B&B's Biscuits in Denham Springs - Update

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A new dining option is coming to downtown Baton Rouge in place of long-time staple, The Harrington’s Cafe.

In August, Cafe Mimi will open at 329 Florida St.

The new restaurant is a joint venture from relatives Julie and Dave Carlson and Steven and Sally Banh, whom last week closed on the purchase of the 17-year-old Harrington’s Cafe from owners Craig and Lacey Harrington.

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Cafe Mimi is the culmination of a difficult year for the Carlsons and Banhs. Julie originally planned to open a franchise of a Nashville-based juice bar with her husband in Towne Center, and Steven, who owned and operated a convenience store and gas station with his wife in Denham Springs, was going to help the couple with financing.

Then the flood occurred.

Steven and Sally Banh lost their business, and the plans changed. Instead of opening the juice bar, the Carlsons agreed to go into business with the Banhs.

Together, they decided to build a restaurant on the gas station site, but the permitting process proved to be a headache. And though they had leveled the gas station, they couldn’t break ground on a new restaurant until sometime in 2018.

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The restaurant is expected to open later this summer. And when it does, the restaurant will serve both breakfast and lunch. It also will be open nights and weekends too, Harrington adds.

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