jasmine bistro

 i had been told about this place a couple of times and last night we
 were in that neighborhood and so we went. jasmine bistro is in brighton
 center on market street just off the corner of washington. its menu is
 very international with sections of french, hungarian, near east, mid
 east and more. prices ranged about $7-10 for appetizers and salads, and
 $14-30 for entrees.

 we listened to the specials and mostly ordered from them. she had the
 potato leek soup with watercress and a single seared sea scallop. it was
 very rich and balanced and i am not a major fan of that dish but i liked
 it. i started with mushroom paprikash which had 5 different types of
 mushrooms (button, crimini, oyster and 2 more) in a very rich creamy
 sauce redolent with hot paprika and other spices. it was almost curry
 like and the spice bite was not too hot but steady. the serving size was
 large and could have easily been shared by 4 for tasting. i took a good
 portion home.

 her entree was lamb with pomegranate sauce (from the french
 section). the lamb tenderloin pieces were cooked to her liking (medium
 rare) and very tasty. basmati rice pilaf and some nicely cooked veggied
 accompanied it. my entree a special, shrimp and scallop curry (it was
 the same as near eastern entree which just had scallops). the sauce was
 spiced to my liking (i asked for 5 out of 10 and they got it right). not
 like any indian or thai curries that i have seen. the bite was delayed
 and very enjoyable. it also came with the same rice and veggies. the
 price was more than i expected as the scallops only version was $18 and
 this was $24 so it was $6 for 2 very large shrimp. had i known i would
 have ordered the scallops only version. i also took home some of this.

 the service was very nice and our waiter was pleasant with an
 interesting accent. his parents were hungarian and pakistani and he came
 here when he was 7 and lived in east boston.

 the total was about $70 with one bottle of sparkling water. not cheap
 but it was worth the price and i have a very nice lunch waiting in the
 fridge. i haven't had hungarian food since we ate at budapest cafe a
 few years ago. we will be back sometime when we want an exotic meal and
 not have to go downtown.

 uri

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i had been told about this place a couple of times and last night we were in that neighborhood and so we went. jasmine bistro is in brighton center on market street just off the corner of washington. its menu is very international with sections of french, hungarian, near east, mid east and more. prices ranged about $7-10 for appetizers and salads, and $14-30 for entrees.

we listened to the specials and mostly ordered from them. she had the potato leek soup with watercress and a single seared sea scallop. it was very rich and balanced and i am not a major fan of that dish but i liked it. i started with mushroom paprikash which had 5 different types of mushrooms (button, crimini, oyster and 2 more) in a very rich creamy sauce redolent with hot paprika and other spices. it was almost curry like and the spice bite was not too hot but steady. the serving size was large and could have easily been shared by 4 for tasting. i took a good portion home.

her entree was lamb with pomegranate sauce (from the french section). the lamb tenderloin pieces were cooked to her liking (medium rare) and very tasty. basmati rice pilaf and some nicely cooked veggied accompanied it. my entree a special, shrimp and scallop curry (it was the same as near eastern entree which just had scallops). the sauce was spiced to my liking (i asked for 5 out of 10 and they got it right). not like any indian or thai curries that i have seen. the bite was delayed and very enjoyable. it also came with the same rice and veggies. the price was more than i expected as the scallops only version was $18 and this was $24 so it was $6 for 2 very large shrimp. had i known i would have ordered the scallops only version. i also took home some of this.

the service was very nice and our waiter was pleasant with an interesting accent. his parents were hungarian and pakistani and he came here when he was 7 and lived in east boston.

the total was about $70 with one bottle of sparkling water. not cheap but it was worth the price and i have a very nice lunch waiting in the fridge. i haven't had hungarian food since we ate at budapest cafe a few years ago. we will be back sometime when we want an exotic meal and not have to go downtown.

uri