2603
E. MAIN STREET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23223
PHONE: (804) 643-5512 FAX: (804) 648-4321
E-MAIL: milliesdiner@yahoo.com
HOURS
OF OPERATION
TUESDAY-FRIDAY:
11A.M. TO 2:30 P.M. & 5:30 TO 10:30 P.M.
SATURDAY: 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M. & 5:30 TO 10:30 P.M.
SUNDAY: 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M. & 5:30 TO 9:30 P.M.
CLOSED
MONDAYS
GOURMET MAGAZINE 2003
"EXCEPTIONAL RESTAURANTS OF VIRGINIA 2003"
"STAND IN LINE IF YOU MUST."-SOUTHERN LIVING. "THE FOOD IS MAGNIFICENT"-LOS ANGELES TIMES, " A STUDY IN ECLECTICISM...PERHAPS THE BEST SYMBOL OF AN UPDATED RICHMOND."-BON APPETIT. SINCE OPENING IT'S DOORS IN 1989, MILLIE'S HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS RICHMOND'S LEADER FOR HIGH QUALITY "FUSION" CUISINE WITH INFLUENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE MENU CHANGES OFTEN AT THIS LOCAL'S FAVORITE, FEATURING THE FRESHEST OF INGREDIENTS AND ALWAYS INTRIGUING PREPARATIONS. AN EXTENSIVE WINE AND BEER LIST OFFERS FAVORITES AND LESSER-KNOWN VARIETALS.
AS
SEEN IN TIME MAGAZINE APRIL 28TH, 2003
"THE
BEST BRUNCH IN RICHMOND"
"THE FOOD IS MAGNIFICENT..." LA TIMES
MILLIE'S
IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER RESTAURANT. HOUSED IN A TURN OF THE CENTURY BRICK EATERY
WHICH USED TO SERVE RICHMOND'S TOBACCO PLANT WORKERS, MILLIE'S HAS BEEN SETTING
THE TREND IN GOURMET CUISINE FOR OVER TEN YEARS.
MILLIE'S IS KNOWN FOR IT'S EVER-CHANGING MENU, CASUAL "DINER-ESQUE"
ATMOSPHERE AND GREAT (SOMETIMES BIZARRE) JUKEBOX MUSIC.
AS
SEEN IN RICHMOND MAGAZINE'S 5TH ANNUAL FOOD CRITIC'S
ISSUE MAY, 2003
WINNER
OF "THE BEST PLACE TO TAKE A DATE" & "THE BEST PLACE TO
TAKE AN OUT OF TOWN VISITOR" AWARDS
" STAND IN LINE IF YOU MUST..." SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE
WE
DO THINGS THE OLD FASHIONED WAY...FROM SCRATCH. OUR FOOD IS PREPARED FROM
THE FRESHEST INGREDIENTS POSSIBLE. WE SLAVE OVER OUR SAUCES. WE CREATE DESSERTS
TO WREAK HAVOC ON YOUR WAISTLINE. WE STRIVE TO BRING YOU FOOD THAT IS SIMPLE
AND EXOTIC AT THE SAME TIME.
"MILLIE'S STEALS THE SHOW FOR INNOVATIVE MENUS AND GREAT AMBIANCE..." NY TIMES
HISTORY
THE
STORY BEGINS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA IN THE EARLY 1980'S WHEN PAUL KEEVIL
BOUGHT A TINY GREASY SPOON DINER FROM A RETIRING COUPLE NAMED MILLIE AND JACK
(MILLIE'S HAD BEEN AROUND FOR 40 YEARS AT THIS POINT). THE REINCARNATED MILLIE'S
QUICKLY BECAME KNOWN FOR IT'S GREAT FOOD ( VOTED BEST BREAKFAST IN LA BY THE
LA TIMES) AND VINTAGE ATMOSPHERE. IN 1986, PAUL DECIDED TO MOVE EAST AND FOUND
HIMSELF IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, WHERE HE OPENED THIS VERSION OF MILLIE'S IN
1989. OVER THE YEARS, MILLIE'S HAS GARNERED RAVE REVIEWS FOR IT'S INNOVATIVE
CUISINE FROM LOCALS AND OUT OF TOWNERS ALIKE.
"ZEHEB'S"
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1948
( LATER TO BECOME MILLIE'S IN 1989)
"
MILLIE'S IS PERHAPS THE BEST SYMBOL OF AN UPDATED RICHMOND...A STUDY IN ECLECTICISM,
KEEVIL'S HAUTE DINER PLAYS EVERYONE FROM PATSY CLINE TO PROKOFIEV ON IT'S
TRADEMARK JUKEBOX AND DISHES UP A STYLISH FUSION OF ASIAN, TROPICAL, CAJUN
AND SOUTHERN FLAVORS. THINK OF IT AS CARMEN MIRANDA MEETS THE CONFEDERATE
WIDOW..."
BON APPETIT MAGAZINE
INTERIOR
SHOT OF OF "ZEHEB'S" 1952
"MILLIE'S SHORT-ORDER COOKING IS PERFORMANCE ART..." RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH
"MILLIE"
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1984
"IT'S
A CULINARY PALACE IN DISGUISE WHERE THE FOOD IS PREPARED WITH IMAGINATION
AND PRESENTED WITH FLAIR...A JUKEBOX IN A GREAT LOOKING
RESTAURANT
WITH A GREAT CHEF AND A GREAT WAITER? WHAT A FIND!
VIRGINIAN-PILOT/CAROLINA COAST
THE
ORIGIN OF THE LOST DOG
The
dog is not named Millie. It's Dinsdale.
"Dinsdale was Paul's and his original partner's
dog. When
they were first opening Millie's - just the original side back then - they
spent
so much time on site that Dinsdale considered the place his second home. When
Millie's opened
for business, Dinsdale did not take kindly to all the strangers that started
hanging out, and
eating for dog's sake, at Dinsdale's house. So he took off. For days. They
papered
Church Hill and the entire Tobacco Row area with the now world famous
Lost Dog poster, with the phone number for the restaurant, but not the name.
Everyone just began associating the Lost Dog with Millie's and a logo was
grown out of circumstance. Dinsdale showed up at the real house three days
later."
TOM
TERRY, RICHMOND,VIRGINIA DECEMBER 2000
MILLIE'S
" WALL OF MONEY" THAT HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS
AS CUSTOMERS & STAFF HAVE RETURNED FROM JOURNEYS ABROAD AND
ADDED TO OUR COLLECTION OF CURRENCIES FROM AROUND
THE WORLD.
THIS
IS THE DINING ROOM ON MILLIE'S "NEW SIDE". ALTHOUGH
WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE ADDITION IN 1991, MILLIE'S REGULARS
STILL REFER TO THIS MUCH NEEDED ADDED SPACE AS SUCH.
THIS
IS
A VIEW FROM THE LINE AFTER SERVICE SEPTEMBER 2000.
THOUSANDS OF MEALS HAVE BEEN PREPARED AT OUR OPEN AIR
KITCHEN OVER THE YEARS.
"...THAT NIGHT, JESSE & SUDIE WERE ABLE TO DRAG US AWAY FROM NATURE WITH DINNER AT MILLIE'S DINER IN CHURCHILL, AN OLD FACTORY AREA THAT'S BEING CONVERTED INTO A HIP NEW ZONE FULL OF RESIDENTIAL LOFTS & ADVERTISING AGENCIES. WITH IT'S CUTTING EDGE MENU, MILLIE'S WAS LEGENDARY YEARS BEFORE THE TRANSFORMATION BEGAN." TRAVEL & LEISURE
MEMORABLE:
APPETIZERS ARE STELLAR. INNOVATIVE USE OF SEASONINGS SUCH AS
THE SALMON IN MISO BROTH WITH LEMONGRASS.
SETTING:
HAUTE DINER ON THE FAR EDGE OF CHURCH HILL. INDIVIDUAL
JUKEBOXES AT EACH TABLE SERVE UP AN ECLECTIC MIX OF TUNES.
BLACKBOARD MENU CHANGES OFTEN, THERE ARE A FEW
RECURRING STANDBYS.
SERVICE:
NO SNOB'S HERE, BUT SOME SAY IT'S EASY TO SPOT THE
REGULARS BY HOW WELL THEY'RE TREATED. RESPONSIVE STAFF,
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF EACH COURSE TIMED WELL.
STYLE
WEEKLY
THE
CROWD GATHERS BEFORE DINNER SERVICE APRIL 1996