I had no idea they were able to make pretty much anything on the menu vegan! (It's been hard to find a Thai restaurant that can remove the fish/oyster sauce from most items.) Everything is made fresh at the time of the order. I think I'll be eating here often! read more

Food is pretty good. Service was eh. My husband and I wanted to try this place for our wedding but the owner was really condenscending towards us. I think it was due to our budget that might've made him talked to us the way he did. We met up and discuss about our wedding food catering plans. Surprisingly he ordered food for us to try not knowing we were going to eat/taste test for free but it was a nice surprise. I find it funny because it felt like he was trying to geared us towards seafood but I don't like seafood so there was no way we were going to add that into our wedding menu. Once that was expressed, he kept mentioning that with our budget it may cost more and that's only with food and not even linen and other servicing options included. I felt like it was already a dead end, no point of moving forward with anymore details. He was kind of rude because he made a comment saying "most people don't mind paying whatever price". I'm sitting there thinking, it's a wedding I'm planning, there's obviously budgeting involved and I'm not made of a million bucks to pay whatever price I want/can. So with that, I already felt the vibe like "we're not good enough" for his business. It's too bad because we did like the food but after our meeting, he never once reach out to us to see if we were still interested. It's ok, we passed because we did not want to work with anyone like that. This food is good, but an owner like that who gives you a vibe like you can't afford doesn't deserve our money. I think ultimately, we would've bend a little for their service and catering for our wedding if we really did find the worth it in, but because the owner treated us like we can't afford it, no thank you. read more

Sweet staff, yummy food - the sauces are thin and flavorful rather than thick sticky and fake like. Egg roll is made with delicate layers rather than thick coating and I loved it. read more

We came here for the first time. The food and service were great !! We ordered the cream cheese rolls, chicken wings, and egg rolls. We then got pad Thai and lo mein. The food was hot and very delicious. The server was very attentive and friendly. We would definitely be coming back read more

The is definitely my go to restaurant for the lunch on week days as it is near to my work place.Huge portions with tasty food.Am a regular customer and never had a bad experience .Service is fast ,but still I prefer take out.Their chicken tropical fried rice is really nice .Lunch combos are also quite worth the price. read more

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Ordered delivery and the appetizers were okay Chicken satay dry dry dry. Fried rice same. Dry dry dry seems very old. Never again will I order delivery. Just because it's delivery do not send me old dried out food. Thank you. Great delivery driver. He was courteous. There was an eggshell in the fried rice. read more

Sweet Basil - Pan Asian Near Me - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Oh my goodness! The Yelp rating had me skeptical but I was in the area for work and the options for healthy were limited so I begrudgingly went in. I am so extremely glad I did! The restaurant is clean, very intimate and inviting. I have only gone for lunch but every time I entered, the restaurant was packed. I always order my food to go and I appreciate the high end plastic containers they used which kept my food warm and I didn't have to worry about spills. The to go containers were also convenient as I was able to use the same container for reheating my left overs later. I was very happy with my selection. The portions were perfect the amount of vegetable and meat where ample and the flavor was awesome! I literally went to Sweet Basil every time I was in this area for work which was a total of three times. My favorite dish was the Shiitake Mushroom Stir Fried (various mushrooms and veggies in a yummy brown sauce), I would order this with extra vegetables (Broccoli & extra pea pods). I also alternated between beef and chicken. I wish I could provide you reviews of more food choices but this dish was so good I ordered it all three times. FYI, for your first time, start with level 1 spicy. The first time I ordered level 3 (out of 5) and if it had not been for the rice diluting the heat, I would not have been able to eat it - my eyes were watering due to the spice and I love heat!!! I recommend you trying Sweet Basil if you are ever in the area. read more

We had take out. We ordered sesame chicken, chicken fried rice, spring rolls, and cream cheese wontons. Sesame Chicken had small pieces of white chicken crispy from frying. Chicken Fried Rice was average and did have larger chunks of onions. Cheese wontons were THE BEST! They are unusual sticks full of cream cheese, perfectly prepared. Spring rolls & peanut sauce were yummy too. We will return for the wontons & spring rolls! Felt the prices were too high for the quality of food. read more

Sweet Basil - We loved the unusual cream cheese wontons sticks & spring rolls. - Pan Asian Near Me - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Grammy wanted to try the lunch buffet. I came cause she wanted me to join her. No wonder it's only $9. There's about 9 things to pick from. All very bland & dry. Surprised when we came there was a lunch rush for this popular lunch buffet. It's been about 20 minutes since the ONE server has visited our table. Correct me if I'm wrong (coming from someone who has worked in the restaurant industry many times before), but if the place is known to have a lunch rush (again, surprisingly), shouldn't there be more than one server? Each of us only has one dish. For such a small restaurant, there are way too many tables in my opinion. You're pretty much elbow to elbow with the guy at the next table. read more

I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious the food was. I ordered the tropical fried rice with seafood; pricier than I expected, but well worth the money. I ordered the food to go, and their serving size was really good. They packed so much of it in the container that I could only finish half of it. Which is great, because I love leftovers. Their pho selection is small. There's only two choices; saigon and seafood. So my friend ended up getting the seafood pho which she enjoyed. I tried a bit of it, and it really does live up to its name lol they put a lot of basil in it. It does taste good though. All in all I was pleasantly surprised. I would definitely come back again to try their other items. Also another thing that I'm strangely appreciative of is the packaging and containers. They're strong and sturdy. When you order the pho to go, they put the items in separate containers so there's less chance of spillage. They're also very hearty with the amount of broth they give you. read more

Update: I tried Sweet basil again to give it another try. This time around I actually did enjoy it. Not my ultimate favorite but good. I got egg rolls (pretty good) and broccoli chicken stir fry. I gave it a 4/5 bc of the first try. I will update again! read more

Sweet basil has a great location for those who work at Target HQ. I come here at least once a month because their Pad Thai is to DIE FOR!! I can safely say that their pad Thai is the best I've ever had. If you're a sweet basil newb, you also need to give their cream cheese rolls a try because they're so dang cute and yummy. Everything on the menu is spectacular but I would highly recommend the shrimp pad Thai :) read more

The service is great. Food is good. However the portions aren't the greatest. Ordered their chicken curry and mostly got veggies :(.

My goodness. This is definitely a hidden gym. The food here is fantastic! Be wary of the spicy scale, a 3 pepper spicy hot was more than enough to make one of my coworkers cry. Also, you get so much food for the price I can't believe they are not more known. Please check this place out, you won't regret it. read more

Sweet Basil - Pan Asian Near Me - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

There is absolutely no reason this place should be empty as often as it is. When you order spicy food here, you can get it on a scale from 1 (low) - 5 (high). I ordered lo mein, spicy rating of 2. I thought my mouth was on fire. Granted, I may be considered a spicy food wimp. My boyfriend enjoys when his nose runs and eyes water. I don't think that's tasty. The lunch special Monday - Friday is basically amazing. Nine options of your general "Chinese food takeout" with steamed or fried rice, and either three cream cheese rolls or an egg roll... for $6.50. The only downside: Don't eat here, because it's tiny and I don't think there's a public restroom. Oh, another downside: It's in Brooklyn Park near 610 (north north north). This isn't a place I'm going to drive to from... most areas in the city. If I lived close, I'd be a frequent customer. read more

Excellent food! Great and fast Thai/Asian food. Really liked the chicken pad Thai and red curry. If you like a lot of spice, ask for extra spice on the side. Love this place! read more

Sweet Basil - Red curry w/ white rice and an egg roll - Pan Asian Near Me - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

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Okay, have you ever ordered takeout and decided on the way home that it smells bad and probably is not very good? I have! (sorry Tom Pappas). This food smelled like a day old diner. It leaked all over my car! When I got it home, I discovered that the chicken satay came in strips of chicken leather. The peanut sauce smelled like refrigerator. Ugh. The veggies were soggy and the sauce was tasteless. I ordered ginger stir fry but tasted no ginger and there was no heat! What a disappointment. The only saving grace was the friendly counter person. read more

We sat down and waited for 15 minutes and no one came to wait on us, so we got up and left. There were 5 people in line to pick up takeout, so we made a good choice. We went to Hong Thai in Maple Grove and had a nice meal. read more

I've stopped in at Sweet Basil a few times for lunch and have never been totally satisfied with my meal. The food is , meh OK and that's about it. I don't know what it is, but always takes longer than it should to dine here. I usually stick with sweet and sour chicken and it's consistent but not necessarily in a good way. They used to have pretty good cream cheese puffs but they've been replaced with tiny little cream cheese puff shooters or something, literally the size of a cigarette rolled up and definitely frozen. I would prefer any of the different choices for this type of cuisine in the area. read more

I had shrimp pad Thai last night and it was very good. It was my first time in this place. I felt the menu was somewhat limited, but OK. All in all, a good experience. read more

I think they should rename the place Sour Basil. Or at least Sweet and Sour Basil. I'm used to sweet sauces at Asian restaurants restaurants. There really wasn't anything sweet in either dish that I had. I had the chicken wings for an appetizer. The wings were fried to a crisp and dark color, kind of like double fried Korean wings. But these were tougher. They tasted like they looked... Very well done. The sauce was different than anything I've had before. Just didn't seem to blend well. Way too much fish sauce in it and no sweetness or spice to it at all. I had mock doc Pad Thai as my main dish. Ordered it three stars spice and it had a really good spice to it. But something was off in the flavor. I've had mock duck and pad Thai in so many different places I can't count, but I've never had pad Thai that tasted like this. It had a sour taste to it. I wanted to like it, but I never really got there. As for the service, the kids running the service were really nice. But here's a couple of tips; don't bring the main dish out 30 seconds after you bring the appetizer. And don't take someone's main dish and drop it down in front of somebody else at a different table before you figure out you made your mistake and pick it up and bring it back over to the person whom it was cooked for. I'll compare this place to another place very close to it. MT noodles. The plates here are much fancier, and they can make art out of a carrot like no one I've ever seen. But I will take the food at MT noodles over the food here any day. I'd give the place 2 1/2 stars but as you know, half's don't work in yelp. I usually round up in that case but I was a little disappointed with the four-star average rating that this place is getting. Thus, 2 stars. read more

People rave about this place and all I have is bad experiences after another. I called in an order for take out.... beef phö, I arrive and receive stir fry broccoli...?!? I then have to wait ANOTHER 20 minutes for their mess up and they charge me the difference. This all for Applebee's quality food and service. I'm done giving this place more chances. read more

Been here a bunch of times. Everything is great. My recommendations is the Lo Mein and the Tropical Fried Rice. Is awesome.

I asked no msg... The food had no flavor the worst Asian/Thai food I ever had.. It was like eating cardboard I had to add my own flavors in at home, good thing I had supplies. If you love cardboard you will love sweet basil. Maybe if I didn't ask for no msg it would of tasted better. Skip it :) read more

Sweet Basil may look like a small, unassuming building, but there food is AWESOME! It is a quiet, clean & cozy location; and the service is great. I would highly suggest the Chicken Pad Thai! (Every Saturday you can get Pad Thai for $7.00) They also have Bubble Tea, so that is great! read more

Sweet Basil - Chicken Pad Thai - Pan Asian Near Me - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Outstanding food and great service. The lunch specials that include spring or cheese rolls (both are wonderful) are especially popular with locals. Since my son took me there 6 months ago I've been there at least several times a month and every meal has been great. If you really like the heat, be sure to ask for 7 or 8 on the pepper scale! While the phad thai and cashew chicken are my personal favorites, every single item has been perfect. Everyone I've talked to locally who's tried the sesame chicken raves about it. read more

I can honestly say that this place has the best Pad Thai in all of Minnesota. I have been to every single Thai restaurant in and out of the cities, and nothing comes close to this place. The service is great. The owners make you feel welcome and comfortable. They take time to get to know their customers and their usual orders, which is a little hard to find nowadays. The only downside is their location. The food is worth it though. Get out to Brooklyn Park and have some Pad Thai. And for God's sake, get it spicy! Step out of your comfort zone. Also, try the Thai tea. Cheers. read more

My hubby and I are right down the street from Sweet Basil, and as Thai/Vietnamese food fans we order from this place to pick up for dinner probably once a week for the last year. Some of my favorites are the pad thai with tofu, cream cheese rolls, Sweet Basil noodles. The cream cheese rolls I especially love - usually when you get these at other Asian places they are huge triangles of wanton with a hard to reach little chunk of cream cheese in the middle. These are truly "rolls" in that it's like a little cylinder of cream cheese rolled in a light flaky crust. Delicious and a must have for cream cheese wanton lovers. I've had the pho a few times but honestly for me it's pretty meh. Not bad at all, but for me pho is all about the flavorfulness of the broth and theirs just isn't up to snuff with some others I've had. We've also had the calamari a few times and it's quite good! The green papaya salad we ordered once as take out. It was SO spicy I couldn't eat more than the first bite, and even my hot-loving hubby couldn't take it. We make our own papaya salads now so unlikely that we'll be ordering that again, whew! The interior of the restaurant is nice and well kept. It's never very busy, I'm guessing most of their guests are repeat customers like us who get take-out. The staff is always very nice. read more

I say the food are overpriced and the taste is so so. Make it 3 stars because of the attentive waiters and the egg rolls. We ordered muck duck pad thai and steak and potato. Both of the entrees I wasn't impressed. Pad thai had strong smell egg and (tamari sauce?) and steak potato was kinda bland. read more

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Its ok. Definitely not authentic Asian cuisines foods. I probably wont go again. Ive tried this place maybe 3 or 4 times. Quality or taste just isnt there. read more

The food is not good, I would even eat there for free. I ordered the cream cheese rolls and they looked like lil sticks that had no type of flavor, they paired it with sweet and sour sauce (horrible) The rice also just tasted like spicy msg seasoning. I'll never go back here again. read more

A super affordable and tasty Thai option in bp! The wings were advertised to be spiced with a variety of spices but they were pretty naked. The chili sauce that accompanied them was needed. They were still crispy and moist which was nice. We got pad Thai and it was delicious! I forgot to order it extra saucy but it came that way anyway. In addition, we got Kao Poon which is a curry noodle soup with rice noodles, ground chicken, cabbage, and carrots. The soup was tasty and will be perfect for cold winter nights. The server didn't ask us what spice levels we wanted which is why I rated 4 stars. Will come back to get take out. read more

This food was amazing! so much flavor in a dish. The Service was pretty good. I had to wait a while to get a table cause it was the busy time of day, but was about 10 mins. We got a few dishes and both were superb! read more

The Sweet Basil Noodles is the best dish on the menu. I recommend adding a little spice -- they may not ask how spicy, but make sure to specify (1-5 stars). The cream cheese rolls are better than any other cream cheese wontons we've tried. We've been going for years and the food is always consistently fresh and delicious. read more

We arrived here less than an hour before they closed and sheepishly asked if they were still seating. They were very happy to do so and were exceptionally friendly. The mister loved his entree. Mine was good but not amazing but the quality was fine I think I just didn't care that much for this particular dish. The summer rolls, though, were phenomenal and I highly recommend them. Overall a very pleasant visit, the excellent service is especially worth noting. read more

Arrived at pickup time and food wasn't ready for another 30 minutes. avoid this place!

So got taken here as the local asian place - was a bit worried given the reputation these generic "asian" places have. Once i figured out from the menu and people that it's going to be the thai/laos region, sticking to those dishes seemed to work well. The cashew chicken with steamed rice was great as a lunch special. Had the egg roll and it was good too. will likely come here again before i leave, good value! read more

It's more than edible but not exceptional. I've eaten there 2-3x. The curries are good. I don't know what people are talking about w/rude employees at Lemon Grass - I have never had anything but good experiences there, and I find the food to be so much more flavorful and interesting. read more

Love, LoVe, LOVE this place! Yum! Everything I have tried is good!! Best Pad Thai I have found in Twin Cities/surrounding area! Just had Yellow Curry...YUM! Love the Chicken Satay and Sweet Basil Noodles as well...! read more

Great food, great service. I haven't had anything I haven't liked here. It is one of my favorite restaurants. Not because of the ambiance (pretty basic but clean) but the food is outstanding. Try the chicken pad Thai and spring rolls....soooo good! read more