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    Thai Basil

    3.6 (1.4k reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    L-31. Chicken with Mint Leaves
    Christine A.

    Thai Basil is located in a plaza in Fullerton -- parking was very easy due to the big lot. I also used their website to place my order during work, which made things super convenient! The service was incredibly friendly when I went. However, I do not see myself returning because the food itself was pretty bland. To put it into perspective, the Kra Pao was lacking a lot of color and flavor. I had to put a lot of hot sauce on it to make it taste decent. It does the job for quick thai food but I wouldn't particularly recommend it.

    Stir-fried snow peas with chicken, Pineapple curry with chicken, and Wonton soup
    Aileen J.

    Four of us celebrated our birthdays with lunch on Monday. We shared Wonton soup, Stir-fried snow peas with chicken, Bangkok noodles with beef, Pineapple curry with chicken, and Pad See Ew with chicken. Three kinds of rice were available: white, brown, and sticky. I really liked the wonton soup filled with wontons, chicken, shrimp, baby corn, carrots, and choy sum. My Pad See Ew was delicious. I got to sample the other yummy dishes, too. Entree portions were good for the price. The staff was pleasant and allowed us to enjoy a leisurely meal. Thai Basil is not far from the 57 Freeway, and there is ample parking in the shopping center lot.

    Wontons, 54. Pad See-Ew, Thai Iced Coffee
    Ellen W.

    Always great, fast, efficient service I always order the beef salad and Pad see ew. Consistently yummy/ They will make the beef salad to your spice comfort level. No frills interior but clean and comfy booths.

    #54. Pad See-ew
    Mallory J.

    So flavorful and always great service, love coming here when we're in the area! We got the pad Thai, pad see ew, and crab Rangoon on today's visit.

    Pad thai
    Jeremy S.

    I enjoyed the pad thai with chicken here ($14.95). The flavor of the noodles was a good mix of savory and sweet tastes. I enjoyed the texture of the noodles but wished they provided a bigger portion since I felt hungry at the time. I'm not a fan of bean sprouts on my food and asked for them on the side since I think they distract from the main flavor. They provided the bean sprouts to us before our meals, so it was like a little snack. My family had ordered other meals in the menu; this restaurant offers a wide selection of choices. However, I didn't enjoy their prik king, in which the red chili paste didn't cook and blend well with the green beans. In general, I feel like the safe choices for this restaurant are the most popular Thai foods. Service was fine when we went. Since the restaurant is close to a state university, we saw people come over to celebrate graduations. Despite this, the restaurant didn't get too busy.

    Pad woon sen (silver glass noodles with chicken and veggies)
    Patrick ..

    THE BACKSTORY: I have been going here off and on for about 15 years and, like an old flame, I have a love/hate relationship with it. When it's on point, the food is delicious! When it not, it's a massive disappointment. This review will focus on our latest visit. THE FOOD: Their menu is pretty extensive and offers almost everything you could want in a Thai restaurant. Our party of 6 ordered a bunch of dishes to share family style. Here's how each one fared: * Beef salad - It was excellent. The ingredients were all fresh and it had that good balance between the sour sauce and savory meat. * Tom yum gai - This hot-and-sour soup with chicken and mushroom was surprisingly bland. In the past, it's been too salty. Clearly the cooks have have consistency issues. * Angel wings - We actually ordered the buffalo wings, but instead got this appetizer (chicken wings stuffed with glass noddles and shrimp). We were going to complain about getting the wrong dish, but no server was nearby and we were too hungry at this point. Fortunately, it was good. * Pad Woon Sen - These glass noodles came loaded with veggies and chicken. Flavor was good, though there weren't as much noodles as we're used it. * Thai fried rice - A standard fried rice dish; nothing to write home about. * Spicy scallops - This was the big disappointment, as it came with only 6 pieces of scallops for $19.95. The cooks tried to hide this fact by piling bamboo shoots over top. Worst off, it wasn't really that spicy or flavorful. THE SERVICE: During my latest outing, the service was mixed. One server was quite helpful and attentive, while another one seemed annoyed anytime we asked for something. The third server was decent, but never smiled and didn't say much. Now, I say this knowing that customer service at most authentic Asian restaurants is a low priority. (I'm Asian and grew up in this culture.) But I raise it here because I have been to Thai Basil when the service has been amazing (clearly their A Team was working) and when the service has been utterly horrible. So, clearly management needs to do a better job at training. THE SETTING: It's a good sized restaurant, though you might have to wait a while if you have a party of 5 or more because there isn't a lot of space for bigger groups. Our party of 6 was seated near the front, where it's rather cramped. If you're a party of 4 or fewer, no problems -- they have plenty of comfy booths. Fortunately, it's beautifully decorated, the bathrooms are clean, and there's usually parking in the large lot (it's in the same strip mall as the Dollar Tree and Smart and Final). THE CONCLUSION: I really want to give Thai Basil a 4 out of 5, but based on my recent outing here, I have to lower it to a 3 out of 5. The subpar customer service and inconsistent food does not justify the increased prices. If we go back, it will be only because 1) I want to give them another chance or 2) I have no better options. But in my heart, I WANT them to get better because I have great memories eating here with my then-girlfriend/now-wife. So, Thai Basil, if you're reading this, please train your cooks and servers better, and I'll be back!

    Sticky rice and mango
    Florence

    Amazing food and great service. Make sure you save room for the Mango and sticky rice. I don't know how they make the mango taste so sweet but it's always perfect. We ordered our standard entrees of Thai beef salad and pad seeuw. The beef salad was perfectly seasoned with a good balance of beef to salad. It's one of the best beef salads I've ever had. The pad seeuw was also well executed. We will definitely be returning to check out some of the other entrees.

    L-69. Original Thai Fish

    I have been coming for years and it's absolutely now Covid struck food is good however pretty pricey and the portions are noticeably smaller. I get it but I just can't pay $20 for 2 bites I refuse lol!

    Papaya salad
    Betty V.

    It's been awhile since I've eaten here, but I've always enjoyed Thai Basil. The service is generally good and the food is always great. I don't think I've ever eaten anything that I didn't like here. I enjoyed the ambience. They have Time music playing in the background and a really nice decor featuring Thai decorations. I ordered the tom yum gung soup with white rice and some papaya salad. Both the soup and salad were created at the mils level. I can't handle Thai heat. It gets too spicy for me. But if you can handle the heat, go for it. I have eaten food at the medium level before. The food was still delicious but I couldn't feel my mouth during and after. Lol. I'm coming back again if I'm in the area.

    31. Chili Sauce and Mint Leaves 54. Pad See-Ew 37. Sweet and Sour Fish
    Ryan H.

    Pretty good Thai! Been coming here or ordering takeout for over 7 years, and the food is always good. Service can be mixed but for the most part the staff is nice and efficient. They have a great lunch special, but other items at dinner are affordable as well. Go-to dishes are always the Pad See Ew, Ground chicken with Chili Sauce and Mint leaves, Sweet and Sour Fish, Tom Yum, and Green Curry. All 5/5. Papaya salad is also solid. I've had other items that aren't as good, like the fried rice or the kung pao trio (it was overly salty but they fixed when we told them, flavor just wasn't great), but I just don't order those items again. Nothing wrong with sticking to the classics. Ambiance is nice, they have lots of Thai decor and comfy booth seating. Parking can be somewhat difficult at times, as the plaza it's located in can get quite busy, but usually there's plenty of spaces.

    SO MUCH RICE, so little "food".

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    One of my favorite restaurants, recently the prices have greatly increased and the portions have dramatically decreased.

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    3 months ago

    Picked up food for Mother's Day. Yellow curry was delicious. The beef broccoli was a little watery. The noodles were great.

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    "Crying Tiger" so bad we wanted to cry. Worse than trying t chew shoe leather. Threw it all out.

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    The drunken noodles tasted great, but the portion was very small for the price. I don't think I'll be coming back.

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    Hidden gem in OC. Good service, no wait, very good noodles! This place needs to be rated higher!

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    Quick serving nice waitresses food is ok. I wanted chicken kha soi but the kind they serve was not the traditional version.

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    Ask the Community - Thai Basil

    Why can't I place an order on Yelp anymore?

    I am not sure but they take order over phone calls.

    How are the gluten free options?

    Their Gluten-Free Options I believe are minimal as they do use SOY SAUCES in most of their dishes. I am planning on going there in the next week or so and will ask.… 

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    Came here for dinner with my fiancé and his dad and when we first pulled into the parking lot we…read morewere like "OMG is this fine dining??" Because of how nice it looked from outside and inside! Parking was easy but I can see it being difficult if you come during peak hours. Inside was beautifully decorated and clean! We put our name down and waited on the seats they had outside. Very conveniently they placed QR codes to their menu so you can start looking at what you want! My family and I are vegetarian but my future father-in-law does not eat onion and garlic for religious reasons. This makes things hard because majority of places rely on onion and garlic for the aromatics! But we saw that Basil & Co was able to accommodate this for us! It makes me so happy! The staff here is so nice and patience and made sure to double check our orders so it wasn't conflicting with our diet! I got the Tom Yum noodle soup (with rice noodle!) my fiancé got their pineapple fried rice with fried tofu, and my future father-in-law got their pad see ew. We were able to share amongst all of us and my goodness, the portions are HUGE. We were so full and stuffed! I really enjoyed the Tom Yum noodle soup! I got it medium spicy (my group cannot handle it too spicy) and it was so good. I loved the sour and spicy and the bits of lemongrass in it really packed a punch! The pineapple fried rice was okay, a bit smokey for my taste and it has raisins with cashews! The pad see ew was yummy, sweet and savory! Price wasn't to bad for our 3 entrees, about $60ish But the portions were huge and the staff was so friendly. Would def come back again!

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    A 5 star meal plus a 5 star service! They easily accommodated for Celiac/gluten free no issues for…read moreme! The food was sooooo yummy. Get ready for it because we got A LOT of food: chicken sauté, cashew nut with chicken, orange tofu - gluten-free, pad Thai with soft tofu - gluten-free, fried trout with a honey lime sauce - accommodated for gluten-free, green curry with soft tofu, pad see-ew, with fried tofu, pad kee mao with fried tofu and 2 sweet sticky rice with mango. We were 4 adults and two kids, and almost ate everything because it was sooooo good. The ambience is very nice as well and tastefully decorated. From the outside it looks like it will be very small location but it does go back. We had a great table in the back which was very spacious and had plenty of room for all 6 of us, the food and the kids even were able to walk about a bit in the back without interfering. Highly recommend visiting. Learned some great news... a year ago they bought Thai Specialty in Brea, Ca. The name is days away from changing to House of Thai Cuisine but they already changed everything else. The menu is now the same one as this Yorba Linda, Ca location. This is a family owned business. We had a chance to met one of the owners who was incredibly warm and welcoming. You definitely won't regret eating at House of Thai Cuisine!!!

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    Decided to try a new to us Thai restaurant in the area. Based upon the review we picked this place…read more As we pulled up and parked we noticed it is a very small restaurant in a small strip mall. This restaurant is also a ghost kitchen for BowlAzia. The restaurant only had 3 tables, 1 is a 2 top and the other 2 are pushed together to make 4 tops. When you enter you place your order with the cashier. Note on the menu their dishes do not include proteins, you have to add those as extra with an extra cost. We ordered the curry puffs since we read about them in the reviews. I ordered pad see ewe with broccoli on the side to give to my hubby. They use American broccoli here and not Chinese broccoli. Hubby ordered Pad Thai. We also wanted mango sticky rice but they were sold out for the day. We both ordered cups of water which were served in small plastic cups. Asked for lemon slices and received lime slices. The Sriracha and Soy sauce arrived in small packets and they brought us metal plates and silverware. Food came out in a decent amount of time. It's made to order so you do need to wait some. The restaurant was clean and not too noisy. The curry puff was a bit dry inside and not juicy at all. The crust was flaky and crispy and we enjoyed that. We came here at night so maybe if it was earlier in the day it would have tasted better? My Pad Se Ewe tasted good and I appreciated they were able to do the broccoli separately. My hubby liked his Pad Thai as well. The portion sizes were ok and we both finished our plates. If you plan on coming here during lunch or dinner time I imagine you will need to order it to go as it's so small inside. When we got there the first table was full, we took the middle tables and another party of 4 came in and took the last table. If we are in the area and it's not busy we will definitely return. However, if it's busy we will go elsewhere as we would not be able to sit and enjoy our meal there due to lack of seating.

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