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    Thai Basil

    4.0 (180 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Asian Fusion
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    THAI BASIL ATMOSPHERE

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Classy
    Good for groups

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    Spicy Thai Basil Fried Rice
    Kyle J.

    I was looking for a Thai restaurant near Rutgers Camden and this place popped up so the first time I ordered take out. It was okay, so I said I would come back and dine in because the restaurant looked nice when I went and picked up my food. Second visit. I went for dinner and parking was very difficult to find so I ended up parking across the street in the Wawa lot hoping my car didn't get towed. The place was pretty empty for dinner. You could tell they do a lot of takeout business. Waitress/Service was good, The food portions are small. The food itself is not flavorful. It's just enough not to be bland. Typical Thai restaurant spicy scale, Get one below what you really want. 1 is a 2, 3 is a 4, etc I've been to quite a few Thai restaurants and this place is below average when it comes to taste. Nice intimate restaurant but I review the food

    pad thai with fried tofu
    Salena C.

    good food, fast service, staff is very nice, and the restaurant is clean and has a nice atmosphere! would come again:)

    Chicken pad thai
    Luis G.

    Second time coming here. Plenty of savory menu options and food was brought out fairly quickly. First time we had some tofu dishes of thai noodles. Second visit we had Pad Thai and Massaman curry: both very savory. The side of rice with the curry was on the smaller side. This place has a quiet, serene atmosphere. There is street parking with some spaces on a time-limited lot on the side.

    Lauren I.

    We got Thai Basil when we had a craving for Thai and Circles was closed. Unfortunately, we just didn't like Thai Basil as much; we found it less flavorful and watery.

    Table setting
    Long N.

    I came during lunch and it was dead! Surprising cause it is in collingswood. I pushed forward and tried it anyways. Service was great, I was the only customer for the first half of my meal, then they got another family and that was it. Everything was clean and quick. Parking is street parking and super cheap for the meter, $1 for 2 hours. The venue itself is larger than it looks, clean bathrooms. Cute seating arrangements. Food: I got the lunch special which is you get to select soup/salad, appetizer, entree. Hard to beat this deal which again was surprising why I was the only one in the restaurant. I got the tom kha soup which was salty! Oh boy, SOO salty, but good amount of protein and peppers, etc. it was not as spicy as I wanted but they have to cater to the general public. The fried tofu was cooked well but the sweet sauce should've been a peanut sauce (my personal suggestion.) would've been more Thai and more appetizer friendly, the current sauce makes it overly sweet like a dessert. Finally the pad kee mau was solid, plenty of protein, cooked well for my liking in terms the noodle consistency. Good portion size. Again, the lunch deal can't be beat. Happy eating!

    Ginger tea
    Junior L.

    Good food and great service. Very accommodating and spacious location. Thought the portions were on the smaller side but I left satisfied.

    Chrysanthemum tea
    Anastasia R.

    The crab meat drunken noodles from the dinner specials of the day menu were the perfect level of spicy! There was enough noodles to split between two people and since we had an appetizer, we had some noodles leftover. The fried vegetable dumplings had a similar flavor to scallion pancakes which I loved! The outer layer was excellently crisped but there was a doughy layer just beneath. I suggest pairing this dinner with chrysanthemum tea for a bit of sweetness. My husband also liked the blend of sweet and bitter in the Thai iced coffee.

    Spring Roll (vegetable)
    Janet P.

    Ordered take out last night and I ate the whole thing! It was all so good I couldn't stop eating. I ordered the vegetable spring rolls and shrimp pad Thai. The spring rolls were so fresh and crispy and they gave me 6 jumbo shrimp in my pad Thai. Definitely recommend.

    Tropical Shrimp
    Kristina K.

    My mom and I came back to Thai Basil for a second time and loved it just as much as the first time. We were the first ones in, as we came just as they opened, but it filled up very quickly. The server remembered us instantly and even remembered what we ordered last time! My mom started with a soup that was filled with fresh ingredients. For our main courses my mom ordered the duck special and I got the Tropical Shrimp. Both were perfectly spiced and delicious! Their staff is limited, but all of them do an excellent job making sure every customer is attended to and treated with care. I know we will be back time and time again!

    Pad Thai with Shrimp
    Amelia C.

    Came here this past Saturday with two friends around 6:30PM and there was no wait for dine-in. A lot of people were waiting for their take out orders. They practiced social distancing well-- the tables were spaced out. They have straws available if you do not feel comfortable drinking straight from the glass cup. We ordered the red Penang chicken curry, beef drunken noodles, and shrimp pad Thai. Best pad thai I've had in a while! It has a light sweetness to it. I normally don't like peanuts in my food, but it worked really well in their pad thai dish. The drunken noodles were delicious. If you have a low spice tolerance- I would not recommend this dish. I enjoyed the red penang curry as well. It is a thin soup consistency, but has a creamy flavor. My friends did not like that the curry sauce was thin because they prefer thicker style curries. I prefer thick curry as well, but the flavor of this curry was on point! Portions here are smaller compared to other restaurants I've eaten at, but it was the perfect amount for one meal. The three of us shared 3 entrees and we did not have left overs.

    Fried Tofu Peanut

    Ordered thru Postmates and food arrived within 40 min, still hot and fresh with crisp veggies. They followed instructions for vegan entrees without fish sauce. Portions were a bit small for a $15 veg entree. Tofu app was good with the sauce. They added chili flakes on top to make it spicy. Overall flavor was OK.

    House salad: Good ingredients but too expensive for the size
    Missy S.

    I've ordered from here a couple of times, and the food is usually at least above average. I will say for sure that the Tom Kha soup is some of the best around, which is a large part of why I keep ordering. Today I got the soup and also the crunchy wontons which were good, but I also ordered the house salad which I've never had before. It cost $8 and I was disappointed at the size: half a takeout box and four pieces of tofu is not a lot of bang for your buck, especially when I've paid the same price at other restaurants and you get a huge salad.

    Thai Basil's House Salad and Vegetable and Tofu Street Noodle
    Truthful J.

    Decided to try some take out from here. I told my husband I had a taste for some Tom Kha soup. Apparently not all Tom Kha soups are equal in taste, served in abundance or at least by the container full. This one seemed to be very sweet which I didn't like and the container wasn't even full. I also got the house salad with peanut dressing.....didn't like that either. My husband and I split an order of the street noodles. They didn't taste bad, but they were very dry. The portions were also very small. My husband got the salmon and he said it was just ok as well. We honestly weren't impressed with the food so we probably won't be going back. The food quality and portion size doesn't line up with the pricing.

    Drunken noodles with crab meat - $25

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