Hot Basil Thai Cafe

565 New Park Ave, West Hartford
(860) 523-9554

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Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables w Salmon Added
Peanut Tamarind Stirfry with Tofu
Sriracha Pad Thai with Chicken
Crispy Spring Rolls VG
Spicy Pork Dumplings
Hot Basil Fried Rice
Wanna Be Green Curry
Red Curry Chicken
Hot and Sour Soup
Pad Thai Noodles

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Most Popular
Pineapple and Cashew Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, pineapple, cashews, cilantro, red onion, cabbage, and carrot.
Pad Thai
Rice noodles, house tamarind sauce, peanuts, bean spouts, cabbage, green onion, and tofu.
Green Curry
Eggplant, red onion, squash, green beans, and basil. Served with jasmine rice.

Stir Fries
Hot Basil Stir Fry
Basil, garlic, green beans, eggplant, squash, and red onion. Served with jasmine rice.
Sweet and Sour Stir Fry
Red onion, mushroom, tomato, cilantro, pineapple, and lime. Served with jasmine rice.
Cashew Stir Fry
Cashews, mushrooms, pineapples, red onion, carrot, and cilantro. Served with jasmine rice.
Peanut Stir Fry
Peanuts, carrot, cabbage, red onion, and peanut tamarind sauce. Served with jasmine rice.
Ginger Broccoli Stir Fry
Fresh ginger, garlic, scallions, onion, bell peppers, broccoli. Served with jasmine rice.
Mekhong Stir Fry
Mushrooms, red onion, eggplant, green beans, mekhong whiskey, and fried shallots. Served with jasmine rice.
Roasted Chili Stir Fry
Chilies, lemongrass, green beans, and red onion. Served with jasmine rice.

Fried Rice
Pineapple and Cashew Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, pineapple, cashews, cilantro, red onion, cabbage, and carrot.
Hot Basil Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, basil, garlic, red onion, cabbage, carrot, and green beans.

Noodles
Pad Thai
Rice noodles, house tamarind sauce, peanuts, bean spouts, cabbage, green onion, and tofu.
Drunken Noodles
Wide rice noodles, Chinese broccoli, onion, garlic, and basil.
Lo Mein Noodles
Lo Mein noodles stir fried with onion, cabbage, bean sprouts, scallion and a touch of sesame oil.
Spicy Hot Basil Noodles
Thin rice noodles, onion, cabbage, Chinese broccoli, chili, garlic, and basil.
Sriracha Pad Thai
thin rice noodles, house tamarind sauce, spicy sriracha sauce, peanut, bean sprout, cabbage, green onion
Sweet Soy
Wide rice noodles, egg, Chinese broccoli, onion, and garlic.

Coconut Curries
Green Curry
Eggplant, red onion, squash, green beans, and basil. Served with jasmine rice.
Red Curry
Eggplant, bamboo shoots, green beans, red onion, and basil. Served with jasmine rice.
Massaman Curry
Peanut, potatoes, and onions. Served with jasmine rice.
Panang Curry
Eggplant, peanut, red onion, and basil. Served with jasmine rice.
Mango Curry
fresh mango, fresh pineapple, red pepper, onion, broccoli, basil, red curry sauce

Soup
Chicken Coconut
Chicken, coconut, and ginger.
Hot and Sour
Shrimp and lemongrass broth.

Starters
Crab Rangoons
Cream cheese and crab stuffer wontons (5)
Crispy Spring Rolls (VG)
Crispy spring rolls with glass noodles and lemongrass soy sauce.
Fresh Rolls (summer rolls)
soft rice paper wrappers stuffed with a mixture of lettuce, vegetables and herbs. Served with peanut-hoisin dipping sauce. 2 rolls per order.
Pork Dumplings
Steamed Pork filled dumplings served with soy-chilli sauce.
Chicken Wings
Crispy chicken wings tossed in chilli-garlic sauce.
Chicken Satay
Chicken skewers with peanut sauce
Shrimp Dumplings
(Har Gow) steamed minced shrimp dumplings with soy sauce and fried garlic.
Vegetable Samosas
Potato and pea filled pastries, deep fried and served with sweet chili sauce.
Vegetable Dumplings
Fried dumplings (5) filled with brown rice, cabbage, edamame, tofu, carrot and scallion. Served with lemongrass soy sauce.
Curry Puffs
Potato, vegetables and curry powder in a flaky crust (4)
Edamame
Steamed edamame sprinkled with sea salt.
Papaya Salad
Shredded green papaya, carrot, cabbage, tomato, lime, garlic, chili, peanut (med spicy).
Chicken Shu Mai
Steamed ground chicken dumplings (4)
Shrimp Tempura
Fried shrimp (5) served with soy dipping sauce and sweet & sour sauce.
Beef Satay
grilled beef skewers with peanut sauce
Seaweed Salad
Japanese-style seaweed salad with light soy and sesame oil.

Salads
Chicken Lettuce Cups Salad
Minced chicken, lime juice, cilantro, green onion, chilies, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, and cabbage.
House Salad
Lettuce, peanuts, cucumbers, bean sprouts, carrots, wonton strips, and peanut dressing.
Spicy Beef Salad
Grilled beef skewers, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, bean sprouts, and spicy lime dressing.
Peanut Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken, lettuce, peanuts, cucumbers, bean sprouts, carrots, wonton strips, and peanut dressing.
Spicy Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken skewers, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, bean sprouts, spicy lime dressing.

Seafood
Grilled Sweet Chili Salmon
Grilled salmon filet, sesame soy vegetables, and sweet chili sauce.

Beverages
Soda
Bubble Tea (Milk) 24 oz.
Please choose and type in a flavor. Milk tea with tapioca pearls. Choose a flavor: Mango, Lychee, Passion Fruit, Watermelon, Blueberry, Papaya, Original Black Tea, Matcha Green Tea, Thai Tea, Thai Iced Coffee, Taro
Thai Iced Tea
Bubble Tea (Jasmine Tea) 24 oz.
Please chose and type in a flavor. Jasmine tea with popping pearls. Chose a flavor: Mango, Lychee, Passion Fruit, Watermelon, Blueberry, Lemon, Green Apple, Pineapple, Raspberry, Strawberry
Bubble Tea (Milk) 16oz.
Please choose and type in a flavor. Milk tea with tapioca pearls. Choose a flavor: Mango, Lychee, Passion Fruit, Watermelon, Blueberry, Papaya, Original Black Tea, Matcha Green Tea, Thai Tea, Thai Iced Coffee, Taro
Bubble Tea (Jasmine Tea) 16 oz.
Please chose and type in a flavor. Jasmine tea with popping pearls. Chose a flavor: Mango, Lychee, Passion Fruit, Watermelon, Blueberry, Lemon, Green Apple, Pineapple, Raspberry, Strawberry
Lychee Juice
Iced Tea
Iced Coffee
Spring Water

Desserts
Mango Sticky Rice
freshly sliced mango on top of sweetened coconut sticky rice
Brown Sugar Boba Flan
Creamy condensed milk flan topped with chewy tapioca pearls and drizzled with brown sugar syrup.

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Recent Reviews

Hot Basil is an excellent Thai restaurant with a cozy atmosphere, friendly service, and incredible flavors.

We tried the green pork curry, perfectly spicy and creamy; the pineapple chicken with rice, sweet and tropical; and the coconut soup with a spicy “pikkk” kick, rich and comforting.

Everything was beautifully served and full of authentic flavor. Definitely a place I’ll be coming back to!
October 2025
Are you tired of looking for the perfect pad thai? I was. But then I had the pad thai at Hot Basil, and I was saved. The food and drink is AMAZING, stop wasting your time and try your luck here, you might be saved from bad pad thai too.
September 2025
The food here was okay. The drunken noodle dish was the favorite. The hot and sour soup was brothy and with not many vegetables. I would try a different Thai restaurant in the future.
August 2025

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Hot Basil Thai Cafe

565 New Park Ave, West Hartford, CT 06110
(860) 523-9554