What was intended to be a routine gathering of the New Mexico Young Republicans turned into a tense and dramatic incident Tuesday night at Mimi’s Cafe in Albuquerque, prompting swift condemnation from GOP leaders and a public response from the restaurant’s upper management.
According to a series of posts by the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) on X (formerly Twitter), the meeting — attended by party Chairwoman Amy Barela and Executive Director Leticia Muñoz — was interrupted by two restaurant servers who allegedly began clearing tables and “closing tickets yelling above the speakers,” despite the venue’s posted closing time of 9:00 p.m.
“The meeting was held at Mimi’s Cafe. In the middle of the meeting, two servers began clearing tables and closing tickets yelling above the speakers,” RPNM posted. “The venue didn’t close until 9, but it seems they wanted us out by 7:30.”
Executive Director Muñoz reportedly confronted the servers about the disruptive behavior. “Leticia Muñoz commented to the server about how bad the service was and how rude they were being to interrupt the meeting,” the GOP post continues. “In response, the server as seen on video, began yelling that the group was speaking over the other server. The server then noticed she was being video recorded by the Chairwoman and proceeded to rush at her aggressively slapping the phone out of her hand committing battery according to Albuquerque Police Officers.”
Chairwoman Barela was reportedly recording the disruptive behavior when the altercation occurred. The GOP emphasized the incident as both a physical offense and an example of political hostility, stating, “This is just another example of out of control crime in Albuquerque, not to mention the typical attempt to silence opposing views.”
The post continued with a broader critique: “It’s time to go back to the basics of teaching kindness, respect and customer service if that is the field you choose to work in. The NM Young Republicans are working hard to educate and empower the youth of NM and do not deserve to be treated this way.”
Less than 24 hours after the incident, RPNM shared an update indicating that Mimi’s Cafe upper management had reached out to the organization directly. “RPNM is very grateful to have received two calls today from Mimi’s Cafe upper management,” the GOP stated in a follow-up post. “They voiced serious concern having never seen this type of behavior and priding themselves with a customer-oriented establishment.”
The restaurant is said to have invited the group to return and offered individual gift cards to Chairwoman Barela and Executive Director Muñoz as a gesture of goodwill. “We hope that the current employees who make Mimi’s Cafe a great place to eat are in a better place by letting those two servers go,” the GOP added.
The party ended the update on a tongue-in-cheek note, encouraging supporters to dine at the restaurant: “Let’s Make Mimi’s Great Again!”
Proud cb of you, Amy!
Proud of you, Amy!
Another case of Trump Derangement in the 505
Don’t expect repeat customers, Mimi’s Cafe.
I’ll never go back to Mimi’s. The employees in question should be terminated immediately. An apology is nice but it is shallow. Two gift cards? Laughable.
Employees doing such things SHOULD be fired.
As a former restaurant owner/operator, I completely agree with you Cynthia. These two employees should have been fired immediately for insubordination!
wow. Mimi’s did not come out immediately and say that the two employees were terminated. thats what had to be done. unless that happens the apologies from Mimi’s are hollow and fake. its unbelieivable how mentally deranged so many people are these days. no doubt the left will flock to Mimis now to giggle and nod and wink how wonderful the behavior was. I will never step foot in there again. our society is full of kooks and imbeciles. just unbelievable. even more unbelievable is how proud so many people are of their stupidity. its gross. dont gloss over it and say make mimis great again GOP. quit being so weak.
if the shoe was on the other foot and that happened to the democrat party they would have protestors at Mimis today with nazi signs. i give the left credit for their energy, even if it is always misdirected. having watched the tesla protestors wasting their time protesting in traffic breathing exhaust fumes i have to wonder if these people are somehow programmed to obey. they are weird. their rabid fervor is unhealthy and cult like.
Republicans need to protest. It seems they are silenced in NM. If rallies were formed, I would attend. We need our voices heard and not just posted in comment section. Since all this I seen one brave conservative at Smiths on Central taking signatures for petition against the so called mayor Tim, but that’s it. 🤔
There’s a phone # on Mimi’s website – 844-345-8990 – blizzard of phone calls to protest?
what would Mimis do if people showed up to eat wearing MAGA hats and shirts ? refuse to serve them ? yell at them ? Mimis sounds like a nut house.
if a business does not fire employees that harrass customers that means they endorse the behavior, no matter what their empty words say. as it stands now, Mimis is choosing to stand with the crazies they employ rather than protect their brand. what else do you need to know about Mimis?
Wow, what a shame. And Mimi’s was a pretty good go-to place for us and lots of other people. Off the list, until they make it really right.
I guess it’s hard to tell if you’re hiring fascists these days….
Sounds like the restaurant owners and management reached out to apologize and didn’t double down like some other companies have.
Boycott Mimi’s. Instant termination should have occurred on the spot. Gift cards…. Pfft. Happy to say I haven’t eaten there in decades, nor will I ever in the future.
I would like to hear from those present how this transpired: what was said by the servers, how patrons responded. It sounds to me like the servers were ignorant turds who think all Repubs are NAZIS. Also, any illegals on the staff?