Location: 1070 Major Mackenzie Dr E #F103 (at Bayview), Richmond Hill
Website: http://thaibasil.ca/
Cuisine: Thai
Meal: dinner
My thoughts:
I was treating my parents for dinner and decided to play it safe by choosing someplace I'd been before. We made reservations for 6pm (highly recommended if you go on a weekend night). I knew I'd made the right choice when I saw my mom's look of approval as we entered the restaurant (ambiance is really important to her.) And sure enough, I can see why. The decor is very zen-like and is complete with large buddha statues and waterfalls. As for the food, I took the reins and decided on the following, which we shared:
Thai BBQ Pork ($8.95) - Tender pork grilled in Thai style served with pickled vegetables and homemade spicy Thai BBQ sauce. The photo in the menu piqued my interest, and I'm glad I gave it a try. This is not like the Chinese-style variety, but still delicious in its own right. Extremely tender and slightly crispy on the outside. I can't say I really cared for the sauce, but still highly recommended!
Thai Red Curry Duck ($14.95) - Thai red curry cooked with boneless grilled duck, Thai eggplants, grapes, tomatoes, basil leaves & coconut milk. I'd had this years ago when I used to frequent this place, and it was just as good as I'd remembered. My favourite part, asides from the heavenly coconut-heavy sauce that I wanted to drink as a soup, was the big juicy grapes and sweet pineapple. I can't express in words just how good this is. Just order it!
Thai Basil Eggplants & Tofu ($9.95) - Stir fried eggplant, basil leaves, onions, mushrooms, red pepper, chilli & tofu, served in hot pot. Nothing really remarkable about this dish in the sense that there wasn't any real "Thai" flavour to it, but on its own, not bad.
Mango Sticky Rice ($6.95) - Black & white sticky rice served with fresh mango, topped with coconut milk. Never had this here before, but decided I had to order this after my dad told me he'd never tried this. This turned out to be a really good pick, and everyone was thoroughly happy with this. If I really had to be very critical though, I thought the coconut milk, which was served on the side, was a bit salty. Nonetheless, still highly recommended!
An all-around very enjoyable meal we had this evening. Will be back with the whole fam!
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