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Fhima is located in Minnesota. This Mediterranean restaurant is known for its fusion. It's been awarded the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence award. Know before you go: this place features dancing. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice an elegant atmosphere. This restaurant features fine wines. This restaurant is open late.
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citysearch.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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Unfortunately, Fhima's is no longer open, so if you are looking for a bite in downtown Saint Paul, you'll be best off looking somewhere else. If you are interested in a menu from David Fhima, he is still the...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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I've been to this restaurant a couple of times since it opened and was definately concerned this last year with all the bad media coverage Fhima's recieved as it has been one of my favorites...So, I stopped by...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2007
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A group of five of us dined here Friday 5 January. The entrees (bouillabaise, seafood risotto, chicken rigatoni, lamb tagine) were fine, although two other items overshadowed them: the addictive pita-like...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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Stopped in here just for drinks before meeting friends at a different place. We sat at the bar. The bartender did make some great drinks but the service was slow. Apparently they had a DJ coming in too,...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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My husband and I both had our first experience at Fhima's this past Saturday for my birthday dinner. I was incredibly dissappointed with the service and the food. There was no hostess whenw e arrived so, after...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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The only person who was polite to us was the Host. Our server was beyond rude. 30 minutes after we had order our entrees he came up to the table and asked what we had ordered. We repeated our orders and then...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/25/2006
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I have to admit that the last two times I visited Fhima's I found it to be stale and old,I gave it a try on Sat night ,it was amazing to see Mr Fhima in the kitchen work his magic the food was great ,service...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2006
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First, a confession: I was once a habitue of this pretty little downtown gem. My husband and I took many out-of-town guests here to enjoy the fab decor, the outstanding wine list, and the delicious...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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I've not eaten a full meal at Fhima's, and had wanted to. After our experience this past Friday it's questinable if we'd ever go back. Met friends for drinks on a Friday at 6 -- the place was a ghost town in...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2006
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I probably don't even need to mention it, but this is a cool feeling restaurant. The vast majority of the staff is great, but I've had the occasional overly aloof server. I don't like over-attentive service so...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/06/2006
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Fhima's has been one of my favorite restaurants for the last 2 years I got a little tired of it and stopped going but after trying other restaurants in St Paul I realised why it is still the best the food...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/03/2006
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Since I do business in downtown St. Paul, I've had the unfortunate experience of dining at Fhima's 5 times in the past three months. It's getting worse every time, service has always been marginal, the food...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/30/2006
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Great food but marginal service. A reservation made 8 weeks in advance was lost, my wife's dish had glass in it, and the wait staff was clearly understaffed/overworked so the attention wasn't as prompt as it...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/22/2006
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Fhima's last night and had the worst service ever. 9 of us were seated by a very unfriendly person who never gave us a drink menu, in fact she never said hello, we sat for 15 min. finally we went and ask for...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/15/2006
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A unique and eclectic menu combining Moroccan and French cuisine from an excellent lamb tajine to a great bouillabaise combining a decor and food to please the pre theatre and pre hockey crowd all in a trendy...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/24/2006
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I really love the interior of this place! Since it's very visible in downtown, my husband and I had passed by dozens of times & always assumed it was expensive (also due to the hype). However, the prices are...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/06/2005
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Fhima's, named after wonderful French chef & owner David Fhima, is a great example of why St. Paul is still a sophisticated metro. Going downtown there can be trying, why bother most times? Fhimas i...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/26/2005
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My friends and I dined at Fhima's on New Year's eve last year, and we were not dissapointed. It was truly one of the best dining experiences I've ever had.The service was impeccable. We had a la...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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The best thing about this place has got to be the wine list. We almost didn't get to the food menu while we read through the pages of wine. Once we did order, the mussles and tapas were excellent. The lamb in...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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I have been hearing both positive and negitive feedback regarding the "highly talked about" fhimas so I decided to check it out for myself. I was there last weekend and was blown away. From the moment we...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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Went to fhima's last night for happy. We sat on the patio, waiting for a server to bring us manus, water, something. Two servers came out, looked me directly in the eye, and walked back inside or proceeded to...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/19/2005
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fhimas has one of the COOLEST wine bars in minneapolis/st paul. fun place to happy hour and mingle with the yuppies. unfortunately, it's a bit pricey, so get someone else to buy you your drinks or d...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/26/2005
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A perfect mix of fun ,casual and fine dinning all in a very cool setting and wonderful service to top it all a wine list for all budgets
citysearch.com - user review - 05/05/2005
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w/reservation prompt seating. cool decor but my butt went numb after 20 min. bit noisy had to raise my voice a few times. server was indifferent, but helped with wine selection and after giving us water, did...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/24/2005
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I'm suprised why Fhima's is rated so highly for the singles scene. I find it very attractive for first dates, special occasions, or for a great meal before a show. They have a happy hour, but it's mostly...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/24/2004
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What can I say about Fhima's?? Having dined at some of the finer establishments, I have found that some are mediocre in ambience and OK for food. Fhima's stands for "Phenomenal!".. The Atmosphere is top notch,...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/04/2004
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When entering Fhima's the first feature that caught my eye was the sculptors of half-nude women embedded into the walls. To tell the truth, rather than looking tacky it added a wonderful accent to the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/18/2004
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I'd heard a LOT about this place and now, having been, I think it's a bit over-hyped. I had the Lamb Tahine, which was very tasty but not enough meat for the price ($22). They have a unique array of choices, a...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/08/2004
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Unless you think you are a celebrity, demand to be treated like J. Lo and have money to buy respect from the bartenders than don't waste your time. They treat people like your at Jack in the box and trying to...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/04/2004
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My friends and I just spent New Year's Eve at Fhima's, and we had a wonderful experience! We had a nice table in the back, which was much quieter than the main dining area. Our server ( Todd) was fantastic. He...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2004
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This was my first time at Fhima's, and it was outstanding. The ambiance is great, the food was very good, as was the service. Our waiter was friendly and helpful. He explained everything very thoroughly, and...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/27/2003
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Everything in this hip restaurant was perfect ,impeccable service and well timed staff, great eclectic menu in a pure and invitingly chic atmosphere ,St Paul should be proud.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/01/2003
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Had dinner prior to a performance at the Ordway. Staff was very accommodating. Our server was topnotch (Christopher). He was well-informed regarding the menu selections and wine. (He made the wine...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/03/2003
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My trip here was delish! Interior is great with lots of sleek contemporary lines. We sat along the wall in cushy booth-style seats with lots of comfy pillows. I had the best experience with Ahi Tuna in my...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/05/2003
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We had been putting off coming to Fhima's because it's a little pricey, but it was wonderful! For starters, we were given olive tapanade, which was excellent. My crouton salade was very flavorful. I was a...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/01/2003
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Last week I went to Fhima's for the third time and their out!!! The food was terrible. My oysters were spoiled and my buddies swordfish looked more like a burnt offering fit for a mouse. It was the smallest...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/22/2003
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You have to try it the best all around restaurant in the twin cities,as good if not better that most east and west coast hip spots, from the cuisine to the wine list to the decor, the...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/20/2003
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Wondering where you can get excellent seafood besides walleye in the Twin Cities or an *authentic" tagine? Looking for a place that you can impress both the worldy and downhome palate? Do you like a place...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/20/2003
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I have been to this restaurant before the wild game, before the opera after a concert and by far this is the best all around restaurant in the twin cities, a great lamb tagine or a great dish of mussels or...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2003
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From the moment you enter this wonderful restaurant you are taken aback by the hospitality and the decor, it is the cuisine thatkeeps you coming back my favorite sole Malaga and the meritage tartare,we have...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/04/2003
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I have to admit that with all the new rstaurants opening lately some good some bad , I was aprehensif about trying Fhima's not because of anything I heard as a matter of fact it is because of all the buzz that...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2003
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Great atmosphere, what you'd imagine a modern French-Moraccan bistro to feel like. The service was just right, friendly and helpful - not pushy. The wine list is extensive, specialty martinis are well made and...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/29/2003
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SOPHISTICATED DECOR,CREATIVE AND FLAVORFUL CUISINE, PROFESSIONNAL SERVICE ALL IN THIS WONDERFUL RSTAURANT I WILL DEFINETLY BE BACK
citysearch.com - user review - 03/19/2003
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I was blown away by Fhima's. I took my fiancee, two of her friends and my brother out for her birthday. The five of us had drinks, 2 bottles of wine, a phenomenal meal and desert (one complementary for her...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/12/2003
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By far one of the best wine list in the country and reasonable, menu eclectic and extremly good, service proffessionnal and very friendly, the atmosphere is simple ,chic , hipp and elegant my only complaint...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/12/2003
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From the moment you enter this restaurant you forget that you are in St Paul, from the decor to the cuisine and service Fhima's delivers,very impressive wine list great menu items not your usual meat and...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/03/2003
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The atmosphere is very unusual for Saint Paul: it would be more at home in say, Philadelphia, where mod bars are the rage. My wife and I had a tapas plate, made up of various Moroccan recipes. It was...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/03/2003
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A very cool atmosphere with the best cuisine around , we had the mussels followed by the lamb tagine , the lamb litteraly melts in your mouth the wine list is extensive but when we could not get a listed wine...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/24/2003
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This place is too busy trying to be NY trendy when its not...the disc jockey in the middle of a restaurant during prime dining hours is ridiculous. The kiddy tables by the dance floor are affected. The food...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/20/2003
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We had dinner at Fhima's for the first time a month ago , everything was great , what made us come back is that after our visit we were called back and asked about our experience we were so impressed we come...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/12/2003
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We went with a group of 4, it took a while to be seated, but that OK because the bar is great. We sat near the front door, which was cold. The service was good, even though they thought it was slow and comped...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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great lighting, great atmosphere, service attentive and proffesionnal, I had a steak not expecting much it is as good if not better than any steakhouse in town,great creme brulee, the apple tarte was not hot...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/03/2003
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I am so perplexed by some of the reviews, I have never reviewed anything at least not online, I have to make an Exception for this restaurant although not perfect it is wonderfully balanced between creative...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/28/2003
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This restaurant was very disappointing. The food was mediocre and WAY overpriced. Try Kincaid's next door, excellent food there for the value.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/27/2003
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The decor is simple elegance without pretense, the menu from the meritage tartare to the lamb tagine is tasty and presented with a lot of passion, very sexy late night although the music can be a little loud,...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/24/2003
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Not sure of the fascination with fries; I asked my husband if we were really at McDonalds. We started out with Mussels, which were served with fries. Nonetheless, these were fresh and cooked just right in a...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/22/2003
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It is really refreshing to find this type of restaurant in Mpls,excellent variety but with style I never thought that preceding my filet mignon with gourmet nachos but boy was I pleasantly surprised, my...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/13/2003
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Sure it's a "poser" type place. Oh well...it's fun, and I think St. Paul has the really cool type people hanging out there, not suburban twits who shop Arden B, wear the wrong color of MAC lipstick and TRY to...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/13/2003
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Possibly the worst service I have ever had! When we finally got one of those low tables for our party of 4 we didn't have enough chairs. One woman sat on her fiance's lap. However, although we'd been refused...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2003
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Ive eaten at Fhimas 3 times and have yet to be disappointed. One experience was for lunch and the other two were for dinner with bigger groups. The atmosphere is funky and unique and the same can be said about...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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I've visted Fhima's about six times -- lunches, dinner, happy hour... After a few growing pains, the kitchen and staff have hit their stride. OK, so it's trendy -- is that really that important? The food is...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/13/2002
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It is my first visit I have heard of Fhima's thru friend's as being hip and trendy so reluctantly I tried it after all how many hip and trendy restaurants are they in Mpls StPaul that also serve fine cuisine?...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/11/2002
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SERVICE GREAT ,FOOD GREAT, AMBIENCE GREAT, IT REALLY DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER .
citysearch.com - user review - 11/29/2002
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What a great addition to the dinning scene in St paul, Fhima's in it's infancy is better than all the other restaurants's in St paul, by far a better ambience ,service,menu selections and definetly wine list ,...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/26/2002
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I have to admit at first when I saw the menu I thoght oh no another restaurant trying to do it all, and what are the nachos and wings doing on the same menu as tartare and lamb tagine , well I have just...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/23/2002
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Went to this new "hot spot" for dinner. It has a long way to go to compete with the St. Paul Grille, Kincaid's, Pazaluna, or even the venerable old Gallivan's. The lighting in the entrance makes everyone look...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2002
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THE TARTARE WAS INCREDIBLE SO WAS THE CREME BRULEE, THE PRICES A LITTLE HIGH BUT WORTH IT, A LITTLE OF A DRIVE FROM WAYZATA, WHEN WILL THEY OPEN FHIMA'S IN WAYZATA? OH THE SERVICE WAS PROFESSIONNAL AND...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/21/2002
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This is a restaurant that has a lot to say for itself, and it does without pretense, an eclectic menu that combines an incredible haricot vert and a a very flavorful tagine, I normally wouldn't rate a...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/13/2002
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Finally a restaurant with guts and flair , a restaurant that obviously has taken a lot of risks in a very boring market ,what a unique combination of French fusion cuisine in a hip and trend setting atmosphere...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/02/2002
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Food is amazing...had the Keftda tenderloin with mint and saffron basmati rice. To Die For!! HUGE wine selection. Had a great bottle of white wine for around $20. Tables in the front of the restaraunt are a...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2002
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What is this place trying to be? a bistro? fine dining? its hard to define but it doesn't work. Expensive but average food - the Ceasar salad dressing was more like thousand island out of the bottle. Lots of...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2002
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Had to have food... Amazing food... And warm and luxurious yet hip and non-stuffy atmosphere... I heard about Fhima's... I found wonderful steak with bernaise and pork tagine and basil angelhair pasta with...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2002
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This is not a pleasant eating environment. Snacks & drinks - great. Meeting a group of friends for fun, fun, fun - great. Fine dining -NO. Romantic dinner - NO. Fine cuisine - NO. So, the problem I had was...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2002
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The room is fun and everyone looks great in that pinkinsh lighting. The pommes were so so but the boullibaisse was to die for. Tons of clams, mussells, saffron, shrimp, and salty broth. I could eat it every...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/28/2002
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I recently had my surprise b-day at Fhima's with my wife and friends. The wait staff was excellent although some were still new. Food was brought twice to our table instead of the correct table. That stuff can...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/26/2002
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Walk in and seeing the colors of the lighting and decor makes you forget that you're in Minnesota. From the excellent people watching and great tasting martinis you can move onto a delightful dinner,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2002
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I had been so disappointed everytime I wondered by mistake to St Paul for dinner, that it took some heavy conviencing from friends from me to try this new restaurant called FHIMA's!! Was I ever in for a...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/14/2002
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I don't normally go online and do reviews but I just came across this sight and thought I would check out the restaurant that I just visited! All I can say is WOW! We had so much fun and such amazing food,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/07/2002
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Service was friendly but quite slow. A bottle of wine ordered before the meal was not even opened until our dinners were on our table for approximately 10 minutes. This was a disappointment and certainly made...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/06/2002
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This is THE place in downtown St Paul. Great "Main & Main" location with incredible food & service.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2002
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I was immediately impressed with the surroundings. It is bright, open, and comfortable. The food offerings are interesting, and having been there twice for lunch and once for dinner, all items have been tasty....
citysearch.com - user review - 08/21/2002
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While the surroundings are very cool the food left something to be desired. We were a group of 6 on Saturday night. We started with the Greek Nachos-lots of cheese short on olives/peppers, the Green Beans were...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/20/2002
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Just a warning about the service at Fhima's...it was unbelievably slow and unfriendly. It took nearly twenty minutes for a server to even approach the table, and this was only after I notified the hostess that...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/06/2002
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I have been to Fhima's a few times and love it. Trendy atmosphere, DJ's spinning all weekend long, and a nice French/Meditaranian menu. A good place to meet for drinks and dance or for dinner.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2002
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the outer limits of hipness...
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