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| - Had a solid dinner on a Saturday at Jasmine. We were eating early, as we were watching the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight (May 2, 2015) that evening. We arrived at 6 and were taken immediately to our table. Jasmine has a good sized dining room, but it's not cavernous. There are some great views of the Bellagio fountains, and some not so great. We had a not so great view. But, the people I was dining with were either Vegas residents or had stayed at Bellagio multiple times. So, not seeing the fountains wasn't a big deal to us.
We spoke with the sommelier first. As we were getting many dishes with varying ingredients, textures, and flavors, she advised us to just order what we like regarding wine. No problem there. She was readily available for refills or additional orders throughout our evening.
To start, we went with the dim sum basket trio, duck trilogy, lobster two ways and scallops. Our server informed us that each appetizer is meant to serve one person. For example, the dim sum basket trio has 3 dumplings, so that's not really shareable. So, to solve this issue, we ordered two of everything. We had to cut a lot of it in half, but it worked. The duck trilogy was probably the favorite. It has roasted duck, a cold duck meat salad and decadent pan fried foie gras. All of this was fantastic, if you had served me 5 orders of this for my meal that would have been just fine with me. The scallops were good, but they were your basic seared scallop. I was a little disappointed in the lobster two ways, the lobster was a little tough. We liked all of the dumplings in the dim sum basket, my personal preference was for the chicken and mushroom. But, they were all tender and the fillings on all were flavorful.
In between the appetizers and main course, I had the lobster dumpling soup. This is served with mushrooms, carrots, and asparagus. This fell flat to me, easily the worst thing I ate all evening. Probably the worst thing I ate all weekend. The broth was very watery, the lobster was so light it was hard to detect. It just didn't work for me. Another at our table ordered the wonton soup, and he didn't care for it either.
To eat, we shared: fried lobster, braised kobe short ribs, general chicken, Jasmine fried rice, and wok fried udon noodles. The lobster was very difficult to eat. At first I thought I was just an idiot, but everyone at my table had difficulties. Maybe we're all idiots, I don't know. That's probably it. Anyway, it was difficult to get to all of the meat, but what I did try I enjoyed.
My two favorites of the entrees were the short ribs and general chicken. The braised short ribs were prepared perfectly. They achieved that tenderness short ribs get when braised correctly where you feel like if you gave them a stern look it would cut them. No knife needed, and really no fork needed either. The sauce was thick and flavorful. Absolute re-order. The chicken was large and fried very well. It was juicy and coated with just the right amount of sauce. These two seemed to be the run away winners of the table.
The noodles were stronger for me than the rice. The rice lacked seasoning.
Service was excellent, despite all of our dishes and wine, we were out in enough time to make the fight watch party. There was always someone filling water or wine glasses, at one point, I asked a buddy to pass me the wine. As he was passing it, a hand came from behind my left shoulder, took the bottle, and filled my glass. I had no idea the guy was even behind me. Excellent service.
I am not too experienced with good quality Chinese food, but Jasmine's the best Chinese cuisine I've had. I'd absolutely return, and if it's your first time, reserve a table near the window. Makes for a great evening.
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