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    Sweet Basil

    3.9 (171 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Noodles
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Casual
    Intimate
    Quiet
    Good for groups

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    Drunken noodle with Shrimp, lunch special portion... PLENTY!
    Kay S.

    Drunken noodles have lived up to the hype I played over in my mind from 15 years ago!! I used to get my hair done around the corner and being steps from the LIRR WOODSIDE stop this Thai food always hit the spot before or after that 5hour process of hair torture! Just today I took a friend there. We landed in LGA, took the FREE Q70 to Woodside and were in awe on every bite of the drunken noodles! A rated for cleanliness, and A++++ rating for flavor, service and simple ambiance. The lunch special MON-FRI 11-4, includes fresh spring roll and salad with the most refreshing sweet yet light peanut dressing! We jumped back on the LIRR to Jamaica and headed to JFK. The multiple modes of transport, walking, bag lugging was all rewarded with the most scrumptious comforting drunken noodles!! We also had the Calamari and boy was it fresh, lighting fried but crunchy and delicious!

    Drunken Noodles
    Kealan H.

    Literally steps away from the Woodside LIRR Stop, I had a very tasty Drunken Noodles with Pork. The service is very fast, ideal place to eat before or after a commute.

    Pad Drunken Noodles
    Mohima M.

    The food is delicious and flavorful! The service is fast and efficient and the staff are sweet and friendly. The ambiance is a little ethnic and romantic with slightly dim lighting and vintage cold accents throughout the decor. My go to is the glass noodles.

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    Dominica D.

    Great choice for Thai in queens. We tried a few things, all had different favorites. Alll very flavorful and fresh, a bit spicy the drunken noodles. Great service, quick, well priced. Cute inside!

    Green Curry with chicken
    Catherine Y.

    We happen to be in the neighborhood and decided to give the restaurant a try. The papaya salad was refreshing but very small for the price and way overdressed as the fish sauce was extremely overwhelming. The curry noodle soup had good flavor but a little too sweet and although the noodles were perfectly cooked, the chicken was so dry that I found it inedible. The green curry with chicken served with rice had great flavor but again the chicken was so dry. I'm pretty sure we made the wrong choice in protein but unfortunately I won't be back to try another protein.

    Anna K.

    I LOVE THIS PLACE SO MUCH!! Their food is absolutely authentic Thailand food! I'm really obsessed and moreover it's very cheap! But everything so great so far!! I love Larb Chicken Salad, Yum Woon Sen, Pad Gra Prao and Pad Kana!! Of course Pad Thai is my favorite as well :) And stuffs are always nice Hugely recommend this place and its really calm! Around here have so many Thailand restaurants but you should try this restaurant out then you will like it!

    Chicken Green Curry

    Quiet place to chill at, food is well seasoned and taste amazing, but the chicken is a little overcooked.

    Aurora C.

    It is my first time eating here and it was great! It is a smaller intimate setting with adorable pillows on the bench seating and these beautiful leaf imprinted table tops. You would expect them to play more traditional music but the jazzy music is calming while you eat. We ordered the vegetable dumplings, fried, and they were really amazing. Even though they were fried the dumpling skin was thin enough where you didn't feel like you were stuffing your face with grease. I'm not sure what all the ingredients were but there was something soft/saucy inside that gave the dumplings a different texture than regular vegetable dumplings but were delicious regardless. I got a Garlic Sauce dish with chicken and my bf got the Chicken Pad Thai. You can't go to a Thai restaurant without getting a Thai iced tea! I love when you can really taste the tea in the drink. It was very rich and it really hit the spot. My garlic sauce dish was really enjoyable. I'm slightly obsessed with ginger so I would have liked a little more ginger, but for the average person it was the perfect amount, the ginger pieces were small enough not to shock your palate if you don't like a lot of ginger. The veggies were nicely cooked so they weren't too hard when you bit into them. The pad Thai noodles were slightly under cooked so they were a little more tough than usual but the dish was still very flavorful. I would definitely recommend coming here or even ordering out! The staff is super friendly and prices are not bad at all!

    Order came out to about $55 dollars.
    Lesley K.

    Ordered thru DoorDash cause my regular spot I am Thai was closed. And I'm glad I got to try it out. Every we ordered was delicious esp the crispy pork belly with veggies. Sauce was amazing. Only thing was that the portions were really small other than that I'd highly recommend this place.

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    1 month ago

    This time very happy!!!!! I got what are ask for, great food make my day happy also d delivery is fast

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    Love their food! Very delicious! I ordered here a couple of time already (when I was craving for Thai food) and they never disappoint!

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    Amazing restaurants! Terrific service, great ambiance, and the most exquisite food! I love it here! Eat at this place as often as you can!

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    So, I've known about this place forever, but haven't been able to go…read more Finally make it during lunch and I loved it. Service: it's nice. They definitely didn't tell me that lunch specials were available before I ordered my soup. Other than that, everyone is pleasant. Space: they have two sides, so plenty of space, but nights and weekends can get pretty packed, so keep that in mind. Food: I ordered Tom Yum soup and a lunch drunken noodle with a Thai iced tea. I only had the soup there and took the entire lunch special to go. Just based off of the soup, I will be going back. It was delicious and PACKED to the MAX! Writing this now, I can still imagine. Drunken Noodles were also really tasty. I like mine spicy and it could have been made spicier, but that's not even a real complaint. Also- the one next to me had this dish which reminded me of pad see ew but in a gravy. Looked delicious!! I will be back for whatever she had. Overall: the entire block is like a little Thai street. There are lots of Thai food options and I finally made it to Ayada. Super happy with my meal and excited to go back with some people and enjoy.

    the wait was too long for saranrom thai AND hug esan :(…read more this place was rlly good though! the chive cakes were a sleeper hit: crispy on the outside and so chewy and soft on the inside almost mochi like probably best chive cakes i've had at a thai place. discovered i don't like raw crab would not recommend the salad very ocean flavored. crispy duck panang curry was yummy not the best duck i've had but very good and the curry sauce was delish. mango sticky rice a hit as always the rice was very warm and subtly sweet and the mango was decently fresh. i will say it's a bit expensive for the amount you get but otherwise yummy!

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    Came here for a very late dinner since it's open until 11:00pm on Saturdays. Spicy Shallot's been…read morementioned a lot in my Queens FB Foodie Group, but maybe it was an off night or we ordered items that aren't their most spectacular. Had the $30 Branzino (didn't realize that it's fried. And that we had a choice between sweet chili sauce, mango salad, cashew cream sauce). The waitress didn't ask which one we wanted. Also had the $18 Crispy Watercress Kung Fu Salad. We were thinking of a duck dish (& I didn't see the Khao Soi - one either softshell crab that I've seen previously), but the couple next to us who's been there twice within the past 2 weeks recommended these two dishes. The salad was lightly battered vegetable, they used Water Spinach instead (big tuber fritters stuck together). The bowl of Seafood Salad (shrimp & calamari, kind of Thai ceviche-style) was OK but didn't have nuances in flavor (spicy sour sweet). The Liquid was deep at the bottom and it was hard spooning things on top of the vegetable. The presentation of the fish was gorgeous - came out on a fish-shaped platter on top of an little flame. The server poured the sauce over the fish and everything bubbled. There was cauliflower and string beans underneath the fish. Didn't realize that it was fried instead of broiled or grilled. We didn't know what sauce we were getting and at first I thought it was tiny bit sour, as I continued eating, it became like a one-note tamarind. Same - there wasn't any sweet sour spicy fishy. We asked for medium-spice when we ordered. It's a little awkard deboning and serving a fried crispy fish on top of a metal platter at a 2-seat table, but my Auntie-skills kicked in and it's no problem for me since I'm familiar with where the bones are. Friend ordered a Thai Coffee also (it might only come iced). The restaurant is beautiful and has a sleek but tropical Asian decor & about 75% full even up to closing. Has a cute outdoor seating area too - a very different vacation feel on a block of Woodside/Elmhurst Queens. Later I come to find out my Queens - born Thai friend said he stopped going to this restaurant after it's renovation and adding sushi to the menu. The ownership changed and he doesn't think it's Thai-owned anymore. Either way, I kind of wish the food met up to the standards of this "Little Thailand" area of NYC. Maybe I'll try them again if they have lunch specials. A couple was sharing a giant beer glass of Thai Tea.

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    Came on a Saturday at 5 pm right before the rush. Our server was super sweet and friendly and gave…read morea couple of recommendations. She also started us off with some complimentary popcorn. Surf & turf skewers: My least favorite dish of the night. I found most of the skewers a bit dry. Larb beef & tripe: the Larb was super flavorful and delicious. We got a side of sticky rice as well and it paired really nicely together. Crab fried rice: Generous amount of crab and nice wok hay. The rice also had a nice chew to it that I enjoyed. Salt encrusted tilapia: I wish there was a bigger vermicelli noodle portion on the side but I really liked the tilapia. It was perfectly cooked and fell off the bone and the sauce complemented it perfectly. Don't forget to remove the salt crust!

    I genuinely don't understand the hype around Zaab Zaab Elmhurst. We ordered the fried rice, drunken…read morenoodles, pad kra pao, and the ribeye steak. The steak was the only dish that showed any sign of life. Everything else tasted as if it had been rinsed with water before being served--completely stripped of seasoning, aroma, and any trace of authentic Thai flavor. It's astonishing that a restaurant with such a strong reputation could produce food that's less flavorful than the faux Thai takeout spots tucked inside Chinese restaurants off the Ohio Turnpike. That's not an exaggeration. What's even more baffling is the location. In the heart of Queens, surrounded by Thai restaurants serving bold, vibrant, unapologetically flavorful food, Zaab Zaab somehow manages to be a culinary desert. The fried rice was bland, the drunken noodles were lifeless, and the pad kra pao lacked the punch, basil, heat, and savoriness that define the dish. It honestly felt as though the menu had been engineered for diners who think black pepper is adventurous. Instead of authentic Thai flavors, everything seemed toned down to the point of being unrecognizable. For a restaurant with this reputation, the meal was a massive letdown. There are countless nearby Thai restaurants that deliver the bold, aromatic flavors Thailand is known for. Save your money and your appetite for one of them.

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    Found a heavy hitter in Elmhurst. ​Eim Khao Mun Kai is…read moredoing one thing, and they're doing it better than anyone else. If you're looking for a massive menu, keep walking. This spot is a 3-table operation focused entirely on perfecting Thai chicken rice--and they nailed it. ​The move here: ​The Chicken: Poached to absolute perfection. Tender, juicy, no fluff. ​The MVP: The chicken heart. It was so good I had to double down and order a second round. If you know, you know. ​The Rice: Fragrant ginger rice that actually has flavor, paired with a radish broth that hits the spot. ​The Sauce Science: They let you mix your own. I went with the soybean paste + ginger-scallion combo. It's addictive. Do not skip the ginger-scallion. ​Washed it all down with a solid Thai tea to balance the heat. It's a tiny shop with efficient service and zero ego. A total hidden gem. I'll be back. ​ 81-32 Broadway, Elmhurst ​#ElmhurstEats #QueensFood #KhaoMunKai

    4.5 We really liked…read morethe food here. Got the chicken set for 2. Each bite of chicken/gizzard/liver and rice with the condiments was flavorful. Wished there was more liver. Like a deconstructed and dry version of a filipino soup I love called Chicken Tinola, with similar ingredients too. The set came with soup - was mild and good. I added a bit of the ginger-scallion condiment and liked that too. I think it's the first time I tried Thai iced green tea - slightly sweet for me but lighter bec with half and half. Couldn't give this place a 5 stars though because of the heat. We went there when it was at least 90 degrees, and didn't know it wasn't air-conditioned. There was only 1 oscillating fan which was only ok when it was pointed at our direction. Once it turned, I had to keep fanning myself. The iced drink was refreshing but wasn't enough. We would have left if only we weren't set on trying their Hainan chicken. Will surely return, on a not so hot day. Service was great. Food came out quickly. It must've felt hotter for the staff being in the kitchen but they still had smiles. Nearest train station is Elmhurst Ave stop of M, R and some bus lines along Broadway, but not too far from Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Hts station. Has 4 small tables, and counter seating for 3. No restroom. Cash only.

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