Jasmine Thai Cuisine

Good Thai is hard to find...and you won't find it here! This is probably the third time I've been here in a couple of years, and I feel like it's gotten progressively worse.Oh, where do I begin? I placed my order over the phone and the first thing the guy taking my order does is criticize my pronunciation of the food I'm ordering. First, I wasn't that off. Second, who does that?! So after I order my soup and tea (I have a cold), he rudely asks "is that all?" Why, yes, I'm pretty sure I said that's all two or three times.He says it will take twenty minutes. Fine. I get there and my tea isn't ready. Then when I look around, the whole place is empty except for one table full of dirty dishes! Yuck!!!My soup that I paid nearly $7 for is tiny! The Thai ICED tea is also small for $3 and WARM. Maybe in the future, if I'm really desperate and I'm working a 16 hour shift, I might think about coming back. Just kidding. There are many other restaurants in the area without the attitude and better food.

Jasmine Thai Cuisine is a ln unassuming restaurant in a small strip mall close to Lowes. It's easy to miss it if you're not paying attention, and TBH doesn't look like it's going to be as good as it is. I went for lunch with a friend and when we arrived we're the only people here. The restaurant has two sides, one with small two person tables close to the kitchen, and a larger dining room away from the kitchen. The staff are friendly, informal, and happy to answer any questions. When it comes to the food, I was impressed. It's cooked as you order it, which, as the only people there when we ordered, we could hear our food starting to cook as we ordered. Even though it comes out relatively fast. Pay attention to the attached photo about spices. They have a 1-5 spice level. 2 being spicier than medium and 3 being a "solid hot". THIS IS NO LIE! We ordered the wings as a app at level 3, and they are really spicy! Really good though. Cooked well with crispy outer and moist inside. Level 3 was a tad too spicy for me and I do enjoy spice. As such I ordered my Kang Ped with beef at level 2, which was good for me. It came with steamed rice and an egg roll. all of the food was awesome. The egg roll, perfectly cooked, has a really good dipping sauce. If you're not a fan of spicy food, definitely get the level one. Because your food is cooked to order it will also be fresh and hot. This is the best Thai food spot I've had in the area. I recommend, and I will be going back.

Got a nice greeting upon arriving for lunch and sat ourselves due to the open seating. Delicious Thai smells as soon as you walk in. Our waiter brought water very quickly and was ready to take our order. This place has been there for 12 years and is DELICIOUS. Very authentic tasting Thai food with a 1-5 spicomoter...5 = spiciest. We did 3 (strong hot) for the wing appetizer with panang sauce. It definitely was a strong hot! The waiter was spot on. Delicious tasting wings!Everything we ate was freshly cooked with very fresh ingredients cooked today by the owner!! Very sweet lady. It will be hard top this place! Highly recommend!If you are into hot stuff, try level 3 first. If you are not ask for -1... :)

If you like Thai food THIS IS THE PLACE!!! The red curry & Tom Kha Kai soup it heaven! Their pad Thai is also delicious!!! All of it is made when you order so it's fresh & ooohh so good! You can even sit at the bar & watch the sweet grandma make it sometimes. I just love this place!!! Not super fancy but the food is amazing & it seems like it's family owned & they care a lot about it so they're always kind. I highly recommend

I am so extremely happy to have this meal. I have passed this small restaurant many many times and never thought much about stopping to tey6then out. After visiting other authentic Thai restaurants in the 757 and feeling just somewhat disappointed. Compared to home sweet home NYC restaurants. Today was my day!!I've missed half of this AAPA Food month stuck at home after surgery. My family preparing all of my meals, and I much appreciate them for caring for me. My taste buds always crave my favorite Indian, Pakistani, or Jamaican dishes. Thai red curry just amongst 1 of my favorite go-to's. This Kang Ped curry is just on point, and I have found a new restaurant. Clean and simple sitting area adorned with healthy mature plants. The sweet ladies you can see are pleased to prepare these meals for us.The curry I have to say was slightly looser than I prefer. Sweetened with coconut milk and red curry paste. Just enough heat to enjoy the flavors bouncing ok your buds, then followed by an enjoyable sniffle! The fresh cellophane spring rolls with a nice crunch and dressed with Chile sauce or sweet sauce with few peanut to start my meal. I am happy to I was able to get out to order and pick up my meal. Continue to watch me eat thru the entire menu.

*Based on a takeout experience.It was Twosday, the second day of the second month of the two thousandth twenty second year and I was craving Thai food bad! I can't even remember the last time I had Thai food. I read the reviews and skimmed through the pics of Jasmine Thai Cuisine (JTC) and decided this was one! I called ahead to place the order to pick up and it was ready when I arrived.JTC is located in the same strip mall as Carolina Bakery and Poketastic on North Battlefield.When you walk in, the service counter is right in front and the open kitchen behind it. That side of the restaurant seems primarily for the kitchen and take out. There is a small table but seems more like for staff. There is a doorway to the right and that leads to an adjoining room dedicated to dining. I thought this was a nice set up, separating diners from the bustle of the kitchen. I was greeted by a really nice guy that started a convo and asked me about the origin of my name. Do you don't know this story? I'll tell ya the next time I see ya. We exchanged stories about how our names get butchered, so we had a good laugh.- Noms - I had a bad craving, but I was not necessarily craving my go-to Thai dishes. I decided to try something different. Yum Nuea (grilled beef) - There are other choices of protein, but I chose beef and it was a good choice. The beef was warm and tender, cut into nice wide strips, with a nice balance of citrus and fish sauce. The salad contains thinly sliced cukes, large chunks of tomatoes, julienned carrots, thinly sliced red onions, green onions and cilantro. It's $10 for a "salad", but it could easily be a meal. Just add rice to stretch it!Pohtaak - This is a steamed type of dish. I was pretty impressed with the way they packaged it to go. Shrimp, scallops, squid, and big strips of fish, probably tilapia, is cooked with various vegetables in curry paste in a foil packet. The sauce is very thin and more soupy, but it's super delicious. It kinda reminded me of Korean style soups. The whole foil packet was sealed tightly (it was heavy duty foil) and placed in a foil tray and packed in a plastic bag. It comes with a side of rice and one veggie spring roll with thick, sweet dipping sauce. So good! I would definitely have this again.Thai Tea - the only thing about this is that I wish I had more of the milk than tea. I'll just have to ask for more milk next time.It looks like a small restaurant from the outside, but once inside, the adjoining room provides plenty of seating. Everything was super delicious and I can't wait to try my go-to items next time!Stay safe, Friends!

Jasmine Thai was decent for a lunch option, though paying $19 for mainly onions in my Drunken Noodles was not what I had in mind. The spice level was also a bit spicier than a normal 3, so I was a little taken aback by that! The flavor was pretty good as well and the service quite friendly. This is a fairly standard American Thai place. I still prefer Thai Arroy in VB.

I really had big expectations with the great reviews here. I had been craving green papaya salad and a friend suggested this place had a better tasting one than another place in the area. Walking in, the kitchen is to the left with a couple small tables along the wall to the right. Then there's an opening at the front to an equally sized area on the other side of the wall with a nice dining area, away from the hubbub of the kitchen, and presumably, pick up area. It was a bit of a wait before they took my order, but it was lunch hour so I gave some grace on that. Several tables were occupied and I hoped this was a good sign. I ordered the papaya salad, the massaman curry with shrimp, and a small Tom yum goong soup. They brought me a complimentary spring roll while waiting for my food. I pounced on it when it came because it was turning out to be a decent amount of time before my food arrived. Once my order did arrive, it was allll the dishes at once. It would have been nice to have received the soup earlier to break up the long wait. But it was there at last and I was hungry. I was pleasantly surprised the soup wasn't a small cup, but a regular sized bowl. However, the taste was disappointing. It was *very* sour (more than this soup is usually) and pretty diluted. On to the green papaya salad: it was ok, but the papaya didn't seem freshly grated. It tasted dried out without the fresh crunch, like it was grated a couple days ago and sat in the fridge. The dressing that is usually mixed in the salad was lacking in flavor or bite. It was actually pretty bland, no spice, and I don't think there was any fish sauce used in it. I was disappointed by the dish I expressly came there for. I'll give it looked pretty, though. The massaman curry was ok but again, didn't impress me. It was a very watery curry with none of the complexity of flavor. Nothing is worse than a watery curry; I like curries to be a creamy consistency and with good flavor, and both were lacking in the dish. I also ordered a coconut drink, but just know it is the one that comes in a can. Was hoping it was the kind that's a little sweet and has the pieces of fresh young coconut in it. Also, unfortunately, a lot of the food didn't agree with me later. I tried the leftovers and had the same results. Overall, I was unfortunately, not very impressed. I just wish everything didn't taste watered down and flavors muted. Was it so bad I wouldn't return? No. But I'm not too keen on returning, and honestly, it probably will not be at the top of my list when I think about where to have lunch/dinner.

Craving Thai?? This is a MUST! Everything was so flavorful!!There was only one cook but she still managed to prepared everything in a timely manner. Just be aware that it will take a few minutes to get orders out since it's all prepared on the spot.Ordered some wonton soup, the Pad Thai (shrimp and chicken) and shrimp fried rice. The flavors were delicious and our meal was made to order so it all tasted fresh. The dinner prices are a bit higher but the portions were very generous. We had plenty leftovers to enjoy the following day and still tasted just as good.

It's been a few years since my last update so it's time for another one. I'm happy to say they still get five stars. I love the food and the friendly staff and I love the fact that this restaurant is locally owned and operated, it remains my go to spot for Thai food. The food is always fresh and delicious, the restaurant is always clean, the restrooms are clean and properly stocked.  Proper COVID-19 protocols are in place.Jasmine Thai Cuisine is located in the Battlefield Shoppes shopping center on the west side of North Battlefield Boulevard in Chesapeake.  The private parking lot shared with the rest of the businesses in the shopping center is not large but is of adequate capacity, I've always been able to find a spot to park. The lot is in good repair and generally clear of debris, the walk up to the restaurant entrance is always clear.Originally, the restaurant was very small but at one point the adjoining space became available so Jasmine Thai expanded into that space as well. This more than doubled their seating capacity which was much needed. Unfortunately the kitchen size remained the same. The narrow galley kitchen is open so if you're seated at the counter or a table in the front dining room you can watch your order being prepared from scratch. The cook area is small so if they are busy orders can take some time to get to the table but the wait is generally not unreasonable. Lunch time seems to be the busiest with lots of takeout orders placed over the phone and a good number of diners inside as well. It doesn't matter whether you fo for lunch or dinner, you will get the same great tasting food prepared from scratch with fresh ingredients. Over the years, I've worked my way through most of their menu and I really have never had anything I didn't like. As far as appetizers go, I really enjoy the Chicken Satay with that wonderful peanut dipping sauce.   I also like the fried chicken spring rolls. The Som Tum (shredded green papaya salad) is another hit, very flavorful and delicious. I also really like the Laab in all its forms (beef, chicken or pork). Soups, there are some great ones here. My favorites are the Tom Ka Gai (chicken) or Tom Ka Goong (shrimp) which are really wonderful coconut milk based soups, so flavorful. The Gyow Nam (wonton soup) is pretty amazing too and the Thai Noodle Soup (basically the Thai version of Vietnamese pho) is pretty spectacular as well, the broth is just so flavorful.  There are just so many entrees I really enjoy here, I will name a few. There are some really nice stir-fry dishes like Pad Kapau, Kai Saparot (I like it with chicken), Cashew Stir-Fry with Snow Peas and their house Jasmine Stir-Fry. I love all the noodle dishes here. Pad Thai, Pad Si Ew, Pad Ki Mao and my favorite Lad Na. I love all the curry dishes as well. The Kang Ped, Kang Kheow Wan and Panang are nice but I really love the Masman which is yellow curry sauteed with potatoes, pineapple, onions, peanuts and coconut milk. All the fried rice dishes are nice too, how can you go wrong with fried rice? Vegetarians can find much to like here with a nice selection of soups and entrees. There isn't much of a dessert selection but the Sticky Rice with Mango is really delicious and my favorite way to end a meal here. Hampton Roads is blessed with many good Thai restaurants. Jasmine Thai Cuisine is my favorite based on the fresh and tasty dishes, the friendly staff and the location which is very convenient for me. Julie (the owner) is originally from Thailand and she prepares authentic Thai dishes. If you want the real thing, visit Jasmine Thai Cuisine.