We drove almost 40 minutes to come here based on my sister-in-law's recommendation, and she was with us as well. When we arrived, one of our little girls was crying (as kids sometimes do). My plan was to quickly go inside, find a table, and then come back out to calm her before seating the rest of the family. Instead, my sister-in-law politely asked a staff member for two high chairs and a place to sit. The lady assisting us (I'm not sure of her name) told us that we could only sit outside because our child was crying, and that they didn't want that inside. I was honestly shocked and didn't even know how to respond. Without arguing, we simply went outside and seated ourselves, but the damage was already done. Someone completely ruined our night after a long and rough day my wife had with the kids. This review isn't about the food -- we never even got that far. It's 100% about customer service. I am a business owner myself, and my customer service runs from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM every day. I have never treated customers this way, especially families with children. I understand this review may impact the business, and I truly hope the owner or a manager reaches out to explain how this situation was handled. Sam here 4802657032 read more

I've been coming here for years and while I've had ups and downs with service and quality I'm afraid today was my last visit. Called for a take out order. Got pad Thai, tofu, medium spice. Confirmed the order when I picked it up. Got pad Thai with tofu and chicken. Zero spice. Zero flavor except for a vague aftertaste of dish soap. Really disappointing on every front. The spring roll was the only edible part. read more

Thai Basil, how I have missed you! I was a little hesitant after all these years if the food was still amazing and it is still amazing!! I was having some trouble ordering online, so I decided to go there and order in person. I was warmly greeted and given a menu. I decided on the pad broccoli. It is simple, just broccoli, onions, and carrots in oyster sauce; but it had tons of flavor. I absolutely loved the oyster sauce, I wish that there was a little bit more of it, but it was good the way it was as well. The medium spice was just enough and popped well with the vegetables. Again there could have been more broccoli, but still that did not stop the pad broccoli from being an amazing dish!! I will be back for this and for the Thai Basil! read more

Thai Basil - Pad broccoli: carrots, onions, and broccoli in oyster sauce - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

When you go to ASU or work there, you get used to a lot of "regular" restaurants in the area. I've been working at ASU for a long time, and for many of these years, Thai Basil was right near my office. I have enjoyed the consistent tasty food and service from Thai Basil over the years (even if the prices have increased). While I no longer work right near there, I happened to be nearby and enjoyed a delicious meal with two colleagues and got my "usual" meal. While there are certainly many dishes that can be ordered from the menu, most customers simply choose their protein (chicken, pork, beef, vegetables, tofu, shrimp, or seafood), the spiciness (no spicy, mild, medium, hot, or Thai hot), and then the dish itself. For me, I choose the Thai Fried Rice with Chicken (fried rice with garlic, egg, green peas, carrots, broccoli, cabbage, and onions), which comes with a cup of soup and mini vegetable egg roll. While I used to have to wait until ordering before the soup arrived, nowadays, the soup arrives even before we place the order. I guess all dishes come with the soup (which is a good first course). I've clearly been coming for a while as all of the $11.95 dishes used to be $7.95 when I first started going. Then again, it's even more if you order online. Speaking of online, you can get five percent off all orders placed on the website (https://orderthaibasilruralrd.com). You can also order delivery through the website, which I have yet to try. There is a lot of other helpful information on the website including the hours, which are daily from 11 AM to 10 PM. It's nice it is open that late as the students probably go across the street and enjoy some Thai for late evening dinner (which I personally stick with lunch there). As a restaurant with good food, good service, and usually a reasonable wait time once food is ordered, I recommend this Thai Basil restaurant to anyone in the area of ASU Tempe, especially near Apache and Rural. read more

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This place was a last minute lunch decision and I'm so glad I found it! I was sat immediately, and given a complementary cup of soup. I ordered the green curry lunch plate and it came with rice and an eggroll. The curry was amazing! I asked for medium heat and it was perfect! My server was great, she was very attentive to me, and my order came out very quickly. It is a nice clean restaurant and I will definitely be back again! The parking is a little bit limited right now because there is some roadwork in front of the restaurant, but it is worth the trouble to find a spot. read more

Thai Basil - Complimentary soup - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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Ordered pad thai, it was really bad. $20 and tasteless, go to the other pad thai down the street. Ordered beef and was given a 80% tofu -20% beef mix. Was tasteless, really disappointed. Called the restaurant and they did nothing to help. Huge waste of money. read more

Thai Basil - Tasteless 'pad thai' - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Dinner pickup to satisfy a Thai craving! The Yellow Chicken Curry & Tom Kha Soup were done medium spicy which was the perfect amount of heat! Service was friendly & efficient at pickup. Definitely worth a try! read more

Thai Basil - 18. Tom Kha Soup - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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The restaurant had a very welcoming vibe with nice thai decorations. The server was friendly and attentive. My fiancé and I ordered the beef salad, bbq chicken, shrimp and tofu pad thai. The beef salad was very flavorful with a large serving amount of beef. The bbq chicken was. delicious with the sauce. The pad thai was a little on the bitter side. The pad thai was not my favorite dish but everything else was delicious. read more

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Had some time in between classes and decided to stop by. I got the papaya salad with a medium spice level. For a medium spice level at a Thai place, I did not find it to be that spicy. Though it was a bit pricey (I paid just a little over $15), the portion size was massive and the flavor was good, though very mild. The service was very nice and they would check up on us very frequently. read more

Thai Basil - 10. Papaya Salad (Som-Tum) - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

First, I drove to several places based on what Yelp said would be opened. This was open so I decided to them a try. I bought the silver tom yum soup and fried spring rolls. The soup, if you choose mild, is very mild. The broth is very southing, something I'd like if I were sick. There is a healthy bit of vegetables... mushrooms, cabbage, baby corn, zucchini, carrots, and broccoli. The soup by itself doesn't need the noodles and is very filling. read more

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Not happy to give this place a poor review. I love Thai food and know what it's supposed to taste like. The only good thing is food is prepared quickly. But the way they've cut corners on their dishes has unfortunately really, really impacted the quality of their food. Drunken noodle - Taste was so off. I noticed color looked a little weird, thought nothing of it. But I couldn't taste the palm sugar or oyster sauce or anything that usually goes into pad kee mao. Noodles had been overcooked and no longer chewy, only disintegrated in your mouth with an unpleasant texture. Veggies cut poorly (chunky), seemed more appropriate for a stir fry. Because of this, some of them were cooked unevenly. Not a good order. Mango sticky rice - it's hard to mess this up, but this could also be improved. Mango was nice, but this was the blandest mango sticky rice I've ever had. I'm pretty sure they only used coconut milk to top the rice, and maybe cooked the glutinous rice with some minor sweetener. Mango was nice and ripe but I feel the rest of the dish was lacking in support. Just a really disappointing experience with Thai Basil here. To me, this is another symptom of a restaurant located in a college town. There are many other thai places in the area that I'll explore instead. read more

Thai Basil - lettuce chunk in 49. Drunken Noodle - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Yummy to their coconut soup!!!! (Tom Kha) YUMMY!!!!! I ate it daily for one entire week! Sooooo good I get it with tofu read more

I work about a 5-minute walk from Thai Basil, so my coworkers and I frequent this restaurant for takeout. I love Thai Basil's curry! I prefer green curry, but the yellow curry (pictured) is also excellent. Both the curry flavor and consistency are spot-on with a generous portion. I enjoy the pad see ew and pad thai as both have rich flavors. However, in general I find the vegetables to be a bit too crunchy/undercooked. read more

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Food is usually good and have made known if something is not right then they will correct it

The food and portion size was delicious and large. Service was welcoming, prompt and courteous. Wonderful for lunch read more

Thai Basil - 09. Red Curry Lunch - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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Depending on what you get, Thai Basil can be pretty amazing. My fav dish of theirs is the chicken katsu or chicken curry. Some dishes are more expensive and as a college student, I'm always looking for the biggest bang for my buck. It's best to get takeout from Thai Basil, you will get so much more food. It's a 5/5 for takeout and the dishes i mentioned but of course I have to take the atmosphere into consideration. The restaurant is quite dim and service can be slower if you do order at a busy time. The staff is extremely sweet though and would always love to offer suggestions. read more

Thai Basil - Chicken katsu - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Best location I have tried so far! I put in a pick up order and it was ready when I arrived about 15 minutes later. The food was still hot when I got home about 25 minutes later! I ordered pad Thai, pad see ew, spring rolls and red curry. The pad Thai is the best! I ordered it with chicken and it was delicious. The portion was so large that I only finished half of it. The pad see ew was ordered with tofu for my sister and she enjoyed it! The red curry was ordered with chicken and my boyfriend loved it. It came with white rice. The spring rolls were tasty with the sweet and sour dipping sauce. They gave us some extra spring rolls I'm pretty sure! And lots of extra dipping sauces. That was a lovely surprise! Love this place! read more

Thai Basil - Pad Thai with chicken - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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Today I brought a friend for lunch. I ordered a vegetable drunkard with the most delicious vegetable fried rice. I just ate red curry last week, so I have to bring my friends more often. The service was excellent, especially Jenny. She was really good at serving . read more

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Supper good. Food was ready pretty fast for a party of 12 people. Thr place was really clean and the staff was friendly l. read more

Thai Basil - Supper good. Spicy noodles with shrimp - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

The food was good. It was my first time having Thai food. I did enjoy it. The service was very slow, though it seemed like we waited forever to get our order taken, and our food to arrive. read more

Tried and true, Thai Basil. We have so many options in Tempe for Thai but I'm fairly set on this location next to ASU (even during the school year). Usually I order online or carry out, and with both options, it's never taken forever! Service is so fast. Anytime I go in for carry out there's always a decent crowd there. I know the lunch specials are amazing for the price just as in general for combo meals. Usually I order Pad Thai or yellow curry and a side like pot stickers or spring rolls... good for a few meals. I know people can be quite particular for spice level... even on the low end (what I order) it is pretty flavorful and not overtly spicy. Spring rolls are better than the pot stickers. Feels like in the last few years the noodle to meat/veggie ratio has gone up. read more

Got take out today! So delicious! 10 mins wait. Masuman curry, crying tiger and drunken noodles very good and big portions. You can tell they take pride and time into their food...the potatoes and carrots were cut elegantly.... Staff was so friendly and kind...while we waited... they offered us water and made us feel welcome. There was a cute lil grandma so kind! They smiled as we waited... love it! I live in Las Cruces NM and it's a food/culture desert only two Thai places are available and only one is edible. You all are so lucky enjoy!!! read more

Great for takeout! I ordered over the phone and my food was ready exactly at the time they said it would be and everything was exactly as I ordered it. The food was pretty good (ordered spring rolls and a curry). The medium spice level is spicy enough where you may want something to wash it down with but not so spicy that it takes away from the flavor. That said I will probably order the mild in the future read more

The food here is great. I love pretty much anything I get. The only food I haven't got from here is the yellow curry and the red curry. I was told that the yellow and red curry taste like the green curry. I usually get the green curry. The spice level varies with what item you get. The curries tend to be more spicy than the noodle or rice dish even if I ask for the same level. So, a medium curry is spicier than a medium pad Thai. I also like the red chili sauce that comes in the container. The red chili sauce just adds something good to the meal. During lunch the place can get really crowded. I am not sure if this restaurant is a chain or not. There are other locations called the same thing in other parts of the valley. I will have to try the other flavors of curry eventually to see if they taste different. I know they have different vegetables added. The Thai ice tea here is also tasty. The parking lot can get crowded easily during lunch and dinner. read more

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Super delicious Thai food! Weeknight around 8:45 pm and they were still pretty busy! We were seated right away and given menus. They have quite a selection of dishes, so narrowing down to what we wanted was hard. We ended up getting a papaya salad, (medium spice) a chicken pad Thai, (medium spice) crispy spring rolls, and a Thai tea. The server was friendly from the start and she kept our water cups filled. We were seated in the back cozy area and there were other patrons there as well. We received our spring rolls hot and crispy, and they were really good. Not too long after, our food. Everything was piping smokin hot. Literally smokinnnn. The pad Thai was delicious! It was loaded with tofu and chicken. The papaya salad was something else. I had never tried a papaya salad so I was amazed when I took my took my first forkful. It was amazing! So different but sooo good! Definitely recommend. The Thai tea was perfect and not too sweet. Food was great and so was the service. They are very popular with take out orders! Definitely will be back. read more

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In my personal opinion, this is a restaurant worth recommending, located to the right of ASU, which is very convenient for me to visit regularly. Additionally, there is a parking lot on the right side of the restaurant, making it more convenient for those with cars. The first meal I had after coming to the United States was at this restaurant and that meal left a deep impression on me. The menu offers a diverse selection, and this time I ordered the Green Curry and Crystal Noodle. The curry has a slight spiciness, but it also has a hint of sweetness that I find acceptable. The Crystal Noodle has a very good flavor, with the noodles being very soft and slightly salty. Overall, I really enjoy their dishes. The overall atmosphere of the restaurant is also very nice, with comfortable seating and very friendly staff. I have been there many times, and the overall experience has been excellent. read more

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My lunch special came with an egg roll. I'm a sucker for lunch specials! The pad Thai was pretty good. It has a lot of tofu so you're aware I like tofu so it worked out for me. Will be back! read more

Thai Basil - 14. Pad Thai Lunch - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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My favorite Thai food & I travel for a living & have many to compare it to. Great cozy atmosphere & decor & food is consistently delicious! They're always happy to see you! Great service. read more

I love getting the yellow curry or the cashew chicken! You can't go wrong with that!! I brought my team here and they all loved it! We would all come back read more

WOW. The panang sweet curry is DELICIOUS it's actually amazing. Definitely recommend. They need to add more chicken, but other than that you should order it cause I'm dying over how good it is!!! read more

Thai Basil - Sweet 39. Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Not a fan -- stood in the doorway for over 20 mins. waiting for a host to seat us. God bless them because I know they're not purposely doing that, but a little more awareness of customers would be nice. I had the Drunken Noodles, and let me tell you -- I think the noodles got a little TOO drunk and got an Uber back home because it was basically all steamed veggies and no noodles. :( The Thai tea tasted like toilet bowl cleaner - granted I wouldn't know that to be a fact as I've never TRIED toilet bowl cleaner, but let me tell you: The taste of the drink and the smell of the toilet bowl cleaner were identical - never thought cleaning my toilet would be so triggering, but alas here we are. read more

Very fresh, very healthy, very satisfying! And the service is outstanding! My favorite dish is the drunken noodles. A must have!

Service is always hit or miss, I've started doing take out so it's faster. They have really good deals on lunch. I always get the Panang curry with tofu, pad Thai with chicken and pad se ew! Their spice isn't super spicy but it's pretty decent Thai! read more

Pad Thai is so nasty and has no flavor. Hung tits right now and all I wanted was some mmmm mmm yummy chicken pad Thai and now I want to run head first into a moving semi truck because I put this atrocity in my mouth. read more

Made me feel bad for being allergic to something and had to send it back , even offered to pay for it and still was rude.

(5/9/20, Quarantine-era review) There are two Thai Basils (that I know of) in Tempe, and they are mere blocks from one another. I wonder what the meaning of this business paradigm is, and more specifically, why the one closer to my apartment opens *later* than its farther sibling. No matter; both serve fantastic Thai food, and we got to enjoy some to kick off the afternoon slump! Having largely phased out noodles from my diet (hold your seats, folks, it's not forever), I was excited to enjoy an old favorite: pad see ew. The girlfriend and I haven't ordered pad-anythings in a long time, so we thought we'd get a feast going: an appetizer of satay and two chicken pad see ews to-go. | Satay | Wrapped in shiny foil were four -- that's right -- four skewers of delicious satay served with a side of peanut sauce. As with any impaled fare, the dipping does get harder as you go along, but you've really got to savor each bite with the sauce! Lest it not be abundantly clear at this point, we are big fans of peanut sauce. | Egg Rolls | Surprise! I did not expect to find two dainty egg rolls with our order. They are of course available on the menu (bigger ones, I'd imagine, and for a price), but this appeared to be a charming, complimentary gesture that we surely did not refuse. They were served with two small cups of sweet and sour sauce. All the more build-up for our main course... | Chicken Pad See Ew | Holy portions! Thai Basil does not provide nutritional information, so I've got no clue how to gauge my calories and macros for this bounty. Suffice it to say...it's a lot. Expect to be full from this generously-packed container of thick noodles that bite back, shredded chicken, scrambled eggs, some carrots, and a little spice (the spiciness level is up to you). The GF had to save some for later; while zapping leftovers is never the same, it did leave our kitchen smelling marvelous. As for me, though it was a bit of a chore, no pad see ew was left uneaten. | Verdict | Well done, Thai Basil. I've been here a few times now, but these are my first remarks on the place. I fondly recall one day, after experiencing a bad day concerning my GI health (you do the math), I called upon Thai Basil to nourish me with a dish of rice, ginger, and tofu. An Asian man's variation of alternative medicine? You'd best believe it. And, to an extent, it worked! So, dear friends, pay these good people a visit. Try the pad-all-of-the-above, some appetizers, fried rice, whatever you fancy. Grab a Thai ice tea to wash down your feast. They may not be open yet for dine-in service, but when they are, we will definitely be back. 'Til then! read more

Thai Basil - Quarantine-era Pad-See-Ew, Satay, complimentary spring rolls! - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Under new management and now it's just okay, not as sublimely wonderful as it used to be.

Maybe my Thai food standards are too high being from Seattle and spoiled with the incredible International District and authentic Thai food, but I am new to town and ordered from Thai Basil based on the overwhelmingly positive reviews. It was the worst Thai food I've ever had. I ordered half the menu to try the noodles (which were soggy), curries (cold and flavorless) and even the appetizers. The curry was passable, but the Phad Thai noddles were soggy and the sauce was not correct either. Just looking at it you could tell something was wrong, hands down worst I've ever had. read more

My fiancé said his meal was pretty good but the massaman curry with chicken I ordered tasted rancid. I ended up throwing it out.

The chicken pad thai & thai tea so good! i would just ask for no tofu in the pad thai