Green Basil Lunch Special

Caught up with an old friend today at Green Basil Thai Restaurant this afternoon (her choice -- she likes Thai apparently) and checked out the lunch special. Rather rare to find a decently filling lunch for under $10 these days and for sure it exists at Green Basil Thai.
There's a lunch rush around Noon but dies right down shortly after 1 pm. Lunch is served till 3pm.

G9L. Chicken with cashew nuts in Thai Chili sauce ($8.75)

Rated 3-chilies but not spicy hot at all. My suspicion is they go easy on the spiciness to accommodate more palates. You'll probably have to double check how spicy something is if you really want spicy-hot food.
Overall okay taste.
Dish portion is good, and what helps make this a filling lunch is the bowl of coconut rice, bowl of soup, and vegetarian spring roll that comes with the specials (some specials that are noodle dishes do not come with rice).
Spring roll was oily. Sauce was weak.
Tom yum soup was weak. Drink it while it's hot.

Service is friendly and not pushy at all about upselling you anything.

2018-Jan-4 - Green Basil Thai Restaurant - G9L Chicken with Cashew Nuts

2018-Jan-4 - Green Basil Thai Restaurant - tom yum soup with lunch special

2018-Jan-4 - Green Basil Thai Restaurant - vegetarian spring roll with lunch special

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