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Mimi's Cafe Corn Chowder Recipe
Mimi's Cafe Corn Chowder
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Rating: 5.0 (5 reviews)
 

Arthur Simms was in the restaurant business for many years before he opened the first Mimi's Cafe with his son, Tom, in Anaheim, California in 1978. Back in the Golden Age of Hollywood Arthur was the guy running things in the MGM Studios commissary where, on any given day, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable and Judy Garland might stop in for a grazing. Arthur named his New Orleans-influenced, bistro-style restaurant after a woman he met and fell in love with in Paris during the war. Today it's Tom who runs the show at this growing 93-unit chain where regulars return for the staple favorites including the French Market Onion Soup, Carrot Raisin Bread and the delicious corn chowder, cloned right here.
2 tablespoons butter
2 large celery stalks, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
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Kristen D.  
Submitted on 02/13/13
Another great recipe-very close to Mimi's. If anything it's better.
Tracey  
Submitted on 02/07/09
I substituted chicken broth for the water and used 1/2 of low fat milk and the other 1/2 and 1/2. My family loved this soup.
Rebecca  
Submitted on 12/02/05
We have found a new comfort food! Fabulous Chowder, Just like the restaurant version.
Cici  
Submitted on 11/21/05
I substituted 2 cups of low sodium chicken broth for 1/2 of the required water, added one more potato and decided to forgo the bay leaf. I served it with warm honey wheat rolls. Yum!
Barbara  
Submitted on 10/25/05
I love Mimi's and this recipe really is a great clone for their corn chowder. I would suggest that you skip the parsley and spend the money on a baguette and you're good to go.