Restaurant Review: Jazmine

Jazmine - lunch on March 2, 2019

Part of the fun in moving to a new place is exploring the local cuisine and discovering new restaurants. I was taking my parents around on their errands and we decided to try a Chinese restaurant nearby.

Chicken Chow Mein

With a Bay Area, Californian's somewhat finicky palate when it comes to Asian food (I've been spoiled for the past few decades living in an area with a plethora of different cuisines), I was pleasantly surprised by the tasty dishes at Jazmine.

Jazmine Ramen

The Chow Mein was typical chow mein - nothing wrong with it but not sure I'd remember it later. The Jazmine Ramen was a bit more special with the addition of a poached egg cooking in the hot broth. The yolk wasn't fully cooked so if you broke it up in the hot soup, it added a nice richness to the broth.

Garlic Noodles

I have a high bar for garlic noodles thanks to Xanh's but Jazmine's version was also delicious. I like the simplicity of noodles and garlic.

Pork - Peking Style

My favorite was the Pork Peking Style. My cousin Camille had introduced us long ago to that version of any Chinese meat dish prepared "Peking Style". As near as I can figure, that usually means something very lightly coated with enough crisp on the outside that held up a tasty coating of sauce. It isn't breading but likely a very light dredging in flour. Not enough for you to even see it but you can taste it in the texture. Delicious.

Ginger Beef

Lastly, we had the Ginger Beef, also quite good. Overall, Jazmine was a nice discovery whenever we want Chinese food.