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| - Since my first ride on Tempe's Orbit transportation system I saw it. That SIGN that teasing sign... Thai Basil! For months I saw it as I rode by on my way to and from class. For months I wondered what was really going on behind the tinted windows. Was it open? Was it closed? There's no reviews for it on yelp! Could it be... an undiscovered place in the middle of the ASU area?! Can't be!! It must be an fluke! For months I saw the occasional car in the parking lot, but the sign was never lit, never any signs of life... until tonight!!
As I came home from class I saw balloons adrift from Thai Basil's once lifeless rooftop! It's open! It's open! My stars! It's open! I could smell the Lar Nar! SHWEET!!
I considered going there after class to see if it lived up to the hype in my mind but a pesky homework assignment called me home and so I broke out the sweats and fired up the lappie thinking it was going to be loong night when my friend Becca came to my rescue!
We entered the brand spakin' new Thai Basil on the night of their grand opening when I realized that maybe it wasn't going to live up to the hype in my head. We entered and saw a cool looking dining room to the left with coffee tables and pillows for dining on (yay!) and some pretty cool looking booths (yay!), a bar with wine proudly displayed (double yay!) and huge dishes of after dinner mints (triple yay!) and then we were seated in the corner away from all the fun (boo). They didn't have a wine or drink list eaither. (double boo) Yeah it kind of sucked because I think we were seated by the bathroom but oh well.
I had their White Zin, sweet but nothing great - it's barefoot. I like barefoot, but still I know there's some wine conossiours out there who'd rather put their foot in their mouth than drink a glass of barefoot. Unfortunatly, my very thirsty friend realized that there weren't ANY mixed drinks there! but there's a bar RIGHT over there!! Hopefully they'll get this straightened out soon otherwise that nice spiffy bar is just a very fancy bottle tray!
On to the food...
Beckita shall be mentioned first as her meal hit the table about a good 8 minutes before mine did! She had the Veggie Delight with Chicken... question: wouldn't that render this dish a Chicken Delight? I'm just saying. It had various veggies, the usual suspects: Carrots, zucchini, green onions, sprouts etc.. I had a bite and it was way too garlickly for my taste. She liked it just fine. I don't think I'd order it but I could see a lot of people enjoying it.
I had the Rad Nar, which is their version of Lar Nar... wide rice noodles with stir fried carrots, broccoli and beef all swimming in a savory gravy. I ordered mine with extra carrots and hot. I got the carrots but was missing the heat. The beef was a little too tough for my liking. Also, The waitress gave me a dish of red chili flakes and told me to add my own spice. If that was the plan all along then why ask me how hot do I want it? Is this to proportion the chili flakes?
We skipped dessert, split the check and called it a night. Tableside, we decided that this was a solid 3 stars. The service was decent but not great, the place was clean but wasn't very modern or comfy (well atleast the section we were in) and it just felt like a solid 3 star place. To my yelpers I say: If you're very close by (saaaaay the ASU dorms?) and don't have transportation and MUST have thai food or you'll burst then give Thai Basil a try. Hopefully, they'll work out some of the smaller kinks for you by then!
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