Thai Basil

Fantastic chicken fried rice and pad see ew! My favorite Thai place. Enjoy your meal! The atmosphere is nice.

Their food is excellent but the service is so substandard. I and my wife wanted to pack and leave in the middle of lunch.
Even when we say thank you for the waitress she just ignored us all the time. She never came back to us for asking about the food taste or whether it is ok or not.
I may just order to go next time as their food is tasty but I am never going to dine in.

Food is always awesome! Very friendly service.
I’m a big Tom Yum fan and had a hard time finding a place in that makes it well… until I found Thai Basil. Thai Basil (by far) has the best Tom Yum in Phoenix (among other dishes).
Definitely recommend anyone try it if they’re a Thai fan.

I eat here all the time! The Pad Thai is amazing and the portions are so big I can usually eat it for two meals.

Great flavorful-​fresh ingredients and would go back weekly if I could make it that often. Decent prices, great chai tea:) Great environment to have lunch in (it does get quite busy) love it tho!

For some reason I’ve just recently made it over to Thai Basil after finding out that our regular Tempe Thai restaurant (Thai Rama) had closed.
The good:
— Great flavor for green curry. Asked for medium and it was a medium spice.
— Prices– 2 curries, plus rice and one Thai Iced Tea was $ 24 + tip.
— Atmosphere was fine, not too big at all (I’d call ahead for larger groups). Service was good as well.
— Thai iced teas are HUGE! Get a small. If you get a large it comes in pretty much a large beer mug.
The bad:
— Yellow curry was definitely lacking spice and flavor. I asked for a medium as well, and the spice was maybe a mild. I ended up mixing with my dad’s green curry
— Vegetables were undercooked and quite hard (esp. carrots)
— Chicken was extremely dry. Usually dry chicken in curries at least have the ability to soak up some of the curry liquids; this chicken was very, very dry.
I’d go back again– but wouldn’t take someone there for their first Thai experience.

If we lived in Tempe (or anywhere nearby) we’d get take-​out from there every week. Since we were visiting we got to sit in one of the high tables. The staff here understands vegan and takes your dietary concerns to heart. Lovely service as well. I cannot recommend this place enough.

Ive been here multiple times and out of all the Tempe area Thai houses, this is my favorite. The Pad zee ew is the best, especially with the thai coffee to go with it.

If a friend tells you to not go here, unfriend them… they are stupid. This is a great place that is pretty much no frills Thai food. Their selection is great. Portions are huge. They can make the food HOT too which is pretty nice to see. Also, they serve the food fast which is really nice during the lunch rush. The only thing that kind of stinks is the parking lot size. It’s pretty small and tight but if you are creative, there is always a spot for you. Maybe park a block away and just walk as it is worth it.

I enjoyed their tum yum soup. Their pad sew was okay. I have had better. It was just dry and had no flavor. This was my first time here and decided to do a take out.

Have been here twice, once for dine in, once for take out. Thai Basil is in a good location close to ASU and the prices are very reasonable and portions are big. It’s a basic small Thai Resturant (nothing fancy — basic décor and ~ 14 small tables) but the food is well worth it.
I always order the pad see ew and it’s really good.
NOTE: they do not serve alcohol.
However they are conveniently located right next to a bottle store. If you’re looking for good Thai food at a good price this is the place.

Get the noodle curry with chicken. You won’t regret it. This place is small and probably overlooked but worth the time. Everything from the Tom Yum to the entrée to the Thai tea was really well prepared. Also if you like heat, request their Thai spicy. It will light your fire.

Thai Basil on University Dr is absolutely delicious! When I lived closer to Tempe, it was one of the places I went to frequently, and I still make the drive to go there.
I typically get the Panang Curry with chicken but also really like the Drunken Noodles and Pad Thai. Every time I’ve gone with someone else they’ve enjoyed their meal as well. The veggies they use always seem crisp & fresh, and the spice level is always on point. If you ask for mild, it really is mild, if you ask for hot, they really bring on the heat!
My only note is that during lunch and dinner hours it gets really busy, and while they have parking in front of the restaurant, it fills up quickly. If you’re going to get something to pick-​up, I suggest going at an off-​time so you don’t run into any problems with that. Either way, the wait and parking pains are worth it!

Food and service was pretty good!
Had some fried rice, shrimp and chicken curry. Food tase was pretty good compared to other thai resturants in the valley. My only complain was that the shrimp plate only had 6 shrimps.
Food for two people came up to around $ 35

Yummmmm… Pad Thai! You can smell that this food will be good before you even enter the restaurant. We took our order to go and it was all I could do to not rip the bag open and start eating in the car! We ordered the chicken skewers with a rich, thick yummy peanut sauce and pot stickers. The Pad Tahi had a lot of green onion and big chunks of chicken in it. Great food. Order it to go and hop on over for a beer next door. They’ll bring it over to you!

Having recently moved to the Tempe area, I’ve been trying to find my go-​to Thai place. To me, this place isn’t as good at Thai Elephant. The service wasn’t great and the food was okay but not amazing.
I arrived around 2:00pm to try the lunch menu and the place wasn’t very busy; yet the two servers weren’t very friendly or welcoming. I’ve never had Thai Iced Coffee (only Thai Iced tea) so when I saw it on the menu I asked if I could try a small sample of it to see if I liked it. The server said no they don’t allow samples, which I thought was kind of rude. Later, she gave me a hard time when I asked to add a little more tea into my Thai Iced Tea because it was way too sweet.
The complimentary soup was very sweet and had an unusual but pleasant flavor. Presentation of the food was nice and portions were descent. I ordered the red curry lunch special and the abundance of vegetables in the dish were nice. The curry itself was flavorful but not groundbreaking. I think my favorite part of the meal was the complimentary egg roll which was crunch and flavorful.
The food here was good but not great, and with the lackluster service, I think I’ll go back to Thai Elephant before returning here.

I found this gem thanks to Unilocal (of course). I was looking for a good Thai place to refuel after running a triathlon in Tempe, and as it turns out, this was a great choice. The portions were bigger than expected, the food was delicious, and the staff was friendly and attentive. Good value for the money, too. I had the chicken Pad Prik King and my wife had the Panang curry. I would recommend both of them.

I haven’t been to Thai Basil in a couple years since we’re usually not in Tempe. I remember liking it previously so I was happy to stop here when our other lunch plans fell through.
The soup that came with the lunch special had unusually sweet broth. Unfortunately, this carried over to my entrée as well. I love pad thai, but I could barely eat my dish because the sauce was cloyingly sweet. I ordered medium heat which was very mild so adding some extra chili sauce helped combat some of the sweetness.
My husband got the green curry which he liked, but not nearly as much as our neighborhood place. The portion was pretty small, and he left hungry.
We were happy with the quick service during a busy lunch hour. I wouldn’t come back here though.

Othis place is totally awesome! It’s a small place around University and Mill right by ASU so it get pretty busy… But man oh man! Parking was a b*tch… I guess we came during rush hour… But I got lucky and found a spot so everything was fine :)
Service was great super fast and friendly staff. They refilled our water constantly too!
We got chicken pad thai and red curry chicken! Both mild haha. I like the sweet and salty taste and a tiny hint of spice… Maybe one day I’ll try a spicier kind. But anyways. Enjoyed it so much that I can’t wait to eat my left overs!
I love pad thai!
And the curry was pretty creamy tasting even if the soup it self doesn’t have the creamy consistency.
Idk thai food is just kinda addicting lol…
Totally just realized We forgot to order dessert :(but next time!
Can’t wait to come back!
4 stars for parking!
Portions are family size and definitely for sharing!

The boys and I were out and about and as normal craving some Thai, we drove by Thai Basil and decided to give them a try.
It was a Sunday night around 6pm and the place was steady not too busy, we were seated right away. Right off the bat we all ordered Thai Tea, we know what we like. The Thai Tea comes in some tall glasses and I just love the contrasting colors of the tea & cream till I swirl it and blend it all up! This Thai tea was delish too!
We went with the crab puffs as starters; they were simple and good for starters.
For my main dish I went with the massaman curry, Thai hot! it was chicken bathed in massaman curry with coconut milk, carrots, onions peanuts & potatoes and hit with some heat! It also is served with steamed jasmine rice. This dish was delish! It was creamy, hot and full of flavor!
Service was great and friendly glad to have stopped by and given Thai Basil a try.