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    Basil Ginger

    4.2 (339 reviews)
    ModerateSushi Bars, Thai, Bars
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:30 PM

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    Rainbow roll

    First off, the new building is GORGEOUS. After a little issue with our drinks, the staff came back with full force 110% great service! The food was beautiful and delicious, not to mention so quick from order to table! Thank you guys for everything, you made our night better than you know!

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    Richard N.

    Another fantastic dish, we went for the Hot & Sour Soup our staple, we always get 2 large orders, but we were grabbing To Go and decided on the Mongolian Beef! Let me tell you best Mongolian Beef in Alaska we've ever had. For a snack in the car we nibbled on 2fried spring rolls. Tender succulent beef and perfect sauce with the onions and scallions! This place is the best Asian in Wasilla bar none for many items. You can always count on the quality and the taste is spot on!

    Chicken lo mein
    Jocelyn L.

    Lovedddd everything we got! I had the Mongolian beef dinner special which came with a good portion of rice and 4 dumplings, all very tasty! The general tsao chicken with lo mein was flavorful together but the lo mein itself was plain. The hot and sour soup amazingg, highly recommend it. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The decor was pretty nice[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] and the staff were kind. I will be going back again for sure!

    Menu
    Michael D.

    This is my go to Sushi place in the Valley, as well as their sister location in Eagle River. I see them as Asian Fusion, Thai and Sushi with several classic and well recognized pan-Asian dishes. The service is fast and friendly making this an ideal lunch spot if you're on a tight schedule or a leisurely meal as you will it be pushed out the door. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Clean! It's always clean[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The Sushi and Sashimi is fresh and well prepared and served beautifully. Pro Tips: I'm not a fan of the Pad Thai And Monkey Brains are delicious but feel free to order with just the spicy tuna and hold the imitation crab FYI their new location, just 100 yards from their current location, should be open next year.

    Monkey Brain. Don't let the name turn you off. It's an avocado bomb of deeelish.
    Kim A.

    I've been here multiple times, enough to have tried at least 50 percent of the menu, which is relatively unchanging (and glad for that, because it's good!). I have whittled my preferences down to a couple of servings of maguro, with hot green tea. Then a Monkey Brain, sometimes with a house roll. They are proud of what they serve (as they should be) so be prepared to spend a bit of green. Reservations are not required but the wait is usually short. While the faces of the service team change frequently, they are always polite and attentive. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Looking forward to enjoying dining in their tripled-in-size new location, just a few steps away.....still under construction at the time of this review.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

    Rainbow roll and Naruto roll

    We stopped for lunch driving between Talkeetna and Seward. It was amazing! The sushi was some of the best we've ever had. The staff and service were wonderful and so friendly. Highly recommend and would definitely be a regular if we lived in Wasilla.

    Veggie Roll
    Eddy J.

    The food was delicious, for how tasty the food was the service was super fast! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Awesome Japanese themed artwork[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] and [[HIGHLIGHT]]very clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

    Sesame chicken and teriyaki chicken
    Ariel O.

    Came here with my husband after passing it many times. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The inside was pretty and welcoming with gorgeous paintings of Asia![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We were seated immediately and serviced super fast. Everything came out insanely fast and the food was pipping hot! It was great! We ordered egg rolls, sesame chicken and teriyaki chicken. All of it tasted great and well made. The portions were also much larger than we expected so I'm glad I didn't order a side of soup or salad. The staff was very friendly and attentive. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Although, there was a young girl who looked like Wednesday Adam's that was running food; she was stomping around so loudly you could hear her moving around in the kitchen area from the front sitting room and feel the whole floor bouncing around. It was incredibly distracting.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] She also was throwing the plates of food and on the tables very abruptly. I'm sure she was just super busy but it was wild. Overall, I highly recommend this place! Great Asian food, especially on a cold windy day! Will absolutely return!

    My sister and I have celiac disease and this is the only place in the valley we trust to make us truly safe gluten free food. An added bonus is that it is delicious. The staff is always super nice. I've never had a bad experience here.

    My tasty Thai tea
    Aleena H.

    [[HIGHLIGHT]]Very nice ambiance, and attentive staff.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]I was eating alone following an appointment, and was offered a seat at the sushi bar, or booth.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I sat at the sushi bar and enjoyed a Thai tea. Loved the tall glass and the cute straw that had a swirl in the top, and it was delicious! I went with a side order of dumplings, and the crunch roll as my main entree. Was all very yummy and really hit the spot.

    Fried calamari
    Danielle V.

    [[HIGHLIGHT]]Service is very attentive and the establishment is super clean and well appointed.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food is extremely consistent but prices are higher than other places in town like Zushi. I don't think their Thai dishes are that flavorful but their sushi and other Asian dishes tend to be very good. Their calamari appetizer is the best ever. I really like their crab dip too.

    Disgusting practices from top to bottom, I have wondered about the cleanliness of the silverware a few times and now there is an inspection that says the dishwasher wasn't even hooked up to the detergent...disgusting. Also, the owner admitted publicly to smoking on the premises, and his private comments to underage girls have been made available by several whistleblowers.

    Hot Sour Soup
    Tamara L.

    [[HIGHLIGHT]]This is a really beautiful restaurant with very attentive staff.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We ordered from the lunch menu and the dinner menu. From the lunch menu we ordered the Panang Curry with Chicken ( includes 4 pieces of a California Roll) and a Fire Toll from the dinner menu. The lunch menu comes with your choice of soup. We chose the Hot and Sour Soup. The soup was excellent. I could have used a straw and a bigger bowl of this deliciousness!! We received the lunch order of curry fairly quickly. This would be very convenient for folks who have a limited time to eat during the work day. The roll came shortly after and was fully loaded! No skimping on this one! Now, down to the food. The soup was exceptional, the roll was great ( it was a fried roll) and the curry was decent. Not sure if they always add a heap of Thai basil stems on top.... But they did in this situation. I did not care for that. Unfortunately, there was a lack of depth of flavor in the curry. It just felt underdeveloped. However, the portions are very generous and the price is right.

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    Great lunch, very delicious, nice ambiance, quick service and good price! Recommend this place! No complaints.

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    4 years ago

    The food is great but the service is slow. And be sure to bring a back up credit card in case their system just doesn't like your debit card

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    Panang Curry was too peppery, Rice is mushy, Pad Thai was flavorless. Not going back. If i did I wouldn't order anything of the Siam menu

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    3 years ago

    My husband and I have been going to Basil Ginger almost weekly for a few years now. We love the staff and the food is great!

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    5 years ago

    Came to Alaska for the delicious fish. This place did not disappoint. The sashimi salmon was the best salmon I have ever had.

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    4 years ago

    This is my lunch go-to spot in the valley. great service, fresh flavorful food. highly recommend!

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    5 years ago

    Delicious! A must stop for lunch or dinner. A little pricy, but worth it. Staff was very attentive.

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    3 years ago

    Great food supper cute waitress named Holly

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    3 years ago

    The sushi here is excellent, prices are reasonable, the service is amazing, and the restaurant is clean.

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    I went to eat there twice and got food poisoning the two times I went. But I think it's a good place.

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    3 years ago

    I love this place food is great , good service and good people, a must stop if in Wasilla.

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    4 years ago

    It is really neat clean good food nice manners not a big waiting line it looks like new! I recommend this place TRUST ME

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    Alaskan roll was our favorite!! Love the food here and service was fast and friendly! Our new favorite place!!

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    3 years ago

    Great restaurant. I've had dinner there four times. Not inexpensive but the quality is there.

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    5 years ago

    This place is very overpriced, their portions are small. Our sever was unhelpful and unknowledgeable.

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    Yum woon sen and Mongolian Beef.  Very tasty but it was not too spicy.
    Yum woon sen and Mongolian Beef. Very tasty but it was not too spicy.
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