I've both stumbled into Minnies in the after hours and walked in during dinner time with the intention of eating a bowl of their delicious tomato basil soup. It has the perfect ratio of chunks of tomato and smooth creamy soup and comes with a lattice of parmasean melting over the top. Last time I was there it was served with a warm white roll.
The people watching in Cafe Minnies can be pretty interesting too, especially later in the night. My experience has been that there are times when the crowd appears to come dominantly from one fashon persuasion or another, but I've never felt out of place or strange about not adhearing to the same.
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