Kimi’s Bistro

I had a groupon so I decided to stop by for lunch on a Saturday. As soon as I get to the door I see a sign that reads we are not accepting groupons. I walked in asked a waiter and he said my manager said not to accept them. I asked what was I supposed to do with it as I had spent my money already. He just smiled and said I don’t know. Since I had driven a while to get there and paid for parking I stayed for like lunch. The place is small but attractive. They were having the front door replaced which was loud. My server was a nice young man. He recommended the rum punch which was great. I had the salmon panini which was delicious. Great Service and good food but still sour about not taking my groupon with no explanation

My, oh my. My friend and I were so excited to try this place out as we love Ethiopian food and it is close to my home. We got a voucher deal which made us even more excited. I can only speak to the Ethiopian food as we did not try any of the other offerings. We ordered awaze tibs, chicken tibs, and veggies. This was not the worst Ethiopian food I have had by any means (two places in Atlanta come to mind off the top of my head), but it was not good either. We both agreed. The American food menu does seem quite interesting and I could be enticed to try some of that out. Will write a new review if I do so.

So, this was a delightful diversion from our regular stomping grounds for dinner. I have loved lamb tibis for a long time and I was pleasantly surprised with Kimi’s. We also enjoyed the abundant injera servings.
Also, the bartender — Malcolm — who was also our server, did a great job. The kitchen was a bit slow for such a small place, but surely that speaks to the care and authenticity.
If you have never had Ethiopian food, this is a great place to try because they also have some other options. If you are an Ethiopian food expert then I think you would enjoy trying this place for sure.

I visited Kimi’s Bistro by way of a Groupon a girlfriend of mine bought. We sat down on a Sunday afternoon for some girl time. I noticed the buffet on the wall but I wasn’t interested in trying anything new. The owner came to our table to give us napkins and then she mentioned to the waitress to give us silverware. She seemed annoyed when she asked her. I ordered a glass of water and the
penne pasta in spinach pesto sauce with sauteed vegetables. I added a little chicken to is because I tried to get a little protein for my growing nugget. The chicken was seasoned well and the pesto had a nice flavor to it. It was a lot of food so I asked the waitress for a to-​go box THREE TIMES. I must mention that I asked for shredded parmesan a couple times too. The last time I asked for a box I joked and said «if I have to ask one more time then I’m just gonna have to go back there and get it myself». She didn’t think it was funny. I didn’t think it was funny for her to forget so many times after I asked. It was quite annoying. She just stood there for a few seconds and then rudely walked away. She only had another table to serve. Besides, the restaurant ain’t but so big. If I’m in L5P and I’m hungry, I’ll eat there again but I’m not making any special trips there. The service really turned me off.

Kimi’s Bistro was very tasty! We started with a beef samosa that would make your taste buds dance. Then I had a vegetable focaccia sandwich that was well season and deletable. My experience came crashing down when we received our bill and then the server decides to tell us that a 18% gratuity is automatically added! WHAT! Why wasn’t we told this before we ordered. It’s not about the money but the courtesy of letting a customer know that extra money will automatically be added to the bill. Needless to say the whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth!

I was psyched to order from here again because the veggie pasta was so good last time. I added on wings and figured my hungry kids would soon be satisfied –& with healthy food!
An hour later, no one answered the phone. I called the app’s CSR. They knew of no problems. They called Kimi’s and then called me back.
The streets are closed?!? And they couldn’t make it to EAV. They supposedly tried to call which I don’t believe. I must have checked my phone 20 times.
Good thing I had fixings to do cheese quesadillas STAT because the crying children made it too hard to think of other options.

My rating is based solely on my experience ordering and waiting for food that never came. Apparently my order was cancelled 23 minutes later because they didn’t have the ingredients for my bacon onions and cheese omelet and French toast. They didn’t even have the decency to call to let me know that… I will never order takeout from them again. I should have known better after reading the bad reviews about take out orders…

The food was average, but the delivery took close to two hours. I’m down the street and it definitely shouldn’t have taken that long. By the time it got here, everything was cold and soggy. Pretty bad. I’d stay away

Give my notable hung-​over state, I needed a calming atmosphere and a bit of slow food to ease me into Saturday.
Kimi’s delivered with a buffet of the slowest of soul foods and that homestyle service that keeps a girl at ease.
I was thrilled that tea/​coffee was included in the buffet, for I sorely needed some but might not have paid for it otherwise. The actual food quality was medium — I’ve had more flavourful Ethiopian food before. I appreciated that spread contained half Ethiopian and half American faire, however. Think Injera, all the wats, the cabagge and carrots, as well as breakfast potatoes and french toast and fruit and biscuits. Nothing tasted bad, and it really did hit the spot.
After lazing around for 40min or so, I packed up and left that perfect day-​after haven and stepped right out into Saturday.

Kimmi’s has a great veggie plate. We stopped by on our first visit to Atlanta and loved it. Service was great and the atmosphere was modern and very clean.

Kimi’s Bistro is an Ethiopian food lover’s dream. With authentic Ethiopian favorites like misir wet, tibia, and kitfo your taste buds will spring to life. With excellent service and a menu selection that is second to none, you will return again and again!

This is a ‘tweener. In between a 3 and 4 star.
Quaint. Smaller than you see in the pictures here. Good vibe. I’m guessing it’s a husband/​wife combo that own and operate the place.
Took my gal here for her very first Ethiopian experience. Being open minded, we simply threw ourselves on the mercy of the chef’s choices. It was all rock-​solid with nothing standing out in an either good, nor bad way. Right down the middle of the fairway. The couple is just too damn cute to pass up.
Many local regulars were in and out, and everyone was treated well, with many smiles and genuine concern about being well taken care of. I would not hesitate to stop here again, fer sure.

They have several $ 2 specials on Tuesday night which are great. I got the creole crêpe which was good, just a little too spicy. They did a remodel recently which is nice. The service is friendly and they made me feel welcome. I also had the ingera app which was way too spicy for me. Good flavor but spicy. Overall a nice time and I would be back.

food, no.
dessert, yes.
ordered via zifty.
the reviews at the top were 5 stars so maybe my expectations were a little too high.
I ordered the lamb tibis and the original sweet crepes.
Lamb tibis — small tiny kibbles of lamb that were not the texture of lamb. I ate two bites and threw it out. the crêpe tasted like a cardboard sponge, It was traumatizingly disgusting. I took a picture, maybe you can see what I mean.
the original sweet crepes — have nutella and bananas. I ate the bananas after evenly smothering them with nutella. The crêpe was OKAY on this one, a real crêpe. 3 stars only bc of this.
I might try the other ones but tbh that lamb wtvr was so awful I don’t know if I will ever try this place again.

Did this food just dance on my tongue like a perfect ballet of yumminess? Yes, ma’am.
All of the veggies on the «build your own veggie plate» are vegan! :)
I just let the server choose which ones he preferred. They were all great!
We also got the Ethiopian traditional honey wine! Housemade, delicious and I wasn’t expecting to drink mead tonight, so now I can mark that off the bucket list. (Sorry to the honey restricting vegans. I know it’s controversial.)
The clientele was fun too, adding happiness and warmth to the experience! Enjoy!

What an unexpected little gem, right in the heart of Little Five Points!
I decided to try this place because I received one of those HalfOffDepot or DoubleTakeDeal offers to pay $ 10 for $ 20 and figured it was a great way to try a new place. I live a few miles away, and it was an easy walk via the Beltline and Freedom Parkway Trail.
What a treat! Upon arriving, we noticed they had a breakfast buffet, AYCE for $ 7.99. Sold! It had a great mixture of the usuals: eggs, bacon, french toast, fruit, muffins, etc. plus the ethnic flavors of authentic Ethiopian cuisine: homemade injera, sauted greens and others. Everything was delicious.
But what really made the experience was Kimi herself, her staff and the other patrons. The place is tiny, but in a way it made it feel like home. Patrons immediately starting having conversations with each other across tables, laughing and swapping tales, and when we saw others outside perusing the menu, we would jump up, open the door and invite them in to the «best breakfast around» — and they did. The staff was super friendly and there on a dime when you needed more water. Kimi herself came out to talk with us and explain how she made her injera. It didn’t feel like you were at a restaurant: it felt like you were at a family table. (If you like your family, that is.) :)
If you’re looking for great food in a sweet little bitro, I highly recommend Kimi’s. It’s unique and special. We will definitely be back!

Had breakfast/​lunch here on Friday. It was delicious!
Word of advice, do not come here if you’re in a hurry. It seems that they make everything fresh when ordered, so the food takes a little while after being ordered. We were in a bit of a hurry, but decided after eating that the long wait was worth it!
My sister, who I rarely see eat eggs, ordered an omelet with a bunch of veggies & bacon. She loved it. The seasoned potatoes she got on the side were really great!
Her boyfriend had the French toast. He thought it was delicious & was very pleased. It is worth noting– the French toast was thick fluffy raisin bread, not a problem for us, but it was not specified on menu or by our server.
I had the flatbread with Cajun chicken, peppercinis, cilantro & sour cream. I didn’t think I was hungry enough to eat the whole thing, but it was so delicious I forced myself to. I also had a mimosa. The champagne used was surprisingly good & I’m pretty sure the juice was homemade, not positive though.
The ingredients were all so fresh & delicious, I’ll definitely be stopping back in there soon! Hopefully they have beef simosas next time!

Don’t ever do delivery.
My fault. I should have put on some clothes and went out for brunch. Instead, I ordered in from Kimi’s bistro.
$ 40, cold breakfast for two in an hour and a half.
Ordered my breakfast at 1123am, arrived at 1:05pm. Upon inspecting the order, I noticed they forgot my latte. Instead of offering to go back, the delivery person said to call the restaurant and get the charge removed.
Once the driver left, I noticed that the other latte they did manage to bring didn’t come with any sweetener (I asked for Splenda, would have settled for anything). The Belgium waffles came with about two table spoons of syrup. The bacon was crumbled and greasy.
The food was cold, obviously. So it’s hard to give an objective review on the taste of the food after I nuked it in the microwave. But, with that said, it didn’t taste all that good. The portions were tiny as well. I suspect you get more if you dine in? I can’t imagine that amount of food filling up a normal sized plate.
So it looks like Kimi’s bistro, at best, just isn’t ready to do take out. Which is fine, just don’t do take out. At worst, the delivery experience is just as bad as the dine in.

The boyfriend and I had originally planned to have dinner elsewhere — but this other place was packed, and they were running out of food; our back-​up plan was also really busy and had run out of seating. At this point we were ravenous and didn’t want to wait for thirty something minutes… enter Kimi’s Bistro. We noticed it because a.) it was down the street from our second choice restaurant and b.) because it occupied the old OMG Taco space. I was a really big fan of OMG Taco, I’m still sad it closed but oh well — live in the present!
Thankfully, it was completely empty when we walked in. The hostess/​possible owner greeted us immediately, gave us menus and took our drink orders. She was very sweet and really complimentary towards the boyfriend and I.
For our entrees, I ordered the ‘Salmon Benedict’ (with a side of diced potatoes; $ 7) and the boyfriend ordered the savory ‘Cajun Shrimp Crêpe’ ($ 8). Pros: Everything on the menu was pretty cheap, I don’t believe there was any entrée over $ 10. Cons: It took a long time for our food to come out, almost 30 minutes, and we were the only customers. We also noticed a few ants scurrying on the counter we were sitting at. Again, they were very nice, updating us on the status of our food and asking if we needed any refills.
The food itself was pretty ‘meh’. I’ve definitely had better eggs benedict elsewhere, the egg was a little too solid, and with the salmon it was still bland. The potatoes were pretty dry, but with the ketchup they were a lot better. The crêpe was more flavorful, but it got really soggy very quickly, the shrimp was microscopic, but the crepes themselves were pretty small.
Overall, the food was okay; the customer service was great, the owners were so earnest, I couldn’t help but root for them. I just wish the food was better and that the restaurant was cleaner.

Kimi’s Bistro opened July 4, 2013 in part of the old OMG Taco space in Little Five Points. It’s across the street from Outback Bikes, which is down the street from Rag-​O-​Rama. «Kimi» is a play on the names of the husband-​wife owners. Only a month old, the restaurant seems to be working its kinks out and the menu is still evolving.
Kimi’s serves breakfast all day. Breakfast foods include eggs, omelettes, French toast, waffles, and crepes. Non-​breakfast items include salads and sandwiches. Kiba, one of the owners, is Ethiopian and may introduce a small menu of Ethiopian cuisine in the future as customers have been asking about it. Prices for most of the entrees are generally around $ 6 – 7 each.
We stopped in for lunch on Saturday. The menu says Kimi’s is «Home of the Famous French Ctrepes [sic]» and the specials board on the sidewalk advertised a Cajun chicken crêpe for $ 8.99. We ordered one of those and a $ 5.99 veggie burger, which came with a veggie bean burger patty, lettuce, avocado, and tomato.
The Cajun chicken crêpe special consisted of two crepes stuffed with plenty of chicken. Other ingredients included cream and chopped onion and pepper. The crepes were appetizingly spicy. The chicken was sufficiently fresh and the sauce was flavorful. I especially liked the soft and delicate pancake wrapping. However, I thought $ 8.99 was overpriced for a simple plate of two crepes. Perhaps if a side was included, it would’ve been reasonable.
The veggie burger was disappointing. When it hit the table, it looked lifeless. The bun and patty were smushed and flattened. The worst part were the slices of avocado. The avocado wasn’t ripe and the slices were rock hard and virtually inedible. We ended up removing them from the sandwich. A small, ordinary iceberg lettuce side salad accompanied the sandwich.
If you remember OMG Taco, Kimi’s occupies the «lower» portion of OMG’s former space. The restaurant is small and the atmosphere is casual. It doesn’t look like much, if anything, has been done in terms of renovation. There are a few tables, a bar, and counter seating against the windows facing the street.
We sat at the windows, which ended up being dirty/​dusty. For example, there were some dead gnats at the bottom of the window sill. Also, my placemat was stained and dirty, which I wouldn’t have expected of a new restaurant (or any restaurant for that matter). I had to shake it off before eating.
Service was good. The owners were nice and I hope they improve and succeed.
Parking along Euclid is metered Monday-​Saturday and free on Sundays. When going to L5P, I like to park along one of the residential side streets such as Washita Ave. or Austin Ave.