Le Basil - Palm Desert

This place knows you want delicious fresh amazing food and that is precisely what is served. Absolutely top food prep and quality in the desert, if you're looking for the BEST thai food, here it is. Expect a perfect blend of flavors, perfectly prepared noodles and soups etc... this place goes above and beyond my expectations. All employees know all to know about spice too so if you're a spice fan, prepare to enjoy yourself. See my photo of the ultra spelicey fish sauce which had salty soaked peppers with ultra heat... along with a 4 pepper sauce platter to add to your food as desired. Outstandingly fresh brewed thai tea with or without creamer... I cant say enough good things about this place. Pad Thai: perfection. Plenty of protein, not unproportionate. See my photos for the curry and hot sour soup as well, all really high level flavorful deliciousness. ENJOY

This is one of the best Vietnamese dishes I've ever tasted! The bonus is that they also offer delicious Thai cuisine. The salad rolls were a little messy as the ends weren't properly rolled, but they had a generous amount of refreshing mint. The seasoning on the tofu was outstanding - I could eat it every day!

Food was ok at best. ate it only cause I was hungry I had came in around 2. When I was still eating someone else came and asked if they had the lunch special and waiter said no, it was only on weekends, another man came out and told that Person they could do the lunch special , but when it came time for me to pay, I paid full price and wasn’t given the lunch special like the person that came 20 mins after did. Lol I was shook . I guess they just pick and choose who can get it? oh well, definitely expected a little more for the price. Was kinda left to myself while everyone else was being attended to. Wasn’t offered water and my food came out before the Thai tea ever came. Thai tea was just thrown together. Paid $26.05 for pad Thai and a Thai tea. Definitely was not worth it. Especially when the person that came after me was given the lunch special price. a little upsetting but it’s fine.

This restaurant seems to be run by a family and the staff are very friendly. We visited for dinner on a busy evening and were informed that we would have a table in 15 minutes. However, even though two tables became available, it took a while and some prompting for us to be seated. We placed our order right before the person who seated us left. It took over 15 minutes to receive our water and the food took even longer to arrive. We ordered vegetarian spring rolls, panang curry, and green curry. The spring rolls were delicious, the panang curry was good, but the green curry was a bit watery. The food overall was above average, but the service could be more prompt.

I ordered a to-go appetizer that took nearly 40 minutes to be ready. To make matters worse, the couple next to me at the bar ordered two entrees around the same time and received their food 10 to 15 minutes before my appetizer arrived. What's going on? If my order was forgotten, at least communicate with me or offer a drink while I wait for nearly 40 minutes. The beef wrapped in grape leaves was delicious, although the dipping sauce was a bit bland compared to the authentic food I'm used to in Little Saigon. While the food here is good, the service was terrible.