Mimosa Restaurant

This is a charming neighborhood spot. Service is above LA standards (which is normally poor) and the food is quite good. Wine list is a bit lacking and the corkage is high, but with a group of friends it works out just fine. As to the negative reviews I read before trying it, please learn to spell before slamming a restaurant. It's espresso, not expresso you dolt! Lamb is not served well done unless you are used to tv dinners. If you are used to McD's then stay out of good restaurants!

There are many problems in this restaurant, it seems to be that whoever operate this place does not even know they do have problems and how to run that place. The host was really rude to me, his attitute is so bad and kind of telling me if I am not demographically compatible and I shouldn't come to his restuarant for dining and because of that my appetite was gone. The maraconi au gratin was overcooked, the coffee was served cold, and when I complainted it to the waitress, first of all she agreed to give me a hot French coffee but I did not really get the hot coffee at all. And the biggest health of all: The lamb chop I ordered was not served well done. I mentioned to the waitress that my lamb chop needs to be 100% well done, but when it arrives to my table it was apparently less than medium rare. I got sick after I when home, and for sure this health issue will be reported to heealth ddepartment promptly.

this is one of my husband and my favorite restaurants. We've been going for the past few years. The steak frites are amazing, french onion soup and frisee salad are also favorites. The sole fish is yummy. the crowd is mixed - ranges from older gray haired folks - but we are in our 30's and there are some of us too. sometimes it takes a tad long for them to take our drink order, but other than that, we love it!

My friend and I decided to go out to eat on saturday night, last minute. Wanting to try something new, we decided on Mimosa. It looks SO great, great ambiance, the food smelled great- we were so excited.Then we sat down...
Our appetizer took about 25 minutes to come out, we even had to ask someone to check on it. Even the ladies who sat down AFTER us had their appetizer before we did. We had the Mac and cheese, super oily but edible.
We continually had to ask for water and, I guess, they were shorthanded because our waiter and the maitre d were scrambling around all night, it was impossible for us or the table next to us to get their attention. After about 25 more minutes, our food came. We both ordered Sole and it was HORRIBLE. My mashed potatoes arrived with a thin film on the top- the kind that develops when food has been sitting out for a while- The plate was scorching hot but the food wasn't. The fish was rubbery...and really oily- I had to remove it from my mouth immediately. The lady next to us said that usually the food was great and in France, eating is a leisurely activity- I politely explained to her that this wasn't France and this food, was bad, French or not. We tried to send it back but after about 10 minutes of seeing no one, we decided to just leave money for the mac and cheese and leave- finally the maitre d found us, he asked what was wrong, barely stuck around to hear the answer and disappeared with our plates. On the plus side, he comped the entire "meal" and that was that. I'm sure it's not a bad place, but really, if you can't handle a busy restaurant, don't seat so many people.

This restaurant is great. Everytime i've gone the food has always been wonderful. The ambience is warm and cozy. Its a fun place to go as a couple or with a group of friends. The menu is varied so anyone can find something that they like. I love the Cassoulet! The service is great and the place is always busy. I would recommend making reservations before hand.