Green Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar
Green Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar
Fresh Thai soft spring rolls filled with fresh romaine lettuce, basil leaves soft noodles,Sauted shrimp Served with sweet chili sauce
Two pieces. Grilled marinated chicken. Served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad.
Our wontons are filled with a shrimp and pork. These flavorful bites are then topped with cilantro, scallion, and a chili sauce.
Boiled soy bean, lightly salted and served hot.
Two pieces. Homemade fresh daily and crispy vegetable egg rolls. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
Bean sprouts, tofu, eggs, carrots, cucumbers, jicama and plum sauce.
Fried soft pillow tofu served with spicy sweet and sour sauce
A selection rack of New Zealand lamb marinated with garlic, white peppers, and cilantro grilled to perfection. Served with peanut sauce.
Fried rice vermicelli noodle mix with sweet and sour sauce
New Zealand green mussels carefully steamed with Thai basil and fresh lemongrass. Served with house spicy sauce.
Thin pastry filled with ground chicken and vegetables fried to perfection. Served with sweet brown sauce.
Three pieces. Sea shrimp, scallops mixed with cream cheese wrapped with rice paper wrap, and battered until crispy. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
Steam shrimp dumpling served with sweet brown sauce
Steam shrimps dumplings, fried pot sticker chicken, crispy shrimp wonton and vegetableEgg rolls served with sweet brown sauce and sweet and sour sauce
Squash, broccoli, onion, and green beans.
Soft fried minced fish cake in red curry paste, served with peanut cucumber sauce
A delightful creamy soup with coconut milk, fragrant, and an elusive flavor of galangal
A delightful creamy soup with coconut milk, fragrant, and an elusive flavor of galangal
Spicy shrimp soup with lemongrass. This tangy soup is hot, sour and fragrant, an ideal accompaniment to other Thai dishes.
Won Ton skin filled with ground shrimp and pork in a Clear broth.
Freshly sliced cucumbers topped with onions and diced bell peppers.
Roast duck mixed with rice powder, onions, lime juice and served with fresh lettuce
Fresh spring mix, cucumber, tomato in house ginger dressing
Seasonal green mango, roasted shredded coconut, cashew nuts, green onions and shallot mix with our house dressing.
Marinated grilled chicken breast in our homemade sauce
Minced chicken mixed with Thai spices, roasted rice powder, spicy lime juice and scallionServed on fresh lettuce
Minced chicken, shitake mushroom, water chestnut, carrot, baby corn, top on crispy noodleServed with fresh lettuce and sweet chili sauce
Fresh green papaya, ground peanut, green bean, carrot, tomato with house dressing
Assorted seaweeds and radish, marinated in sesame vinegar dressing.
Pan fried salmon chopped and mixed with peanut, shallot, and ginger in homemade sauce,Served on fresh lettuce
Grilled beef spiced with chili pepper, tomato, onion, cucumber and lettuce in a lime based dressing.
Thai green curry paste with bamboo shoot, bell pepper, basil leave in coconut milk
Beef marinated with light peanut curry, very soft and delicate.
A delicious sweet curry coconut milk, sweet pepper and topped with fresh kaffir lime leaves
Thai red curry paste with bamboo shoot, bell pepper, basil leave in coconut milk
Tradition Thai yellow curry with white onion, potato in coconut milk
Sweet basil leaves, hot peppers, green beans and stir-fried with rice in our homemade sauce.
Ground chicken, shrimp in basil sauce topped on Linguine pasta
House special fried rice combined with Chicken Satay (2), served with peanut sauce and a cucumber salad.
Combination of Chicken, beef, pork and shrimp, stir-fried with rice, tomatoes, onions and egg in our homemade sauce.
Stir-fried rice with tomatoes, onions, carrots and egg in our homemade sauce.
Stir-fried big flat rice noodles with egg, bell and hot pepper, bamboo shoot, broccoli,Carrot peapod, onion, sweet basil.
Sliced roasted duck with red curry and linguine pasta.
Originally from the northern part of Thailand, tasteful golden noodles. Topped with crispy golden noodles and red onions.
Pan- fried big flat rice noodles with Chinese broccoli top with special gravy sauce.
Steamed New Zealand green mussels in yellow curry sauce served with linguine pasta.
Thai style big flat rice noodles, Chinese broccoli, and egg, stir-fried with sweet soy sauce.
Thai thin rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts, onions, tofu, crushed peanuts, stir-fried with Pad Thai sauce.
Stir fried bean thread noodles with bean sprouts, egg, tomato, carrot, onion(Served with rice)
Southern style Thai fried rice wit scallop, mussel, shrimp, pineapple and cashew.
Stir-fried rice with tomatoes, onions, carrots and egg, in our homemade sauce.
Medium spicy. Your choice of meat or Vegetables sauted with cashew sauce stir-fried with carrot, baby corn, onion, Water chestnut, bell pepper, pineapple, peapod, and dry chili, topped with cashew nuts.
Fillet salmon and egg plant, served over red curry sauce
Charcoal grilled seasoned New York strip, served with Thai homemade spicy sauce on the side. Complimented with papaya salad and sticky rice.
Eggplant, basil, jalapeo, bell pepper, green bean and GROUND CHICKEN
Sauted your choice of meat with fresh garlic and pepper in authentic Thai garlic sauce.
Slide duck meat stir-fried with bamboo, string bean, hot pepper in a spicy sauce
Stir-fried assorted fresh vegetables and shitake mushroom in oyster sauce.
Stir-fried green beans, bell pepper in home-made ginger red curry paste.
Sauted salmon filet top with three flavor sauce
Sliced flank meat marinated with soy sauce and pure honey. Topped with sesame seed garnish
Stir-fried crushed garlic, chili pepper, green bean dice bell pepper and sweet basil leaves. (Add $1. for ground chicken)
Eggplant, white onion, green bean, kachai root, bell pepper, slide catfish filet sautedWith red curry paste sauce.
Stir-fried onions, shiitake mushroom, carrots and sliced ginger in our homemade ginger sauce
Stir-fried onion, shitake mushroom, carrot, sliced ginger, in home-made ginger sauce
Onion,pineapple,tomato,bell pepper,peapodIn sweet sour sauce
Soft white tofu battered until crispy, topped with mushroom baby bok-choy, carrot,Pea pod, recommended for vegetarian dish.
Duck breast slowly roasted to a juicy golden brown top with house speciallychee, pineapple, and red curry sauce.
A selection rack of New Zealand lamb marinated in light curry sauce grilled to perfection And top with green curry sauce. Served with rice.
Live jumbo soft-shell crab, served with Papaya salad.
Pan fried giant sea scallops topped on homemade sweet chili paste.Decorated with steamed asparagus. Served with white rice.
Sea scallops jumbo shrimps, green mussel, and sweet bell peppers, in Thai Panang curry. Topped with fresh lime leaves. Served with white rice.
Live Jumbo soft-shell crab, battered and fried until a light crisp and sauted with black pepper sauce. Served with house fried rice. (Limited Seasonal Availability May-October)
Live Jumbo soft-shell crab, battered and fried until golden brown. Served with our homemade sweet hot sauce.(Limited Seasonal Availability May-October)
Pan Seared chilean sea bass topped with special Lemon pepper seasoning, served with sauteed broccoli, red bell pepper and white onion.
A mignon of Chilean Sea Bass steamed in house ginger sauce and selected Chinese black mushroom, very delicate and tender, cannot miss if you are a fish lover.
Choices of Red, Green, Yellow, Panang or Mu-Sa-Mun curry.
Stream assorted fresh vegetables.
Choice of Mango, Green tea, Strawberry, Coconut, and Mocha
Thai traditional dessert made with glutinous rice, fresh mango and coconut milk
Thai baked coconut custard with taro served over vanilla custard sauce and topped with seasonal fresh berry.
Paper-thin, lightly sweetened vanilla crepe layers. Filled with light spread vanilla whipped cream. Served with strawberry sauce and fresh strawberry.
Paper-thin, lightly sweetened mango vanilla crepe layers. Filled with light spread mango vanilla whipped cream. Served with Mango sauce and fresh Mango.
Crisp on the outside with our homemade coconut milk on top, custard-like center, these traditional, two bite sized Thai treats strike the perfect balance between salty and sweet.
Thai Sampler
food, burrito, burritos and wraps, wraps
Interior
Tom Ka Kai
Thai Sampler
Roasted Duck with Red curry sauce
Taro Custard
Kanom Krok
Kanom Krok
Mango Crepe Cake
2024 Summer dessert special - Mango Crepe Cake
Lobster Garlic sauce with House fried rice
Vanilla Crepe Cake
Sweet Sticky Rice with mango
Crying Tiger
Lemon Pepper Sea Bass
Exterior
Exterior hours
Pad kee mao beef, Lad bar beef, Pad Thai tofu, Thai Fish Cake (5) Thai Ice Tea
drink
Thai Sampler
a plate of salad and a glass of water
Tom Yum and Wonton Soup
Chicken Satay, Pad Thai, Cashew Chicken
Eric C.
Jun 22, 2024
It was nice sitting outside although the place next door Nirvana - had a musician playin guitar and singing. The food was ok, worth going back for, but not whoa amazing, good enough. The desert was awful. Some sort of cream pie full of food coloring and tasteless crapes. The evening would have been great if the singer from next door wasn't playing. It might have been the most awful singing I've heard. Not green basils fault, but the overall experience could have been better without the music...
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Jennifer H.
May 17, 2024
We came into order on a Friday night and the take-out was ready in just 10 minutes! Fast service was impressive.When we opened our dinners, they smelled amazing. The one thing is all of the dishes were light on meat! A ton of curry broth but not a lot of veggies and meat. So while I wanted to love this dinner, it was light to say the least. We'll keep looking for the right place for us.
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hallie e.
Sep 4, 2024
We love this place but lately the cooking has not been consistent.. Vegas and meats reduced far too much. It may depend on who is cooking but reduced ingredients if it continues will bean end for me to going here. If you must raise prices to adjust for it I say do it ... it beats losing customers.
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Cassidy M.
May 18, 2024
Service is super friendly. The restaurant is calming and relaxing. The food is fantastic. The pot stickers are really tasty. The sauce that comes with them is so flavorful. Their Pad Thai with chicken is our go-to and it always hits the spot! Their Thai Iced Tea and Thai Iced Coffee are so delicious. On our last visit I had the Thai Tea with dinner and the Thai Coffee with dessert. For dessert we tried their season sweet mango with sticky rice and their lychee panna cotta! Both were sweet and the perfect ending to a wonderful date night out.
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Cici C.
Aug 27, 2023
Most nearby Thai restaurants are closed on Sundays, so this was a pleasant surprise that they open on a Sunday. We ordered by phone without even looking at the menu, and the staff knew what the dishes we asked are. All came down to $60+, on the expensive side but it's fine we are trying for the first time. Said the order ready in 15 min which is pretty fast compared to others.The interior was fancier than many other Thai because it has a bar. But that also gives you an idea that the food is more tailored for American taste buds. Pad Thai Tofu-- there's a lack of the Pad Thai strong fermentation flavor, so while it probably appeases the general public, it doesn't have that unique flavor that so many can't stand. It's more like tomato ketchup noodles, which is delicious in itself, but just not what I think is a good pad thai. Severely lacking the sour profile. Additional missing ingredients is bean sprouts! Instead they have red and white chopped cabbage. Again, while pretty delicious, it's just lacks the "authentic flavor", even tho the dish itself is not authentic by any means. Tofu is fried and just OK. They still had the crushed peanuts so that's good. My husband likes this better than the more authentic version. Pad kee mao beef-- this was really really disappointing. While it's good that it's not spicy (I've never had a pad kee mao that's not spicy...) because our kids can eat it, the flavor is nothing like pad kee mao. Just salty, particularly the eggs. Flavor of basil is very very muted and limited. Beef cuts are tough to chew. They didn't give a lot of noodles but gave a lot of veggies, which is great!! But the veggies are like not authentic to Thai food, it's just mixed Asian stir fry veggies like mini corn and water chestnut. Along with bell peppers. Very interesting and weird combo. I like the veggie component, it's just not what I could consider pad kee mao. Probably wouldn't order again. Completely missing the taste profile.Lad nar beef-- this wasn't bad, but they used Chinese broccoli instead? Beef is not coated or tenderized so it's tough to eat. Sauce is OK, but lack the sweetness. Just very muted Thai flavors to appease the general public. If you are looking for strong Thai flavors, this place is not it. The food itself is still tasty. This one is not as weird as pad kee mao. Probably would order again for the kids.Fish cake appetizer-- this imo was done better than other places, I liked how fluffy and fried it is, it's much softer than other places. Loved the spices and herby tastes, which is similar to others. Probably sourced from the same place so it generally tastes similar. The dipping sauce has cucumber and crushed peanuts like other places. A bit more syrupy than other places but tastes the same. Thai iced tea-- this one I think it's done better than other more traditional Thai places. I liked the distinction of the tea flavor at the bottom and the milk up top. It doesn't taste like premade mix like other places even if they used the same method. I can actually taste the tea here. Also love the handle and design of the carry out version. Would order again!Overall I think it's a pretty-OK place for Thai food. Something fast and edible, and fancier than others. The portion size is equal or smaller than other places. I think I might reserve this place as a second option for Sunday cravings of Thai food.
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Erin C.
Feb 2, 2024
Solid choice for Thai in the Vernon Hills area. Service is friendly and attentive, prices are on par with other casual restaurants in the area. We tried the seafood Rangoon which had large shrimp and tiny scallops, and a really good amount of filling. The basil friendly rice with beef was also very tasty, as was the Tom Ka Kai soup. A good amount of chicken and the broth was seasoned very well.
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Jason S.
Oct 21, 2023
I thought the service was excellent. I was constantly provided refills and quick service from all of the waitresses in the restaurant. The food also arrived rather quickly. My pad woonsen was very good. There was a nice flavor to it and it was light. I didn't feel overwhelmed or full after eating here. I would absolutely return to this restaurant.
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Cindy D.
Feb 2, 2024
I like trying local places. They are usually better than chains. Today I wanted Thai and found Green Basil in Vernon Hills. I wish I hadn't. I was greeted by a pleasant young woman who took my to go order and offered me some water as I waited. On the inside the restaurant is nice and decorated very tastefully. Tasteful is not a word I can use for the food. I ordered a yellow curry that looked delicious upon opening the box. I was thoroughly disappointed with a very bland, nearly tasteless curry. On top of that, I am used to Jasmine rice with my curry and this time it was sticky rice. Maybe it's just me that prefers Jasmine so I can't ding them for that. The bland food was a one star. The service and atmosphere of the restaurant earns it a little higher rating.
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Ronda M.
Apr 23, 2024
A small restaurant in a strip mall may not grab your attention-but do give Green Basil Thai a try! They can easily accommodate gluten free needs. The Mangotini martini was scrumptious! The appetizers were delicious, and the main courses were even better. We had 6 people in our party, and everyone enjoyed their meals. We wouldn't hesitate to return!
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Al H.
Aug 26, 2024
A friend suggested we try eating here and it's a pretty good Thai takeout. We especially liked the kang panang chicken which had nice flavor and tender white meat. The honey sesame beef was surprisingly good quality beef in a definite honey bested sauce. The pad se ew was good but although I'm not a tofu fan, it had a nice sauce and taste. The pot stickers were only average while the egg rolls came with a phyllo type dough and pretty tasty filling, albeit only vegetables.Nothing seemed to suffer by being carried out except they forgot the white rice with our order. We'd try a few other dishes next time.
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