Mimi's Cafe
Mimi's Cafe is a US restaurant chain with 145 locations in 24 states.[1] Originally headquartered in Irvine, California, it is planning to move to Dallas, Texas after 35 years in California. [2] It serves French and American food, with French decor and themes.
Arthur J. Simms (who headed the commissary at MGM Studios in the 1950s), his son Thomas Simms, Brian Taylor, and Paul Kurz opened the first Mimi's Cafe in December 1978 in Anaheim, California. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. purchased the Mimi's Cafe restaurant chain (operating under SWH Corporation) in July 2004 for USD$182 million.[3] Mimi’s Cafe was sold to the U.S. branch of Groupe Le Duff, which also owns the La Madeleine restaurants, in February 2013.
History
Mimi's Cafe is a wholly owned subsidiary of LeDuff America and was founded by American airman Arthur Simms, who was stationed in France during World War II.
