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    3.7 (112 reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Casual
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    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    SA-4 Papaya Salad
    Jennifer D.

    Sam served us and was absolutely so welcoming and kind! I can't believe it was the first time I had ever gone in here. I feel like I have been missing out. The food was delicious. The portions were big. I loved the home-y feel inside. I loved the recommendations that Sam gave us to try and the spices he brought out. He explained everything and with context of his childhood home back in Thailand. It felt very warm, very VIP, and the food really was delicious.

    Duck curry
    Anthony B.

    1st time ordering here, but I didn't eat inside; Maybe next time. I got the duck curry, which to me was bomb. I really like the Thai tea too. I would recommend level 1 spice to start out though if you never tried it.

    N-1 Pad Thai (Chicken)
    Carolyn B.

    I can see why parents are regulars here! My family stopped in here earlier today to celebrate my mother's birthday, and it was a great choice. The noodle dishes are exceptional. In addition, our server was focused and friendly, making sure to provide us with water refills frequently (which was especially appreciated given my slight overconfidence in terms of spiciness level). Finally after telling her it was my mother's birthday, she came out with a fried banana dessert! Here are some of the flavors I got a good taste of: Pad See Ew (Chicken) - 4.5/5 - Delectable. I loved the addition of carrots to this dish, and the thin cut made the flavor a perfect garnish. The spiciness was not very evenly distributed throughout this dish though, making each bite a bit unpredictable. Fried Bananas with Honey - 5/5 - A chilled banana interior enclosed in a warm, flaky dough. Maybe the best thing I've ever tasted. I will be ordering this every time we come in the future. Excited for our next trip to Portsmouth!

    Thai Iced Tea
    Dale C.

    So it's date night and we choose. Thai Basil. Not very busy but it's early on a Friday night. The service is really nice and friendly. We ordered an appetizer of pot stickers. Very tasty. Good job. Needed a little help so we added some spice. I ordered a medium heat pad Thai with chicken. Ok medium is pretty good intensity. I love spicy and this is just about close to all I want. Delicious flavor and a lot of food. My wife ordered pineapple fried rice with no spice. Delicious flavor. We mixed them together and it calmed the spice down and was incredible. This place is great. We will be back. We saw a lot on the menu to try for next time. We ordered Thai iced teas. Oh yeah.

    veggie egg rolls
    Nina S.

    Was craving Thai food in the Portsmouth area and came here on a weekday evening. The online menu is descriptive with plenty of images which helped in choosing what to try. The staff is nice and made me laugh, felt like being served by aunties. Ordered: veggie eggrolls: crunchy, perfectly fried, veggies could use some more seasoning, dipping sauce was sweet and tangy pad gra pao: was thinly sliced and not ground as advertised, the flavor tasted more like garlic with brown gravy panang curry: big portion of curry, soup was a little thin but had good portion of chicken and veg, hot and spicy as advertised lard nah: the wide rice noodles were old, as evidenced by the dry texture and broken appearance of the noodles and were not as flavorful as they could be. Overall this place was okay. It serves up traditional American Thai foods as well as fun seasonal dishes.

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    Sonya M.

    Delicious food, good service and a variety of options. I come here everytime I visit my cousin and his family who lives down the street from here and who regularly come here on the weekly basis. I look forward to coming again.

    Entrance and patio
    Kaivalya D.

    We decided to pick up some food for dinner and were craving Thai. Thai basil showed up on our Yelp search so we wanted to give it a try. We grabbed food to go so I can only comment on the food itself. We got chicken basil fried rice and chicken pad thai. Our order took quite some time to be prepped despite the restaurant being nearly empty. It sounded like there was some confusion with the online orders so that might've just been a one time thing. I thought the food itself was decent, but nothing extravagant. I've had basil fried rice plenty of times before but the one I ordered here didn't taste a lot like basil. It tasted more like Thai fried rice. The pad Thai noodles were also cut extremely short which I've never seen done before. The portion sizes were great though- one serving was enough for 2 meals!

    Mikayla D.

    Placed an online order on 11/28/23 and ate about half so I decided to take the rest with me to work for lunch the following day. I was almost done eating when I looked down from my computer to see this roach in my food. I immediately spit out whatever I had in my mouth. This is absolutely disgusting. This was my first time trying Thai Basil and I will definitely not be back.

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    Candice H.

    First time in, but masaman curry was YUMMY!!! I got Level 1 with chicken. By the end, my nose was running. I need to learn to make this. I need moar!! Nice staff, too.

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    I was in from Florida looking for some comfort Thai food and we found it! Ate it for several occasions. We took our food to go.

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    Best Thai food in the area. Can't wait to go back! Service was great, inside ambiance terrific, beautiful spot in downtown Portsmouth.

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