. "5"^^ . "2"^^ . "2015-11-20T00:00:00"^^ . "Basils definitely deserves all 5 stars !!! Hands down my favorite restaurant in Charlotte ! The downtown location will always be my go to location when I am in need of Thai.\n\nBefore Basils was established in Charlotte my family and I would drive all the way to Charleston for a day trip to eat at Basils. \n\nHere are my top 5 picks at Basils:\n\n#1 Pad See-Eu with beef: great noodle dish with a semi sweet brown sauce and broccoli. 8 times out of 10 this is the dish I order.\n\n#2 Neua Nam Tok- yes it's an appetizer but it's one you don't want to skip. The marinated steak is amazing and switch the cabbage for lettuce! \n\n#3 Ginger with Chicken and White rice- pretty much an amazing stir fry with great flavor.\n\n#4 coconut chicken soup- not too much coconut flavor so don't be scared to try it ! It's amazing !! \n\n#5 Red curry- this dish is still great even though it's last on my list. I just can't make everything #1 :)"^^ . "0"^^ . . . "0"^^ .