I'm thai. I would say the food at Cool Basil are superb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jim Petro
Great food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dee Large
Very good food and the service was superb
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken
Azizullah Azam
Very slow processing of DoorDash order, have to wait 20+ minutes for small order of 2 items
Meg Johnson
I’ve been here a lot but this time everything was absolutely excellent and the service phenomenal. Really impressed best restaurant in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tony Jimenez
Some of the best Thai food you’ll find!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
suma c
Loved the pineapple fried rice asked them to make it as spicy as it getsVegetarian options: Make sure to tell no meat or eggs when ordering
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Drop Soup
Kunal Singhal
Food is alright, but oftentimes too sweet. Nothing special, but solid service and atmosphere, and pretty solid pricing. Always have food to take home after eating!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Londa Vandegriend
The food is always great and they have a lot of delicious gluten free options! I brought some friends with last night and they loved the food and said they'd definitely be going back for more! Prices are reasonable too!Dietary restrictions: A lot of gluten free options!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aaron Fulton
It's hard to beat Cool Basil's Thai food. That said, timing of food and drinks are a bit off. Drinks and appertizers were ordered at the same time but Drinks where not brought to the table until after we finished appitzers, placed order for dinner, and even then Drinks didn't arrive until about a minute ahead of the main meal. Maybe I am being too critical, but typically Drinks come out first or with apps.
Don't order your appetizers and entrees at the same time! The food at Cool Basil remains top notch, but the last TWO times I've visited, I've had my entree dumped on the table before my soup was even cool enough to eat. If you order everything at the same time, you will get it all at the same time because no one stops to think that you don't want your food to get cold. Wait until they BRING your appetizers, and THEN order the rest of your food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Ellen Paullin
The herb crusted catfish was FIRE!!! So, so good. Spring rolls- great. Des Moines roll delicious. Yellow curry with duck- super yum. Kids chicken nuggets- normal. LOL.We dined at 7 on a Monday night. 2 adults and 1 child. The restaurant was like a ghost town. It was weird!!! Seated in bar area, because most other areas were closed off.Server was attentive, but seemed to be the only person working so even with the quiet atmosphere, she was struggling to do everything by herself. Total for appetizers and 3 meals $87.Cozy and welcoming atmosphere. HUGE menu. Clean. Handicap accessibility. Plenty of parking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Des Moines
Yatin Pradhan
My first time in Des Moines, I was glad to see a highly rated Thai spot. I ordered through Uber eats and food was delivered in a timely manner. The food was well packaged. I order chicken satay, chicken red curry and beef prik khing.The chicken satay was decent 3/5 and could use some flavor.The chicken red curry was awesome 4/5, I ordered 4 ⭐️ for spiciness but wasn’t that spicy. But dish was delicious.The beef prik khing was the highlight of the night, 5/5 had absolute flavor and spices were strong. I ordered it as 5⭐️ in spiciness and it perfect. Paired with rice, it was great.All in all, it was a great meal and would def eat here again.If you are in town for a good Thai meal, go here now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sagar Patel
Vegetarian options: Tofu soupVeg pad thai
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice
Frank H.
Food is a little spicy. Service was great. Have been there a few times. Would probably go back.
I'm thai. I would say the food at Cool Basil are superb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good food and the service was superb
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken
Very slow processing of DoorDash order, have to wait 20+ minutes for small order of 2 items
I’ve been here a lot but this time everything was absolutely excellent and the service phenomenal. Really impressed best restaurant in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Some of the best Thai food you’ll find!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved the pineapple fried rice asked them to make it as spicy as it getsVegetarian options: Make sure to tell no meat or eggs when ordering
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Drop Soup
Food is alright, but oftentimes too sweet. Nothing special, but solid service and atmosphere, and pretty solid pricing. Always have food to take home after eating!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
The food is always great and they have a lot of delicious gluten free options! I brought some friends with last night and they loved the food and said they'd definitely be going back for more! Prices are reasonable too!Dietary restrictions: A lot of gluten free options!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's hard to beat Cool Basil's Thai food. That said, timing of food and drinks are a bit off. Drinks and appertizers were ordered at the same time but Drinks where not brought to the table until after we finished appitzers, placed order for dinner, and even then Drinks didn't arrive until about a minute ahead of the main meal. Maybe I am being too critical, but typically Drinks come out first or with apps.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
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Don't order your appetizers and entrees at the same time! The food at Cool Basil remains top notch, but the last TWO times I've visited, I've had my entree dumped on the table before my soup was even cool enough to eat. If you order everything at the same time, you will get it all at the same time because no one stops to think that you don't want your food to get cold. Wait until they BRING your appetizers, and THEN order the rest of your food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
The herb crusted catfish was FIRE!!! So, so good. Spring rolls- great. Des Moines roll delicious. Yellow curry with duck- super yum. Kids chicken nuggets- normal. LOL.We dined at 7 on a Monday night. 2 adults and 1 child. The restaurant was like a ghost town. It was weird!!! Seated in bar area, because most other areas were closed off.Server was attentive, but seemed to be the only person working so even with the quiet atmosphere, she was struggling to do everything by herself. Total for appetizers and 3 meals $87.Cozy and welcoming atmosphere. HUGE menu. Clean. Handicap accessibility. Plenty of parking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Des Moines
My first time in Des Moines, I was glad to see a highly rated Thai spot. I ordered through Uber eats and food was delivered in a timely manner. The food was well packaged. I order chicken satay, chicken red curry and beef prik khing.The chicken satay was decent 3/5 and could use some flavor.The chicken red curry was awesome 4/5, I ordered 4 ⭐️ for spiciness but wasn’t that spicy. But dish was delicious.The beef prik khing was the highlight of the night, 5/5 had absolute flavor and spices were strong. I ordered it as 5⭐️ in spiciness and it perfect. Paired with rice, it was great.All in all, it was a great meal and would def eat here again.If you are in town for a good Thai meal, go here now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vegetarian options: Tofu soupVeg pad thai
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice
Food is a little spicy. Service was great. Have been there a few times. Would probably go back.