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| - Nonnie doesn't want Pizza!, my wife texted me. OMG, this is driving me crazy! We had a nice dinner planned with the MIL and BIL to visit with him before he shoots back to LA. Haven't seen Tom in a few months, so it was nice catching up. The text conversation continues....
They picked "Thai Basil" and dinner is at 6:00 - we will never make it in time! Whatever, I said. I've become familiar with the peculiarities of my in-laws and found the best approach is to just go along for the ride, no matter how bumpy. We hit the 202 around five-thirty, expecting to get jammed up as we headed east. Arriving at Rural road, it occurs to us that it's also another Grad night at ASU, and the right lane is backed up over the river. Whatever, I spun past in the left lane.
Arriving at Thai Basil, I have to admit, my expectations were set on low. My only previous experience with Thai Basil was take-away that was dry and oily and just weird stuff. We were quickly escorted to a back, partitioned-off area and met the rest of the family. The dining room is clean and modern, mostly tables and chairs with a tiny bar. The area we were seated had more of an Asian feel, large, boxy booths with no backs and a thin cushion to sit on. Iced tea for me and alcohol for the others was quickly brought out and everybody settled in.
For an appetizer, we had the crunchy vegetarian egg-roll. Nicely sized, a bit larger than a fat, short cigar and tasty with a slightly pungent/sweet dipping sauce. My daughter explained that you can order your food with a varying spice level 1-5, with 5 being hottest. She also said that that heat level varied depending on where you were eating. I played it safe and went with Spicy Noodles with Chicken at a level 3. The wife had some sort of dish with giant scallops in it. BIL had a seafood curry and I cannot remember the rest. The meals arrived quickly, although not all at the same time, we had to wait a bit for the wife's dinner.
Spicy noodles was delicious. Bite-sized chunks of chicken, mixed with a variety of crispy veggies - nicely done broccoli and other stuff. Very tasty, I scarfed the plate. Iced tea was fresh. Wife loved her dish and boxed up about half of it to take home for a couple more meals.
No complaints on the meals, portions were large and service was attentive without hovering. Ambiance was really nice - quiet enough that we could actually have a conversation with each other. Most importantly, Nonnie was happy, she got her family dinner with family togetherness.
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