Mimi's Cafe: It feels like home

A few years ago, I stumbled on the most wonderful restaurant.
(most being a superlative, not a ranking (though it could be))
Every week a group of us would drive by a little resaurant, and every time, there would be a huge crowd there. Unfortunately their hours and ours, did not coincide.

One day the leader of our group pulled a few strings, and got us in.
We knew they had a very loyal following, but we didn't know why.

The first thing I noticed was the atmosphere,
It says its a cafe, and rightly so. You enter this little brick buildling,
and suddenly you feel like paris. (not the hotel heirress, the place)
You think, hmm, I just might be sitting in an out door cafe, in those wonderfully delicious, streets of europe.

And then you smell it, the most wonderful smell...
Fresh Baked bread. ohh, it's like heaven.

If I remeber correctly it's complimentary. Every body gets some.
(what a lousy time to be on Atkins)

The menu is rich,
it's different, but not terribly,
and there's a good variety, but they still maintain continuity.

I think a good way to measure a restaurant is by the appetizer platter.
(yes they have appetizers, so we're not talking about fast food prices, but it's not too bad)
It's been a while but I do remember liking the platter,
it seems like it had a spray of fresh fruits,
With pineapple, and strawberries, and such.
It also seems like it had fried mushrooms, and Zuccini

Oh hear it is, straight from their website:
Spinach & artichoke dip, chicken tenders and zucchini parmesan, jammin' together with some great dipping sauces (but I seriously remember fruit)
Either way, it was tasty.

The bread is good, it reminds you of european bread, and the food is good, it reminds you of home.

I can't remember everything that I have ordered, and I haven't been there often but I've never heard a complaint.

I think I had and enjoyed the Corn Chowder,
I tasted the Pot Pie, and it was also tasty
(but don't think of those silly frozen things,
if that's what you expect, you will likely be disappointed).
The Pot Pie is Huge, you may not be able to finish it in one sitting.
And it's very good, If you've ever seen a real southern pot pie, then you might have an idea.

Also on the Menu is The Portabello sandwhich,
A huge sandwich and the main body, is one Giant mushroom.
I think I ordered it for the novelty, and it was tasty, but not my favorite, but then, I'm not a big fan of mushrooms.

The service is great,
but you'll want to plan ahead,
there's generally a long list of people waiting to get in.

All in all I couldn't be more pleased.
The average meal costs $10-15 , but it is so worth it.
If you have access to a Mimi's I highly reccommend it.
DOUG




http://mimiscafe.com/

Great Harvest! Great?

Ok Here goes. This post will probably change,
but I wanted to have something here.

For my birthday my little sister sent me a gift card for Great Harvest.
(the Bread Co.) Great Harvest is a nationwide franchise. But every store is different.
I was short on time, and I decided that this would be a perfect time to try a sandwich from a cool new establishment.

(sandwiches are served from 11-3)

The first thing that I noticed is that Great Harvest is not cheap.
I asked what sandwich they would reccommend, and the girl said she would get the Tuscan Chicken Panini.

it sounded excellent, so I made that my selection.

Oddly the counter-girl didn't ask me if I wanted to add a cookie and a drink for a buck fifty.

If she had asked I probably would have.

They said they would call me when my lunch was ready,
but the few chair that they had were full.

Fortunately this is a store worthy of much exploration.

After what seemed like a hefty wait,
(but only because I was the only one waiting)
I finally got my sandwich.
the girl apologized, but it really wasn't that long.

I took my lunch and headed back to the office.

The Sandwich:
Chicken Tuscan Panini

Served on a wonderful dense bread.
Large slices of chicken breast.
Tomato (a little out of season, but to be expected)
Lettuce
Other stuff, but I forget what,
and The Sauce.

Served with a 1/4 of a dill pickle

Each individual element of the Sandwich was masterfully done.
All very tasty.

But as a whole the sand was a little bland for my tastes.
I guess the sauce, though in good proportions,
didn't have enough flavor for me.

As long as I ate some pickle with the sandwich life was good,
Very good,

but my pickle wasn't quite large enough for the size of the sandwich.

So my Great harvest experience was very good,
but not quite great.

But the parts of it were great.

A sandwich will cost you about seven bucks,
and most people would be well fed with one.
I probably could have eaten a bit more.

part two
The Cobb Sandwich

My Brother also had a gift card for great harvest and today he used it.
I tasted the Cobb sandwich, and it was TASTY.

His wife said it was practically perfect.

It had a slightly stronger flavor, and again a lot of good parts.
(bacon, avocado, really good bread etc).

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On the whole, I would definately reccommend Great Harvest.
It's not cheap, but neither is the quality.
DOUG

Welcome to The Utah Food Review

This is a blog all about food.
If you like food like I like food, then I think you will like this blog

This blog is about food in Utah or nearly so.
In other words food that I could possibly eat.
(if you would like to be on the team just let me know)
I will send you an email and you can post too.

I hope we can all enjoy this blog together.

Thanks
DOUG