice, pleasant, professional. I strongly recommend this place. read more

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Good basic breakfast place. A range of options and sides. Tried the breakfast tacos which had very good guacamole and the salmon benedict. They also carry massive fresh muffins! read more

I went here on a Saturday evening after 7:00 pm with my man. The place was busy but not crowded. We were seated right away in a lovely booth by a window. I loved the decor and ambiance. Everyone there seemed to be enjoying themselves. This was our first time here (we had a gift card). We told our server this and he let the general manager know. She came by our table several times to make sure we were enjoying our experience and we really appreciated that. I never knew the place had a French theme. I heard "cafe" and figured it would have diner food, like a Denny's. The food is much more fancy than a diner. The food is French-inspired, so this was a new experience for us. The menu is in English but the food titles are in French. That made my man a little nervous but we pressed on. My husband and I are kind of picky eaters so there weren't a lot of options that we liked but we did manage to find something delicious. They have a great deal - 2 for $25. Two appetizers, two entrees & a dessert trio to share. The have a fixed menu of items to choose from with this deal. This worked out well for us. We were stuffed by the end of our meal and had half of our entree to take home. Appetizers: French Onion Soup for me, Caesar Salad for my man -- We both loved our appetizers. The French onion soup was thick and scrumptious, with nice amount of onions, a slice of baguette and dreamy melted cheese on top. My man's Caesar salad looked very nice and he liked it very much. I will post pics of these. Entrees: We both got the French Dip with mozzarella added, along with fries -- The French Dip was very tasty, nicely sized and a good amount of meat. The fries were standard fare but tasty. Dessert: The dessert is a trio, Cinnamon Apple Crisp with ice cream on top, Bread Pudding and a warm brownie with ice cream on top. -- The Cinnamon Apple Crisp is divine! I want to go back just for that. The brownie was good too, nothing special but nice with the ice cream. Bread pudding must be an acquired taste. Not a fan but I'm sure some of you will love it. I give this place 4 stars because I am a fan. The food was tasty and our server was super nice and very attentive. If you like French-inspired food then this place is for you. If this place gets a more diverse menu it might get that extra star. read more

Mimi's Cafe - Caesar Salad & French Onion Soup - Appetizers on their 2 for $25 deal. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The food here is amazing! It isn't just greasy restaurant food, but real home-cooked food. The staff is amazing. Anya, Pam and Georgia took very good care of us. I highly recommend this place!! read more

Food was good but the place is dirty and service took to long like it took 10 min for a waitress to come and our drink order.tables are sticky read more

Mimi's Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

We live close by and come all the time. I Love the Cobb salad which I modify to get grilled salmon ( extra $6), no turkey, Swiss no blue cheese, no bacon and spinach instead of iceberg lettuce. That's ALOT of modifications and they always get it right. Kudos to them for that. On this night , though, service was painfully slow with only 1 server in the entire back room and she was also bussing. Every table was taken. I don't understand why they seated us there when there were more servers and available tables in the front room. Mimi's is also known for the email to buy one meal, get one free. On this night we were three. Instead of giving us two checks with our friend getting her own check ( which we would pay), we were given one check. The BOGO deal takes the least expensive meal off. In our case, that was our friend's chicken sandwich, $7 cheaper then out two meals. I asked the asst. Mgr. To adjust the bill so we got the BOGO on the two more expensive meals. He did but that kept us in the restaurant an additional 15 mins. Overall, fine but a 3 instead of a 4 or 5 for slow service, understaffed, attempt at overcharging us. BTW, if you're in the area, the CHRISTMAS LIGHTS off 56th North of Mayo on the West side are spectacular in those neighborhoods. read more

They are CLOSED. I placed an order online and paid for it. Wasted a 20 minute trip to find they are closed, lights out, parking lot empty. Spent 30 minutes on the phone trying to get a refund, customer service just kept sending me to someplace that was offering a drawing for a gift card. Now I will have to waste more time getting my bank to reverse the charge. read more

We love this place especially server Kathy originally from San Francisco is the best. We always ask for her and enjoy her service! I hope other servers can shadow her for a day. read more

Great food and service wonderful way to wake up in the morning with some good mimis muffins. Monica is an amazing waitress always pays attention to our order read more

I was at the Mimi's at Desert Ridge on Monday, 8/23/21. We had just finished paying and were ready to leave around 1 pm, when we witnessed the worst treatment a customer could receive. Two elderly, perfectly coiffed ladies had arrived and were waiting in the lobby. After several minutes with no one showing up to seat them, one of them called out "Is there anyone who can seat us?" We heard someone come out from the back and yell back, "We're busy, we'll seat you when we want to!" Now mind you, we were in the front of the restaurant and there was only one other table with customers where we were. During the time we were there, I only recall 2 others being seated (I was facing the hostess stand). The restaurant WAS NOT BUSY. These two gracious ladies had too much self respect to be treated this way. I applaud them for immediately leaving the restaurant. I spoke with them in the parking lot about their treatment and acknowledged how horrific it was, and said I would have done the same. What a terrible way for anyone to be treated, especially in a service industry. Mimi's you should be ashamed of how your employees treat and ignore your customers. I'm writing this because I do not imagine that these ladies are on social media. I do know however, that you lost 4 customers that day and I have been a Mimi's customer for over 20 years. Shame on you Mimi's, and shame on your staff! I would think that with the pandemic you would be bending over backwards to take care of your customers. read more

This is the second time within a month we have come to Mimi's on a Sunday morning, been sat by a hostess and completely ignored by the wait staff and management. We sat for 12 minutes with zero acknowledgment watching a girl roll silverware right in front of us and multiple employees just walking by refusing to even make eye contact. The first time this happened a couple weeks ago it was very busy and forgivable. This time it was not. We eventually left and walked by the same hostess who didn't even look up to see or wonder why the people she just sat were leaving. It's not that hard to just tell people you are aware they are sitting there waiting. It makes a world of difference! read more

Service is amazing. Food is great Kay Jay so great with customers. Great food. We will definitely be back

Came in at 12:30 for lunch. Hadn't been seated by 1 pm. 6 couples walked in and waited and left before we gave up. Saw waitstaff twice and was ignored twice. read more

Very tasty food, we dined here 2 days in a row recently. Kyra and Carla were our servers and we had a good experience with both. First day I added corn chowder cup of soup ($2.49 additional charge), second day I added tomato basil soup and that one was my favorite. Saturday night was busy but it is still quiet enough to have a conversation. Overall a good place for dinner. read more

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extremely rude manager/hostess. he has an attitude which just makes you uncomfortable. Left ride away

We had a reservation for 12 on a Saturday at 10:30am. They mentioned they were understaffed, but the service we received was absolutely horrendous. We ordered our drinks around 10:40am after sitting down, and we didn't start getting our drinks until 11:30am. By 11:40am the food started coming out, but we were still missing more than half of our drinks. We weren't provided silverware or napkins until we asked after the food had been delivered. We never got any water refills, or refills in general. Almost every order was wrong, and they did nothing to correct it. No discount, no apology, nothing. We didn't get the mimosas we had ordered until we had asked about them for a 3rd time after we already had food. The waitress also forgot to put in the orders for the seasonal pumpkin alcoholic drinks, so we never even got those. We had a reservation, and we're not taken care of. This was the worst service we've ever received. read more

the service was alright not terrible and the food was very mid in my opinion. i'm glad we tried it out though and i'm sure other customers will find this place good. jus not my cup of tea. my boyfriend really liked their food so definitely try it if you haven't then see if it's what you like. read more

I am being generous with respect to covid conditions. Thank you for allowing my nephew and I to dine IN two weeks ago at lunch-time. I have eaten at Mimi's six times over a period of 20 years. This was the first time the experience was less than 94 out if 100 points. COBB SALAD? Not really. Will try you again, maybe, in a few months. read more

Great breakfast and great service! Waynsworth went the extra mile to make our visit a good one.

Great food. We also ordered drinks which were super delicious. My wife and I had trouble selecting a plate because they all looked great. Also the decorations are very cute. Definitely worth trying. read more

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we love Mimi's delicious and affordable pricing! My family feels at home when we visit desert ridge location. They treat you like family! I went to several locations and in 5 Years regardless of staff we are treated well I go 3 times a week. read more

Mimi's Cafe - Desert ridge location is the best personality's you can relate to. Service it is above average family always feels right at home. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Ordered DoorDash and they removed an item from our order WITHOUT a refund. Both Mimi's and DoorDash refuse to take responsibility and no refund was given. You're welcome for the free money you crooks!!! If I ordered a burger and walked out without paying you'd get off your butts and do something about it, but for the other way around? Forget it. Please do not support these thieves. read more

One of the absolute best experiences! Damien went above and beyond. Try the 5-way grilled cheese and add blackened chicken to it.

Should have known when the parking lot looked empty & there were only 3 tables inspired in the whole restaurant that this wasn't going to be a winner. Suffice it to say should have gone elsewhere! read more

Amazing experience, idk what has changed in the last year or so, but today was a treat. I appreciate how well we were treated and the manager was soooo nice! Will definitely come back sooner than I did this time! read more

How do you screw up a hamburger? 1) Cook it medium rare when it was ordered medium well. 2) after it's been sent back only cook to medium. 3) serve it with cold soggy french fries. 4) serve it on a rock hard dry cold bun That was difficult to cut even with a butter knife. One of the people in our party had to spend an hour in the bathroom after lunch! Lunch was just nasty read more

Miss Kathy is amazing!!! Thank you & your manager for taking care of our uncooked breakfast with such fabulous service!!! We will be back because of you! Holly & Steve D read more

Quality service, amazing fresh food, and tranquil atmosphere! We ordered the salmon Benedict and the croissant sandwich and they were both delicious. All the staff is very friendly and accommodating! read more

We enjoy this restaurant very much for the food, service and atmosphere. We dine here every week, and are never disappointed. The staff is friendly, kind and welcoming. The servers are especially attentive, thoughtful and efficient. The eclectic menu provides meals that are plentiful, delicious and beautifully presented. The restaurant is clean, seating is comfortable and decor is artistic. We really love this location where management and employees make customers feel valued! read more

This place needs to be refurbished. It's pretty grim. It also needs a good deep cleaning. The restrooms were filthy and no paper towels in the ladies room. Food was below average. Crepes were burnt on the sides, fries were lukewarm, and iced tea was very watered down. As with other reviews our party of 4 had to wait 15 minutes when there were lots of empty booths and tables. I don't understand this unless there is no kitchen help and it's a way to slow down orders. Lots of better places to eat in Desert Ridge. read more

Great place for brunch. Our server, Javier, was very friendly and awesome! Food came out super fast and was delicious.

Food was good, a little on the high side for breakfast, but fine for a weekend meal. Chicken and waffles was a unique take, other standard breakfast fare was good. However, we were shocked at the up-charges on our check - all which were things our server made sound like they were part of the meal. "Is real maple syrup okay?" actually meant "would you like to upgrade to real maple syrup" for $2.50; "Are you alright with the roasted potatoes loaded? Onions, peppers, and other stuff" meant an add-on as well. Very disingenuous phrasing from our server. This all added about ten bucks onto the bill, which brought a fairly average breakfast for three to $50. Just not worth it, especially with the pretty slow and awkward server who took way too much time laughing with the table next to us. North Scottdale has way better food at this price. Likely won't be back. read more

We had a party of ten. Enrique was an EXEMPLARY server. Never an empty glass and always please and thank you. The food was good, served promptly. Enrique was super attentive the entire meal and surprised our guest, who's Birthday we were celebrating, with a muffin and candle at the end. I appreciate good/cheerful service during these trying times! Bravo Enrique! read more

Conveniently located in desert ridge . Parking lot waa limited. We were seated promptly and offered drinks .The waiter took our order in about 7 minutes nut did not return with our order for 38 minutes There was no apologies. The food was decent I had their corn beef hash. And eggs. I did like the pineapple muffin. . The place was busy but the wait too long at 11.00 am read more

Horrible rotten slow Service!!!! Very frustrating for a Usually great experience , it's been this way the past few time I visited , think I'll give this location a rest for awhile . They are probably going through a management change read more