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| - 3.5 stars. Our first visit to Jasmine Cafe was pretty good. But I'll have I admit, I saw the reviews commenting about the homemade bread, and I think they must have stopped making it in-house, because ours was cold, a bit dry, and pretty tasteless.
But the other portions of our meal were quite good, including the veggie plate, shrimp kebab, and mixed meat kebabs (chicken, beef, and lamb). Their rice isn't the standard basmati rice - it's a fragrant and flavorful yellow rice with peas, carrots, and I believe, cardamom.
I love hummus and theirs is especially good. They top it with olive oil and spices, which really add to the flavor. Their baba is a bit chunkier than I've had at other places, and I enjoyed both the texture and flavor. Their shrimp are large and seasoned really well. My hubby loved the meat kebabs, and said the chicken was his favorite because it was so juicy.
You CANNOT get a meal here without ordering their cucumber-mint-yogurt dip on the side. It's like raita, but better. They make this fresh daily and slice the cucumbers into small chunks. The flavor is AMAZING, and it really adds to the meal.
Jasmine isn't in the nicest shopping center, but there's plenty of parking because some of the other businesses have closed. Despite the bread and location, we'll likely return.
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