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| - Update - Have become a regular and love the Cashew Chicken. Good service and great for take out.
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So first time to any of the Thai Basil's around the valley. It's a nice downtown location on Adams and Central. I grabbed my order to go, but they had a good happy hour special that I didn't get to take advantage of since it was take out. There was a bottle of Mekhong sitting on the bar, which sounds like a spiced rum, and the special was the Mekhong Ginger Lime Long-Tail. Will try next time.
As for the food, the Cashew Nut had a rather zesty flavor especially on the backend, but I ordered it medium spicy and it fell way short. The over all tast was good and comes with rice.
But the Pad Thai, I think they need to go back to the drawing board. Very bland and didn't really activate the palette at all. Almost like they only used half the seasonings. It did have mushrooms, green beans, carrots, cabbage, and maybe some bean sprouts on the plus side. Portion size was large, but really need to double down on the seasoning and spices for that large of a portion.
The service was very friendly and accommodating while the decor was inviting. I'll definitely give it another try, but shoot for something a little more exotic like a curry or drunken noodle.
Always willing to give a second chance.
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