Jasmine Chinese Restaurant

Well, as the old saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. In this case, Jasmine went down in flames. The Pad Thai, as one other reviewer noted, was way overcooked to the point the dish resembled something from Chef Boyardee. The taste was not that much better, either. The Basil fried rice that my wife ordered came with shrimp. Nice touch, but she’s allergic to shellfish. The Tom Yum soup was «alright», but bland. The orange chicken was about a three out of five. I realize that Lenoir is a small town and we just moved here from the Dallas area, but we’ve already found a Mexican restaurant (Dos Amigos) that could hold its own anywhere, as well as some great barbecue places. The saddest commentary about Jasmine was when I was handed my order, the woman behind the counter just walked away. No «thank you» at all. As far as coming back there, I’ll stick with her suggestion and reiterate, «no thank you».

I really enjoy the food at jasmine. Does it compare to some place in Chicago? I could care less. Their food is very good. They have a great selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes. In that respect, they eclipse other local restaurants. I love the sweet heat of their general tso tofu. It’s a very good take out restaurant. Their pad Thai could use some work. More sauce would be a good start.

I would have gave it a better star rating the food was great but I order General tao’s chicken but when she handed me my food its was sesame chicken and when I tried to give it back and ask for what I wanted she kept telling me I said sesame when I order no I didn’t ! I don’t even like sesame seeds why would I order that and they tried to confuse me and talk me into keeping it with their Chinese talk LOL into keeping what I didn’t order I finally took the meal to the counter And pointed out and slowly pronounced what I wanted! And they finally recooked what I wanted in the first place! Anyways great food very good I’m impressed! Only problem was the miscommunication at first about what I wanted but the food definitely made up for it! I will definitely come back!

This is really a takeout restaurant with a few tables. Food is ok but nothing to write home about. There is an overpower order of fryer grease in the air. The restaurant is clean and what I could see of the kitchen, it looked clean. I order pork and broccoli made spicy. I received pork and vegetables with chili sauce on the side. I expected the chili sauce to be added during cooking to blend flavors. The pork was tender and the dish served hot right out of the wok.
Julie had shrimp lo mein. Again nothing special and I expected larger sized shrimp.
All sauces are prepackaged and not made in house.
We order a small size egg drop soup which was just under boiling when we opened the container. This as well as the entrees were severed in to-​go plastic platters which were brought to the table on a tray which the counter person unloaded onto the table.
Not that it really mattered, but there was no fortune cookie severed. And as expected there was no alcohol available.
Menu did contain other Asian dishes. We may stop again to explore some of the Japanese style selections.

I’ve been all over the country, yet I’m primarily from NC. I’ve been to countless Chinese restaurants, and have seen how many Chinese restaurants try their best to satisfy local palettes wherever they are. But I’m really surprised at how no one has written a word about Jasmine — mainly because seeing they’re pretty much a place off the beaten path, they really rate highly in my opinion, for what that’s worth. Their steamed and pan fried dumplings (aka wontons and Pot Stickers) are some of the best I’ve ever had! I expected a very doughy and thick wrapper (where many places do that just to fill you up), yet Jasmine’s was absolutely spot on, and was just plain perfect — and man, the inside meat was the absolute best! No fillers, just a lot of lean pork. Plus, their dipping sauce was not only first rate, but they give you all you need. Most places I’ve had to ask for extra sauce, but that’s certainly not needed here. A+ on their dumplings, for damn sure!
I’ve ordered the Thai style Pad Thai, and sometimes their noodles (& shrimp) were way over cooked. Yet the shrimp was abundant, and I’d expect if I asked them to slightly undercook the dish I’m sure they’d be happy to accommodate. I’m still slowly going through their menu, so it’s a basic work in progress thing, and I figure I’ll update my Unilocaling as time goes on. I’m new to the area, Jasmine is right down the road, and I figure I’ll be using them as my go-​to Chinese place for a long while.
The place is always clean as a whistle, and I’d imagine if you like Chinese food and live in a small town like Lenoir, this is a place you should really check out.