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Basil Restaurant

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4.5 of 5 stars 56 ratings
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#8 of 483 restaurants in Charleston
  • Cuisines: Thai
  • Address: 460 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
  • Phone:  (843) 724-3490
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3 of 5 stars
Virginia Beach
22 May 2008

I've been here twice now, and it is a decent place to have dinner. The restaurant itself was packed with little breathing room, but we were fortunate enough to be seated outside so that didn't prove to be much of an issue. The friendly staff was very accomodating. The food was ok (I'm not really crazy about Thai food) although... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
21 May 2008

Amazing! The Pad Thai was absolutely delicious! more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
21 Apr 2008

Best Thai in Town. Go early - stay late. more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
27 Feb 2008

It's great for a thai restaurant in America but on a wordly scale, it would be like thai food in a hotel in thailand, tweaked to suit American taste. Not spicy enough and a little too sweet but if rated as a thai restaurant in America, I would give it a 4. Quite noisy though and that music is definately... more

20 Feb 2008
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The first thing that struck me about Basil was how loud it was. However, they do have outdoor seating. The food was pretty good but the appetizer rolls, for example, were pretty small. I expected a larger serving for the price; likewise for the entrees. If the cuisine had been extraordinary I could have overlooked this, but I found it... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
8 Feb 2008

Great food and fun place more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
30 Jan 2008

Just ate there for lunch. Their pad prik is sooooo delicious!! Great service. more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
22 Jan 2008

Great Thai food! more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
21 Jan 2008

Good Thai...AND the only Thai downtown...good service, always busy...try the soups...often overlooked but rather lovely... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
15 Jan 2008

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460 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
Tel: (843) 724-3490
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