This was a real find. We were sightseeing on the green line streetcar when we decided to get off and walk around. Hungry we saw a couple of places but decided to try Jazmines a Vietnamese restaurant. So glad we did. Delicious appetizers of pot stickers, spring rolls and grilled chicken and rice bowls for lunch. We are fans! read more

best chargrilled pork spring rolls on this planet. i call them "good goods." would also recommend the spicy tuna spring rolls! read more

Jazmine Cafe - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

"MEH" - I won't be back PRICES HAVE SOARED SINCE COVID - some over 40% - there's no discounted lunch menu - no lagniappe - spring rolls, rice and soup are ala carte - nothing is under $12 except apps, so at lunch - a vermicelli bowl and ice tea is about $20 before tip - lackluster food doesn't support the premium pricing ...and maybe that's why I was the only customer for at least 30 minutes. PROTIP: there are several better and less expensive Asian places nearby: I. 1 block away - 16, three lunch menu items, all less than $10 II. 8 blocks away - 12, three lunch menu items, all less than $10 III. 6 blocks away on Burdette - 10, three lunch menu items, all less than $10 read more

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Service was nice. Food was mid-low quality. Ambiance was cool. They had a fish tank with some cool looking fish

Jazmine Cafe will always have a special place in my heart. It was one of the first, if not the first, Vietnamese restaurant in the Uptown area before Vietnamese restaurants began to boom throughout New Orleans. Jazmine Cafe has been introducing Vietnamese cuisine to the area in their own way and style. Being here for at least 15 years, Jazmine Cafe continues to serve delicious food with their extensive menu and unique spring rolls. Even during throughout COVID-19, they were battle tested to make sure their customers were well fed and happy! Service is usually great and the staff is very friendly. From pho, spring rolls, and to even poke bowls, you will always find something to satisfy your cravings. You can always count on Jazmine to give you delicious, filling Vietnamese food! read more

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I was pleasantly surprised by the food and service that I enjoyed at Jazmine Cafe this week. I've walked and driven past this restaurant time and time again, but never really gave it a second thought. I haven't heard anyone talk about it - good or bad - so it wasn't ever really on my radar. With a location like it has right smack dab in the heart of the beautiful riverbend area, it's just weird that no one has ever brought it up. Well, I was nearby so I walked over and gave it a try. Upon arrival I was greeted warmly and seated. Menus were dropped off and my drink order was taken. They serve all of the basic Vietnamese dishes you're used to seeing. I ordered grilled pork vermicelli and after a brief wait it was delivered to me. The portion was generous and the flavor was excellent. The pork was sweet and lean too. It was obvious to me that this place hasn't received a facelift in a while, and some updating would make a big difference. Appearance aside, the food was very good and the service was too. read more

Jazmine Cafe - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I was very disappointed in their Vietnamese iced coffee (cafe sua da) and Thai tea since they lacked in flavor and was watery. Their pho tasted okay and their fish spring rolls were pretty good. The service was very slow as well. read more

Jazmine Cafe - a person holding a ticket for a meal - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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FOOD WAS DOWNRIGHT SCRUMPTIOUS!!!! VERY GOOD FOOD. Service is very fast. Like super fast. I wish the ambience was nicer. Bubble tea is good but does melt very fast. Not the most authentic but still very good. Liked the music in the background. A straight up feast read more

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Spring rolls spring rolls spring rolls. The raw ones are one of a kind, can't find them anywhere else. The pho is the best here too. Bahn mi is great too. We stick to those items most of the time (been coming here for 16 years). Always quiet and probably better for take out. read more

Was pleasantly surprised by this place on carrolton. My friend who is a regular here always gets the poke bowls and swears by them. They definitely look super appetizing! I tired the pork rice plate dish and was impressed by the portion size and the meat quality, although the meat was a bit over salted. Reasonably priced, and offers lots of options! The ambiance inside was comfortable and casual. Will probably come back and try one of those poke bowls. read more

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Perfect every single time! Best place for takeout and dine in! Love it all! Highly recommend the shrimp and avo spring rolls. Always a fan fav! Top it off with some chicken vermicelli and you've got the perfect meal! read more

Pleasantly surprised! The food was very good, ample portions and good price. Service was attentive. Staring at their aquarium is worth a visit in itself; it's the nicest I've ever seen in a business. read more

Jazmine Cafe - Jazmine's fabulous aquarium. - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Came here on a Wednesday afternoon, and there place was empty. The server took my order, which was vegetable summer roll and tofu po-boy. The summer roll was surprisingly bland, even the dipping sauce was bland. I asked if the tofu was fried, and the server said yes. It was lightly fried and unseasoned. I had never had a bland tofu Vietnamese po-boy. The server was nice which is why I didn't give the place one star. read more

This is my favorite place to eat I could go here at anytime. Their food is the best for me One of my favorite plates is their poke bowl. The combination and different types of flavor in just one plate is like fireworks in my mouth. I simply love this place read more

Jazmine Cafe - *Tuna & avocado spring roll *spicy tuna spring roll - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Sweet heat noodles. And stuffed crepes on a Sunday night. This was my very first restaurant on my very first night in NOLA. ...and I hit it TWICE in four days. Just sayin.' My gluten-free babe and I had planned a four day eating tour of the Big Easy... but that was before we got here. (See my review of HJ Airport in Atlanta, just to set the mood for what I felt like by the time we got to NOLA.) Never mind that some sinus dreck made for an excruciatingly painful landing, and I wasn't feeling at all civil. A few hours walking around, a ride on the St. Charles Streetcar, and some deep breathing later, and I was hungry. But wait! We were uptown, well away from "the" restaurants! Sometimes life hands you a gift, and it's up to you whether or not to open the wrapper. That's what we felt like when we wandered into Jazmine Cafe, after a string of no. Nah. Not there. Uh-uh. No, I don't like the looks of that place. Nope. (According to my sweetie, that's what I'd been saying as we walked down Carrollton.) We started with some Sapporo (I know, Japanese beer at a Vietnamese restaurant...), but it hit the spot. Next came the house soup, which was glass noodles, shredded lettuce, onions, cilantro, in chicken broth. Very tasty if not a bit thin, but it really helped to start clearing out the pressure in my ear. AND it was tasty. And hot. And salty. But not too salty. And crunchy. Yes... My sweetheart got the Banh Xeo, a rice crepe stuffed with pork, shrimp, beansprouts and onions, along with some romaine lettuce, cilantro, and pickled carrots. I opted for the Pho Xao, their "Sweet Heat Noodle" that came with shrimp, chicken, beansprouts, onions, cilantro and coarsely-chopped peanuts over vermicelli noodles. WOW. Sweet. With just the mildest after-burn. I really, really enjoyed the flavors of this one! I probably can't say enough good things about this restaurant. Let's just say that two nights later, we came back... and we each had precisely the same orders. It was THAT good. read more

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Just left here for lunch. Ordered the stuffed jalapeños that were swimming in grease and tasted like a ball of salt. Asked the waitress if I could get something else instead. She responded that they don't let you get something else just because you don't like what you ordered. I said well it's greasy and doesn't taste good and she said, "That's the policy." Safe to say I won't be back I used to come here all the time and get the pork vermicelli. Their not so stellar customer service has lost them a patron. read more

Awesome little place with good food. The spring rolls are really good with a Vietnamese take on sushi.

I have heard mixed reviews about this place so why not give it a shot. They have added poke bowls to their menu so when a coworker and I stopped in for lunch we both decided to try one. This place looks much bigger from the outside. Service was pretty slow during lunch...hence the 4 stars and not 5. I ordered the ultimate poke bowl which pretty damn fantastic. It comes with fresh salmon, tuna, spicy tuna and a whole assortment of goodies. I actually just had it again today for lunch...fyi...it was just as great as take out. read more

Jazmine Cafe - Spring rolls..yummy - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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I ate here a lot as a Tulane student because they took nolabucks, but that was pretty much the only reason. The food is ok; nothing more, nothing less. If you're craving Vietnamese food, it does the job. I've gotten their curry chicken, sweet heat noodle, grilled pork/summer roll/grilled chicken vermicelli, grilled shrimp/pan fried tilapia rice, spicy lemongrass noodles, and mushroom glass noodles. Of these, I would recommend the vermicelli noodles; everything else has been hit or miss. Also, not sure if they still offer it but I've also gotten hot pot here and it was not great. read more

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I like this place! My friend and I tried a bunch of things. The best thing is the selection of fresh fish spring rolls. The spicy tuna was my favorite and all the fish was fresh. I loved the flavor in the poke bowl and their snow crab has good flavor with not too much mayo. I liked how fresh the steamed dumplings were and next time I definitely have to try the boba tea. read more

Delicious Vietnamese food, great service, comfortable surroundings, creative menu, good pho, curry, spring rolls

The pho, or chicken noodle soup as it is listed on the menu, was water. Not exaggerating at all. There was just enough broth to give it a slightly less than perfectly clear look. It tasted like nothing. My guess is they ran out and somehow thought they could get away with adding water to the empty pot. So I just got a $45 Uber eats order of spring rolls :/ read more

Jazmine Cafe - Chicken (water) noodle soup - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Unimpressed! First of all, my boba drink was super icy. Even when it melted there were huge chunks of ice. Also, I got my food delivered and my vermicelli came with no fish sauce, instead this odd peanut sauce. I also specifically requested light noodles and extra veggies and they ignored that request because I had to take out over half of the noodles! They definitely do not put enough of everything else to balance it out. I got the tofu avocado vermicelli but although I love avocado, it was really strange having it in vermicelli, and again the peanut sauce threw everything off. Very disappointed! read more

So, I wanted to try something different on the menu. I chose the Vietnamese Chicken Salad. It consisted of shredded cabbage, sliced chicken breast, carrots, cucumber, onion, cilantro, fried shallots and peanuts. The fried shallots were really a nice addition to this delicious salad. The dressing served with the salad was a vinaigrette. It was very good. Instead of chicken, you can opt for tuna or shrimp. This place also has tons of spring roll options such as Salmon Mango, Tuna Avocado and Lemongrass Chicken. They also have Vietnamese Po-boys, Pho, Noodle Salad Bowls and Rice dishes. For a refreshing drink, they offer Bubble Tea Slushies. This place also delivers in the area! read more

On my way back from the Zoo, I called in to place my order. I asked the person that was taking my order how long will it take and to call me once it was done since I will be in the car with my sleeping nephew. Twenty four minutes later no call so I called to asked. I was told they are packing my food and he apologized. It was lunch time so I understand. The food smell so good on the drive home. If anyone follows me on Yelp, I always order Bun Bo Hue from ever Asian restaurant that I stop by. With that being said, I got an order of Spicy Lemongrass 6 soup ( Bun Bo Hue ), Sesame Steak rice plate ( Com Bo Luc Loc and the Jazmine Seafood noodle. The spicy lemongrass noodle soup was not spicy at all and there was no taste of lemongrass. They gave us a huge portion of the vermicelli noodle but very little soup , Their BBH tasted more like beef stew. I end up trashing some which I really don't like to waste food. The Sesame Steak was tender but very bland and the fish sauce that came with it was more like water down fish sauce. The Jazmine Seafood noodle was stir fried udon noodle with seafood and mushrooms. It taste better then the other two but I would not say it was the best. The house soup we got for the lunch special was ok if you like cabbage. read more

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Do you see how many checkins I have? This spot has my go to soup when I'm sick, the tamarind tofu, my picky youngest niece's favorite soup, the kid's chicken noodle (which has broth, chicken and rice noodles and that's it). And enough variety to feed whomever else I'm with. The lunch banh mi and soup deal is a good one. And the tofu/avocado bowl is still a favorite. I got the seared tuna the other day and it was delicious with really good quality fish. The staff is polite and friendly and the whole place is speedy in its turnarounds. read more

Never again. Overly salty, mushy, nasty sticky, excess sugary Vietnamese. The worst ever.

* some favorites and some not-so-greats * so i've been to jazmine cafe multiple times and have only ever gotten their poke bowls -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? but i was really craving some pho the other day so i decided to try their beef noodle soup, and it sadly was not the best pho i've ever had. it wasn't bad! i still finished most of my food. but i've definitely had better pho and for someone who was really craving pho i was slightly disappointed so yeah, i wouldn't recommend their noodle soups if you're a huge pho lover, but i do have to say that i love their poke bowls! the poke is pretty good value for the price and i'm never disappointed when i get their poke i guess it's true -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it, no matter how much you're craving pho. read more

I ordered here for the second time. I was not sure what to get so i asked what did the waitress like...I ordered the sweet heat. I took it to go. The noodles were ok maybe the entire dish over done..the shrimp were like a rock and the chicken was just plain bad. As in old. I called the restaurant back to let them know the chicken was bad and they said "we sell alot of chicken, maybe you don't like" I said again your chicken I'd bad, it taste old. I am guessing since they were closed on Monday they were stretching the left over chicken from the weekend...One dish was $20.00. It was a waste of money and the response about my observation of the chicken being old was unacceptable. read more

Although I'm very picky with my Asian food (being Filipino-American), the beef pho (added meatballs) was good with big portions. The eggrolls were also yummy. Surprisingly, it was the spring rolls (caterpillar and I forgot the other one) that were mighty tasty! One of them had crab meat with alternating mango and avocado slices. It was delicious! The other one was yellowtail which was ok. What stands out to me is that the service was amazing! I had three waiters (Peter the manager, Anthony, and Linh) who were responsive and efficient. I didn't even realize that all three were waiting on us because it was seamless. Although the food was average, I would definitely come back! read more

This is such a great little spot for lunch! A friend and I decided to eat here, as I had passed this place many times and really didn't know anything about it, other than it is a Vietnamese restaurant. I got here around 1 and the place was empty, except for one guy sitting alone and eating a bowl of Pho. The menu sounded so good! They have a HUGE selection of spring rolls of all types. I could definitely see myself just making a meal out of 3 spring roll orders, but today I just decided to try the spicy salmon spring roll. I also got a pork noodle bowl salad, because I was trying to keep it a little bit light. The spicy salmon spring roll was so good! It was unique in the sense that I don't think I have ever had anything like it. It's raw salmon and vermicelli wrapped with some sriracha. It had a lot of kick and was really good after I added a bit of soy sauce to it. The noodle bowl was large and delicious. There were large slices of pork on top of a generous amount of noodles, lettuce and cucumber. It was the perfect meal for a warm September day. I really enjoyed my lunch here. Like I said, I could have easily made a meal out of the spring rolls- they have the largest spring roll selection that I have seen, so if that's your thing, check it out. I'll be back! read more

Jazmine Cafe - Pork noodle salad bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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I wasn't sure how I'd feel about a Vietnamese food place that also serves sushi, I have to say that I was impressed. I haven't tried the sushi (still a little gun-shy), but the Vietnamese food has been flavorful, hitting all of the sweet, savory, sour, spicy notes as they should. The sliced grilled pork with rice has just the right amount of carmelized, sweet/savory goodness, with a touch of garlic. The veggies are crunchy, and the rice is hot and sticky. You still feel light after this meal, but it's filling. If I had to choose, I liked the grilled pork over rice more than the grilled pork with vermicelli noodles (bun). The pho tai has a deep broth and you're given plenty of basil leaves and cilantro, as well as all the slice jalapeno and bean sprouts you need. Served piping hot whether you eat at the restaurant or take out, the soup is comforting, flavorful, and filling. The service is extremely friendly, and you never have to wait long. If you enjoy bubble tea, there's a decent selection -- I'm excited to try the watermelon slush once the weather warms up. See pic. read more

Jazmine Cafe - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I've eaten here and had delivery a few times. It's a good place to go by yourself for lunch, I probably wouldn't go by myself for dinner. Recently, I had my food delivered to me, and the girl on the other end of the phone was really patient with me telling me what they had on their menu because they don't have one online, and I didn't have one in hand. I ended up ordering the tofu Vietnamese po-boy, with all the fixings of a traditional Vietnamese sandwich, but their bread was even better. I also ordered the wonton soup (I know, it's Chinese, not Vietnamese). There was a little confusion here, because most places offer won ton soup and wonton noodle soup. So when I said won ton soup, and got wonton noodle soup, I was a bit disappointed. They only offer wonton noodle soup. Oh well. Their wontons were ok, and the broth was kind of bland. The food here doesn't blow me away, but I do walk away feeling good. read more

I would give it a 3 1/2 if yelp had that option. The chicken pho is consistent enough and that's what I usually get. I recommend it. I also like the Vietnamese chicken salad. The beef pho ain't bad either. It's consistent too but there are other places that do it a little better. The menu is almost too big. They are really into their spring roll bar and have a full page of different kinds. The inside of the place reminds me of a hotel restaurant in some other city, definitely not New Orleans. The prices are a big plus and it's close to my house too so I may be a little biased. If you like chicken pho and a good Vietnamese chicken salad , try this place out. Try the beef pho too cause it's not bad either. read more

Jazmine Cafe - Chicken pho. It's good. - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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I always come here and the food is amazing! Light, quick, and tasty. Besides noodle soup, they have amazing spring rolls and really good sushi - type rolls that are made without rice and instead rolled in lettuce with glass noodles and other items inside. My description may be terrible and do no justice to the actual item, but trust me it is amazing. If you're in the uptown area and want a quick, delicious meal. Stop here! read more

Jazmine Cafe - Beef noodle soup. - Vietnamese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Came here and had a really good Poke Bowl! Also had bubble tea with alcohol in it! Highly recommend. Easy choice. Getting lit on boba is one of my exalted pastimes. The wait staff was also really nice and the environment was quaint. Thank you for a great meal! Will return soon. read more

Nothing special here folks, keep moving along. I've had better Vietnamese food than this. Reasonably priced in comparison to restaurants in downtown New Orleans. read more

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Excellent location, friendly staff, and delicious cuisine makes for an enchanting spot in Riverbend. True bubble tea (with tapioca pearls) accompanies an eclectic oriental menu, including Thai and sushi. The ambiance is artsy yet casual, exceptionally welcoming. Many guests arrive from stepping-off the historic St Charles Street Car. Come in and stay awhile. read more

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Yes, you can get better more 'authentic' Vietnamese food if you were to drive 15 more miles to the east or to the west bank, but if you don't want to leave the convenience of 'the city' this is a fine place to go. I usually get the same thing every time I go: Bun with grilled pork and spring rolls. I prefer the thinner noodles that some other places use, but for 'uptown-vietnamese-for-white-folks' this place make a nice bowl of Bun. Typically we ask for an extra bowl of the yummy fish sauce that you pour on the noodles because the little bowl they bring you just isn't enough, but they are always happy to provide. Bonus points because I know I can bring my gluten-intollerance or vegetarian friends here and there is always something on the menu they can enjoy. read more

Jazmine Cafe is so under rated! It's delicious and cheap. The menu has many options but I usually go for lunch and get the po boy/pho special for $10... pretty sweet. Also best place for hangovers and on the opposite just noticed you can add booze to the boba teas read more