I like Thai Basil and come here pretty often as it is easy for me to walk here on my lunch break between classes or call for take out on my way home or for a quick dinner. I generally stick to a few basic things with the curry dishes (panang curry being a favorite of mine) and tom-kah soup. I mix it up with what meat i get in things but usually chicken in my curries and beef in soup. I tend to order my foods hot which is very spicy in the soup but not so bad in the curries. They pack good flavor especially the soup but the meats just seem off in the curries, they don't seem to have the right flavor or texture. The beef in the soup is perfect however and melts in the mouth. The other thing i have noticed is when i have ordered other curry dishes that have potatoes they seem to lack flavor and don't absorb the curry like i am used to. The one time I ordered a non-curry dish i got the eggplant garlic which had great flavor but sadly lacked on the eggplant. I do love the lunch specials here at $7 for a meal that is an entree with rice and a little spring roll it sure beats an over priced meal at the MU or McDonalds next door for the same price. I keep coming back because it's convenient and fills a craving for thai food and my spicy side. Honestly i could have the tom-kah soup with beef all the time as that spicy coconut soup is just perfect. Yet for a complet Thai meal with a curry dish and soup Thai Elephant is my go too. read more

Quick service even when full up during lunch rush. 30 min start to finish. I had the Thai basil signature meal with chicken and a gluten free soy sauce. The food and service was great and they have plenty of GF options. The meal also was light but filling. read more

After my visit to Thai Basil yesterday, I realized that Thai Basil means great food and lousy service. I really enjoyed my plate. I decided to try something I've never had and went with the Pineapple fried rice with chicken. There is also some curry mixed in. The dish was great. I do wish there was more chicken. There wasn't much chicken overall. I also sampled my wife's pad thai and was also really good. She was jealous of my selection though. Where do I begin about the service? We were sat down promptly and then proceeded to wait quite awhile before the sever came back to take our drink/food order. Since this was a long delay we ordered our drinks and food at the same time. We waited for the food for about 10-15 minutes (which was fine), but guess what, no drinks still! Slowly, two plates come out, no drinks. A few minutes pass and my plate arrives. We ask again and finally our drinks arrive. WTF? The server must have been new, inexperienced at handling a couple of tables, just bad or a combo of all of them. As I ate, the two tables next to us had to deal with similar experiences. The folks next to us had to wait about the entire time we ate to get their check. At least our payment only took about 5 minutes. I found the service provided unacceptable! One of the worst experiences I've had. I'm just happy the food helped ease the blow of the ineptitude. With better service this place can easily be a 4. I hope next time the service is better at Thai Basil, because the food is very good. Maybe I'll save myself the trouble and get take out. read more

For all those times when a pile of meat and bread just won't do, I come here. Cashew chicken wraps or eggrolls as an appetizer, with Tofu Thai Basil or the green curry are the stuff my dreams are made of. Make 'em extra spicy! Ok, so maybe the vegetables are the same no matter what dish you get. But that's fine with me, I like them all! The service has always been polite and attentive every time I've been here. read more

I've been to allot of Thai places, and this is my favorite in town. This is also my favorite of the Thai Basils in the area because they are more heavy-handed with their spice. (If you don't like your Thai that hot, go to the one of University.) They have the best lettuce wraps in town (forget P.F. Chang's), and they also are willing to grab your extra lettuce as they are more than generous with the chicken. Their Tom Ka Ga is amazing and light, with the most incredible little porcini mushrooms floating about. My favorite is the eggplant dish, medium, with tofu. (I'm not vegetarian; I just really love the way they fry their tofu.) Everything I have had, though, is incredible, and you cannot go wrong. This is also a great place for large parties. We've shown up last minute with 12-15 people, and they accommodated us without hesitation. They also have great memories, and if you, like me, have a favorite, they will remember it :) PS Get the Thai iced tea to heal the burn. read more

Came to ASU for a conference and stayed at the Holiday Inn around the corner from this spot. Food and service was so good the first time, had to come back for seconds. First time we came here was Happy Hour so they had discounted beers and food. We shared crispy egg rolls, cheese egg rolls, and so Pad Thai. It was all delicious. The cheese rolls were my favorite. Second time around I had to try their version of my favorite Thai noodle, Pad See Eiw. It was lunch time so they had a special going on starting at $6.95. Lunch menu was simple, pick a noodle, pick a meat, comes with an egg roll. I choose Seafood combo (shrimp, calimari, scallops). Tasty! If I'm ever in town again, I'd come back. Friendly service, affordable menu, good food. read more

I'm not a big Thai food fan, so I honestly can't really compare it to anywhere else, all I know is everything I had there was awesome. The restaurant is pretty small but right on the corner so it's easy to find. Really nice decor and pretty chill. I ordered the Pineapple Fried Rice and spring rolls. I've never seen pineapple put in fried rice and was concerned, but I tried it and it was awesome; full of flavor and delicious. Same goes with the spring rolls. Great little place to grab some lunch. read more

I had dinner here twice, and both times I was favorably impressed. Thai Basil is on the eastern edge of the university. It's small, but comfortable. Service was excellent and the staff was friendly and responsive. Dinner #1 was chicken satay skewers as an appetizer and chicken pad thai as the entree. The appetizer was very good, especially wiath a Sapporo beer (hard to find, in my experience.) I ordered the pad thai with medium spice and it was just right---my lips were burning a bit but the heat didn't overwhelm the flavors. The entree was huge---I got though only 2/3 of it and I was hungry. Dinner #2 was lemon grass soup with chicken. Again, I ordered medium spice and it was just right for me. The soup was excellent, although I had to pick out pieces of lemon grass. Overall, a good value and very good food. If I'm in the area I'll make a point of visiting. read more

Thai Basil would have won a 4-star from me if their service was better, because the food is delicious! First of all, the decor is lovely - it's modern Asian flair that isn't stuffy or over the top. I loved the bench seating style with the cushions - very comfy. The food was tasty - I was actually worried it'd be a bit watered down (this is my first Thai Basil visit EVER) but it was actually good. It could have been a tad spicier (I tried to play it safe with the medium but ended up dousing my food in peppers anyway) but it was still enjoyable. I had lunch with 3 of my friends, and I shared pad thai with one (my favorite Thai dish - it wasn't the best pad thai I'd ever had, but I will go back for more) and I had the chicken panang. I like the panang to be a bit sweeter, but it was still delicious. As far as the service, I hate to say that it's your average small-time Asian restaurant service. Everyone basically seems rushed all the time, no one was personable, and they just did the bare minimum - take orders, drop off food, and I honestly can't remember anyone smiling. We sat without our waters refilled for quite some time and only had it refilled when our food arrived. There really wasn't much else to it. If the service improves, I'm sure the tips will too. But I'll definitely come back for the great food. read more

First of all me and my friends all met up for 3 couples date. The host greeted us and sat us promptly. We got waters and our drinks. Very quick service. We ordered our food and took about 10 minutes or so to receive it. I ordered a chicken fried rice with curry. I did not taste the curry so I am giving it 4 stars because I think they forgot to add it into my rice. I did order food to go. I order the yellow curry with rice to go. I could taste the coconut milk with the curry and was not a big fan of the milky taste. I would go again because of the service and prices and happy hour is a plus! read more

Ordered take-out last night. Here is my report card: -Tom ka gai (coconut soup) = A+ - Pad Thai = meh = C- So out of the all the Thai places I have eaten at, this is actually the worst pad thai I've had :o( which I hate to say because the people that work here are so sweet. My noodles were very dry and were lacking that great pad thai sauce. coconut soup was amazing! The only problem was that I asked for chicken and I only got Tofu. Which is totally cool because I love tofu, but technically my order was wrong. Would I eat here again? Yes! But next time no pad thai for me! read more

Went on an early dinner date (4:30pm) here and I really enjoyed it. There was only one other person in the whole restaurant which was cool to have just us there. I loved the food. People are always talk about good curry or pad Thai and just look passed a really good sticky rice. Best white and pineapple rice I've ever had. It made the meal. It was so amazing. I will go back. It was very good. I got the green curry and it was top 5 on the curry charts. Wouldn't say it was unreal life changing but v satisfying. Pineapple rice with chicken was also very good. Had s sweet taste matched with some spicy paste. Would def recommend and go back. 4 stars because we were the only ones in the restaurant and so if I said service was amazing and food came fast just seems biased because it wasn't busy at all. But if you would really good service and really fast food come to you go there at 430 on a Tuesday afternoon. read more

This is the MOST COST EFFECTIVE THAI RESTAURANT I've ever gone to. I went to the lunch special, and now it's my favorite spot around the ASU campus. As a college student, I have very limited money as many of you can relate to. But this place allows me to have a great eating-out experience without spending a fortune on the bill. With great food, great customer service, and even greater prices, this is easily one of my favorite restaurants now. Thai Basil, if you read this, please don't change. read more

This is the greatest Red Curry . The portions are a good size. The sweet rice mango desert is the bomb and a must have is the Thai tea. The service is always amazing. read more

Thai Basil - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Open on Sunday! Lot if places aren't, around here. I ordered the fresh roll appetizer with chicken. It arrived quickly. They were large, with lots of vegetables, as I like it. Didn't detect any cilantro or basil in them, which I tend to enjoy, but these were still satisfying: fresh, crispy, julianned vegetables with a bit of chicken. The fish sauce and peanut sauce were ok. Good, but a little one dimensionally sweet - probably for American tastes. Next up, I had the Thai basil. I requested Thai hot. It came quick on the heels of my fresh rolls and was spicy but not searingly so. Vegetables were vibrantly colored (read: not over-cooked) and abundant, accompanied with a fair amount of chicken. Wasn't as much basil as I would have hoped. Overall it was a nice dish, however. Service was friendly and prompt. Decor clean. read more

Mediocre food. Green curry was basically sugar water with creepy curry coloring, did not taste good at all. Fresh Roll with chick has just tiny portion of chicken in it and they charge this item for 7.50 for three pieces, not worth it at all. Ordered go to, but there was no paper/plastic plates. Would not recommend it at all. read more

Mango sticky rice was bomb. Make sure you get the purple rice! They brought out the white rice without asking but she graciously changed it for me. Delicious :) read more

I have now eaten at Thai Basil several times. Both times I have felt that the food was outstanding. I had yellow curry both times so I am particular to that meal. But as well their food is delicious as you can tell from the visitors enjoying their food. I would highly recommend Thai Basil the next time you're considering Thai food. read more

Looking for some good Thai food on my recent trip to Tempe. Service was great and so was the food. Ordered the chicken Panang curry mild and it had just a hint of spice. Would highly recommend. read more

I am from Washington, and am thus pretty spoiled by the Asian food I have eaten in my life. My favorite thai restaurant at home had a head chef who was the owner's Thai mother (he literally brought her from Thailand to cook authentic Thai)... so, yeah. I know my thai food. This place is AWESOME. I have no idea what the bad reviews are referring to- because this food is delicious. Appetizers are incredibly affordable (especially during happy hour)- let me recommend the chicken satay and spring rolls to start. I have wanted here many times and have enjoyed several of their curries, fried rices, and pad thai- NEVER disappointed. Try the sweet peanut curry- it will rock your world. Their peanut sauce is also amazing, and as a side with their pad thai... oh yes. I am also a sometimes-vegetarian, and their dishes all give you the option of what kind of protein, which I think is awesome. Their tofu is flash fried and then added, which helps it maintain shape and texture. Did I mention it was delicious? Survey says: go here. Eat their delicious food. Thank me later! read more

Go here! This is an amazing Thai restaurant that is now added to my list of great restaurants in the Phoenix area. This is a family owned and operated location where all work together very well, bringing you a lovely experience while dining. Our server let us know they will adjust the heat level on any dish and gave some help with what to order. The food was delicious! We each ordered from different parts of the menu and shared all the food. The challenge was finding what was the favorite of the evening. Impossible. Each dish was unbelievably well done, delivered hot and seasoned obviously, by the hand of a pro! It was wonderful to see how well the entire staff worked together to make us feel welcomed and treated like family. They didn't skip a beat, once the food was done it was brought to the table by all available staff. Our server stopped by to see that we each received exactly what was ordered and if it was the correct heat level for our liking. Drink refills were constant. This restaurant does exactly the right thing. Great food, fresh and hot from the kitchen very large portions and follow up to see if you need anything more. Thai Basil is very clean and nicely decorated. As for earlier reviews, they do have a note on the menu that says groups of 5 or more will have a 15% additional charge. We were so happy, we left more. read more

I would like to start out by saying that the service here is exceptional. The waiters are kind every time I go, and the atmosphere is great as well- it's decorated very nicely. The food is also good- I felt like the curry was cooked well, and the dessert (sticky rice with coconut) was delicious. One of the better Thai places in Phoenix. read more

We Got here for dinner & we had pad Thai Tofu with crab fried rice. The pad Thai came out too sweet & the crab fried rice was so good. I ordered extra fresh chili in fish sauce to add on pad Thai. The place is small, cozy but the service is too good to be undeniable. I will come back to try more. read more

Thai Basil - Crab fried rice is so good - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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First and foremost, Thai Basil consistently tastes great. There have been weeks when my girlfriend and I have eaten here a shameful number of times, simply because the food always tastes fantastic. She gets Pad Thai, I get Panang Curry, and everyone's happy. But I'm giving Thai Basil four stars because there's one nagging problem: while quality is consistent, nothing else is. For example, I usually order my meal spicy. Sometimes that means it's pretty mild, sometimes that means it's unbearably hot. Sometimes the noodles are drowned in sauce, sometimes they're fairly dry. Sometimes the plate comes with crushed peanuts on the side, sometimes it doesn't... and then I kind of miss the crushed peanuts. Sometimes the plates are massive (at times, I've been able to spread out one order of Pad Thai over four meals), and sometimes they're not. Sometimes the miso is super-salty, and sometimes it just tastes about as salty as miso usually is. No matter what I order, no matter how many times I go, there's always something about the meal that surprises me. That being said, those surprises have never spoiled my meal. I've always left Thai Basil satisfied with my choice, looking forward to my leftovers, and happy with the service. No matter what surprises they throw at me, a return visit is almost always guaranteed. read more

Very Friendly servers. I order a pickup in the afternoon and left my keys there. Didn't have time to get the keys untill almost 9pm. They recognized me and gave me the key immediately. The food is great and Chai Tea is my fav. read more

Great food for a reasonable price ~ quick friendly service. It's a blessing to have such a nice place within walking distance from my business. :) KC read more

If you like thai food, then this is the place to go! They have great staff and the restaurant its self is comfortable to be in. I'm not a big thai lover, but I love their pad thai and thai teas. I've never had any problems here and the amount of food you get is definitely just to the prices. read more

Thai Basil - Pad Thai with beef and Thai Tea, my friend has the Pad Thai with duck - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I ordered the Lunch Thai Basil Rice for pick up. I have been to nearly every thai restaurant in my area (Thai Rama, Swaddee, Thai Elephant, and many many more..) this is the only place I've ever picked up from that had the white rice separate from the vegetables, sauce, etc. It was more of a curry style (where the white rice is separate from the curry part) which I was disappointed in. I asked for thai Hot 4 (the spiciest they go) still not spicy or hot. Barely any red flakes or peppers. I won't be going back. Was just sub par. (FYI, the best place I've had Thai food is Thai Rama in Chandler and, on the west side is Line Thai in Sun City) read more

I called and asked about Gluten free. Sure we can make that item gluten free. YAY! Super excited. Got back to work with my take out only to discover their idea of gluten free was just giving me dry noodles and chicken. How is it Pad Se Ew without the sauce? That makes the dish! If you cannot make the item substantially the same please do not say you can make it gluten free! Yes technically dry noodles are gluten free but I can make that at home. If your gluten free option is to simply remove the sauce at least tell the customer that! I would have opted for curry instead. Very disappointed. read more

I just have to say why can't we have a Thai place this good in Old Town Scottsdale? I drove my self down there for the family on football bowl day and fought the traffic just for a piece of this sweet action. Friendly, fast service, excellent prices, and a-mazing food. The mints are the soft chalky kind too:) Please open one to the north Thai Basil? read more

This place is great, I go out of my way to this specific rural road location when I live next door to the University location. The service here is ALWAYS on top and the food is to die for. They truly are doing something great. No waiting and everything is served right away. I have ordered/been here around 20 times now and will continue to give my business to them. good job read more

Their Thai Panang is perfect. Just the right amount of every seasoning, perfect heat....and they did not blink when I asked to replace the rice with shredded cabbage. read more

Within walking distance of my hotel and recommended by the staff. There are great lunch deals there, plus air conditioning to get out of the Tempe heat. $7 for soup, pad thai, salad and thai iced tea. It's less than $10 for tax plus tip. Not bad. I have to agree with the other Yelpers about the crappy service. It has such yummy food that I want to rate higher, but I can't do it. read more

My first time here. I just moved from Florida couple days ago. This is the first restaurant in Arizona that I try. The sever is very nice. The food very awesome and very big portion!!! read more

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If I could somehow pour enough of the red curry to swim in it without being burned... I'd be the happiest girl in the world. This place is super affordable, super fast, friend and oh my God that red curry. I literally get the exact same thing every time I come (this is my 10th tkme) it's that good. Pad Thai is bomb as well. But seriously... Red curry. :) read more

Thai Basil - Red curry is the way to my heart. - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

First time! Awesome food and service. I had Eggplant Garlic with tofu and tons of veggies. Brown rice was great. My boys had Chicken Satay and Pad Thai Chicken, also delicious. Our water with fresh lemon was kept full. Very attentive, knowledgeable servers. We'll be back! read more

We came here for dinner because it was close to our hotel and had decent Yelp reviews. The fresh roll appetizer was very good, and served with two different sauces to dip into. We ordered three entrees. We made a mistake of ordering two of them with seafood. The fried rice with crab was what you'd expect from fried rice, with fake crab mixed in. The seafood salad was inedible and sent back, but they were very nice about it. The last dish, drunken noodle with chicken, was average. Service was good. Come here with your expectations set for eating at a restaurant next to a college campus. read more

If it was financially possible for me to eat at Thai Basil four times a week, I would, without a doubt. I will admit that I am not very well versed in Thai food, so I can't comment on whether or not this is authentic. What I can comment on, however, is that it is FREAKIN' DELICIOUS. I have been to three of the Thai Basil Locations: The one on University (next to Tops Liquor), this one (next to McDonald's on Rural), and the one on Baseline (on the south side of the street). The food has been consistently delicious at all three. The employees are always, always, always friendly. I haven't received anything less than excellent service. Most recently, we tried the cheese/shrimp egg roll appetizer things (I honestly can't tell you what it was called) -- but holy tastiness, Batman! My boyfriend and I were both really glad that we ordered this. The Chai Green tea is excellent too. Really refreshing, unsweetened, lots of flavor. Mmm mm mm. But for me, this place is ALL ABOUT the curry. If you try the red curry (mild for me) or the massman (aka: "sweet nut" -- also mild) curry, you will not be disappointed. The red curry comes with your choice of meat/tofu (we always spring for the mixed seafood: scallops, shrimp, calamari) and has a variety of veggies in it too. Yummo. The massman curry comes with meat/tofu, carrots, potato, and onion slices. The flavor is downright incredible. I don't think I could choose a favorite between the red curry and the massaman curry, but I think I crave the massman curry more (if that makes any sense). The lunch portions are a nice size, maybe on the small size for some people, but they are perfect for me. At dinner, I always have to get a to go box. I do recommend ordering dinner for pick up from Thai Basil. The curry comes in this GIGANTIC plastic container, and you get a nice side of rice. And, bonus, the curry container is reusable and can be heated in the microwave. I am beginning to have a stockpile of them. All in all, Thai Basil is a win. I highly recommend it and cannot wait to go back. read more

I have eaten in the restaurant once which was great! So today was a lazy day and I had this delivered through(postmates). Im so glad I did! I loved everything I ordered and it all came in such generous helpings (worth the $$) and 1 entree can definitely be shared amongst others. Even though it was delivered it tasted exactly what I was hoping for! No mistakes or cut corners! I ordered the -Musaman Curry Dinner (sweet coconut curry). I usually get mild spice (which was perfect) -Pineapple (yellow curry) fried rice...Amazing!!! -Sweet purple sticky rice with sliced mango (to die for...hello breakfast) Highly recommended!!! Seriously one of the best thai places in the area. read more

The red curry here is the best curry I've had in all the Thai places I've been. I've tried to order something else on the menu here but it just made me want the curry even more. Not that it's the only thing they do but it's just so good man! read more

Thai Basil - The Red Curry - Thai Near Me - Tempe, Arizona