The food tasters great, serving sized are good, thy listen to special instructions very well which is really nice because my mom is elderly and can't handle spicy anymore but loves this food that's authentic , we've asked for no spice at other places (which the food is delicious) but they still have some spice that she can't handle, when we ask for no spicy at all here they listen, so Mom's able to enjoy the this food without any problems! Our only issue has been with last uber driver who left the food without telling us it was delivered and then a squirrel decided he wanted to chew into our boxes of food! I guess it's that delicious that the squirrels go nuts for it!‍ read more

UPDATE: 12/20/25 My daughter flew in from Spokane on 9/19/25 and she was craving for some Thai food. She suggested going to this restaurant again and recalled how she would often go here when she resided in Federal way. Of course, I initially took her here on her first visit. She loved going here since LOL! They renovated the interior. It's nice, clean and bright. We ordered some of our favorites: -Pad Se Ew -Thai tea -Panang curry with chicken Our server was young, nice and sweet. We enjoyed our lunch here and look forward to coming back again. read more

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I got the yellow curry fried rice, golden cashew with tofu and a Thai tea. Both dishes had a level 3/5 spice and were perfectly spicy! Thai tea was delicious as well, not too strong and the perfect ratio. Service was great and decor was cute as well. read more

Basil Thai Restaurant - Yellow Curry Fried Rice, Golden Cashew & Thai Ice Tea - Thai Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Well we came here with some friends that LOVE this place. We were not impressed. Had a lunch special Kung Pao and cashew chicken. Meh. Came really fast like it was already done. Flavors were supposed to be #2 heat... was NO heat at all. Hubby had Masaman curry was also to have heat... none. And he said it was sweet! We are but I didn't finish it At all. Never will be back bland read more

Swung thru with a buddy. Unfortunately the place was dead inside, but we saw bunch of pickup orders as we ate. Ordered the chicken satay, phad thai and pineapple fried rice. Their 3 star heat is Asian 3 star.. so there's a plus. Visually, the food looked avg at best.. however, the taste made up for the visual. Chicken satay. The vinaigrette with onion thing made that app pop. Phad Thai was missing sprouts and lime but had good flavor. Pineapple fried rice was surprisingly good. Our fav of the 3. 2 young servers. Def a fam business.. I recognize the "I wanna be somewhere else" attitude. Lol. Service was def below par but this place is def more of a take out place. I'd def eat here or order takeout again. read more

It's been many yrs since I've ordered from this place & now I remember why! I know times are rough but geez, their food portions are ridiculous small! I mean, they could've add more veggies into their angel eggplant. The flavor was good but for this portion, it's not worth $15-$16! It didn't even fill up in my small bowl. Pad Thai was decent but tofu was bad, had a weird taste & it was hard. Curry fried rice & curry was good. Overall, definitely not worth $80. read more

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This place is awesome. It's very affordable in comparison to any thing in the area. The foods always very good! I wish they had more customers. read more

The food was a highlight here. We had the Fresh spring rolls, Green Curry (order extra rice), and Phad See Ew. The restaurant had only a couple customers in it. It was very quiet other than the to go orders being picked up every few minutes. read more

Great place, only my first visit here but the food is absolutely 5 stars, 6 stars if I could!! I had the Phad Ba Mee and my girl had the girlfriend had the Green Bean Delight, so yummy! The wait was a little long, but it was a busy time there. Overall I love this place!!!!! read more

Watered down flavors - disappointing after spending 27$ on dinner for myself. The whole point of Thai food is the amazing Thai chilis and basil etc. please don't water down the flavor it ruins the entire meal. It was cooked right and otherwise everything else was fine so I will give them three stars. read more

We moved near here in September and we have ordered Take Out here at least once a month since living here and it's always delicious! I get the Pad Thai, TomKha soup and fried rice. Always fresh, hot and good! They are my Go To spot for ordering a quick To Go meal for dinner when I don't feel like cooking. read more

Pretty darn solid Thai! We had takeout fried spring rolls and Panang chicken. Can't wait to try this place again! read more

We love Basil Thai! We usually order takeout when I'm too whooped to cook- the website is user friendly and easy to navigate, the food is always prepared with the right spice level and freshly prepared to your order. Phad Thai and crispy prawns are my favorites, my husband tries something different each time, but it's always yummy. The staff is great, too! read more

Thai food is our favorite and they hit the cravings each time. Service was good as well.

I've gone here multiple times and love it! The food here is always well prepared and very flavorful. I have ordered multiple types of curry, but my favorite to get is the panang curry. The portions are generous and the consistency of the curry is perfect (it isn't too thick or thin, so it is soaked up by the rice well without having too much rice or curry left over to achieve this balance). I've also ordered the spring rolls and would definitely recommend them. After trying here, it's become one of my favorites if I'm craving Thai food. I have yet to eat inside, but the dining area is well decorated. I always order carry out, and love seeing the layout and decor. It feels cozy inside with cushioned seating and warm toned decor. The counter for the register as well as for fresh food to be set out is wide at the center of the restaurant and we'll organized. It's never been too busy inside, but it makes it nice and quiet when I visit. The food is also always prepared pretty quickly for takeout and hot/fresh. read more

We always go to the same Thai place, and wanted to try somewhere new. I wanted to see if we can add another place to our list of Thai places to dine at or order take-out; I've tried all the other Thai restaurants around the area, and I am not a fan of any of them, except for just one. Well, it looks like we are able to add one more to our list. My boyfriend and I thought the food was pretty good. Actually, he couldn't stop talking about how good his food was. He ordered the Phad Thai with prawns, and being the pig that I am, I ordered the Phad Thai with beef and the Chili Paste Fried Rice with calamari, both for myself. He thought the Phad Thai had more flavor than the Phad Thai that we always order from our favorite Thai restaurant. Indeed, the Phad Thai was very flavorful, and so was the Chili Paste Fried Rice. I ordered mine with 5 stars, and I could at least taste some kind of spice, where at most other places, I don't really taste any spiciness with their 5 stars. The only complaints I have is that either the Phad Thai doesn't come with bean sprouts or they forgot to add them, but Phad Thai just isn't the same without bean sprouts. That's one of the reasons I like Phad Thai. And mine was a little bit salty; I'm not sure if it was because of the beef. But squeezing lime over it helped, but I had to use the lime slice from my boyfriend's Phad Thai; mine didn't come with one. And for the Chili Paste Fried Rice, I thought it was kind of mushy, and the calamari was so thinly sliced that I couldn't enjoy much of the chewy texture of calamari that I love so much. Overall, everything had a lot of flavor, and we will definitely come back for more. read more

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This is our second time coming back for to go but I think we will stop and look elsewhere. For $17.95 and there isn't enough protein. Price gone up and portion getting smaller is not a good way to keep your customers. Flavor is good but not fair price, hence 3 stars. read more

Basil Thai Restaurant - Crispy Garlic Chicken - Thai Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Love the food, huge serving... have you tried the fried banana (ask for condensed milk) i came around dinner time service was quick! Like the place too is clean. read more

Basil is Always good! One of the better Thai restaurants in the area. Service is good, food is good, portions are good. Restaurant is clean and well maintained. I will definitely be back. read more

Hands down best Thai in federal way. Heck, best FOOD in federal way. This place is a takeout savior and I can always count on it for fresh, quick, delicious food. I always get the 5-star spicy chicken pad Thai and it is consistently amazing quality. Quick service, friendly smiles, great food- what more could you ask for? read more

Tasty food. Efficient service. I would definitely return for lunch or dinner. The dining room was clean and the servers were friendly. Easy parking. read more

My husband and I had dinner here over the Summer. We had driven past it several times, and finally got around to stopping in for a meal. I had the red curry with chicken. I am a big curry lover, so I've had my share of great Thai curry over the years. This one was fairly disappointing. It was overly sweet, and really, no veggies to speak of. A couple of carrot slices (which were kind of an odd choice), and that was it. Typically, you'll at least see some veggies on top, such as, fresh red/green peppers, green onions, sometimes pea pods/snow peas, cilantro, or basil. But this was essentially a very sweet soup with a little bit of chicken in it. The restaurant was empty. We were the only people there. There was only one person working, and she hardly said a word. The decor was about 40 years out dated, a few dusty fake/plastic plants at what looks like used to be a bar, back in the 80's or 90's. Can't say it was anything to write home about. There are much better Thai restaurants close by, that are a big step up. Sorry guys! read more

Everything from the atmosphere to the food to the service! Amazing ! I would recommend this place as a must visit

Food is ok. Unfortunately, if the teenagers are taking your order for takeout, check your food before you leave. I guarantee you are missing something! read more

Visiting the Federal Way area and have to say this place was amazing!! The service was great and the food was fabulous! I try to visit Thai restaurants in different cities as much as possible and will say this is one of the best yet. Mark it down as a must visit!! read more

Ordered garlic chicken wing and fried tofu appetizer and the duck and pad thai for entrees. The garlic chick was ok, not much garlic flavor but the chicken was good. Fried tofu was good. Curry duck- The gravy was pretty good. Had a good mix of veggies but the duck was way overcooked and dry. Pad Thai was average. The steak I added was also way overcooked, dry and not many pieces in my dish .. We won't be back. read more

Only been once so far, but it's going to be a regular favorite. Fresh curries are actually spiced right. Going to try a couple different things next week. read more

Something I should add. I believe the waiter was the owner. She went back to tell the cook to redo our super salty Basil soggy fried rice, shortly after the cook came to the front desk and checked us out. It seems like the place cannot handle customers complain well. We spent close to $90 for beginner's quality cooking is just insane. Last time for us. I have good quality restaurants you can check out on my YouTube channel. read more

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We've been to many Thai restaurants and usually order Pad See Ew. Basil Thai's pad see ew was lacking vegetables and taste. Perhaps I should've ordered 3-5 stars (spice heat) to make it taste better. The Spring Rolls were another matter. They tasted great, and were fresh. The peanut sauce for dipping the Spring Rolls in was the bomb! Great consistency and peanut taste. read more

We're happy we went here! Wife and I was looking for a Thai restaurant that we've never been to and found this one that was close to us. I looked up the reviews and decided to give them a try. The veggies were fresh and the flavor was excellent! There was a generous quantity as well and we took some home to eat later. Overall we were happy with our visit and will likely go there again. read more

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So glad to have found good Thai food in federal way. The crispy garlic chicken, and Pad Thai are our favorites.

I've eaten here once, and gotten take-out once also. The food is suuuuuper yummy! I love their pad see ew. I got the beef pad see ew for takeout, and they loaded it with meat. Would've been nice to have more broccoli but that's fine lol. The service is very friendly and quick too. Can't wait to come back and try more things on the menu! read more

Basil Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

Great service and food. We order takeout regularly. The fresh rolls are perfect sized and yummy. The 5-star pad kee mao is as spicy as it should be (some places don't give you the full 5 it seems). Highly recommend! read more

Crispy garlic chicken was so yummy... I miss food like this. We didn't dine in, but got take out and it was so good I needed todo a review. Crab delight is so yummy we had to get 2 orders. It comes with a yummy sweet and sour sauce. Next time we will dine in to take advantage of the service. In total $31 dinner. Clean restaurant upon picking up our food read more

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Was with my four year old, and was coming from south of Tacoma. Searched on Apple Maps for a Thai restaurant near my destination at Brown's Point. Wasn't expecting much, based on lactation one strip mall and appearance of the parking lot/stores in general. We were seated immediately., and were the only diners in there around lunch time. Wasn't a good sign. The server immediately brought us waters, and had provided us with menus when seated. She was ready to take our order as soon as she brought our waters since we had already decided. My son and I split a plate of Phad-See-Yew noodles. Server brought us two plates and cutlery for two. The food was surprisingly delicious! Possibly the best Phad-See-Yew I've ever eaten! We only ordered a level 1 spice (they offer 1-5) because of my young son, so I'm not sure how they handle spice levels. I will definitely return if I'm in the area again! read more

Went back food was amazing, and the dish was made how it was intended! Definitely a great place to go for Thai food or takeout!!

Super sweet service and yummy food. Portions were great too. Duck curry was fabulous. They also included a cup of white rice with each entree. read more

A little hidden gem in Federal way. Friendly service and great Thai food! Large portion servings as well. I will definitely bring my family back. read more

I ordered the pad see ew beef and crispy garlic chicken both 3 stars but it was more like a 1.5 star. The pad see ew was flavorful and not too soggy or dry. The beef was a little tough though. The crispy garlic chicken was also super good but there wasn't that much meat when compared to a lot of other Thai places. Overall I'd order from here again but I'd go 5 star for spicy. read more

Basil Thai Restaurant - Pad Phad See Ew - Thai Near Me - Federal Way, Washington

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My first meal after fasting for 11 days straight because I fell ill and spent the night in the emergency room. We stopped here on our way home from the hospital because I really wanted some Pho but we couldn't find a Vietnamese place. The did have soup so I opted for the Thai beef noodle soup to go with an order of gyoza. My wife had a meat and vegetable dish, I can't remember which one sorry and she ordered it at a level 3 spicy. She said that it wasn't spicy at all and my soup was very very bland with hardly any flavor. You would think that after not eating any food for 11 days that almost anything would taste great but not in this case. The gyoza was good however and the dipping sauce they gave me was probably the best part of the whole meal. We got our food to go I can't attest to the actual restaurant and my wife just ran in and got the food so I'm not sure about the staff either. There were no complaints about them from my wife so I'll go out on a limb and say that the service was decent. I doubt that I'll ever go back and eat a meal inside now that I know how bland the food is. It's pretty far out of the way so as a traveler, you probably wouldn't even be near this place unless say, relatives of yours that you might happen to be staying with on your journey live nearby. I definitely wouldn't make it a point to seek this place out just for a meal on your vacation. Thanks for reading. Update: 2.19.16 One of the owners of Basil Thai contacted me both here on Yelp and on Facebook. (Nearly every review I post goes out in triplicate to Yelp, Trip Advisor and Facebook). She was apologetic about the flavor of our food and offered us a refund and asked us to let her cook for us again. As a customer, I really respect this and admire her courage to reach out. I declined the offer for a refund as I did eat the food but I wrote back and told her that I will make it a point to give Basil Thai another try and that I will ask for her and introduce myself so that she knows who I am. The other reviews from Yelpers are really good so maybe my tastes are just vastly different. Either way, they have earned another visit from me and I will share again after I make that happen. Thanks for reading. read more