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Tasty but I can't get over a $25 dish being delivered not full. This was with extra shrimp. The container is small enough it doesn't need to be partially filled.
We visit this little Thai restaurant every time we're in town since we don't have a decent Thai restaurant in our town. The food is great and I highly recommend the lunch special. Staff is efficient and non-intrusive. Lively vibe in this tiny dining room with a younger than average crowd. Seating can be tight when it's busy but definitely worth it for quality and price.
Came here during their lunch time and ordered the lunch special. Comes with entree and two sides. Their tom yum soup was pretty okay, my expectations were low from the reviews saying it was too watery but I found it to be okay for the price. We got the Pad See ew and pad Thai. Both were a bit sweet for our liking. The server consistently check up on us and was attentive. It's a nice spot for a quick bite between classes as it is located by Baruch or during lunch time!
Went back to dine in and it was pretty good. Definitely recommend dining in over taking out. The Thai ice tea was really good like always. Food was superb and the service was great. Overall, a good place to come to for their lunch special.
Ambient lighting. Service was good. I ordered the massaman curry with duck, which comes with a bowl of white rice. The duck skin was perfectly crispy and the meat itself was tender. There was a generous amount of duck as well. The potato was still crispy even though it was served in the curry. The curry itself was creamy and thick and very tasty albeit definitely on the sweeter side, which can get to you after eating the whole dish. The price for the food was very good even for a more expensive meat. I highly recommend this restaurant!
BYOB!!! This restaurant is so cute and I loved the plants and lights they had hanging from the ceiling. It's byob with no cork fee which is perfect. I got the pad Thai and asked for it with no red onions, but they accidentally left out the green onions as well. It wasn't a big deal though and the pad Thai still tasted delicious. It came with a good amount of noodles and chicken. The only thing I wished is it came with more sauce or added a bit more flavor to the sauce. This wasn't my favorite pad Thai since I've had more flavorful ones in the past, but overall, still yummy!
Cute ambience, cozy, and nice sit down place with a few friends, family, or date. Friendly and attentive service. The Drunken Noodles was surprisingly not wide noodles, but thin rice noodles (it did specify in the menu). This had good flavor, but I personally prefer them with wide noodles. Not anything special when it comes to Thai food, but solid quality, portions, and price!
Takeout / Delivery review: Got delivery from them via takeout as our first meal in the city. SO loved his drunken noodles with chicken - it was flavorful but not at all greasy. I loved my glass noodles with chicken for the same reason. My noodles kept well in the fridge and warmed up well in the microwave. We got the vegetable spring rolls which came with 3 pieces and were huge. Again flavorful but not greasy. We asked for some sweet and sour on the side. Finally I splurged for the fried banana with coconut icecream since it was a special occasion and it was again yummy, warm and crispy but not greasy. The icecream made it fine despite there being a heat wave which tells me the prep and delivery were quick and conscientious. Will def order from here again.
I had a great experience here and the staff was attentive. The food here is just average, but a great quantity for the price point and satisfying. I always order the Drunken Noodles at Thai restaurants because I like broad noodles, basil, and something spicy. HOWEVER, the drunken noodles here are made with thin noodles and not broad as noted on their menu. Not a deal-breaker for me, but just be aware. We dined indoors and loved the ambiance with the wooden furnishing and hanging plants. I also noticed a lot of people coming in for takeout. I wouldn't go out of my way for this place, but if you live or work nearby and happen to be craving Thai, this is a convenient place that does the job.
Quick, affordable, delicious Thai food! They have a QR code menu, Covid compliant, and staff are wearing masks. We ordered from the lunch menu which consists of an appetizer (from 4 choices), choice of soup or salad and an entree - noodles, rice, or curry with a variety of protein choices. I had the steamed dumplings, salad, panang curry with fried chicken tender, and a Thai iced tea. The fried chicken hits the spot! Very crispy and tender. My partner had the fried seafood gyoza, soup, red curry with crispy fuck and a Thai iced tea. His curry was delicious. Would definitely visit again!
It is a good place for work lunch. The lunch special is about $14-$20 depending on the selected protein. It also came with selected Tom Yum soup or salad and bite size appetizer such as spring rolls, dumplings or edamame etc. The soup was so so, not in good quality. I ordered pineapple fried rice with beef (around $15 something). It was in big portion and they actually gave quite a lot of meat. I can only finish half of it and took home the rest for dinner. It is very busy during noon time and starts to wind down around 1 pm. Due to the small space, it can be loud when it is pack with customers. The services are good and fast. Worth a try if you are in the area.
Little Basil feels like the little engine that could in Murray Hill/Kips Bay. It's my go-to takeout spot and has some of the best pad thai in the city. It's very charming inside too! Service is always super friendly and appreciative of business too.
Came here for the lunch special. Got fried dumplings, tom yum soup, and the spicy basil with chicken. The service was good and the decor was nice. However, I felt that the flavors were slightly off for my taste, mostly the tendency to be on the sweeter side. The Tom yum soup did not have as much depth as I would have liked. It was reminiscent of water with lots of sugar and white vinegar, but no seafood or lemongrass flavor. In my opinion, the balance of sweet, salty, and sour was off. The fried seafood dumplings were great. The sauce for the spicy basil was also sweeter than I prefer and not enough basil flavor. This one tasted strongly of hoisin sauce or a sweet bean paste and the sweetness was not balanced out by any other flavor. Overall, it was just ok. The fried rice looked good.
4 months ago
Great value here. Definitely check the lunch special. I got the crispy duck pad see ew because you rarely see cripsy duck as an option. It was good but ratios aren't even as a friend had better meat on their duck than mine! My dish had mostly bones so disappointing but delicious. Appetizer was seafood dumpling and salad which was great. Overall, good lunch option. Several tables inside. Narrow but doable. read more
Ambiance (4/5): The establishment is small with a few tables and was fairly empty on Saturday around 7p but by 8, it was fully seated! Reservation recommended. The decorations was minimalistic/cute and seating was a bit tight. Low to moderate noise level (a little noisier as there was a party of 8 dining this night). Despite having double doors, the draft air made it super cold during our stay. Service (4/5): The service was a bit tough with only one wait staff but we got what we needed when asked. Fried Pork Buns (5/5) - The mini fried buns were almost like soup dumplings as they were filled with some broth on the bite. The exterior was crunchy and was very flavorful. Pra-Rahm (4/5) - peanut sauce, deep fried meat. There a little bit of breading to the meat so it soaked up the sauce but wasn't exactly crunchy or anything. It gave it an interesting texture but the meat itself was tender. While it tasted good, I wouldn't order it again and order something else to try next time. Drunken Noodle (5/5) - I was able to ask them to replace the thin noodles with the broad noodles and they obliged! It was very tasty and had lots of flavor. Massaman Curry (5/5) - This was also very flavorful. All in all, delicious dishes! read more
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Hi Steph,…
9 months ago
Tasty but I can't get over a $25 dish being delivered not full. This was with extra shrimp. The container is small enough it doesn't need to be partially filled. read more
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Saran C.
Hi Lara, thank you so much for sharing your feedback.…
We visit this little Thai restaurant every time we're in town since we don't have a decent Thai restaurant in our town. The food is great and I highly recommend the lunch special. Staff is efficient and non-intrusive. Lively vibe in this tiny dining room with a younger than average crowd. Seating can be tight when it's busy but definitely worth it for quality and price. read more
1 year ago
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Hi Giana ,…
3 years ago
Came here during their lunch time and ordered the lunch special. Comes with entree and two sides. Their tom yum soup was pretty okay, my expectations were low from the reviews saying it was too watery but I found it to be okay for the price. We got the Pad See ew and pad Thai. Both were a bit sweet for our liking. The server consistently check up on us and was attentive. It's a nice spot for a quick bite between classes as it is located by Baruch or during lunch time! read more
Went back to dine in and it was pretty good. Definitely recommend dining in over taking out. The Thai ice tea was really good like always. Food was superb and the service was great. Overall, a good place to come to for their lunch special. read more
Ambient lighting. Service was good. I ordered the massaman curry with duck, which comes with a bowl of white rice. The duck skin was perfectly crispy and the meat itself was tender. There was a generous amount of duck as well. The potato was still crispy even though it was served in the curry. The curry itself was creamy and thick and very tasty albeit definitely on the sweeter side, which can get to you after eating the whole dish. The price for the food was very good even for a more expensive meat. I highly recommend this restaurant! read more
BYOB!!! This restaurant is so cute and I loved the plants and lights they had hanging from the ceiling. It's byob with no cork fee which is perfect. I got the pad Thai and asked for it with no red onions, but they accidentally left out the green onions as well. It wasn't a big deal though and the pad Thai still tasted delicious. It came with a good amount of noodles and chicken. The only thing I wished is it came with more sauce or added a bit more flavor to the sauce. This wasn't my favorite pad Thai since I've had more flavorful ones in the past, but overall, still yummy! read more
Cute ambience, cozy, and nice sit down place with a few friends, family, or date. Friendly and attentive service. The Drunken Noodles was surprisingly not wide noodles, but thin rice noodles (it did specify in the menu). This had good flavor, but I personally prefer them with wide noodles. Not anything special when it comes to Thai food, but solid quality, portions, and price! read more
Takeout / Delivery review: Got delivery from them via takeout as our first meal in the city. SO loved his drunken noodles with chicken - it was flavorful but not at all greasy. I loved my glass noodles with chicken for the same reason. My noodles kept well in the fridge and warmed up well in the microwave. We got the vegetable spring rolls which came with 3 pieces and were huge. Again flavorful but not greasy. We asked for some sweet and sour on the side. Finally I splurged for the fried banana with coconut icecream since it was a special occasion and it was again yummy, warm and crispy but not greasy. The icecream made it fine despite there being a heat wave which tells me the prep and delivery were quick and conscientious. Will def order from here again. read more
I had a great experience here and the staff was attentive. The food here is just average, but a great quantity for the price point and satisfying. I always order the Drunken Noodles at Thai restaurants because I like broad noodles, basil, and something spicy. HOWEVER, the drunken noodles here are made with thin noodles and not broad as noted on their menu. Not a deal-breaker for me, but just be aware. We dined indoors and loved the ambiance with the wooden furnishing and hanging plants. I also noticed a lot of people coming in for takeout. I wouldn't go out of my way for this place, but if you live or work nearby and happen to be craving Thai, this is a convenient place that does the job. read more
Quick, affordable, delicious Thai food! They have a QR code menu, Covid compliant, and staff are wearing masks. We ordered from the lunch menu which consists of an appetizer (from 4 choices), choice of soup or salad and an entree - noodles, rice, or curry with a variety of protein choices. I had the steamed dumplings, salad, panang curry with fried chicken tender, and a Thai iced tea. The fried chicken hits the spot! Very crispy and tender. My partner had the fried seafood gyoza, soup, red curry with crispy fuck and a Thai iced tea. His curry was delicious. Would definitely visit again! read more
4 years ago
It is a good place for work lunch. The lunch special is about $14-$20 depending on the selected protein. It also came with selected Tom Yum soup or salad and bite size appetizer such as spring rolls, dumplings or edamame etc. The soup was so so, not in good quality. I ordered pineapple fried rice with beef (around $15 something). It was in big portion and they actually gave quite a lot of meat. I can only finish half of it and took home the rest for dinner. It is very busy during noon time and starts to wind down around 1 pm. Due to the small space, it can be loud when it is pack with customers. The services are good and fast. Worth a try if you are in the area. read more
1 year ago
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Saran C.
Hi Maggie,…
Little Basil feels like the little engine that could in Murray Hill/Kips Bay. It's my go-to takeout spot and has some of the best pad thai in the city. It's very charming inside too! Service is always super friendly and appreciative of business too. read more
5 years ago
Came here for the lunch special. Got fried dumplings, tom yum soup, and the spicy basil with chicken. The service was good and the decor was nice. However, I felt that the flavors were slightly off for my taste, mostly the tendency to be on the sweeter side. The Tom yum soup did not have as much depth as I would have liked. It was reminiscent of water with lots of sugar and white vinegar, but no seafood or lemongrass flavor. In my opinion, the balance of sweet, salty, and sour was off. The fried seafood dumplings were great. The sauce for the spicy basil was also sweeter than I prefer and not enough basil flavor. This one tasted strongly of hoisin sauce or a sweet bean paste and the sweetness was not balanced out by any other flavor. Overall, it was just ok. The fried rice looked good. read more
3 years ago
I popped in here on a whim and I'm glad I did, because it's a really nice cozy little place. I got the Singapore noodle lunch special with complimentary seafood gyoza and a side salad topped with a really nice peanut vinaigrette. I didn't see cocktails listed, so I got a lemon iced tea, the only thing I wasn't crazy about (it tasted ok but was clearly a Nestea type mix, not actual Thai tea). I will definitely come back again if I'm in the area. read more
Great Thai food and amazing portions! Ordered takeout from Little Basil and was amazed by how delicious the food was and how generous the portions are. They have lot of vegan friends options and delicious dishes for meat eaters as well. I arrived early to pick up the food, but the staff were very kind and allowed me to wait while they quickly prepared my order. The restaurant is tiny, but cozy. Would love to dine in sometime in the future. Must try: CHIVE PANCAKES, omg so good. These pancakes are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. The dipping sauce is perfectly sweet and salty. By far one of my favorite Thai dishes and a great appetizer. BASIL FRIED RICE, very flavorful and filling. With a variety of protein options to have in the rice. KUAGLING OVER RICE, Little Basil offers a generous portion of pork ribs over rice and a runny egg. The damage: $112 total minus tax and tip. 2 fried chive pancakes, little fried Basil rice, mock duck dish, kua gling over rice, green curry, and duck spicy Basil. read more
4 years ago
What a great find! My husband and I love Thai food and so we wanted to check this place out. I don't hand out 5 stars often but this place earned it! I'm so glad we stopped because the food was as amazing as the ambiance. We had Thai coffees to drink, which were a fantastic balance of creamy and delicious. Our waiter was terrific and very patient with us. I had the pad see ew, which I rarely order anywhere other than "our" traditional Thai place. It was so great! Perfect ratio of noodles and chicken and spice! My husband had the green curry which he loved. I thought it was delicious from the few bites I was able to sneak. Out of the gazillions of restaurants we had the choice of, I'm glad we tried this one! I highly recommend this restaurant because of the great service and excellent food! read more
I challenge anyone to thai and stop me from ordering here at least once a week ;) ;) ;) A super underrated dish here is the Yum Woon Senn. This is what I'm always sure to order! It's comprised of glass noodles, big pieces of shrimp, squid, tomato, red onion and chili's in a sweet/tangy sauce over lettuce! It's a much lighter dish than a Pad Thai for example. Also, portion sizes here are fair for the prices they charge. I ask for all dishes "extra spicy" and they don't mess around when it comes to spicy (one reason why they're better than all other Thai restaurant). Other awesome dishes I order is the Pad Krapow Gai. It reminds me of a tastier version of PFChengs lettuce wrap (yes I know it's Chinese and not Thai) because the chicken is ground up so small with super crunchy veggies! Another reason why I love them: like SEVEN people will say Hello! Hi! Welcome! How are you! And smile so big when anyone walks through the door. This is excellent service at its finest. They make you feel special even when they're busy, they never miss greeting their guests :-) read more
2 years ago
2 years ago
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Hi Mia D,…
I was able to get a reservation for 6 people on a Friday by calling ahead of time. Service was nice and fast and the food was pretty good especially for the price. I ordered the pad Thai with tofu for about $15. The tofu was a little spongy in texture, which wasn't my favorite but I know some people like! It wasn't anything super special but I did enjoy the decorations and that it wasn't too crowded! A nice place for affordable Thai food in a cute spot. read more
3 years ago
So yummy! The spring rolls were perfectly fried and the noodles were cooked to perfection. Loved the soup too! read more
8 years ago
This place is close to the NYU nursing/denstistry/bioengineering building where I am a student - one of my favorite places to go to for lunch in the area! $9 lunch special for an appetizer, soup or salad, and entree!! Can't really get better than that! My favorite entree is the panang curry - a bit spicier than other panang currys I've had, but it is good especially if you like spicy! I've also tried the little basil fried rice and drunken noodles, both of which I am also a fan of. It's not the greatest thai food you'll have, but it definitely hits the spot and satisfies thai food cravings. The restaurant is not that large but it is decently sized and can fit a good amount of people. Good for take out or dine in. They do get a little busy during lunch, but I've never had to wait for a seat, even with a group of 6 (luckily). Service is very efficient, which is also why this place is so great for lunch. They are always ready to take my order promptly. Food comes out They are also a BYOB restaurant! No corkage fee for the first bottle. Never have brought my own, but I believe BYO must be after a certain time (might be 4 PM) Pro tip for more spiciness: ask for chili on the side and they'll give you a selection of chili pepper and hot sauces. read more
5 years ago
What a hidden gem! The place is absolutely adorable and BYOB which is hard find in the city. I came here on that fact alone so had low expectations for the food but it was awesome!! read more
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This place mess up orders all the time, zero customer service, never got a refund, when I asked for the order I placed they asked me to return the item they mess up. Stupid people who can't follow simple instructions. Real shame. read more
4 years ago
What is it you're looking for? Love? Wealth? Power? Little Basil is a small cozy restaurant where you can ponder this thought. Sit back, enjoy the sounds of nice soft jazz ringing through your ears as you dive into your plate with a mouthful of flavor. Is it fame you search for? Is it a shot at that promotion you've wanted? All of this can be dreamt of here at little basil. Because with Little Basil comes big dreams. read more
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Ordered pad Thai (with duck) and papaya salad. The salad was ok. The pad Thai was literally unflavoured white noodles in a gravy. No flavour whatsoever. Look at the photo. The worst pad Thai I think I've ever had in my life. I'm flabbergasted at the 4 star rating. Avoid this place, Thai fans. Also, if you order delivery like I did, note that the delivery driver does not call or text upon arrival. Which means your food sits downstairs in your apartment lobby for 45 min while you wonder where the hell it is... read more
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