We have been visiting this place since couple years every time we go to Purdue from Columbus IN…read more Perfect for lunch. Food was tasting okay not that great this time. We got soup and chicken and tofu fried rice. Service was excellent!!

Returning my eldest to Purdue on a Sunday evening, we wanted to get dinner together before I left…read moretown, so after perusing Yelp, we picked Thai Essence. There were just a few tables in use when we arrived around 6pm, so the staff sat us fairly quickly in the side dining room. Saving our calories for dinner, we ordered waters and proceeded to look over the menu, where the first thing we noticed were the prices, and hoped the portions were going to be huge! My son ordered a noodle dish, while I got the pork red curry. Before tip, our total was $40.02, which is definitely on the pricy end! In short order our food arrived. While it looked great and tasted very good, we were both disappointed at the modest portion sizes. As my son put it, "I cannot believe we spent $19 each on a meal that left me still feeling hungry afterwards." Likewise service felt pretty uneven, with only a few checks being made on us, and even fewer refills on our waters. PROS: nice presentation, very good taste CONS: pricy, meager portions, uneven wait staff service Overall, we found Thai Essence to be Good Enough, and would return.

Thai Basil Main…read moreSt., Brownsburg IN Chicken pad thai: 8/10 -- loved the crispy peanut topping and the sauce was also nutty, spicy, and yummy! It was a little on the sweeter side even though I asked for a medium spicy. Chicken to noodle ratio was not the most generous but this was easily a shareable. Iced thai tea: 9/10 -- so yummy!! if they put less ice this would have been perfect. Spring rolls: 9.5/10 -- the crispy on thesecould be heard from three tables over. sooo yummy. the filling was super fresh too. Visited Thai Basil for the Hendricks' County Food Fest by @ and was not disappointed! Super cute decor and delicious varieties of food. I will definitely be back to try some of their chef specials and also their lunch menu! Parking lot is out front. Nice servers. Good ambience for a dinner!

Just like saying yes to the dress, I said a big, enthusiastic yes to Thai Basil. My love for Thai…read morefood is no secret and this spot instantly brightened my day. I stopped by for a takeout lunch and was greeted by clean tables, a friendly smile, and lots of tempting menu suggestions. Thai Basil has parking lot, and you can choose to dine in or grab your meal to go. I went with the Massaman curry, ordered it medium hot with tofu, and was delighted when it arrived with a spring roll, salad, and soup. Talk about a lunch. Most Thai places only toss in a spring roll or soup, but here, they know how to treat a hungry guest. I ate my food and felt full and happy, ready for a nap. Next time I am turning up the heat and trying it hot, because I like my curry with a little more kick. This curry had a fun twist with a touch of sweetness, pineapple, nuts, and a few surprise ingredients I had never seen before. The food was fantastic and I will absolutely be back when I run out of new to me places in town. The portions are generous, the price is right, and Thai Basil just earned a spot in my Thai foodie hall of fame. Thai Basil, you have a new fan. The only hiccup was that most of my soup took a little trip in the bag, thanks to a sneaky/broken lid that didn't stay put. Thankfully, the bit that survived was delicious!

Food was delicious. Simple but flavorful. Banh mi bread was so airy. Highly recommend. Service was…read morefast and friendly.

I got the marinated pork sandwich. It was really good. The place is in a bad neighborhood and we…read moreall know how most Asian food places are in terms of cleanliness but I just hope the kitchen clean because when you walk in you don't really get a clean kitchen vibe.

We almost always order the Vermicelli. The pork is our favorite…read more We also get the 32 oz soup and split it. It's just beef broth but it's so dang good. Their Mongolian Beef is probably the best that I've has anywhere.

Was visiting from out of town and saw this place on Yelp. So glad I went! It was exactly as…read moredescribed which was the perfect dish I was hoping for. If work brings me to the area again, that's a definite stop for me.

I haven't been here for a couple of years and boy has this place went down hill! Someone in my…read moreparty ordered wonton soup and when it arrived at the table she took a bite, instead of a wanton it was a crab Rangoon, when we complained the waitress did basically nothing and they laughed about it back in the kitchen.

We placed our order and 40 minutes later they told us they were out of one of the dishes so half…read moreour food came out cold waiting for the new dish to cook. They also couldn't make any appetizers because no one changed the oil.

The food was really good and came very quickly, service was polite and helpful, and the ambiance…read morewas very chill and relaxing

The food was good The menu was slightly confusing The…read moreservice was great and I would say it's a very solid choice

Stopped in here for lunch with a couple of my work friends earlier this week and immediately fell…read morein love with all of the beautiful Valentine's Day decorations they still had up. From the ceiling, to the bar, to the plants, everything had a Valentine's Day theme and it was so fun. Our rice was even shaped into a heart! There is a big, shared parking lot behind the strip of businesses with plenty of parking and we walked in through the back. We were seated immediately by the hostess and had some tasty miso soup brought out along with waters. Two of us also ordered Prosecco and we could hear them opening the bottle up at the bar, so it was fresh and bubbly. They also allowed one of my friends to substitute silver noodles (her fave) into 3 of the different lunch special options for a slight up charge. I ordered the mussaman curry with chicken and it was perfect on such a cold afternoon. The only downside to our lunch was that I asked for medium-hot and didn't taste any spice. The silver noodle dish my friend ordered was really good, but a lot of food, so we ended up getting to-go boxes for the rest of our lunch and they were just as good for lunch the next day. Our other friend ordered the cashew nut and ate most of that, minus some rice, which she put in my to-go box for my lunch the next day. The lunch special is such a good deal- it comes with soup, salad, spring roll, and your choice of entree for one affordable price. I can't wait to come back and try something new!

We've been going here for a long time and it's always been so great…read more For starters, the ambiance of the restaurant is very calming and chill which is something I'm a fan of. The menu is also very vast and features many different types of food. On this particular day, the service was really really fast and everyone here was very nice. All of the food was really good and I highly recommend this place if you're looking for some Thai options in Hendricks County!

Very good service, great food that stayed hot in a very nice comfortable setting…read more Will certainly return

Super friendly staff- attentive and gave solid recommendations!…read moreInterior was a little dark, but good feel to the ambiance and there were plenty of places to sit and a small little bar area. Food was delicious and reasonably priced Goethe quality of fold and food portions. Started off with a draft beer, an appetizer and a main dish. Medium slice want too hot, will probably go for a slicer option next time. Definitely worth trying.

We stopped in a quick sweet treat. We ordered banana coconut egg rolls with vanilla ice cream!!!…read moreDELICIOUS

The food is wonderful! We've come here for years and never had a bad meal. We do prefer…read moretakeaway as sometimes the service has been slow. My other observation is that when dining in, they put way too much ice in your soda. You might want to ask for NO ICE, as it quickly melts and waters down the soda. The food is amazing though and it's been our preferred Thai spot. I've referred several friends and they have enjoyed it as well. It's always a bit busy, especially at lunch when they have great specials.

This is hard to score. It was black Friday and we just wanted a quick something that wasn't a…read moreburger. We were at Fresh Thyme and to avoid the crowds in the parking lot we tried to escape from the front. We happen upon HuHot and a parking spot. Bingo. So we decided why not? It's a fill your bowl, sauce your bowl and they cook it. Just meh. Not a large selection of items, I tried one piece of the beef and pork which were tough they had run out of chicken and I didn't want to wait so just ok. They got an extra star because of amazing customer service. The hostess was extremely helpful and when informed of my husband's food allergy bent over backwards to ensure his safety. They will even take items from storage that haven't been exposed to possible cross-contamination on the ingredients bar and fill your special order bowl. It doesn't stop there when my husband went to have his bowl cooked the cook asked him if he had cleaned the grill well enough for hubby to feel safe! Two well-known and strangely well-regarded chain restaurants have poisoned my husband. Luckily on the first taste, he could feel something wasn't right so no ER visit was required. I now taste everything before he eats. Last thing It was very inexpensive much much cheaper than I expected and for me, and maybe you, who like a bowl of vegetables and a starch it worked out nicely.

We went here for lunch. We loved it. The grill is in the center of the restaurant. There is a…read morebuffet of fresh foods and sauces to choose from. Make your own combination of ingredients. Then take it up to the grill, and they grill it up for you as you watch. We loved this concept, because we got to choose each ingredient we wanted in our combo. It was so good, we went up twice. Our waitress was nice and attentive. We will definitely go back to this place when we are in the area again.