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Jasmine Seafood Restaurant Review
Last updatedRanked #2 of 5 in Best Dim Sum in San Diego
The best big-table dim sum room in San Diego, and the egg tarts to beat.
Score breakdown
- Experience90/100
- Consistency88/100
- Value86/100
- Atmosphere82/100
- Uniqueness80/100
The verdict on Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Ranked #2 of 5 — 87/100 in our Best Dim Sum in San Diego coverage
Jasmine runs a long-standing weekend service with reliable classics and warm, flaky egg tarts. Slightly less adventurous than Emerald, but nothing arrives cold.
What to order at Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant appears on more than one of our lists, and the pick depends on which one you are reading:
- Siu mai, egg tarts, and steamed spare ribs — from our Best Dim Sum in San Diego coverage
- Weekend dim sum, especially the har gow — from our Best Restaurants on Convoy Street coverage
Call ahead for parties over eight — the round banquet tables book out.
Is Jasmine Seafood Restaurant worth the price?
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant sits at $4–9 per plate — the budget band for this category. We scored 1 other $4–9 per plate option on the same list, and Jasmine Seafood Restaurant outscores 0 of them. The bracket leader is Emerald Chinese Seafood at 89/100, so compare the two before you commit.
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant FAQ
Is Jasmine Seafood Restaurant expensive?
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant is priced at $4–9 per plate, which puts it in the budget band for this category. We scored 1 other $4–9 per plate option on the same list for a direct comparison.
Is Jasmine Seafood Restaurant worth it?
It scores 87/100, 1 points above the 86 average for its list. That's a solid recommendation within the category.
What should I order at Jasmine Seafood Restaurant?
We recommend the Siu mai, egg tarts, and steamed spare ribs.
What else is nearby Jasmine Seafood Restaurant?
Hidden Fish (92/100 in our best sushi in san diego list) and K Sandwiches (92/100 in our best banh mi in san diego list) are also ranked in the same neighborhood, so it's easy to pair a visit.
Every list Jasmine Seafood Restaurant ranks on
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant shows up on 2 of our ranked lists, without a category win so far. Places that hold up across more than one category tend to be the safer recommendation when you are booking for a group with different tastes.
What works
- Strong experience — scored 90/100 in our ranking
- Strong consistency — scored 88/100 in our ranking
- Top-2 finish out of 5 spots we scored in this category
Know before you go
- Uniqueness is the weak point — 80/100, below the rest of its scores
- Call ahead for parties over eight — the round banquet tables book out.
The full review
Jasmine runs a long-standing weekend service with reliable classics and warm, flaky egg tarts. Slightly less adventurous than Emerald, but nothing arrives cold.
On our weighted scale it earns 87/100 — good for #2 of 5 places we evaluated for best dim sum in san diego. We eat at the places we rank, pay full price for what we order, and re-score when a kitchen, chef or menu changes.
What to order at Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Siu mai, egg tarts, and steamed spare ribs
Price: $4–9 per plate
How we scored Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Every score on this page comes from the same editorial rubric we apply to the whole category: experience, consistency, value, atmosphere, uniqueness. The criteria are weighted toward what matters most in the category, compared against every other place we ranked in the same list rather than against an abstract ideal. We eat at the places we rank, pay full price for what we order, and re-score when a kitchen, chef or menu changes. Scores are editorial judgments rather than aggregated user ratings.