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    Jasmine Asian Cuisine

    3.0 (293 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Vietnamese
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Tri D.

    I dined at this spot about 10 years ago and it was not a good experience at all. So I decided to come back in hopes it'll get better. I came here to support my friend Ann L. For her unofficial yelp event. Let's just say she tried her best because this place did not exceed my expectations. The service was nonexistent & they seemed over us the first 30 minutes we were there. I think they were understaffed and overworked. We have to wave a staff to come help us otherwise they'll ignore us. Only one person was friendly. Our table decided to order their 7 courses of beef & it comes with rice paper so you can make your own spring rolls. The only one that I enjoyed was the ground beef wrapped in Hawaiian leaf. The rest were chewy and didn't taste fresh. The sad part was their alphabet soup tasted the best. The soup was a little bland but I added their chili paste & stinky sauce to give it more flavor. For $35 per person I did not get my moneys worth, I think I would've done better if I just ordered my own food, I was going to order their canh chua tom and ca kho. But I'm down for what the group wants. Overall, the food was mid & the service was not good. Their menu is pretty big which isn't a good thing in my opinion. I prefer a smaller menu because I know they'll focus better with quality. I will say that this is a good spot for a family or a huge group. Good place for a family style meal but the food isn't all that. Will I come back? I gave them 2 chances so nah I'll pass.

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    David P.

    Nut allergy warning: A lot of nuts. Tooons of nuts. They are not great about allergies. Buyer beware. The famous 7-course beef, by default, includes four dishes with nuts. One is not substitutable as it's stuffed in meatballs. I gambled and took one bite of the meat furthest from the meatball, and wasn't willing to do any more. Other dishes with vegetables or seafood are generally okay. We were here with a reservation for about 20 people and took three tables. Overall, the service was very slow (took over an hour to get our food?) but I don't particularly blame them as it was packed for Lunar New Year. The live music was very nice and the food that I was able to eat was delicious. I particularly liked the calamari, which was very flaky and flavorful.

    Brandon D.

    My aunt brought me as a plus one to her Christmas party dinner at Jasmine Asian cuisine in Houston. I got a free drink ticket which I used for Chang muối which is like a salty lemonade. We first started with the soup mang cua, which is one of my favorites. It's a crab and asparagus soup, a viet party classic. The version here was a bit bland though. Next was the Peking duck which was actually very good here. The meat was perfectly tender and fatty with crispy skin. I liked their sauce they made for it too. We then got chicken with ginger scallion sauce, the chicken was very dry though. They brought out some mushroom and bokchoy dish but I really liked it. The sauce went very well with rice as well. The lobster here was actually really good. I really liked the black pepper sauce that they cooked it in. I liked the fried fish pieces and salt and pepper squid as well. The batter was good but they could've coated the squid better. I barely ate any of the seafood on the birds nest or the snow peas. Overall a fair share of hit and misses, but it is a set menu so I think I would've enjoyed it more if it was a regular dinner

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    Lainey N.

    The fish was so soft and crispy at the same time. The flavor was so delicious. I was surprised it was empty inside, but I did come on a Monday night. The ambiance is so cozy and had a homey feel. I would definitely come back with my family again to share the fish.

    2024.07.13-Lunch Menu 1
    Chee Keat F.

    We came here on a Saturday afternoon around 1 pm. This massive restaurant was completely empty! We almost turned around but decided to give this place a try anyway. We were glad we did. We ordered from the lunch special menu, which was available daily (including weekends!) from 11am to 3pm. This menu covers a broad range of items, including Vietnamese and Chinese food. Numerous entrees are priced at a low $7.95. We ordered two items from this menu at this low price - a bowl of pho and a grouper fillet. Service was friendly and attentive. The interior of the restaurant is very nice. There's even a stage with a grand piano on it. When the food came, we were shocked. Portions were huge, and they tasted great! How can it be? Low prices, large quantity, great taste, and very nice ambience - very rare in this day and age post COVID. What a find this is. We hope this place stays in business, as we will be back.

    Planning on a lunch event here
    Lou C.

    This review at Jasmine Asian Restaurant is for my dissatisfied experience today after coordinated a meeting with a nonprofit organization. This event was planned over a month ago. There was no mention of other parties at the same time. They divided each party by a sheer. Okay, if they were quieter, I would have different feedback. But they LOUD. They sang karaoke SCREAMING. While we were there using the PA system just can't compete. We even asked the restaurant to tell them to turn the volume down a notch. But NO. They ignored the request. What did the restaurant do? NOTHING. I don't care how tasty the food was at that point. This was very unacceptable as paying customers. Can you just be a little considered and a little passion for the smaller group on the side? I attended the fundraiser event for Houston Rodeo before. They reserved the entire restaurant. At that time, my only complaint was the food was really mediocre. But now, I hate to promote something I hate. Do you want to host a banquet or event, go somewhere else. NOT HERE!!!

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    Diana C.

    Two years ago, I would've given Jasmine a solid 4 stars. Now, it's barely hanging on as a two star restaurant, at best. The last time I came here was before Covid, usually every two weeks on a Friday night. The restaurant was always filled with people, enjoying great food, fantastic friends and live entertainment. Now, this place is an empty shell of what it use to be. We came here on a Thursday before Christmas Eve during lunch. Arriving at 11:30, we were greeted by a completely empty restaurant. We were brought to a table and before we could sit, we had to wipe down the chairs due to food particles left on it. That, unfortunately, was just the beginning of the downfall. We ordered two orders of the 7 beef course meal and an order of egg rolls. The beef courses varied, and overall had good flavor. But we need to talk about the size of the dishes. They shrank. Not by a little, by like half. The beef wrapped in banana leaf is now the size of a child's thumb. The meatballs are now it's the size of a gum ball. And the egg rolls are now the size of of lipstick. Also, the food was all lukewarm at best. Super disappointing. But that wasn't where the disappointment stopped. The service was 50 shades of terrible. There were two waiters, a male and female. The male came out pushing a cart with our order on it. When he placed our dishes on the table, he noticed an egg roll had fallen off the plate and onto the cart. He proceeded to pick up the egg roll with his bare hands and place it back on the plate, and set it down on the table. He was hoping we didn't notice. I asked for another egg roll and he used his bare hands once again to take that one off our plate, and took it into the kitchen. 15 minutes later, he brought us a single egg roll back. Especially during Covid times, why would anyone think it's okay to use their hands to touch someone else's food that fell onto the cart, and put it on our plates?? That's just gross. Halfway through our meal, we asked for more vegetables. After 10 minutes, no one had brought out the extra veggies. We finally had to ask another waitstaff to bring us some and she did so immediately. I use to recommend this place to people, but I will not be doing that again. The place is dirty, the food is now overpriced (the 7 beef course went from $18 to $25) and the service is awful and almost nonexistent.

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    Nancy C.

    I am extremely sad to have to leave a 2 star review for an eatablishment that used to be one of my top five in Houston. My pre-pandemic used to visit Jasmine once or twice a week. Usually I would go on a Friday for dinner and typically order the 7 course beef meal with ran for $16.95. I would add an order of egg rolls because they had some of the best egg rolls I have eaten. The atmosphere was fantastic with live entertainment. The service was good and the food excellent. I loved this place. Fast forward two years and everything has changed. Stopped by for lunch and I was shocked to see how different everything was. Ordered two portions of the 7 course beef meal and one order of egg rolls. EVERYTHING had shrunk. The pieces of meat and egg rolls were half the size they used to be but at an increased price! 7 course beef: - Thin slices of beef cooked in boiling vinegar: meat is thinly sliced and the vinegar gives a slightly sour kick. - Banana leaf wrapped beef: well seasoned and pairs well with the veggies. Half the size from two years ago. - Meatballs: - little mealy, great flavor. Half the size from two years ago. - Large meatball with shrimp chip: beef mixed with peanuts, vermicelli, and peppercorn. Not my favorite but pairing the meat ball with the shrimp treat is pretty good. These looked about the same size as two years ago. - Salad: a mix of beef, red onion, carrots, and lettuce swimming in fish sauce. Delicious. - Alphabet soup: minced beef cooked with alphabet noodles. This dish used to come out at tbe end of the meal and drinking a hot bowl of soup was a great way to cap off a good meal. Now, the soup comes out with everything else and is cold by the time you get to it. Egg rolls were good but way too small. Six egg rolls, each the size of a small finger for $9.50. While the filling is good, they have certainly skimped out. Half of the egg roll is just the wrapping instead of filling. Service was not good. The server brought out our food on a cart. When he was transferring the plate of egg rolls, one rolled of onto the tray and he just picked it up and placed it back on. This action pre-covid would already be awful. But now? Appalling! Whne we asked for another tray of veggies, the waitress basically ignored us. After 10 minutes, we had to ask someone else. There were five tables total. Service was a joke. I highly doubt I will return any time soon.

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    Matt N.

    Great restaurant. Food was really good. Great service. Bathroom only 2 stall but clean.

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    4.5(62 reviews)
    9.8 miMontrose, River Oaks

    Michelin star deserved! This place was fabulous! Great service? Beautiful restaurant and amazing…read morefood! We ordered shrimp stuffed pepper and my god today it was excellent! It comes in a set of 2 but we got a 3 pack! I ordered the grilled branzino and let me tell you! That chimichurri sauce !! Clutch! It is demonetisation and truly grilled to perfection. My friends ordered the filet mignon and the chicken and they were equally as impressed! I ordered the espresso mousse for dessert which comes out in the shape of a coffee bean. Cuteeee and perfect! This place didn't disappoint and it is a must visit.

    Superb service. They were extremely attentive and polite. Food came out in a timely manner, the…read morechecked up regularly and water was constantly refilled. This is a higher end fine dining restaurant so you should expect the portion sizes and price to be pretty comparable to a lot of other finer dining restaurants. Overall the food's flavor was fantastic. I ordered the king salmon clay pot. I thought the salmon was so tasty! They added pepper and sauce to the salmon - It was tender and flavorful and paired nicely with white rice. The quail (not pictured below) also was super flavorful and was cooked so well it tasted like beef. The soup was also light and refreshing, similar to a west lake soup. It was thicker consistency and had cilantro and chucks of lobster. The drinks served were also super balanced. We ordered the mojito and the dragon fruit cocktail. The mojito was the right balance between minty and sweet with just a hint of alcohol flavor. For the dragon fruit cocktail, it was very fruity, on the sweeter side but not overpowering and was topped with egg whites to give it a little bit of frothiness. I will say, we are slightly underdressed to enter this establishment. Everything seemed so luxurious and many people were in formal business wear! Keep this in mind if you go! There is a parking deck right next to the location as well, both self parking and valet!

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