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    Hot Basil

    4.1 (421 reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    HOT BASIL ATMOSPHERE

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    Quiet
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    Good for groups

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    Crispy Dim Sum
    Nicholas H.

    The service staff were friendly and polite. The food came out hot and fresh and tasty. Dinner rush wasn't too loud and still able to carry on a conversation. Would definitely recommend and return.

    Mango With Thai Sweet Sticky Rice
    Navin K.

    Go only if you can handle spicy Thai food. I visited with work colleagues earlier this evening. We were the only customers, and they seated us at a ten person table. We all placed our orders - I got the pra ram chicken (mild - no extra spice added) and the sweet mango with sticky rice, just in case they ignored my explicit instructions. Sure enough, they did. I could not finish the chicken entrée as it was exceedingly spicy. Fortunately I had the mango with sticky rice to fall back on, which was decent. My colleagues all either ordered well or have a greater spice tolerance than I do. Ambience was good as was the service. Parking wasn't a problem either. Likely won't be back on my own accord.

    Menu
    Zemin H.

    The place was clean, the service was courteous. I usually go with Pad Thai when it comes with Thai restaurant, because it's so common. This time I decided to try Panang beef curry with medium spicy level, which claimed to be most popular curry, my son ordered Gapow. I think my choice was correct, the curry was creamy with delicious coconut milk and peanut panang sauce, it's perfect companion for the rice. Gapow had nice flavor of basil, but I like Panang curry better. There are plenty of parking spaces nearby.

    Pad Thai
    Rebekah E.

    My husband and I ate here as he's been to Thailand and wanted me to experience Thai food. For our appetizer, we ordered the steamed dumplings, which were very delicious. For our entrees, I ordered the chicken fried rice and he ordered the seafood pad Thai. When ordering dishes like these here, you have to select the level of spice you want: mild, medium, or hot. I chose mild for mine and he chose medium for his. Unfortunately, I think they got our spice choices mixed up because my entree was so spicy, I could only eat a bite so he gave me his entree, which was barely spicy, in exchange for mine. The pad Thai was very good! It had scallops, squid, and mussels and all were cooked to perfection. He said he liked my fried rice. Our waitress was very pleasant! She was always smiling and checking on us. Despite the spice mix up, we will be back!

    thai iced tea
    Chloe G.

    I really enjoyed my basil fried rice! This dish really shines at this place. I tried my friend's pad thai, and I didn't like it as much. The fried rice was definitely better. The tofu on both of ours was a really good texture and flavor, it's hard to get it just right, and they totally did! The dishes that we got as mild were still very spicy. I would almost just get it with no spice next time. I would not order pad thai from here, but I think any of their fried rices would be good to try again! The thai iced tea was very sweet, as expected. A generous portion as well! Very nice service and a fine atmosphere.

    Pad Thai with chicken
    Stephanie K.

    Amazing food. Love the pad Thai with chicken. They have a special pad Thai with egg noodles which is also great. One of my go to places for takeout when I'm in the area

    Quy T.

    This restaurant offers a special lunch on Sundays at a reasonable price. I love the fried rice--it's absolutely delicious and full of flavor!

    Samuel H.

    Mediocre. Portion, quality, and cost were not very satisfactory. The red curry and service were the only things I was pretty happy about. The Pad Khee Mao (Drunken Noodles) were pretty bland, and the portion was small compared to the cost. The Red Curry was better than I thought compared to my opinion with Pad Khee Mao. It's more milky than the other red curries I've tried. Definitely recommend this item at Hot Basil.

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    karina k.

    Good and various levels of spicy according to what you want. Lots of choices of good food. Staff are very nice and attentive. Great place to eat for families and friends. Nice atmosphere and plenty of seating and space.

    Crispy Egg Rolls
    Dev T.

    We tried this spot out on a Tuesday night. There was no wait and there was plenty of seating. The egg rolls were good as was the pad Thai. The pad Thai had a lot of flavors. Overall it was a good experience but pricey for what you get. Service was quick and efficient as well.

    Gapow
    Scott M.

    My husband and I came at 8pm on a Tuesday. The restaurant doesn't have a great overall feel. However, the food is excellent. We were greeted promptly upon arriving. However, they seemed to be confused where to seat us despite being mostly empty. The flooring was pretty sparse, which is normally fine but looked very uneven and I saw spots that looked suspiciously like mold (I didn't want to get close enough to confirm). I got the Siam Chicken and he got the Gapow. Both were very, very good. The Siam Chicken is basically chicken breast with sautéed shiitake mushrooms in a ginger and garlic sauce. The ginger was so good: it wasn't just shaved ginger. It was 2" long strings of fresh ginger that were soft and delicious. You don't get a ton of food for the money. However, the quality more than makes up for it.

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    Excellent service. Very authentic food. Good menu everything I order here is excellent, that's why we keep going back.

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    Excellent - food always fresh, service is great too. Magic happening in the kitchen with each dish.

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