A coworker and I went to Basil for lunch. The restaurant was very busy, but they were able to get us a table in about 10 minutes. We could have been seated sooner at the chef's bar which gives you a bird's eye view of the kitchen. Our server arrived and took our drink orders and gave us a couple of minutes to look over the menu. When he came back we both ordered the Pad Thai. I asked him if they had a scale for the spiciness. He explained the Pad Thai had no spices, but their scale was mild, medium, hot, and Thai hot. Unless you know to ask you would get the mild. We both ordered hot. Our food came out pretty quickly and looked good. The one thing I noticed though, was there were no peanuts on either order. The food was steaming hot. The flavor was OK, but nothing special. I felt a little burn from the heat, but I definitely would order the Thai hot next time. Overall our lunch was good as was the service, but the prices here are a little higher than other Thai places. Unless I have a craving for Thai when I'm working downtown, I probably would go to a different Thai restaurant.