Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Convoy's big old-school Cantonese banquet hall, with red lanterns, a stage, and dim sum carts still rolling every day — point at the har gow, shumai and pork belly as they pass. It's priced by the plate, not all-you-can-eat, and it runs pricey. Go early on a weekend when the carts turn over fastest; Peking duck and banquets fill the evenings.
- Dim sum $6.19–17.49
- Parking: Medium
- Details checked Oct 2026.
4609 Convoy St Ste A, San Diego, CA 92111
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant is a mid-priced dim sum spot on Convoy Street in San Diego's Kearny Mesa. Regulars order the Har gow, shrimp and pork shumai, and shrimp rice noodle rolls off the cart and the Crispy pork belly or BBQ pork. Parking is medium.
Parking
Medium- Fills up: Sat–Sun 11am–2pm · Easiest: weekdays 1–3pm
- Shared with: Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
Front lot at the 4609 building is free for 2 hours; the structure behind is paid (about $8 for 2 hours). Plenty of space before 11am; weekend dim sum hours are the crunch.
Park once, walk to
- Boba Bar and Desserts Boba · 1 min
- Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon Chinese · 1 min
- Friend's House Korean Korean · 1 min
- Happy Lemon Convoy Boba · 1 min
- Handoo Korean BBQ Korean BBQ · 2 min
- Sunday Ice Cream Ice Cream · 2 min
Fill times estimated from Google's Popular Times for the spots in this lot. Walk times are estimates.
Good to know before you go
Cost & paying
- No all-you-can-eat: every cart plate is priced separately — most are $6.19-9.49, the fried seafood plates $17.49 — so dim sum for two easily tops $60-80
- Arrive at the 10am opening on weekends for the freshest carts and free parking; holidays bring 45-minute waits
- Tea is $2.99 a cup, refillable — say so if you don't want it. Ask for a printed menu if you want to order off the carts
Waits & timing
- Reservations are taken online for larger groups; it's a popular spot for banquets and wedding receptions (expect a cake-cutting fee)
At the table
- On quiet weekday afternoons, carts thin out and several recent reviewers got lukewarm or reheated dishes — ask for anything to come fresh from the kitchen
- Many longtime regulars say quality has slipped in the last year or two; the shrimp dishes and spareribs still get the most praise
- Dim sum runs until 3pm on weekdays, but the kitchen can stop taking main-menu orders around 2:30
- Jasmine Express next door sells dim sum to go from 10am to 8pm daily
Dessert or tea after Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
- Boba Bar and Desserts Get: Purple Oreo or strawberry cheesecake puffle
- Happy Lemon Convoy Get: Bubble waffle — original or cheese, with the salted cheese dip
- Somi Somi Get: Ah-boong: black sesame + red bean
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant: quick answers
What should I order at Jasmine Seafood Restaurant?
Regulars order the Har gow, shrimp and pork shumai, and shrimp rice noodle rolls off the cart, Crispy pork belly or BBQ pork, Black bean spareribs and lotus-leaf sticky rice.
Is parking easy at Jasmine Seafood Restaurant?
Parking is rated Medium for this lot at peak times. Front lot at the 4609 building is free for 2 hours; the structure behind is paid (about $8 for 2 hours). Plenty of space before 11am; weekend dim sum hours are the crunch.
What should I know before going to Jasmine Seafood Restaurant?
No all-you-can-eat: every cart plate is priced separately — most are $6.19-9.49, the fried seafood plates $17.49 — so dim sum for two easily tops $60-80. Arrive at the 10am opening on weekends for the freshest carts and free parking; holidays bring 45-minute waits. On quiet weekday afternoons, carts thin out and several recent reviewers got lukewarm or reheated dishes — ask for anything to come fresh from the kitchen.
Where can I get dessert or boba near Jasmine Seafood Restaurant?
Boba Bar and Desserts (boba, 1 min walk, open until 10:30pm (11pm Fri–Sat)); Happy Lemon Convoy (boba, 1 min walk, open until 11pm (midnight Fri–Sat)); Somi Somi (ah-boong, 2 min walk, open until 10:30pm (11pm Fri–Sat)).
Does Jasmine Seafood Restaurant take reservations?
Reservations are taken online for larger groups; it's a popular spot for banquets and wedding receptions (expect a cake-cutting fee).
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant hours
| Mon | 10am–3pm |
| Tue | 10am–3pm, 5pm–8pm |
| Wed | 10am–3pm, 5pm–8pm |
| Thu | 10am–3pm, 5pm–8pm |
| Fri | 10am–3pm, 5pm–8pm |
| Sat | 10am–4:30pm, 5pm–8pm |
| Sun | 10am–4:30pm, 5pm–8pm |
How to find it
Details checked October 2026. Wrong hours, closed, or changed? Report a problem