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re: Mimi's in River Ridge is closing
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:11 am to Lester Earl
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:11 am to Lester Earl
When did he arrive? Mimi's had been open about 20 years which indicates, to me, a moderate success and consistency.
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Posted on 8/5/11 at 12:01 pm to RedPop4
Pete Vasquez arrived in late 2010. Article
It's usually a bad idea to change almost everything about a place when it's 30 years old. While it's not an absolute rule, it has been pretty consistent in my experience.
Now I can't begrudge the chef or the owner for trying something new but it flopped badly. Vazquez, who admittedly has culinary A.D.D. should have toned it down a bit. The blue hairs aren't a very adventurous bunch and changing things doesn't go over well if that's your core demographic.
Anyways, bye Mimi's. It was nice the few times we ate there (prior to the new chef).
It's usually a bad idea to change almost everything about a place when it's 30 years old. While it's not an absolute rule, it has been pretty consistent in my experience.
Now I can't begrudge the chef or the owner for trying something new but it flopped badly. Vazquez, who admittedly has culinary A.D.D. should have toned it down a bit. The blue hairs aren't a very adventurous bunch and changing things doesn't go over well if that's your core demographic.
Anyways, bye Mimi's. It was nice the few times we ate there (prior to the new chef).
Posted on 8/5/11 at 12:02 pm to RedPop4
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When did he arrive? Mimi's had been open about 20 years which indicates, to me, a moderate success and consistency.
Yeah Mimi's has been there at least 20 years. I think he has taken over within the last 2 years, maybe even less. It was always a mom and pop type place, with moderate prices.
the worst thing he could have done was keep the name and jack up the prices(not that the food wasn't worth it).
It's just hard to change the perception of the place when you keep the name. And they see the new prices and probably think "ehh I'm not going there."
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