We have been visiting this place since couple years every time we go to Purdue from Columbus IN…read more Perfect for lunch. Food was tasting okay not that great this time. We got soup and chicken and tofu fried rice. Service was excellent!!

Returning my eldest to Purdue on a Sunday evening, we wanted to get dinner together before I left…read moretown, so after perusing Yelp, we picked Thai Essence. There were just a few tables in use when we arrived around 6pm, so the staff sat us fairly quickly in the side dining room. Saving our calories for dinner, we ordered waters and proceeded to look over the menu, where the first thing we noticed were the prices, and hoped the portions were going to be huge! My son ordered a noodle dish, while I got the pork red curry. Before tip, our total was $40.02, which is definitely on the pricy end! In short order our food arrived. While it looked great and tasted very good, we were both disappointed at the modest portion sizes. As my son put it, "I cannot believe we spent $19 each on a meal that left me still feeling hungry afterwards." Likewise service felt pretty uneven, with only a few checks being made on us, and even fewer refills on our waters. PROS: nice presentation, very good taste CONS: pricy, meager portions, uneven wait staff service Overall, we found Thai Essence to be Good Enough, and would return.

We had the curry and basil fried rice. The food was delicious. The service was fantastic. The…read morerestaurant was clean and had a good atmosphere for a date :)

Thai Basil Main…read moreSt., Brownsburg IN Chicken pad thai: 8/10 -- loved the crispy peanut topping and the sauce was also nutty, spicy, and yummy! It was a little on the sweeter side even though I asked for a medium spicy. Chicken to noodle ratio was not the most generous but this was easily a shareable. Iced thai tea: 9/10 -- so yummy!! if they put less ice this would have been perfect. Spring rolls: 9.5/10 -- the crispy on thesecould be heard from three tables over. sooo yummy. the filling was super fresh too. Visited Thai Basil for the Hendricks' County Food Fest by @ and was not disappointed! Super cute decor and delicious varieties of food. I will definitely be back to try some of their chef specials and also their lunch menu! Parking lot is out front. Nice servers. Good ambience for a dinner!

Food was delicious. Simple but flavorful. Banh mi bread was so airy. Highly recommend. Service was…read morefast and friendly.

I got the marinated pork sandwich. It was really good. The place is in a bad neighborhood and we…read moreall know how most Asian food places are in terms of cleanliness but I just hope the kitchen clean because when you walk in you don't really get a clean kitchen vibe.

Was visiting from out of town and saw this place on Yelp. So glad I went! It was exactly as…read moredescribed which was the perfect dish I was hoping for. If work brings me to the area again, that's a definite stop for me.

We almost always order the Vermicelli. The pork is our favorite…read more We also get the 32 oz soup and split it. It's just beef broth but it's so dang good. Their Mongolian Beef is probably the best that I've has anywhere.

They were at a red curry. They offered me green curry, which I accepted. But it was just not good…read more Staff was very nice and accommodating. The crab Rangoon's were very good.

I haven't been here for a couple of years and boy has this place went down hill! Someone in my…read moreparty ordered wonton soup and when it arrived at the table she took a bite, instead of a wanton it was a crab Rangoon, when we complained the waitress did basically nothing and they laughed about it back in the kitchen.

The food was good The menu was slightly confusing The…read moreservice was great and I would say it's a very solid choice

The food was really good and came very quickly, service was polite and helpful, and the ambiance…read morewas very chill and relaxing

Delicious, clean and quick. Friendly service. Crab Rangoon's to die for and the crab fried rice was…read moreamazing. Love the decor.

Stopped in here for lunch with a couple of my work friends earlier this week and immediately fell…read morein love with all of the beautiful Valentine's Day decorations they still had up. From the ceiling, to the bar, to the plants, everything had a Valentine's Day theme and it was so fun. Our rice was even shaped into a heart! There is a big, shared parking lot behind the strip of businesses with plenty of parking and we walked in through the back. We were seated immediately by the hostess and had some tasty miso soup brought out along with waters. Two of us also ordered Prosecco and we could hear them opening the bottle up at the bar, so it was fresh and bubbly. They also allowed one of my friends to substitute silver noodles (her fave) into 3 of the different lunch special options for a slight up charge. I ordered the mussaman curry with chicken and it was perfect on such a cold afternoon. The only downside to our lunch was that I asked for medium-hot and didn't taste any spice. The silver noodle dish my friend ordered was really good, but a lot of food, so we ended up getting to-go boxes for the rest of our lunch and they were just as good for lunch the next day. Our other friend ordered the cashew nut and ate most of that, minus some rice, which she put in my to-go box for my lunch the next day. The lunch special is such a good deal- it comes with soup, salad, spring roll, and your choice of entree for one affordable price. I can't wait to come back and try something new!

Very good service, great food that stayed hot in a very nice comfortable setting…read more Will certainly return

Went here randomly on our way home from an IU football game (Go Hoosiers!) and man was that a good…read morechoice! Seriously this place has the best Thai food I have ever had. We had the crispy Brussels sprouts appetizer and my wife and I both agreed it was the best we have ever tasted. Hint of sweet hint of salt, some nuts and spice. We each had a main dish as well. My garlic pepper chicken medium spice was divine. Medium spice was exactly as advertised. And so much broccoli and carrots as well. The service was top notch, very attentive but not overbearing. Decor was kind of kitschy and the patio looked amazing. The foot came out super fast and was very reasonably priced for what you get. Only downside is that I didn't see any NA beers on the menu. I will be going back here again and again after the games.

I was craving Thai food, and wanted to try a new restaurant. I chose Thai Select based on the…read morenumber of positive reviews that mention drunken noodles, which is one of my favorites. I ordered online for carry out. I was surprised to see the restaurant interior, elegant and attractively decorated. Not what I had expected from a strip mall restaurant! I had ordered drunken noodles with fried tofu, and also spring rolls. The spring rolls were crispy and very good. Drunken noodles were excellent! I quickly understood why they were mentioned in so many reviews. This is a Thai restaurant I will definitely return to, and will plan to dine in next time.

Since they have opened up another Thai restaurant here in the Anson area we kinda stopped going…read morehere. However, that won't be the case anymore. My wife was craving papaya salad so we decided on Thai Select to give it a chance again. Wow, what a great call. First, the place is very wide open with comfortable seating, clean and has excellent decorations. We were greeted very nicely and got our seats right away. I will say that the menu is way bigger than online so be prepared to see some happy surprises. As per mentioned we did order a papaya salad. It was very refreshing with a nice salty-sour taste to it. Also as part of the appetizers we ordered the fried calamari and Thai dumplings. Both were so good, the Thai dumplings were very filling and full of flavor. On to the main course, we ordered roasted duck curry with white jasmine rice and beef pad see ew. Both dishes were great but the roasted duck curry was fantastic! It was spicy and full of duck meat (it was hiding at the bottom). Lastly, the presentation of everything we ordered was so nice and made us feel like we were at a fancy restaurant. I definitely recommend this restaurant and if you want to try the other Thai joint, flip a coin. Very nice place with amazing Thai food and super friendly service.

We went here for lunch. We loved it. The grill is in the center of the restaurant. There is a…read morebuffet of fresh foods and sauces to choose from. Make your own combination of ingredients. Then take it up to the grill, and they grill it up for you as you watch. We loved this concept, because we got to choose each ingredient we wanted in our combo. It was so good, we went up twice. Our waitress was nice and attentive. We will definitely go back to this place when we are in the area again.

My first visit. I was impressed with the brightly decorated, attractive dining room. It was…read morespacious and clean. I was seated at a smaller booth, which was comfortable as I was dining alone. I arrived at approximately 3:30. The restaurant was definitely not crowded, only diners at a few other tables. Quite a few diners did come in around 4 or 4:30. I headed over to pick up a bowl and fill it with items for the grill. The food was well organized and I appreciated that everything was labeled. There was a large selection of meats and seafood. The vegetable selection was lacking though. I like a bowl with mostly vegetables, and there weren't that many to choose from. The asparagus and corn were frozen, and the fresh broccoli was not fresh. I tried to select the freshest of the broccoli but it still tasted old and bitter after cooking. I liked the selection of sauces, as well as the suggestions. I tried a milder recipe the first time, and when I made a smaller second bowl o tried some of the spicier sauces. The grill employees were friendly and did a nice job. I didn't have to wait to have my food grilled but I can see how if the restaurant was busy it might take some time. Overall a good first visit. The only disappointment was the selection and quality of the available vegetables.