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| - I am a huge pho fan and this place meets my standards. My love affair with pho started when I was in Saigon, Vietnam, so I've had the legit stuff. I was having a massive craving, and decided to try Basil because I have heard rave reviews, and its right by work. I went around 1pm on a Friday, not busy at all. This place is really nice in comparison to other Vietnamese restaurants, and that's saying a lot considering its in the hood. Family owned and operated, so really friendly staff.
I grabbed a seat and ordered some jasmine tea and beef satay pho (as per fellow yelpers, its one of the best). I was blown away! It had a very authentic taste, and the beef was super clean, unlike some other Vietnamese restaurants I have tried in the city. It had a great peanut taste, but be prepared for a shit ton of spice (which I was not). I caught some people staring and probably wondering how the curry brown girl couldn't handle the spice, as I tried to control my cough attack. The portion size was pretty big, I couldn't finish it, but I am a tinier thing.
I highly recommend the drive from DT (where I find the pho places not to be too stellar) to the NE for this warm treat - great on those days where that god damn chinook just won't come already.
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