Basil Thai: Where Traditional Thai Food Meets Asian Fusion Delights.
Discover Basil Thai, a cozy Asian fusion restaurant located in the heart of Austin. Our aim is simple: to combine the best of traditional Thai cuisine with the delightful flavors of Asian hot pot and noodle soup.
With a background spanning two decades in the foodservice industry, the founder of Basil Thai is excited to share her expertise and creativity with a fresh audience. Our dishes are lovingly prepared in-house, ensuring each bite is infused with authentic Asian flavors and a touch of our own unique style.
Next time you’re in the neighborhood and craving a delicious meal, we invite you to pay us a visit. Experience our take on Thai food, noodle soup, and hot pot—
Strip-mall kitchen turning out Thai soups, curries & noodle dishes in a modestly appointed space. Based on 391 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
2501 W Parmer Ln #550, Austin, TX 78727
Phone: (512) 599-5372
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Hours
| Sunday | 12–8:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–4 PM, 5–8:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–4 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–4 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–4 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
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Reviews
A RDH
We love this place! Hotpot dishes are what we normally order. Dine in at least 2+ time a month. I actually like the new app that you can place order on phone, they still have paper menu if needed. “Create your own hot pot” is the best option and each time they deliver the perfect flavor. Pork egg rolls and cashew chicken are delicious too. So far every dishes we ordered are exceptional.
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Kim My Cao
Not sure how this place had been getting bad reviews, but I’ve been coming here for years! I like to get the individual custom hot pots, so I can’t speak too much on their other dishes. Their broths tend to be thinner, but keeping in mind the experience of hot pot and having your add-ins flavor your broth, they do a good job. I used to get the szechuan Mala broth, which is super spicy and good for this pepper head, but opted for the panang curry (spicy) with the lamb and curry combo inside it this week. My friend got the miso broth for his (mild) and we both really loved our dishes! The staff is super nice, it was clean, and the food was delicious (great portion size too and I get to take some leftovers hehe). It might not be the best hot pot in town, but it definitely hits the spot and is a great value!
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Lan
Nice Thai place that specializes in Hot Pot! We got the Drunken noodles and Panang curry, both were delicious! The Drunken noodles especially were very flavorful. Next time we will try the hot pot, we didn’t this time because we came for lunch. The prices are very reasonable too, cheaper than a lot of other Thai places in town.
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Felicity Loveland
I was excited to try this place, but it didn’t pan up to expectations. You order at your table from your phone, which is okay, but my preferred method. I ordered noodles, and my husband got wings. I felt both were cooked in rancid oil. The flavors were off, and I did not enjoy the meal. I typically live Thai food, so this was really disappointing.
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Sousha Stragg (Sousha)
The food was excellent, had thw Pad Thai (medium spic)e) and thw Pork egg rolls. Both items were very good could be more attentive when it comes to refilling or refreshing drinks. Initial delivery of drinks after ordering was quick. I had to flag someone down to get a new drink and with sitting still eating the Ice water (second drink once flagging down someone) was not refilled.
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J & H Real Estate
Basil Thai has the best comfortable food for me in a healthy way. I like pick the soup and meat and vegetables by myself from the menu to make an individual hot pot! When I was pregnant I ate the food, and now my children like eating with me together! The place is very clean. The speed of serving is fast in regular hours. In high peak hours, the waiting time is also reasonable! The service is wonderful-always welcoming and kind and considerate. I like the spacious seating space! How comfortable when I am sitting with my children without stresses being to close to others. This restaurant accompanied me for years and gave me comfort and good food for many important days-for when I was pregnant, for I was busy for work, for I was dating with my husband, for I was having fun with my good friends, for I felt sick and needed comfortable soup, for I was eating with my children to make them feel happy, for my husband hanging out with his friends, for when we treated our visitors and families! So many beautiful memories!
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Angie Chavez
I went to Basil Thai during my lunch break. I walked here because it is close to were I work. The lady that attended me was polite and attentive. I got rice with shrimp, chicken and veggies. I also got a Thai drink which was milky and it looked orange as shown in picture. It was very good!
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Junyan Lee
There is little no choice for hot pot in Austin area. This one will do fine if you just want to ease your craving for hotpot. But do not come with a very high expectations. Create your own hot pot option does cost a bit more than a set. The staff is friendly.
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Mandy Cao
i really enjoyed their individual, personalized hot pot! it came out pretty quick and was quite tasty! would not recommend getting corn in your pot, wasn’t worth.
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James Fischer
Excellent food! I spent 13 years in the Navy and visited Thailand several times, this is good Thai food…THE BEST I’VE HAD IN AUSTIN. I would have included pictures but I was too busy eating lol. I will add pictures next time. I highly encourage you to try this restaurant and I recommend either a hot pot of your liking or the Drunken Noodle. The attached photos show the same dishes ordered over several visits and show that the food is very consistent. The food is so good there may be a wait…WAIT! Not open on Tuesday.
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