I was downtown for jury duty today so I decided to have lunch at JJ Jasmine. This fast food stop in the skywalk was an easy choice. I was a regular customer when I used to work downtown, and before the location changed due to the Kaleidoscope at the Hub closure. I preferred beef pad Thai, paid, and got my number. I was advised there was water available in the seating area. I found a table and went to get water. The water cooler was empty. I advised the person who brought my food about the water being empty. I had to tell her about 3 times before she understood what I was talking about. That's when I realized how dirty the water class I had actually was. I saw someone going to fill the water cooler immediately. The food was great. The cleanliness of the water glass was not. Sorry, I didn't get a photo of the glass. read more

JJ Jasmine - Beef pad Thai. - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Food: food was good (not the best the next day) egg rolls were great! Ambiance: HOT ** Warning** Service: good, asked for take out but ate some there (big portions) read more

JJ Jasmine - Beef Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

I eat here quite frequently and I like pretty much everything I've tried so updating to four stars.

I ordered fried rice and beef and they gave me a tower of rice and like 5 pieces of meat. The hostess wasn't very welcoming either. Food was not that tasty. read more

Very friendly staff and delicious food! Service was quick. The only tricky part is finding the location--it's on the second floor, just above another Asian restaurant, which might be confusing if you're not from the area. Definitely worth the visit once you find it! read more

This quirky little joint is on the second floor of a Skywalk, so it takes a minute to find. Worth it, though. I tried the Rad Na which was crazy delicious. Rich flavor, big portion (more than I could finish), and mg partner had a chicken Pad Thai which she said was solid. The decor is packed with Thai statues, there's plenty of art, and in general it's on the "diner" side of decent. Service was great. Very attentive. One of them even came out when we were done to chat with us about our dish, and suggest a couple others we might like. Very cool. read more

I've tried the Panang and Drunken Noodles - both good! They had a kick of heat to them, esp the drunken noodles so calling all spicy-eaters! All the elements, veggies, protein etc. were cooked just right. Portions are generous! Maybe the food could be elevated with more bamboo shoots and curry fragrance in the Panang, and the presentation, compared to other Thai restaurants I've had in other cities but overall, this filled my Thai food cravings! read more

J.J. Jasmine is absolutely delicious! It is also run by really great people. I wish I could talk them into being open on weekends! You can't find a better, more flavorful place to grab lunch or grab dinner on your way home from work! read more

I've eaten here maybe once or twice when I worked in the skywalk. Now that I am back in the DSM area for work, I decided to check it out again. It was as good as I remembered and for a decent price. I got the crab rangoons and the spicy basil. Definitely an underrated place to go. If you're in the skywalk during the workday, check out JJ Jasmine! read more

Love the food here! Everything we ordered has been great so far. Great service and very fast. Located in Kaleidoscope Mall. My only complaint is that they aren't open longer hours. The Food: Fried Rice (any meat) (4/5) Angry Stir fry (any meat) (4/5) Both dishes were delicious and worth trying at least once cause I'm sure you'll go back for more! The Angry was perfectly angry and not too pissed off. Great portions as well! Always a stop for us every time we eat at kaleidoscope. read more

JJ Jasmine - Angry Chicken and Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

The best food in town. Not even close!!!!! We had hot pot here one night and it was Amazing! read more

JJ Jasmine - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

I literally eat here every day of the week. Wednesday is spicy yellow curry special. I get it with no rice, extra vegetables, and tofu. It is SO good. It's not like normal curry and if you are afraid of curry try this because it was my first curry ever and I loved it. You can sample the sauce too. It's available everyday of the week you just have to ask for it. Friday is spicy glazed salmon special. It's another one of my favorites and is healthy. I always ask for extra veggies no rice. Pad thai is a little dry, but still good. Ask for some of the spring roll sauce to pour over it. They have the best spring roll sauce around. Fried rice is amazing but a little expensive for being mainly just a bigger side dish. read more

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NOT WORTH IT !!! The taste is not Authentic and the portion is like kiddie meal and I purposely did order the regular meal Not the Lunch menu. Pad Thai w/ Shrimp and Spicy Thai Basil Beef are a classic famously ordered dishes and in this case you are better off going somewhere else than this poorly unpalatable items. read more

I just moved downtown for work. This was the first place I tried in the skywalk. It's a fast food type of Thai joint with low prices, and for what you pay it's pretty darn good. I got their Spicy Thai Basil dish and an order of spring rolls. The main dish came with a large scoop of rice and plenty of meat and vegetables. Everything looked fresh and vegetables were crunchy and not overcooked and mushy like some fast food places make them. Food was flavor packed. The spring rolls were good also. They only had pork left when I got some so supplies are limited. I'll probably come here for lunch plenty of times. I'd recommend it to anyone that craves rice with stir fry. read more

JJ Jasmine - Spicy Thai Basil. Pretty darn good. - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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I've eaten here exactly twice now: I ordered a "meh" Pad Thai first time around. Yesterday I had a "meh" order of Rad Na. "If you can't say nothing nice, say nothing at all." So be it. read more

Excellent Pad Thai. Food is always quick and good. The workers are all very pleasant. If you're downtown for lunch time definitely stop by! read more

JJ Jasmine is in the skywalk so it's convenient for people working in the area. Usually the line is pretty short, if there is one, except right around noon. They serve several thai dishes with choice of chicken, pork, beef, or tofu, so lots of great options for vegetarians. I'm a fan of the Pad Thai. The spring rolls are tasty too. read more

JJ Jasmine - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

If you work downtown or happen to be there around Lunch this place is a must try!!! If you love Thai food then come here. Their dishes are spot on, food fresh and hot, and service is awesome! A couple of my favorite dishes are the eggplant stirfry, angry chicken, combo lad na and off the menu drunken noodles! Food prices are definitely reasonable for lunch and you get a good portion size. If you like spicy food you can let the chef know or you can add it on the side with their self serve condiment area. I do both!! Love spicy!!! read more

JJ Jasmine - Drunken noodles - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Asked for a yellow curry...and got a pile of veggies and chicken in a weird brown sauce. Never doing this again. read more

JJ Jasmine - Yellow curry?! - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Ok I stopped by again, so now this is my 3rd time here...and 3rd time was the charm lol. I ordered the fried rice with beef only this time and I'm going to upgrade my rating to 4 stars now. Even though the fried rice is more of a Chinese fried rice dish rather a Thai dish, it tasted very good. It wasn't as greasy this time either. Plus they give you a lot of food for under $7. The lady in front is also very nice. She apologized to me when my food took a little longer than expected, but it really didn't take that long. So if you're in the mood for some good fried rice....stop by JJ Jasmine and give it a try! read more

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Not a great place to eat thai food. But good for hot and sour soup. Angry chicken is their special but I find nothing special about it. Can give it a try. Dont complain if you ain't satisfied. read more

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This restaurant was fantastic! My family ordered pad Thai and fried rice! Both dishes were great. We will definitely be going back!

Spring rolls were good but on the small side. Their menu is appealing to me suggesting traditional favorites such as fried rice, lardna, pad thai and eggplant tofu. They have daily specials. The eggplant tofu dish was not very flavorful or spicy (asked for extra spicy). The eggplant, tofu and veggies were much too big and inconvenient to eat. The stars of the dish only had a few pieces and the veggies were way too undercooked. The tofu was a little dry and the eggplant was too mushy. I did get two scoops of rice which was nice. It looks like the Panda customers next door get heaping amounts of food unlike here. They do have a great help yourself hot pepper/spicy sauce bar, water and chopsticks. I may go back and give them one more try just for that. Don't let the line scare you. Food comes out pretty fast (and undercooked). Bonus was they didn't complain about me using a credit card for spring rolls which is unlike Gringos next door and Dooly's. read more

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Just another fast food. Stop here if u don't have time to catch up on lunch.

I eat here at least once a week. Angry chicken is the best and chicken pad Thai is great too. I add plenty of the available spicy flavors at the counter. read more

JJ Jasmine is awesome! I got there early so there was a short line. I asked the front line staff if the Chef can make me a special dish so they asked the Chef and he accommodated my request. After the Chef asked me a few questions regarding my palate's preference he created a special dish just for me, I was pleased with his creation. I asked the Chef what he called the dish and he politely asked me, what is your name Sir? I told the Chef my name is Chip; the Chef smiled and said the dish is called Chip's Special. I was very impressed and thought I was the only one getting the VIP treatment until a few more customers came up and ordered a Steve's special, Jame's special, Tom Special etc... It was obvious at that point that JJ Jasmine has a special dish for everyone, just ask the Chef! If you're ever in the neighborhood and you can handle some heat (about 50,000-100,000 Scoville units) ask for the Chip's Special. Be confident when you order the Chip's special if you show any weakness you might have to sign a waiver. read more

Yuck. Pad Thai tasted like it had been sitting there for hours. Chicken was very undercooked. Inedible. I gave it two stars because it was very fast and reasonably priced if it were decent food. read more

Went again today and I am keeping the original 2-star rating. With the exception of the pad thai, they don't even serve authentic Thai food. Every other dish is basically the same thing - runny sauce with some garlic flavor drizzled over stir fried veggies and with an ice cream scoop of rice. It's totally fine, don't get me wrong, but I've had Thai food all over the place (even in Thailand itself) and nothing about these dishes is remotely Thai in my opinion. read more

probably this is the place i go for my lunch when i'm really hungry ..they are busy but they never go wrong on their dishes .. Especially i Like the salmon dish they serve on Friday's ..ooooh its yummy and I love it ...Pad thai is also good. read more