We returned here with friends on Sunday evening and we had another outstanding meal. This time we stuck with the crab claws, calamari and bruschetta for appetizers. I was disappointed that they no longer had the shrimp bruschetta but the other was very nice and tasty. A little on the salty side for me. I probably would not order the calamari again but those crab claws are out of this world good and I again had to dip everything in that sauce! I ordered the eggplant parmesan as an entree and it was so cheesy and delicous. My husband ordered the halibut with the champagne cream sauce that was accompanied by angel hair pasta and squash. The veggies were so tasty and buttery and the halibut had an amazing flavor. The service here feels like you are with family and I still appreciate how quiet the restaurant is but we are always the early bird diners. I cannot speak to what the sound levels is when it is busy. I would definitely revisit. read more

My wife and I picked up her new car (birthday present) and I decided to take her to SB and they did not dissapoint. We had the fresh mussels for starters and the sauce was excellent. Our server recommended the Chef Special of Grilled Chicken Breast with angel hair pasta and my wife enjoyed the dish. I ordered the bolognese pasta and the gravy was delicious. Compliments to the Chef! read more

Sweet Basil Italian - Bolognese pasta and Grilled Chicken Pasta - Italian Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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I have been wanting to try sweet basil for years but just got around to it. We went for my dad's bday & had a nice time. When you walk in, it's a little disorienting. I felt like we walked in the wrong door but someone was with us quickly & sat us. They filled our water glasses, gave us menus & warm bread. The service was the perfect pace. We didn't feel rushed, but always had what we needed. There weren't many people there so it was a little to quiet. It felt like a library & that's the only reason I took one star away. On the plus side, if you want to go somewhere relaxing & not to loud, it's a great place to The food was great! A friend recommended their Caesar salad & chicken Parmesan . My husband had carbonara & LOVED it. My mom enjoyed her eggplant Parmesan & dad had the chicken pasta special. We all loved our food. It seems a lot of people do to go orders & we might do that in the future. If you're looking for a good local Italian restaurants I would suggest checking out sweet basil. read more

The food, service, and price were perfect. I had the snapper and my wife had a chicken pasta dish. I came here 20 years ago and hadn't been back until today. I plan on this place being in my regular restaurant rotation now! read more

Went to Sweet Basil last Monday for a group lunch. We were a group of 17 women I think. We didn't have a special menu for this lunch, we were all able to order off the regular menu and we all got separate checks which included an auto gratuity of 20% which for me was absolutely appropriate. Our server was a waitress named Stephanie. She also was the only one serving us which was quite an accomplishment if you ask me! Drinks and bread and butter came to the table pretty quickly so that was nice. The pasta dishes came with a salad so that was nice. So I ordered my salad with dressing on the side extra dressing please. Salad dressing came on the side but no extra dressing. Not a big problem for me. I ordered the pasta Messina and on the menu it didn't come with mushrooms, but it came out that way. Some mushrooms don't agree with me, so I had to send it back. They remade my meal very quickly. I only had water with lemon to drink and our waitress kept the refills going. Now they serve soft drinks but they come in a can and I'm not a fan of that. The bread they served was really good, so I ate more than my share while waiting for them to remake my lunch. Stephanie was awesome with keeping up with our group, so kudo's to her. read more

Great food! My chicken with artichokes was fabuloso! Tender and sooo tasty. Our server, David, was attentive to all our needs, very personable and described all the dishes we asked about perfectly. The restaurant is very cozy and perfect for families and a great date night. We will be back read more

My order was take out. The service was warm and genuine. The food was excellent when my wife and I tested it. We ordered the encrusted Talapia with capers. The Caesars Salad was very good. The Tiramasu was melt in your mouth! I look forward to dining in. The ambiance reminds me of Venice, Italy. Very intimate and classic Italian! read more

My wife and I have been coming here for years. When Mike passed, we were very sad. The food was always consistently good. When the new owners took over, we were hopeful things would not change much. Well, things did change and for the better. From the new decor to the elevated recipes, the experience was great. My wife had the Chicken Milanese and I had the Chicken Parmigiana. Both were very favorable and perfectly prepared. Service was outstanding as well. Our go to for Italian. read more

Cute little Italian-American restaurant. Good food, excellent service. Came with my daughter for her college orientation, and we decided it warranted a second visit when we came back for dorm move in, this time with husband/dad. Food was still good, service is still excellent! read more

I've eaten here years ago and totally different. Very insulted with the dessert menu that's had grease spots and just nasty. I ate here two nights ago and same situation with the menu but I gave him a 20% tip so tonight it would be no tip. Maybe he'll get the message. But then. Again, he probably doesn't remember he waited on me. They do have nice laminated dessert, menus that I was not offered. I gave him a good tip for the poor service. I would not recommend this restaurant if you want great service and the Seabass special was average. read more

Sweet Basil Italian - Seabass special - Italian Near Me - Dallas, Texas

This place is under new ownership and is great!! Owner is warm & welcoming. Service is great! Food - fabulous! I forgot to take a picture:.. this is a must any day of the week. Specials are a must! read more

My husband and I have been coming to this lovely restaurant for years. It is so lovely and they always have a beautiful, fresh floral arrangement on every table. The service is impeccable and the food is consistently delicious. We highly recommend it!! read more

I have seen this place for at least 25 years and never stopped. Last night my son and I stopped for a great Italian meal. The bread was crusty and warm. My lemon sole was perfect. Loved the crunchy garlic in the lemon butter pasta. The lasagna was big and wonderful flavors. This was such a surprise and treat! A wonderful neighborhood restaurant to visit. Pleasant dining room decor. Warm attentive staff. You must go! read more

Haven't eaten there in two years. Although the service is good and friendly, the food is really taken a downturn. The food was very rubbery and extremely mediocre. It's not what it used to be. I could get in the details, but it really was very pathetic. Beware!p read more

My wife and I have eaten here for 25 years. I proposed to her here. That's how much we loved the place. We come back a few times a year as it is quite a drive for us now. We ate here tonight and were sad to hear about the passing of Mike. He remembered us every time we came and I don't think we ever paid for a desert! The new owners are ruining this place. We both ordered our favorite dish, the Chicken Sweet Basil. What used to be a wonderful, grilled, creamy dish is now a boiled, soupy mess. Why would you change your signature dish? We are not happy with the change. We informed our waiter, who told the manager but she never came to see us. The new paint job, while needed, makes the once cozy restaurant feel like a sterile suburban starter home. We were very disappointed with our visit and don't know if we will be back. read more

Fantastic Italian food that is locally owned! The service is amazing, the atmosphere authentic, the pricing more than reasonable, and the food truly spectacular. Highly recommend to anyone looking for great food. P.S. Get the lobster bisque, and dip the fresh bread in. It's unbelievably delicious! read more

The sea bass special was delicious! Our server was fantastic, and the place was perfect for our book club. 10/10 would recommend. read more

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I love everything about this restaurant. The ambiance was very authentic Italian, which was nice, and the service & food were also wonderful. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. read more

-1 for no house made dessert. The Sofia Loren salad and chicken parmigiana was delectable. Yum! The chicken practically melted in my mouth, the portion sizes were equitable and the distribution of sauce had to be science because I did not have too much nor too little of it. The Sofia Loren was an offering of exquisitely balanced ingredients and has now become my favorite salad. The service was like clockwork - my water glass was never empty; arrival of dishes and drinks was timely (confirming confidence that all of my plates were freshly prepared in the back). The place smelled like a quiet evening, and, for all of the relaxing decor, I honestly could not spot a sprinkle of dust. read more

Ambiance was old school Italian inspired and the service was really attentive and possibly at times a little too much. I had the Veal Piccata which was delicious and a very nice salad with their homemade creamy Italian while the wife enjoyed the angel hair bolognese and salad, bread was great too. read more

Dallas' Best Taste of Little Italy Wish I everyone knew about this hidden gem in Dallas! Cannot recommend this restaurant enough. Truly remarkable! Thank you to my girlfriend for treating me to Sweet Basil! We really enjoyed our time and meal (makes for a very special date night)! The following are some of her thoughts of Sweet Basil: "The service was great, and the ravioli dish was very tasty. The sauce was so good I had to use bread to scoop up the last of it. The Italian cream cake was so good we shoved each other's forks out of the way to get the best bite!" read more

Yum!!! Love this cute little gem of a spot. The service is amazing...rare to find elsewhere, especially at this price point. Very authentic and tasty! At first we thought the sauce was a little too runny but the flavor was so good and it worked out with the meal. We got the salads, fries gnocchi, penne with meat sauce, and eggplant parmigiana. The eggplant was lightly battered, as it should be...not American style where it's like a fried chicken. The food was amazing, the service was fantastic, and it feels good to support such a sweet family owned spot. read more

On the recommendation of my Italian friend who is a regular here. I came here and got what she recommended which was the lobster bisque and carbonara with angel hair, both wet outstanding! Hot and fresh. The pepper grinder could be a little finer. I also splurged and had the eggplant and zucchini friti it comes with a delicious red sauce. I took off a star due to the fact I was presented the check before dessert was offered. Minor but a peeve of mine, as I know dessert is a nice way to bring up the price point of a meal, especially when home owned. I will be back! I love a homey hole in the wall that truly appreciates you. The owner stopped by with each course to ask how it was. Highly recommend! Great service. read more

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We used to eat here a lot before my wife and I got married and she moved in with me. She lived close by and it was convenient and the food is good. I don't think we ever had anything bad. They always treat you well and it feels like a mom and pop restaurant (it might actually be). We went back recently and it hadn't changed much, even with COVID protocols in place. I want to say I got the Chicken Parm and I ate the whole thing so it's clear that it was delicious. If you can't make a good Chicken Parm, can you really call yourself an Italian Restaurant? Service is always stellar and pricing is reasonable. read more

I've been eating here for years! My girlfriend and I are celebrating a long overdue birthday! When I say I've been coming here for years I've been coming here for 30 years, and I've known both owners, currently Mike! Everything you can eat here is very well prepared and Mike puts his very best in to everything he serves! It's a wonderful restaurant with a wonderful reputation and a wonderful waitstaff an atmosphere, but particularly the combination of all and good food on top of it! As you can see, we are dining very well! We wish you were here! Forgive me, I did forget to take a photo of the appetizer Tomato Caprese! Delicious! And always choose one of the desserts! read more

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It's good but the daily specials are expensive! No generic pizza as per usual but it would be nice to have on menu. I accidentally got 2 of the same types of pastas of white and red. The shrimp pasta was OK. Was outclassed by the sea bass. Service is good. read more

This place is right across the road from us and we pass it often. Decided one day to try it out and it was a lovely experience. We both got the dinner special which came with soup or salad, an entree and dessert. I had Cream of Mushroom soup, the Chicken Portobello and Key Lime Pie while my boyfriend had the Caesar salad, lasagna and cheese cake. Everything was delicious and the service by David was the best! He is so kind and extremely attentive. It is definitely a place I would recommend to someone else. read more

Sweet Basil Italian - Chicken Portobello and the Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Our food was delicious, it had been a long time since we had been there. We had moved out of state but recently moved back and we were so excited to see that Sweet Basil was still here and doing fantastic!!! read more

Used to live in Carrollton and always wanted to eat here. A friend had her birthday dinner here and finally I was able to try this place. They have a private dinning area which worked great for us. We were able to act a little crazy without disturbing others, Good set up and it worked well. I came a little later to the group and ordered. I stated with lobster bisque which almost came out immediately. It was meaty and tasty but I def had better. it was only "OK" After getting recommendations from the staff about the Tuscan dish. I ordered it. It literally came out in 5 minutes. Weird. It's penne pasta with Italian sausage, spinach and beans? Hey if two guys that worked here says it's good, it had to be. Wrong. It lacked that full flavor most Italian dishes have. The sausage was burnt on some sides and it all was sitting in a puddle of oil. I wasn't impressed with my friends entree either which also came out in record time. It was decent but the cream sauce was runny and it was kinda bland. No one was ever offered Parmesan cheese for their entrees or cracked black pepper. Hmmm.....who'd cooking back there?? ***Mind you the staff was on their toes and did well, keeping our drinks full and catering to our needs and providing fresh, hot bread...but this place is lacking something. The other thing that caught my eye, was when the server was serving the birthday cake. He would cut with one hand and catch the sliced with his BARE hands and put it on the plate. Not cool. Sweet Basil, I am extremely disappointed in you. I think Olive Garden could outshine you. I think you need to hire a new cook and retrain staff on cross-contamination. Sorry if I am being harsh. Just telling the truth. read more

Sweet Basil Italian - Lobster bisque. Meh, I've had better. - Italian Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Best mushroom soup ever! Best chicken Cesar on earth!! Great crab cakes!! Best cappuccino anywhere! Friendly, experienced, and attentive service. Your water glass will never be less than half full. read more

Food was a good value. Went for lunch but had very low expectations, which the restaurant met. We were served bread and butter and a bowl of Parmesan cheese. Bread was a sliced Italian bread that you would buy at any grocery store. No oil or balsamic vinegar to dip it in. Just the bread and butter. Which is very strange for an Italian restaurant. My husband had the lobster bisque which was good. Not amazing but for 2.50 we didn't have high expectations. Then he had the lasagna lunch special. It was tasteless and rubbery. It would have tasted better if it was a frozen lasagna dinner that was warmed up. I had the penne alla arrabiatta. The pasta was undercooked yet pieces were burned. It seemed as though they put the pasta in with the wine sauce at the end to join them and pieces of the pasta were burnt on the bottom of the pan. The best thing about the restaurant was the good service. read more

Food was amazing, 3.5 stars is way too low Ceased salad with blackened salmon was great, I regret not taking a picture to remember this moment better. read more

Decided to support local. Had a taste for blackened salmon tonight. Food was good. I guess I should of asked for all the dressing to be on the side. When the order arrived the lettuce was wilted from the warm fish. I don't even live 3 min away. The mozzarella was over cooked. read more

Sweet Basil Italian - Blackened Caesar Salad - Italian Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Absolutely amazing food! Glasses never even made it to halfway empty before the waiter came to refill. Servings were more than enough to fill you up and leave you with plenty for leftovers. The owner even brought us a slice of cheesecake on the house that was hands down the best I've ever had! Absolutely recommend and will be back!!!! read more

Oh my! I can't believe I had forgotten about this place. We were looking on Yelp for a place to order Italian nearby and Sweet Basil came up so we gave them a call. One of the reviews I read suggested Chicken Jerusalem. It did NOT disappoint! It was outstanding. Everything was delicious! Husband picked up the order and we ate at home so I can't comment on anything related to dining in, but the food was the best!!! We will definitely order again and dine in soon. read more

If I give a negative I would! Looking at the reviews and wanted to support local business, we ordered a takeout. Horrible! Firstly, the food was bad. Like bad to the bone bad! Salty and not flavored at all. Secondly, we asked for penne but instead we got angel hair even though we asked if they could substitute and they said yes! Secondly, on their website, it's written - soup or salad with entree! Instead they charged me for few lettuce leaves and store made salad dressing! If I knew or someone told me on the phone, I would have declined it! And the worst is dishonesty! They say all meals come with bread and butter. The man lied to our faces! Was there bread? No. Be honest with your customers! I would not go here even if it was free. It's on their website ! And what 15% for takeout! All false advertising! read more

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We were craving Italian last night and stopped by this place. The owner/manager seated us and was very polite. Unfortunately the waiter was not so polite. I guess he didn't like us ordering water for our drink. Come on, it's 106 degrees and water sounded good. Anyway he got grumpy. Next he brought us a plate of bread. It looked like someone had stepped on it. Glancing around, none of the other tables had smashed bread so my husband nicely requested another loaf. The waiter said that is normal and just gets smashed when they slice it. Wow! They need a sharper knife! Ultimately he took the smashed loaf back to the kitchen. He later returned with another loaf which he tossed onto the table and continued walking. Enough was enough. It didn't seem like things would get any better so we walked out. read more

I love locally owned restaurants, especially when they provide superior service and top of the line food. This one hits it out of the park! Please don't miss this little gem. And try the Chicken Jerusalem. You won't be sorry. read more

Always amazing food- we as a family always come here for Christmas Eve dinner but tonight we had a birthday and got it to go. Just as delicious as being in the restaurant; even after it took us some time to all get seated and ready to eat! The salads were large, as were the portions of everyone's meals and they even thought to wrap up their butter in foil and gave us plenty!! I actually look forward to sitting at this restaurant with their bread and butter and Cesar Salad before my meal and I was so excited to have that for our at-home birthday dinner! Hope to be back inside soon! read more

Hmmmm, came here at the suggestion of a friend who wanted to celebrate a birthday. I would say it was an underwhelming experience. Our server brought out some sliced french bread that was every bit as special as what you could pick up at Walmart next to the check out lanes. We ordered the fried zucchini appetizer which was OK. They had a wonderful sounding Chiliean sea bass as their featured special and it's a good thing I asked about the price before ordering because it was priced at a whopping $28!! We all ended up ordering the salmon which was priced a bit high at $16.99 considering it didn't come with any sides (those were priced seperately). It tasted alright but it was nothing spectatular. Being underwhelmed so far, I would've gladly passed on dessert but it wasn't MY birthday, so we opted for the tiramisu. Again, just meh. I could make a better tasting tiramisu at home (and have!). Service...our server was nice but I was a little annoyed that he continously kept coming around and topping off everyone's glass of water - even after taking two sips and the glass being practically full. I swear he must of topped off water glasses about 6 times - I finally had to say "no mas". And then as we were winding down, a female staff person came around and filled up water glasses one more time for good measure. Sadly, there was nothing special about this restaurant. I tried to like it but the mood in the little back room was depressing and the food lacked flavor and was mediocre at best. As much as I don't care for chain restaurants, I think Olive Garden's food has more flavor than this. I just can't recommend this place. read more