• Basil Asian Bistro

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Thai
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Take-out
Asian
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Choose your protein for each of the main entree, such as tofu or a rolled tofu (not on the menu - ask for it). Choose your spicy level. Sushi roll menu has veggie options (ask about use of mayo). Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-8:00pm, Fri-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm.


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4 Reviews

First Review by JaminHostetler

VeganUSA

Points +7729

Vegan
15 Feb 2024

Plenty of veganizeable options

While there are only a few vegan-ready menu options, there is an abundant number of entrees that can be made vegan-ready by substituting the chicken, meat, etc with tofu or adding the tofu.
We enjoyed a basil vegetable stir fry with added tofu and a bean-and-mushroom stir fry with tofu. Frankly, many of the vegetable entrees are variations on a theme, with one being barely different from another.
Heat or spicing is on a scale of 1 to 5; 3 offers a good glow, while 4 is torturous, something the server warned about.
Warning: take a small taste of the order before taking a deep dive into it. The server gave my 4-spiced entree to my dinner partner and the 3 to me. We didn’t realize the problem until we were done, and boy did my partner suffer.
When we shared our belated discovery with the server, she was genuinely apologetic.
Location: on Liberty Street in the Historic Wooster district

Pros: Veganizeable selections - plenty, Spacious seating, High volume of staff

Cons: Noisy - Bruce Springsteen was blasting full , A production atmosphere - processed quickly , Not necessarily quiet, relaxed dining

VickiPrunty

Points +44

Vegan
26 Jan 2023

Basil is fantastic

The food is great not too many vegan options in the area this is one of the better ones. The ice cream is vegan. Coconut is the best flavor

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-19

Pros: Many vegan options, Food is delicious , Friendly staff

Passout

Points +716

Vegan
14 Mar 2021

Many options if you are experienced

My daughter and I went here to get some takeout. The menu doesn't have any indication of what is vegan, vegetarian, or what can be made so. The person who took our order also wasn't well versed in vegan as they mentioned stuff to us that had egg as an option, didn't mention fish sauce as a possible issue, and asked us if we wanted a mayo sauce with the sushi we ordered. Given that initial experience we carefully placed our order asking questions to make sure it would be vegan.

The food was fresh, tasty, hot, served timely, and the staff were friendly. We had Szechuan with rolled tofu, Moo Goo Gai Pan with rolled tofu, and a Sweet Potato roll w/ avacado substituted for the cream cheese. We were there at lunch and the portions were disappointingly small, especially given the cost.

The restaurant was clean and all staff were following COVID protocols.

If I was just considering the food I would give a higher rating, but the lack of clearly marked vegan items on the menu, lack of vegan knowledge, and fairly high cost prohibit anything higher than 3.

Pros: Prompt friendly service, Tasty food, Clean

Cons: Menu not marked, Questionable knowledge of vegan, Not the best value

JaminHostetler

Points +40

Vegan
18 Feb 2021

Not the best

They don’t have many vegan options . I always get their pad Thai with rolled tofu . It’s the only place you can order rolled tofu in town which is it’s one plus . Broken rocks pad Thai is fresher and better quality but the rolled tofu texture is worth it now and again .

Pros: Rolled tofu

Cons: Overpriced , Lots of carbs , little veggies , Quality is low




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