Anna Thai Basil

Nothing complaint about food here. $ 6 meal was very attractive too. Love to try more on menu!!!

Checked out the food trucks in the area on my last stay in Portland. The lady at the register was very friendly and was the one that lured me in. Had the khao pra & egg. Soooo yummy! I will definitely come back whenever I visit again.

Fast and cheap food, but the bubble tea is overly sweetened and artificial. The watermelon tea has added cream so it doesn’t taste like fresh juice as expected. The black milk tea also too sweet like candy.

Their tom yum soup is the best in Portland! Good price, real taste n fresh ingredients! Can’t ask for more!
Totally cant compare with other Thai food truck! Will only go back to Anna if I want Thai food again =D

Pad Thai & Pad Kee Mao = $ 6 each
The pad thai was better than most of the Thai take-​out spots around NY. They give you a large amount for the price & quality as well. It was my first time trying the Pad Kee Mao which I enjoyed. My husband didn’t like it. I typically order pad see ew so maybe I was a little biased towards the dish (since both have similar noodles). It did have a slight spicy kick to it, and it was a little oily, but it wasn’t bad.
We ended up going back to the truck for post-​meal drinks — lychee w/​jelly bbtea, mango w/​jelly bbtea and milk boba. It’s a fairly large cup for $ 3.50. Not bad!

I decided to try Anna Thai Basil today after being really confused about if I should try this or A Thai Basil at the next cart. Whenever I stopped by I always wondered what the story was behind these 2 carts but I have to say, the pad Thai I got here was incredible. I’ve tried a lot of different Thai places around Portland and this one is just different. The noodles were so seasoned instead of sauced on like most others, which made it not too runny. I always love when a place doesn’t skimp on the bean sprouts and the chicken tastes just as good on its own without the noodle.
Overall I would definitely come back, the only thing I wish they did was make it more spicy since I asked for the spiciest they can get it. Other than that, good job Anna Thai Basil!

I try to go to this place as often as I can. Everything that I’ve tried is delicious. The value for what you pay is worth it. They are very affordable and almost everything is $ 6 (there is a fee of $.50 when you use a card to pay). The staff is super friendly, especially the owner, Anna. I mentioned that I worked in downtown Portland and they gave me a free drink (Thai iced tea or Thai iced coffee). Definitely one of my go-​to food carts when I can’t make up my mind.

If you want cheap and delicious thai food, check out Anna Thai Kitchen! Located among lots of food trucks, this one stuck out to us because of the $ 6 deal.
Almost everything on the menu is $ 6 and the choices range from pad thai, pumpkin curry, mango curry, and spicy thai stir fry.
We decided to go with two of the daily specials–
Crab Fried Rice ($ 8). This was really good! They were pretty generous with the crab, and there was also a lot of egg
Stir Fried Eggplant with Chicken ($ 6) — yum! The eggplant especially was perfectly cooked. Lots of basil, carrots and peppers too.
You can pick between chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp. They also have brown rice!
Anna, the owner, is super sweet and friendly. She calls everyone baby, which is endearing instead of condescending coming fron her.
The portions are huge and this place is definitely worth the money! If you can’t decide which food truck to buy a tasty meal from, you can’t go wrong here. Bring some cash, but they do they take credit card with a 50 cent surcharge.

I got the pumpkin curry! Super good and a great spice. Anna was so awesome and very helpful at picking one of her amazing meals. Even tho I was not a local lol she treated me like one and let me have a drink for free!

This is the best food cart in Portland, hands down. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is the best Thai food you’ll ever eat.
Anna and her people cook the most delicious food at reasonable prices ($ 6 for almost everything). You cannot go wrong.
I order the Eggplant stir-​fry almost every time I come here, and it’s an indelible temptation to order one of everything on the menu. I cannot speak highly enough of Anna, both as a cook and as a person.
She makes me feel welcome and always brightens my day, no matter how dreary, dull, or hungover I feel.
Do yourself — and everyone around you — a favor and try this food cart if you haven’t already. You will NOT be disappointed.
I am proud to say that I’m a lifetime customer of Anna Thai Basil.

My favorite Pad Thai place! Anna is awesome and the food is fabulous. We eat here about twice a week. I am addicted.

We made our final decision here @ Anna Thai Basil,
after walking thru the tons of food trucks in Downtown Portland.
The colorful sign & 6.00 lunch special caught my eye.
Also, the Unilocal ratings & pictures looked promising.
Anna is the owner, she is super friendly & sweet.
It was hard to make a decision on what to order, as everything looks so good.
(Per Pictures)
We finally decided on the following:
Special, Crab Fried Rice — 8.00
Chicken Cashew Chicken with White Rice — 6.00 Per my other half– he said this was just alright, not the best chicken cashew he had.
Pumpkin Curry with Chicken with White Rice– 6.00
Pad See Ew with tofu– 6.00 — the chow fun noodles are thick, a little on the dry side.
3 Thai Tea @ 2.00 each.
They packaged food in small containers, which reminds me of eating microwave dinners.
Our verdict:
Food is cheap it means, it was ok, very mediocre & not excited to come back.
I didn’t like that they use can veggies (string beans, carrots, & peas) in the pumpkin curry.
I was disappointed, never had curry with can veggies.
The pumpkin curry didn’t taste like curry & had about 3 pieces of pumpkin.
Out of the 4 orders, we enjoyed the crab fried rice most.
They charge you 50 cents extra for paying with credit card.
I wish Anna informed us about the fee, I found out after looking at the Unilocal pictures.
Since I made another purchase with my credit card/​2 separate payments.
(I would have paid cash & save myself 1.00)
It was a nice experience checking out Portland’s Food truck
If you want cheap food at mediocre quality, check out Anna Thai Basil.
2016 #11/​100 Unilocal Challenge

The Thai bubble tea tasted strange. Watery and sickly sweet at the same time. I’ve had worse though.

I loved everything about this place. I am visiting from California and this city kind of reminds me of back home in San Francisco. I just wish We had this back home! Haha I love how they have brown rice too. I got the pad thai, pad see ew, and yellow curry! Must try!!! PLUS! Everything is $ 6, no one can beat that. Not even the Thai place next to theirs. Lol

Excellent Thai food. Almost everything is 6 $. I always ask for medium spicy at Thai carts and they are either too mild or way too hot. Anna makes the temperature just perfect. Call your order in ahead and she will have it ready when you get there. Try the bubble tea/​smoothies too. Delicious!

DELICIOUS delicious food. I haven’t had inexpensive and good quality Thai food since I lived in Berkeley, and this place just brought me right back. My friend and I came here twice in our weekend in Portland just for their pineapple fried rice. It’s the perfect amount of sweet and salty, and full of incredible flavor.
I’ll miss you, Anna Thai Basil!

2 stars for the food, 1 for the boba. Nong’s Khao Mun Gai food truck was closed, so I thought I’d give this place a try.
Ordered the larb gai and shrimp pad Thai. Both were blandish and mediocre. I think it was also the fact that it was a 95 degrees F day, which means the food was slightly less enjoyable just due to the immense heat.
I loved the Thai Iced Tea boba though! Perfectly sweet, milky and the boba tapioca were soft and delicious. Definitely come back for the boba and don’t bother with the food.

Thai food for $ 6! Yuuum. I always like the food here. My favorite dish is the pineapple fried rice. Really friendly and fast service. The only reason it’s 4 stars is because the bubble tea isn’t consistently good. Sometimes it’s too watery and sometimes it’s perfect.
Also don’t confuse this food cart with the one right next to it. Pay attention to the picture of Anna because that’s the original Anna Thai basil.

I came to Portland for traveling,
I bought a Pad Thai with mild spicy but it was so spicy!
After I ate it only one bite, I couldn’t feel any thing in my mouth for a while…
It made me feel aweful.
I can’t believe that I paid money for it, even if it was not so expensive.
I ate it at hotel, so I couldn’t return or change, but if I could, I’d have returened them to refound.
It was the worst pad thai I’ve ever eaten… so sad…

I was over whelmed when I saw the block of food trucks in downtown Portland. So many choices to choose from! I was craving Thai and there were an abundance of Thai food trucks in the area. I stopped by Anna Thai Basil because of the reasonable prices and that they serve beef. Many of Thai food trucks only serve chicken and tofu. I ordered the beef pad see ew and shrimp tum yum soup.
PROS:
Location: Located in downtown Portland. You can’t miss the block of all the food trucks.
Price/​service: Very reasonable prices. My beef pad see ew was $ 6 and my shrimp tum yum was $ 7. Very friendly and quick service. I got my food within 10 minutes.
Portion: Very generous portions.
CONS:
Food: The food was just mediocre. The beef was a bit chewy and there was a lack of sauce. The overall dish was rather dry. The tum yum soup had a good amount of shrimp but the broth was a overly sour. The spice factory was on point for both dishes.