Review: Jasmine Thai
Author: WIBIA | Filed under: Food Reviews, Location: Indianapolis, IN
Jasmine Thai
4825 E 96th St
Indianapolis, IN 46240
This was my second visit to Jasmine and the first for lunch. I had dinner there a few months ago with a large group and I didn’t love it, but also didn’t hate it. Fellow blogger Indianapolis Restaurant Scene mentioned that she had an eggplant dish there that she liked quite a bit so I decided to give it another try.
What I Got: Lunch special Garlic Pork with Tom Yum soup, $6.95.
The Tom Yum was the mayor of Lametown. In fact, I am not sure if it was even Tom Yum. It had potatoes in it and I have never had that variation. I am not sure if that is like beans/no beans with chili. I am not going to tell you that I am an expert on Thai food. In fact, it is some of my least favorite cuisine. The soup was really bland and it needed salt in a bad way.
The garlic pork was actually pretty good. Very straight forward with pork, scallions and thinly sliced cabbage. The quality of the pork was nominal, but the sauce was garlic heavy (duh) and had a lot of black pepper in it. I ordered it medium and I am glad that I did…not too spicy, but there was a little bite there. I really liked the cabbage as it added the essential crunch.
Would I Buy It Again? I really could toss a coin here. Better than the first time, but I didn’t love it. I liked the garlic pork, but it surely wasn’t top notch Thai that I have had before. They were packed on a Thursday lunch, so I assume they are doing something right. I will reserve a Yes or No judging for the next time.
-wibia
Tags: Food, garlic pork, jasmine thai, Thai, tom yum soup
mmmm…I do like that eggplant dish..
This one has always been on my to-do list for restaurants to check out, but I always find some reason not to go. Your review describing this place as so-so gives me no reason to make getting over there a priorty and I’ll probably continue to make excuses. It’s next door neighbor (to the right in the picture), on the other hand, might be a different story.
I’m a big fan of Jasmine Thai. Am I a thai food expert? no. but I’ll take it over any other thai restaurant in Indy. Very good curry dishes. Siam Square is good as well but Jasmine is my fave.
I find that for many ethnic restuarants, the lunch specials are ho-hum compared to the dinnertime fare (especially true with Indian restaurants). I agree that your lunch looks just OK, but I always love what I get at Jasmine for dinner.
I’ve only been for dinner and always get the Pad Seuw, always been pleased. not as good as Sawasdee or Siam Square, but solid. And yeah, the next door neighbor there is an extra bonus that makes it worth the drive.
I really wish someone would displace Thai Cafe in BR with edible Thai so I didn’t have to drive so far, but I’m glad to have 3-4 solid options for Thai in this town (aforementioned + Thai Spice).
The soup that come with Lunch special is not a Tom Yum soup. It is a vegetable soup. You can order the tom yum soup from dinner menu and it looks different with lemongrass and other herbs, mushrooms and chicken.