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| - I found myself at Basil after a haircut and decided to get some takeout and wait for it at the bar. The restaurant is really beautiful and has a classy atmosphere.
Our go-to thai dishes are larb, Pad Thai, and panang chicken. Panang curry was not on their menu so I ordered larb, Pad Thai and a shrimp and vegetable dish. I noticed it was pretty expensive, so was expecting it to be really good. I drank two drafts while I waited and the staff was really nice. The manager stopped by and spoke to me, he was very personable. The bill came to $64.
When I got home, my husband and I opened it up and found a very skimpy portion of larb. It was tasty, just not very much. The pad thai was fine, not great. Clumps of noodles not mixed in, chicken was dry. The shrimp dish was a container of steamed broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage with 5 grilled butterfly shrimp. The sauce was on the side. No rice. Overcooked shrimp, undercooked broccoli, wet cabbage, sauce was ok. This was a $25 dish and I was not impressed. We usually have at least enough leftovers for one person to have lunch the next day, but that was not the case this time because there just wasn't that much food.
Since I can get delicious succulent Thai food from other places for half the price, I won't be returning to Basil.
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