This food is excellent and you can ask for everything gluten free! They were very quick with their service and the vibe is very updated . If you have a concert or a sporting event in Seattle Center , it's very close and very excellent ! The waiter was very friendly . read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - Cashew Nut Chicken - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Cute little place in Queen Anne! Great food and great service. We got pad kee mao and red curry and both were super flavorful. I wish the red curry was a larger portion. She also gave us extra rice when we asked for a to go box for the curry which was awesome. read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - Red Curry - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I was craving the traditional Pad Thai and some panang curry. Here is my review per each item: Pad Thai: 4.5 star!! You definitely have to try the pad Thai at basilic - I got mine with tofu and the tofu was cooked perfectly. The reason I docked a bit is because it was a little too on the sweet side but that's because I like my spice Panang Curry: 3.5 The flavor was good and right but the curry itself felt very watery. I wish it was little thicker. My curry also had very little vegetable which is always a disappointment. I got my curry with chicken. read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Cute little spot near the space needle! if you're around the area and craving Thai food this is the place to go! we got seated very quickly, waiter was awesome and attentive, and it was just a chill ambiance. The food was delicious!!! we got the yellow curry and pumpkin curry and it did NOT disappoint. Ate every bite of it and even wanted to the lick the bowl clean. 10/10 recommend. read more

This restaurant is in a house in Queen Anne close to the climate pledge arena. The ambiance is cute and homely and the service was friendly and quick. However, besides the building itself, the food is just okay. It has reasonable prices given the neighborhood but that isn't an excuse for the average taste of the food. I was surprised that their "most popular" item, the garlic fried chicken was of chicken breast and not chicken thigh, which added to the dry flavor of the meat. Overall, I was disappointed by the food taste but it is a good place for fast and reasonably priced eats. read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - pad thai and crispy chicken - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Best iced Thai tea. For our table of six, each dish was great. Glad that they allowed each of us to decide the heat level. Quaint house that was coverted to this nice restaurant. read more

So I was craving for Thai food this place is near my work so decided to give it a try. I got one of the lunch special, which was supposed to come with pad Thai, rice and the entree. I got the crying tiger. When I arrive to pick up my order, my receipt says bbq beef which I was confused. Cause the crying tiger was advertised as steak and I got it as medium well. The lady assured me that it's the same thing so I didn't bother checking. I also asked for substitute rice for veggies and that wasn't done either. When I finally opened my dish, I saw a salad with stir fry beef that was definitely well done. So I'm not sure if they actually did mess up my order...what was more disappointing was that there was no pad Thai!!!! The dish was good but I was left disappointed because I didn't even get the dish that I want and did not get an item that was supposed to be included. read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - My lunch, they forgot the pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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One of the best Thai restaurants in Seattle! Located in Lower Queen Anne, Basilic is a fan favorite in my household. Our go-to's are the crispy garlic chicken with Jasmine rice which is our all-time favorite and the chicken pad Thai. I especially like the crushed peanuts and bean sprouts on top! We've only done takeout and there is usually street parking close by or a pay-to-park lot next door. The food is consistently good. Reasonable prices and generous portions! read more

4 stars for take-out! Though we can't dine-in right now, I support a local business each week; I walked by Basilic and decided to give it a try. The gluten-free traditional pad thai (my go-to) and shrimp fresh rolls were tasty! The pad Thai sauce had flavor and wasn't too heavy. I got fancy and had a lobster tail as my protein - a little salty but tasty. My partner enjoyed his ribs appetizer and noodle dish. The two things that would take it up a notch: adding veggies in my noodles (it was a little boring) and asking for some spice. I'll definitely order from Basilic again! read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - Traditional Pad Thai on the right - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Amazing vegetarian food. Cashew and nut curry, papaya salad, pineapple rice were delicious. Happy service. Clean and tidy place

Great spot after ballet or opera. Located in north east of seattle center. Behind garage building. Recommend after 2pm or 1pm performance. If lucky. Could have full sun. Then could have stroll to olympic sculpture park. Heading west then turn left on 3rd ave w. Or Of course in seattle center. read more

For lower Queen Anne, this is a good place to get Thai food. We ordered the beef pad see ew and Penang curry as well as the chicken fried rice. All were very flavorful and the service was great. However we weren't able to order in advance before the Nutcracker started. I had to get there early to order. read more

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This is an amazing spot for Thai food in Seattle. The service was just as amazing as the food! We did the Pad Thai with chicken and Spicy Tom Yum soup with rice noodles and beef. We did level 3 spice on both and that was the perfect kick. It's so authentic read more

Came here as was staying at the Pineapple hotel and saw this spot right across the street. Walked in and didn't realize it was closed, but owner / manager was kind enough to seat us and serve us. Ordered standard dishes - noodles, chicken satay, and tried a salmon special. All food was pretty flavorful and made to order. Service was solid and would recommend if you are in Queen Anne area. Pretty standard Thai fare which was reasonably priced. read more

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Great service. We arrived before 5pm on a weekday with no wait. The wings were salty but good. The pad Thai was great and the crispy chicken was exactly as expected- great crunch. Priced really well for the city. read more

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The food was amazing! and the price was very reasonable! We got two appetizers, two entrees and some rice for ~50 dollars! The food was enough for our party of three :)) Fish cakes 7/10 (sauce was 10/10) Noodles with chicken 11/10 (on the spicier side) Crispy chicken 9/10 Wings 8.5/10 (a bit dry but really good still!) read more

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What a lovely experience here at Basilic Essentially Thai. Visited twice in two weeks while I was in Seattle. Service is on point, food is even better. Very tasty, great amount of spice (I ordered #3 spice). I thought the prices were also very fair. Would definitely be back! read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - Vegetarian Yellow Curry - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Best take out pad Thai in Seattle I love this place so much I'm gonna miss it The garlic fried chicken thing was also amazing read more

Good and tasty food ,service ok, clean restaurant conveniently located near Seattle center.

Food: amazing!!!! We had the Nam Tok Pork and the Sweet & Sour Chicken with the Mango & Sticky Rice for dessert. The flavors were -WoW- we could taste the full flavor with every bite, spiced just right and each dish had its own personality. Light on the oil, veggies cooked perfectly: very my style (healthy). Service: we got take out because we stood at the "please wait to be seated sign" for several minutes with nobody in sight and actually thought of leaving BUT I'd say at least 6 different people came in for pick up orders while we stood there so we figured this place must be good. So we decided to order our food take-out style and eat at the courtyard of our nearby hotel. I'm glad we gave it a try. Ambiance: cool old building but it seemed (at least on a Tuesday night) they weren't suited to seating folks in the dining room as there was a large uncleared table and another smaller one also uncleared and, as I said, nobody really working the dining room/ there to receive us. I would definitely enjoy their food again and try dining in possibly on a different day (maybe they were short-staffed or something). Otherwise, if I lived here this would be my take out go-to for sure! Sorry don't have any pics b/c we ate it all!!! read more

Great Thai food! However you can't really go wrong with any Thai food. Our table was very satisfied with our dishes and service received. We were happily surprised they had a 10% off deal for checking in! One less star because the water tasted a little funky. read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - Massamun fried tofu curry and crispy garlic chicken - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Short 5-minute walk from the Space Needle - worth every step. We wanted to get away from the crowds and have some good food, and this place absolutely delivered. Every dish we ordered was top-notch. The crab rangoons, crispy garlic chicken, and pineapple fried rice were some highlights read more

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We were looking for a good Thai food to celebrate an advanced Fathers Day, with a 4 star reviews, we travel to try it out We order a lot of dishes, there most popular one, Garlic Fried Chicken, it was so salty that we cant eat it. Food was average. When you do a Yelp check in, it will pop up a 10% discount for coming in. They didn't honor it. Will not come back read more

I'd say a 3.5 for overall experience but I'll round up for flavor. We ordered pad thai, red curry with tofu & chicken satay. The pad Thai was okay, nothing to write home about and a little sweet. The red curry had good flavor but we asked for it spicy and it came very mild. There's also way too many bamboo shoots in it compared to peppers. The chicken satay was pretty good, nothing special but flavorful and the peanut sauce was good. The star of that show was the tiny cucumber salad they give you with it, SO good! We asked for some chili on the side and they didn't put it in. I feel like if we had more heat, I would have enjoyed the food better. I will be back! read more

Amazing food and great service! The service: We came for an early lunch and the service was great from the moment we came in the door. What was particularly impressive was that someone had cut her knee outside and the restaurant personnel got their first aid kit and tape to help patch her up. The food: We loved everything we ordered! Almost every lunch dish comes with a side of Pad Thai. The Salmon Curry and the Crying Tiger were definitely favorites. The Salmon Curry tastes great with a red sauce and the Crying Tiger has the taste with the kick! Would recommend you get it with at least a 3 (1-5 spice). The Salmon Curry was good with a 2. Couldn't even really perceive the spice with the 2. Hopefully that helps! read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - Lunch specials - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Overall rating 3.5/5 Orange chicken 1/5 small pieces of meat. VERY dry. Not great flavor Fish cakes (flat patties not like the pics on here) 2/5 - weren't airy. Just flat spicy fish mush patty Crab puffs 4/5 - crunchy and good flavor. Garlic chicken 4/5 great flavor sauce. Didn't come with rice Pad Thai 4/5 (didn't come with any lime. I usually order extra) Ordered from door dash. Great menu for gluten free and vegetarian. Items are hit or miss. Has great sauces! Didn't receive my side of rice for garlic chicken. Salad wraps were good. Would return for certain items. read more

The food and service were great and the price was extremely reasonable. We really enjoyed the ambiance of the old house in downtown. 10/10 gem, we will be back! read more

We had a hankering for Thai Food and saw Basilic while out on a walk in Lower Queen Anne. I'm giving it a thumbs up with the warning: don't go right before an event like the opera or the Nutcracker. Basilic gets jam packed then and service is degraded. At 6:30 pm it can be totally full, then 45 minutes later, completely empty. Amazing. Anyway, the food is good! We had Chicken Tom Yum, a Beef Salad called Num Yuea that had cucumber, tomato and a light sriracha vinaigrette. We also had the very similar Namtok Neua, which is a grilled beef with a house dipping sauce, 'seasonal veg' and sticky rice. Great, but the Seasonal Veg turned out to be just the same as our salad and they forgot to bring out our sticky rice. What we had was excellent though and I'm happy to return during some time when they're not so busy. I'm sure there are worse problems for a restaurant than to be 'too busy' ! I suggest you give Basilic a try. read more

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We had some time free before a show, so we decided we'd head over to our "regular" pre-show restaurant. As we were walking, we noticed this place, and looked up the reviews on Yelp, which were all excellent. Now we know why. The food is fantastic. Certainly among the best Thai food we've had in the Seattle area. Service was excellent as well, and prices were very reasonable. There's no question this will become one of our new "regular" pre-show restaurants. read more

Tasty and quick for take-out. Very friendly. I was ordering for a friend who has special needs regarding ingredients and they were happy to leave out the egg, garlic, peanut and other ingredients so that our order would work for her. They did this with a smile! Pad see ew and tom ka gai to go, $29 read more

I like looking for a take-out spot in different neighborhoods around Seattle. I don't live in LQA area but I am not too far from it and I pass through it everyday. Came around and saw Basilic Essentially Thai, it's an older house converted to a restaurant. Nice looking inside, friendly pleasantries as you enter, good amount of room & space to eat etc. This visit was take-out because I had to go home and watch my programs. I ordered some of my go-to gateway dishes when trying a new place for the first time. Pad See Lew w/ Beef: Pretty good, love me some wide noodles and they make them pretty good here. Quite flavorful, good amount of beef, broccoli is pretty much the only vegetable in the dish. Kao Pad Sapporad(Hawaiian Fried Rice): I liked this a lot, I love yellow curry as fried rice, it was flavorful, interesting mix of ingredients that included pineapple, raisins, cashews,cilantro and your choice of a protein, I got chicken. Comes with some slices of cucumber, which I really enjoy. Tasty! Orange Chicken: I usually look for crispy garlic chicken on menus but they didn't have it so I got this instead. Come on, who doesn't like fried & breaded little chicken bites tossed in sauce? It was pretty good, it's a better version and reminded me of mall food court orange chicken, no disrespect but I like mall food court orange chicken especially when they pass out free samples on a toothpick. Staff was real friendly when I arrived to pick up my order, asked if I wanted some water as I waited, gave me a online order coupon for next time as well. Prices are pretty much same as other Thai places I've been to. Overall, it was a good take-out experience, food was good, I made it home in time to catch up on my programs. read more

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I had several opportunities to visit Basilic including few take out meals. While entry, interior, colorful decor and ambiance is okay, the food taste is simply okay. I have had Thai food at many local restaurants and have enjoyed intensely flavorful food. Had several preparations including pannag curry, massamun curry, pad Thai noodles, pra Rama noodles, and over few visits and takeouts. I seem to find flavors but towards blend side. Addition of various chili sauces really doesn't enhance flavors, it simply makes it on the spicy side. read more

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I have never been I. a restaurant with huge capacity attended, or to better descr the situation, unattende), by only two women! I made reservations for two at 5:30pm for Saturday. Arrive on time, seatted minutes after, and realized they were only two women attending the tables. We waited 20 minutes to served water and take order (after calling the waitress 3 times and explained that I, as many other patrons, were attending the Opera. She said food will be on time, keep talking to my friends and soon realized that 45 minutes after we have not received our tea or appetizer, but was impossible to have a word with any of the two waitresses. After an hour I went to look for the one who took our order and she ensure me my food was coming, so i seated, but after 15 minutes with no luck I went up to her again, she didn't even know what we order, didn't apologize or knew what to say. it was almost 7pm and we couldn't keep waiting to see if she even remembered to put our order in! We left! Not sure why they chose to run a big restaurant with one waitress and one busing tables, why they didn't prepare with stuffing on an Opera night when they know they are only a few steps to the McCaw Hall! It was one of the worst experiences ever! read more

Bear with me, as I didn't take pictures of our eats due to the fact that we were beyond famished! This place had some great reviews, aside from being walking distance from our hotel room. So, we decided, why not? I must say, what an amazing experience here. You'll find out why. Located not too far from Downtown Seattle, Basilic Essentially Thai is a small, family-owned Thai restaurant. The outer building looks like an old house. When walking by here, we were confused with the address, thinking it was going to look like your average sit-down restaurant! It really has the outer look of an old house. Upon arrival, we were greeted and sat by the same guy that was also out server and waiter. I just want to give an amazing shoutout to him. He went beyond for us to make sure our visit was impeccable and nice. We came sometime in the evening, so there was only a big party nearby us. After being sat, the waiter/server gave us some water and handed us a menu. Many varieties to choose from here I must say. I went with the garlic lemongrass wings. Hands down, the best wings I have tried thus far! They weren't greasy like your average wings. They were hot to the taste, but also not too garlic in flavor! My fiancée had the traditional pad thai noodles. They are gluten free, and come with green onions, bean sprouts, peanuts and fish sauce. Between us both, we split their yakisoba, which came with eggs, mushrooms, broccoli, cabbage, carrots and celery. The portions were perfect sized for two people. Not too filling, but enough to be completely satisfied! I couldn't comment on the parking situation, considering we walked from our hotel. If I had to guess, it is street parking only. Our order came rather quickly. If I had to choose a top spot to eat while in Seattle, Basilic Essentially Thai would definitely be one of the top spots to check out. How I only wish they were located in my neck of the woods. Thank you to the staff there and especially to our waiter/server once again. You rock man! Happy eating! read more

We stayed at the Maxwell Hotel so we decided to stopped by here since it was so close. I got pad thai and Thai tea and omg the Thai tea was so good for $4. You can choose your spice level for your pad thai and I chose spicy level 2 and it was the perfect spice. It was so good; I highly recommend if you are in the area come check this place out. The service was so quick we waited 10 mins max. The place looks cozy and nice for a nice dinner hangout. read more

Food was pretty good. Was staying next door at the Maxwell and was starving. Walked by earlier and it smelled great. Crying tiger... It was ok. Needed a sauce or something. It was very plain and bland. Came with a small portion of pad thai. Wasn't too bad. Kinda sweet. Crispy garlic chicken was good. Super salty tho but still good. The star was the mango sticky rice. I ate ALL that. Didn't share either. It's hard to judge during this time. I prefer to review based in eating in not take out. Some foods don't translate well. Probably won't be back. read more

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The restaurant has a family style. The dishes are beautiful and delicious. The staff is very nice. She asked me about the curry level so that I can eat the curry that I can afford. I really like your soup and curry. Thank you very much for your service. read more

might be great food. entered 6pm during horrible traffic, about empty. sat for 15min, said screw it

I ordered two items off of the menu. Not pleased with either. Rather grossed out by both to be perfectly honest! The first was a starter Crab Rangoon. The wonton wrappers were chewy, and burnt in places. The crab imitation filling was sour and smelled rotten. The second item was Angus Sesame Honey Beef. Which in reality it should say cut up beef hot dog with barbecue sauce and two pieces of broccoli. Ike what's baffled at the fact they've literally cut up a hot dog and put sesame seeds on it and served it. I took one bite and spit it out. I guess that's what you get from ordering from doordash and not seeing what the establishment looks like. I would highly recommend not going with this route if you're hungry for edible food. I'll enclose a picture of he cut up hot dog sesame beef for you to be the judge! read more

Basilic Essentially Thai - Sesame Honey Beef... Truth it's a cut up hot dogs. - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

BASILIC ESSENTIALLY THAI is located in a building that is like a house. I love it! The food is great tasting. The portions are just right. The well-made food and the home furniture and the home setting all combined to give a sense of well-being. Larb was tummy-warming. Portabello Tempura is a great vegetarian option. read more