went with a food group and thoroughly enjoyed myself. started with a coconut based soup with shrimp and scallops, with a hint of lime and lemongrass.asked for hot, more medium-hot. for entrees, i had spicy noodes, again with shrimp and scallops, and it was great. the rest of the group had yellow curry dishes, which i samples and were ok, fried rice which is hard to screw up, and they did not, and sliced beef dish in a tangy sauce, also good. for dessert, i had one of my favorite thai desserts. sticky rice and mango. all in all a good experience, and they also have an outlet in central phoenix on central near thomas. good neighborhood food. wish they had thad mun for an appetizer,. which are fish patties that i enjoy and you can find at thai rama on camelback and 13th ave. otherwise, i recommend this place. read more

Overpriced, bland, and crap. The Pad Thai is dry and flavorless. It is basically over cooked plain noodles with rubbery chicken.

Thai Basil is my go-to for Thai food. I've tried other Thai places, but none of them have been as good. Depending on my mood, I either get the pad Thai, Thai Basil, or curry chicken. It's all so good! I especially like the veggie soup that comes with lunch special. I love soup and could just make a meal off of that. read more

Ate here for the first time and had the hot and sour soup. It was amazing! Huge portion. Filled with vegetables and great flavor! Great service and fair prices as well. I happened to be in that part of town and the restaurant was suggested. Although I live far from here, I plan on driving back to eat there again! read more

No thank you!! My husband and I just moved from Seattle where Thai Food is DELICIOUS! We ordered grub hub Thai Basil last night and it was pretty gross. Huge chunks of carrots and green onions thrown in instead of being thinly sliced in true Thai fashion. Also, very bland. We asked for "medium spice" since we wanted to be cautious it being our first time eating at Thai Basil. I kept biting into hard chunks of something...I'm thinking it was just some of the spices that weren't cooked down to soften up? Hmm...Either way I had to spit several bites out after biting down on something mysterious. The beef in my Pad-See-Ew was pretty fatty and the noodles were either way too cooked and kind of grainy or not cooked enough and still hard...My husbands Pad Thai tasted like spaghetti noodles with peanuts mashed up and mixed in. The noodles were way overdone and super mushy. Just not very good. I'm not sure how this place received as high of a rating as it did, but if you've ever had authentic Thai food, don't waste your money thinking that this place will even compare! read more

The Thai Basil was delicious and reasonably priced. Very quick service, highly recommended.

Great service. However, I didn't think this place had good ambience and the food was eh mediocre. I had high expectations due to the 4 stars. I don't have anything terrible to say about this restaurant but there was no wow factor. I probably won't be back. It's not even in the same league as Yupha's Kitchen. read more

Love the food, service, and atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone who likes Thai food.

We went here once a week for the year my husband was in grad school. The food is a 4, but the waitresses are a 5. It was a half mile from our apartment and so we would walk there and walk back to work off the huge portions. This is the only restaurant in my life where I could consider myself a regular. We never really talked with the waitresses or knew their names, but they always knew what I wanted; I didn't have to order. They always gave me water with no ice no lemon, my husband's with ice and lemon, gave me my panang curry with chicken medium and waited for my husband to choose what he wanted. He probably ordered most of the items on the menu. They refilled my rice if I ran out without asking. Our bill always came to $19.53 for dinner more times than I can remember. We went maybe twice for lunch, but almost always for dinner. My husband graduated last month and we moved from Tempe but we miss this place dearly. read more

I went here once and became addicted. I love the Panang Curry with chicken and have tried each level of spice. I like the medium the best. The servings are very big and I always have extra to take home. I have done take out a few times and the servings are very big for takeout as well. The only negative is they tend to take a long time to bring the check so after your done eating it takes a good 15 minutes to pay. read more

Great lunch specials! Caters well to vegetarians and can make dishes without fish sauce.

Very disappointed, gone there with my son & we both got sick. Tufo was old, fried rice was older service was not to be seen still gave them %20 tip but no more. Never again. read more

Great price, yummy food, quick and friendly service!

Make sure they get your order right if you are doing takeout. Speak slow and loud so they understand especially the manager. They just ruined my meal. Ordered pad thai and got something completely different. I called to let them know so the other person doesn't get their meal confused with mine and the managers swears I called this order in. I didn't even know this dish existed the one they gave me. POOR VERY POOR customer service. So sad. read more

Food was delicious, and I got great service from very nice people, at a great price! Took my girlfriend out, both got dinners, appetizer, beers, and we were out of there with a $35 bill. It wasn't very busy, which may be why we had so much attention paid to us, but I'm okay with it! read more

Their curries are good, but i don't like their signature entree, that taste too salty

This was my first visit to Thai Basil. Wow! I loved it, and will certainly be going back. I don't live in Phoenix, or I'd be there every week. I ordered the special (Curry with Roasted Duck). I got it with the red curry. The veggies in the dish all seemed fresh (as opposed to frozen). It was a huge portion! Just talking about it is making me want to eat it again! Go here! read more

Yummy !!!! The food here is delicious, fresh and portions are generous. A wonderful place for both lunch and dinner. Service is very quick and attentive. One of very few restaurants that will actually prepare your food to the level of spiciness you desire -- and I love my food very spicy -- double to triple Thai hot. The restaurant is consistently busy due to it's proximity to ASU, but always clean. read more

Good food and value. Friendly service from waitresses. Has parking but the lot is sometimes crowded. Overall a good place if your hankering Thai. read more

I have tried almost all dishes there, and those taste great! Really recommend if you like spicy food, but you can choose no spicy flavor though. read more

My wife and I love this place. Even our little toddler loves the bbq chicken. The service is always really good, even though they are very busy at lunch, the help works their butts off. Try the Duck Curry, this is my favorite dish! read more

I just ate the worst Tom Yum soup I've ever had. It was terrible! It tasted like sugar water with vegetables and a little spice. It was very disappointing, considering it was $10 and my husband's meal was good. I ended up throwing most of it away, sadly. Where was the lemongrass, and who makes Tom Yum sweet? The best part of this soup is usually it's lemony tartness, but this soup was awful. We will not be eating here again. read more

I think this is the best Thai restaurant I've tried to date in the valley. Anytime I'm in Tempe, I try to make a stop here. The food is delicious and the service has always been great. read more

I have been to this place several times but, today what i experience is completely different from my experience. we stopped there for lunch,I ordered Thai fried rice( no egg ,Thai hot) and my husband ordered same dish with egg(Hot). My food was very very very soggy and the spice level is completely different(mild) from what i ordered. We were looking for some attention and no one addressed us. After some time finally we got attention from different lady, i explained her about my dish, she was very polite and she took my dish to old lady(who originally took our order). Old lady came back with my dish and told us, as the dish was ordered with no egg, they will add water and it will be soggy, which was not at all convincing as we had the same dish without egg every time in past and it was not at all soggy. she was very rude. i tried a byte and was not edible at all. I did not try it further and left the entire dish as is. left the place hunger and they didn't even bother about asking about it. I was planning to go to this pace with my co workers for a Birth Day lunch and I am not going back this place after this experience.I will not recommend this place to anyone. read more

I ate for the first time this week at Thai Basil at 1111 Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ.. The restaurant itself was great. It had a wonderful ambiance. The staff was great as well. They were attentive and very kind as well. As for the food, it was awesome! I had the Pad See Eiw. It was really wonderful and delicious. I am new to Thai food and have only eaten Thai dishes but a handful of times. However, as far as Pad See Eiw that I have had in the Tempe-Mesa area, this is by far the best I have had the opportunity to eat. I have been searching for a good Thai place for the last year, as I have been wanting a place I could become a regular. And unless something magical happens, I think I have found it! The options on the menu are very clear with excellent descriptions of each dish. For every dish you get a choice of meats, from pork, chicken, fish, calamari, and more. You also get to decide with each dish the amount of spiciness you would like from mild up to Thai hot. The choices are many and excellent and you are served in a timely fashion. My dish in particular was very well balanced, it was a great size where you can eat till you are content while in the restaurant and have enough to take home and a meal or two following. I would grade this place at an A++. Really it was excellent. read more

love their spicy fried rice and spicy noodles! i like the fact that they open till 10p.m. the restaurant is clean and the service is excellent. i usually order take out and their service over the phone is really good. love this place! read more