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Green Basil

Restaurant Meal takeaway Thai restaurant

Traditional Thai dishes & daily lunch specials in a comfy dining room with colourful decor. People often mention curry, Thai, rice, good, service, chicken, great, recommend, dishes, time,


Address

4623 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2B3, Canada

Website

greenbasilthai.com

Contact

+1 604-439-1919

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

3.70 (644 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 5 to 10:30 PM
  • Sunday: 5 to 10 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 5 to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 5 to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 5 to 10 PM
  • Friday: 5 to 10:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: curry (15) Thai (13) rice (12) good (10) service (10) chicken (8) great (8) recommend (7) dishes (7) time (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 1/5 Kkkrys 2 years ago on Google
    Unfortunately, this will be my first and last time order from you guys. If the curry is curry itself (not come with rice) then maybe you can put an option for add-on. For 23 dollars with more than 40min prep time, I got a small portion of curry without rice, it’s ridiculous. I though maybe the staff forgot to put my rice in so I called and found out it doesn’t come with rice. BTW while I am looking through the pictures, I saw a pic with rice. I guess this is the difference between dine in and delivery.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Nafiza N. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice decor. Service was good and the Free parking behind the restaurant was convenient and appreciated. We went for dinner and ordered soup, chicken satay, mango salad, chicken wings, green curry, and Pad Thai. The Pad Thai and Green curry were flavorful. However I was confused that the curry didn’t come with any rice so we had to place a separate order for the rice which was charged on our bill. The appetizers except for the soup were average. I would recommend ordering the entrees over the appetizers.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rizwan M. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was good and clean place. The waiter was very nice and helpful. The only issue was there were not enough protein in the dishes. The beef pad Thai had couple of pieces of beef as well as the Tom Kha soup with chicken.There were more mushrooms than chicken . The fried rice had limited ground chicken in it. The cook really counted the amount of beef or chicken in those dishes. I'm not sure if I'll go back again unless they add more protein to their dishes.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Mo A. 2 years ago on Google
    Horrible food. Never had a beef salad that was hot. I asked for cucumber and they put zucchini. Egg rolls had more air than filling in them. Don't waste your money
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Simon L. 1 year ago on Google
    Visited the restaurant twice, the first time it was pretty nice. The food is ok, the service guy was helpful and nice. But the second time made me write this review. We decided to go to this place again on September 15th at 5 pm. This time there was another service guy who instantly gave us a hostile attitude. When we sat down I felt like we weren't welcome here and when making an order I couldn't even ask the servant a question because he rushed me and gave short answers like if I was bothering him. (the place was literally empty) I couldn't force myself to stay in there while getting this attitude from the servant, and coming from the fact that I haven't even done or said anything to offend him I think it was either just a bad day for him or he is racist towards white people. This food is only worth it if it's being served in the restaurant (its just average not great not bad). But if you're ordering online, there are cheaper and better alternatives.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sophia S. 6 months ago on Google
    best post-shift meal! 5 star service 5 star food friendly and charismatic staff would 100% go again :) (1 missing spring roll bcs i ate it 🤭)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jeremy K. 5 months ago on Google
    The food was great here! It was delicious and was very full after the meal. Their green curry was lovely and would order it again. My preference for pad Thai is that it would not be as sweet, but the noodles were cooked perfectly and the overall taste was really good. Highly recommend checking it out. Lovely small family business, would check them out again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Walter C. 11 months ago on Google
    This is my family’s favourite place for Thai food. Their service is amazing. Their curry dishes and soups are great. There is free parking at the back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jess J. 5 years ago on Google
    Being one of the few places to have Thai food around the area, we tried this place. The service was excellent and seating was accommodating as we had a bigger group. However, food was mediocre. We ordered a green curry and red curry, the curry paste was rather sweet. The coconut rice was a bit soggy. Having that said, the portions were very generous. Overall I’d say it a solid Thai place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Kenneth Y. 1 year ago on Google
    Tried the #40 phat see-iw. Noodles were nicely flavored but the beef flavor seems only skin deep. Almost tasted like boiled on the inside and a bit stiff. Could be the cooking style for this dish? Also had the #49 pine apple fried rice. Tastes pretty good. In all kids love these dishes. If I can give 3.5 I'd feel it's more justified.

  • 5/5 Stella O. 1 year ago on Google
    Happy hour (9 pm - close) is totally worth the value! My husband and I are big eaters (I guarantee we eat more than the average 30-something year olds) and we found their portions bigger than we expected for $6-10 per dish. We highly recommend their tom yum soup. After finishing one bowl of it and the other three happy hour dishes, we ordered a second bowl. The waiter was very friendly.

  • 5/5 Rae L. 4 years ago on Google
    Green Basil offers the food, decor, and atmosphere that gives Thai culture the respect it deserves. There are some truly unique dishes in the menu, with a huge variety. I would recommend number 49. They use a empty pineapple to serve your serve your fried rice, wish looks very appetizing! The great food was complemented with wonderful service. It’s pretty busy on the week ends and the place its self isn’t very big. If you want some authentic Thai food, this is the place.

  • 3/5 Jade P. 5 years ago on Google
    This restaurant wasn’t awful but it also wasn’t the greatest Thai food I’ve had. We had a yellow curry, red curry, pad Thai and a beef stir fry dish. The issue I had with it was it lacked a lot of flavour like I’ve had at other places. The owners are really nice though, the decor is pretty but I am not in a rush to head back there unfortunately.

  • 5/5 chia b. 1 year ago on Google
    Spicyyyy like Thai food should be! We got the combo for 4 and it was perfect amount of food for us with happy full bellies. Great option if you want to try a few different things.

  • 3/5 Tim B. 1 year ago on Google
    Food seemed more chinese than thai. Shrimps were extremely dry. Server was very efficient but seemed to be keen to get out of there for the night. Overall ok but not great. Maybe we chose the wrong things on the menu.

  • 5/5 Rose M. 1 year ago on Google
    Very delicious food, great service, very friendly staff, we will come back for their happy hour. Will definetly recommend to friends.☺️☺️

  • 1/5 Madam M. 1 year ago on Google
    Bland and terrible. I ordered pad thai and red curry. The Red Curry had very little flavour, was under salted, undercooked vegetables and didn't come with any rice. The Pad Thai had the most horrible sauce I'd tasted. No trace of the most traditional ingredient: tamarind. The sauce instead tasted way too sweet and had more of a candy sour. It honestly just tasted like the sauce used for this dish was just leftover dipping sauce. Do not recommend.

  • 4/5 Catherine M. 1 year ago on Google
    Been ordering from them for years. Always excellent. There was only once that it wasn't quite as good, but one less than good night out of years is more than acceptable. I highly recommend this place. We usually get the spring rolls, chicken satay, green curry chicken and prawn pad thai.

  • 5/5 Jayme M. 1 year ago on Google
    The flavour of the food is amazing, great portion size. The happy hour for drinks is probably the best value compared to anywhere I have been. $3.50 highballs Would definitely come back.

  • 5/5 S S. 6 months ago on Google
    What a delightful group of people that work at this excellent restaurant. Each time I come I enjoy the food even more than the last. Again the girls knock it out of the park with service and the food was so yummy! Just a suggestion, but omgoodness, try their deserts. Mmmm Mmm!

  • 5/5 Victoria M. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent service! The price is a great deal for 2 adults, especially the Combo For Two. They are also family friendly and kids friendly! The last one thing I have to mention again is their service! I left my should bag there and they kept it for me. When I contact them, I got my should bag back. Everything remains inside! It is a good place to yum yum your hungry tummy! A good place to relax and be safe!

  • 5/5 Sharon L. 4 months ago on Google
    The portion is pretty big. Delicious food and so many options to choose from! I loved dining in!

  • 5/5 Nelson M. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was good. Server refilled water actively. Prices are around $20 a dish but there's cheaper pad thai options. It was good experience. Opening ours are convenient as everything else in the area closes pretty early


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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