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    Thai Basil

    4.0 (464 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Salad, Seafood
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Dining room with additional room in the back
    Cory S.

    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.

    Complimentary soup
    Stacy F.

    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.

    Tasteless 'pad thai'

    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.

    18. Tom Kha Soup
    Lei G.

    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!

    BBQ Chicken
    Le T.

    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.

    10. Papaya Salad (Som-Tum)

    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.

    lettuce chunk in 49. Drunken Noodle
    Snoopy S.

    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.

    Take out- silver tom yum soup with the noodles on the side
    N8 S.

    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.

    Appetizer Sampler
    Juliana L.

    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.

    Chicken katsu
    Nicole B.

    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.

    09. Red Curry Lunch
    Fred C.

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

    Pad Thai with chicken
    Vanessa H.

    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!

    Buncha P.

    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 .

    Supper good. Spicy noodles with shrimp

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

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

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    If you are in Tempe and love Thai food this place will not disappoint! The food and service was incredible!

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    Our favorite Thai. I'd order right now if they were still open. Love love love their yellow curry.

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    Love this place!!! So clean The staff is very friendly and the food is be back soon for sure!!

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    2 years ago

    This place has the best green curry I've ever had in my life. Will forever love this location!!

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    Always a great experience!! Ive gone here for years and will continue to. I recommend this place to everyone

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    Great flavors. Good price. I go to this place regularly. Their basil chicken is delicious and so is their curry.

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