Smells Like Green Spirit

I dragged my friend Amanda to the Milwaukee Art Museum to see the special exhibit of the outsider artist Martin Ramirez, a Mexican artist who was arguably wrongly locked up for schizophrenia for life in California where he went on to create a huge collection of amazing drawings. Upon leaving the museum, I got us thoroughly lost. After an hour of driving, we finally stumbled, starving and freezing, into Mimma’s Cafe on Brady Street in Milwaukee. Nestled inside a clapboard building from the late 1800’s, Mimma’s was warm, cozy, and fancy enough that I wondered if we were out of place in our sweatshirts and Converse. The restaurant is family owned and run by Italian born Mimma Megna.

The Menu

With over 50 delicious items from all over Italy, meat eaters and vegetarians alike are sure to find something satisfying and authentically Italian here. Vegetarian antipasti options include a bruschetta, a mozerella marinara, and a fried eggplant that sounds super yummy. They have several delicious sounding vegetarian friendly salads, but instead of being healthy and ordering one, I went for the creamy and rich ravioli called the molisani, which was filled with artichoke, mushrooms and peas in a creamy vodka sauce. It was divine, but heavy, so I ended up taking half of it home. My friend ordered the ravioli filled with lobster, and even though she was so full she was in pain, she ended up eating the entire bowl.

Our service was excellent, and I ended my meal with a wonderful cappuccino. I would highly recommend Mimma’s to anyone looking for amazing Italian in Milwaukee.

Website www.mimmas.com
Phone 414-271-7337
Address 1307 E Brady St in Milwaukee
Hours Open daily for lunch and dinner

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