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Thai Basil
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Categories: Thai, Chinese, Sushi Bars [Edit]
2696 West Ann RoadNorth Las Vegas, NV 89031
(702) 656-8823
- Hours:
Mon-Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sun. 4:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
5 reviews for Thai Basil
I ordered the basil calamari and thai fried rice earlier and I must say...they sucked! Not sure how you can manage to make a bland fried rice when it's supposed to have curry powder in it. The calamari was also flavorless and extremely tough to chew. Chewing one of those bad boys made gave me some good jaw exercise. I had to douse them in the chili sauce to get any flavor at all.
That's what I get for wanting to try this place despite all the negative reviews. Learned my lesson!
I asked the waiter what the house special curry is and he told me it was the panang. So I ordered the panang with veggies and tofu, no meat ($9). Screw you, little Asian man. You should've warned me your special curry sucked.
Okay, in all fairness, it didn't suck. It just didn't taste great, as panang should (see: Komol). It was marked with an asterisk, meaning spicy. I'm a wuss when it comes to spicy food, but that ish did NOT phase me. Spicier things have come out of my ass.
My cousin ordered golden tofu (NOT like Chinese stinky tofu; $6). Its like, battered in tempura-like stuff and fried and served with a shoyu-ish sauce ... ish. That was better than my stupid panang. You don't fuck with panang.
Anyways. The place was decored with cheesy Asian furnitures. Like shoji screens and seats with random kanji.
Oh, and they had a sushi bar. And the menu had moo goo gai pan. It wasn't so much Thai, as it was randomly Asian.
The help was really friendly, though. I guess you need to be if your food sucks.
* off the strip, non-casino
Gag! Worst Thai ever. I wanted Pad Si Ew but they didn't have it, so I got Drunken Noodles. Gross! I got it to go and as soon as I got home and opened the container, I was overwhelmed by the stench of the funky food. Figured it was just the smell that was bad, so forced myself to eat some. Blah! The sauce was totally greasy and yucky. I felt sick afterwards.
I was weirded out when I got there and noticed that in addition to Thai food they also serve sushi. Hmm... weird mix. I will not be trying the sushi that's for sure, or ever returning.
We were in Vegas for holidays, my friend took us here because this place is her favourite neghbourhood restaurant. So we went along. If you're looking for just pure Thai food, then this may not be the place for you because Thai Basil is more like an Asian Fusion with Thai, Sushi, and even recently added Pho! I ordered the Panang chicken dish, it was actually very tasty (sorry Jen K.,may be you just had a bad day) I'd give it an A-. We also ordered the "Harbour Chicken", spicy egg plants, veggie Pad Thai, and some pan-fried tofu with Peanut sauce, yellow-tail sushi for appetizer. I like the veggie pad thai, very good portion, and the noodle was cooked just right, not too soft. Overall it's a thumbs up for us, price was excellent! We each paid less than $20 for a great dinner with a drink. I was so stuffed. The friendly owner even offered us 2 free desserts. Definitely cannot find the same good deal in San Francisco.
I am apprehensive when trying places that have too many different types of cuisines on the same menu. How can a place that serves Thai food also serve sushi, and do it well? In the case of Thai Basil, my apprehension was validated. I went there for lunch because it is conveniently located near Aliante, and a friend recommended I try it. I ordered the chicken panang curry, which was a huge disappointment. It was bland, watery, and overly sweet. I ate about three bites and couldn't eat any more. Anyone could make much better curry at home with the paste in the can. I saw their moderately priced sushi menu and decided to get a couple things, just to try it out. If it was decent, I would order more. I ordered the maguro and hamachi nigiri: another disappointment. Both were horridly lukewarm (lukewarm sushi is one of my pet peeves), wafer-thin, and the sumeshi was unpleasantly hard. The hamachi was sort of edible, and the maguro was flavorless and so full of gristle, it could pass for chewing gum. The service was friendly, but slow. I left the place, unhappy, unsatisfied, and still hungry. I ended up going to the Taco Bell next door to get some quick grub to fill my tummy.