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Mirani's Gourmet Deli is located in Illinois. This French restaurant is known for its deli.
4.0 of 5 stars.
We moved to Winnetka in late August and live very near Mirani's. After 4 or 5 meals, we are sold on the place...and worried. We have not had a bad meal there -- from the yummy mussels in broth...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here two or three times and haven't been impressed enough to go back. Overpriced, OK but not great food, average service. I bet if they bring their price points down a bit they'd pack the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Overpriced menu items in which you could probably get a better-tasting options elsewhere, this place is a full-on bust. Stick with Le Bouchon or better yet, go to France. Not worth the hike up to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, I can't believe the low reviews for this place!! I realize that it's not the best meal I've ever eaten, and maybe it doesn't stand up to some of the best brasseries in Chicago, but it's good...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Brent J. hits the nail on the head: judged on its own terms, Mirani's succeeds admirably, but if it were downtown next door to, say, Brasserie Jo, it would probably wither. That said, I enjoyed my...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Had dinner at Mirani's this past Friday and it was delicious. The French onion soup ($8) has consistently been excellent and I started with the special seafood tart ($12) which was very good....
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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It saddens me a bit to see some of the negative reviews on this site. Clearly someone had a bad experience, which can happen at any establishment, and they have made it their business to trash a great establishment. In my many years of going to Mirani's, I have never had bad service from Ms. Mirani. She is actually a very sweet woman, and I have come to know her very well. As far as my review, this is a restaurant, so I think it is important to actually mention the quality of the food! As someone who travels quite frequently, I will say that the food is very authentic. It is a bistro, after all, and is very reminiscent of small bistros all over Paris. Yes, the service is not Mirani's best asset, but the quality of food surpasses any qualms I would have with the wait staff. If you want to be doted on every second of your meal, this may not be the place for you, but remember that this is a french bistro-style restaurant, not a 10-course tasting restaurant. But if you do want a delicious, hearty French meal, this is a gem, in my opinion. Their success is proven by the repeat customer clientelle that continues to come back day after day, myself included.
openlist - user review - 10/20/2008
Last friday i was at Mirani's for the first time.I had heard they have live music and wanted to check it out. We sat at the bar , the ensemble is great. For dinner we had mussels for appetizer. I ordered halibut and my friend had steak . We both loved it and will go back . Ioana
openlist - user review - 10/15/2008
I go to Mirani's at least once a week since they opened. The staff is very friendly . We probably had every item on their menu. My favorite is the whitefish. We have always had a nice experience and will always be loyal customers.
openlist - user review - 10/15/2008
If I were to rate this restaurant on the food only, it would be a good one. However, the dinning experience makes the meal. The three faux pas that stand out include: Our "meal auction" consisting of wait staff asking who ordered which dish AND each diner received their meals at different times, many items were unavailable from the menu including ALL dessert items and server never returned to the table other than to take an order then deliver it... I would not go back.
openlist - user review - 06/16/2008
I really wondered if we had personally offended Madeleine Mirani after our dreadful experience Saturday night. She was rude. I see a pattern here with some of the other comments and realize now that we just came to the wrong restaurant. Clearly a dilettante, Madame Mirani has sought to bring the full, contemptuous Parisian experience to her little corner of Winnetka. Well, Brava. Train your staff, lose the attitude and remember that this is a service business you're running...
openlist - user review - 06/16/2008
We have now eaten at this restaurant 3 times because it so close to home and we can walk there. The first meal was mediocre, the second was ok with terrible service, but last night topped it. My wife's steak was meant to come with a lightly smoked chili sauce - it came with a brown gloop of a gravy! We told our server we were not happy with this - she scurried to the kitchen , came back and said - it is what it is do you want it or not??? My wife chose not! Once we had paid our bill and the place was a little quieter we approached the owner, his wife and the chef who were having a lovely time front of house, patting each other on the back etc and explained our concerns regarding the meal. We were told the same as our server said - it is what it is - and that we basically did not have any idea what we were talking about! The owner turned his back on us and walked away! The chef then decided to wade in and accused us of not knowing what a chili flavor was, took exception to us describing his sauce as appearing like a brown gravy and stomped off to the kitchen to fetch a chili and show us what it was! At that stage we felt it best to leave lest he returned with a large kitchen implement instead. So - in short, we won't be heading back there - ever.
openlist - user review - 05/25/2008
I have gone to Mirani's 8-10 times since it opened, and the service and food quality has gone down hill each visit. Last time I was there, our group arrived on time for our 8pm reservation. After being told they couldn't seat us (even though the restaurant was half empty) we cooled our heels in the cramped bar for 45 minutes. After talking with the rude Hostess( who is the owners wife) we were told grudgingly that they could seat us, but not to expect to place our order for 45 minutes. The other people at the bar were going through the same situation, so we finally left to go to Jackie's Bistro in Evanston, where the food was wonderful, and we were treated kindly. I will never return to Miranis. I would be surprised to see them in business 6 months from now. Bad front of house, and the food has gone down hill.
openlist - user review - 04/11/2008
4.0 of 5 stars.
If Mirani's were in Manhattan, it wouldn't deserve four stars. But in Winnetka it's a different story. In a generation this suburb has seen restaurants serving over-cooked meat served with...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I am most disappointed to have to give Mirani's one star, however I cannot justify two stars. With 7:00pm reservations my family was seated at 8:00pm. They could not muster ANY place for us to take...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Friday night, we joined friends who are regulars at Mirani's and are very enthusiastic about its "downtown ambiance." After our evening there, I can only assume they're referring to downtown...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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I have no idea why the previous rating states that Mirani's "doesn't deserve to be in business" because the restaurant actually moved to a larger location due to its growing popularity about one year ago....
citysearch.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have been to Mirani's quite a few times; first when they were in the original smaller restaurant and then again after they relocated to the larger, new location.The food? It's been consistently...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We went here for lunch. Ordered three light meals - half sandwiches with a few leaves of lettuce on the side. Not bad...this isn't Subway. However, while the food was decent and nicely prepared, I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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The service is painfully slow and of four dinners ordered, three were wrong. When we finally got our food the presentation was horrible, a small piece of salmon floating in a bowl of brown lentil soup. Two of...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Almost, but not quite.I work in the area and let me tell you, we were excited to see something opening in this long-empty storefront. And it happened to be a local establishment who was relocating....
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2006
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At Mirani's, we focus on the root of French gastronomy, Brasserie cooking. Our kitchen prepares meals with only the best ingredients of the season. But surely our focus on food has not deterred us from...
opentable.com - user review
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a european-style gourmet deli that does a significant amount of catering. on the menu: homemade soups, crab cakes, chicken cordon bleu, portobello mushroom sandwich, grilled vegetables. displayed under glass...
metromix.com - user review
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