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1175 Folsom (at Eighth St.) San Francisco, CA 94103

415-552-8999

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Cuisine(s): Thai

Hours: Sun-Thu 5pm-10pm, Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:45pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-10:15pm

Price: $$, $$$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash, check

Features: Takeout, Delivery, Private Party

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties

Parking: Street

Description

Upscale décor complements innovative food like plamuk yang (grilled squid), lamb curry, hoi kat-ta (scallops and tempura long beans), and an outstanding po taak (seafood soup). Full bar mixes a great cocktail.

The Thai of Your Life

By Greg Hugunin | Wed, October 20, 1999

It took a while to realize just how deeply Basil had screwed me. I was having dinner with a friend at another Thai restaurant. Not a fabulous one, such as Marnee Thai, but a good one, or at least an adequate one, featuring your standard curries, l... More »

Dinner Menu

Beginnings

$6.50

Crispy Vegetable Rolls (paupia)

$7.50

Fresh Rolls Of Vegetables And Tofu (paupia Sod)
with peanuts, chili, and lime vinaigrette

$7.00

Thai Spiced Corn Fritters (kao Pode Tod)
served with cool cucumber and crushed peanuts salad

$7.00

Grilled Indian Bread (keow Wan Roti)
with eggplant, bell peppers, and basil with green curry dipping

$7.00

Pan-fried Dumplings Of Shrimp And Pork (basil Panstickers)
served with thai ginger soy

$7.50

Puff Pastry Of Curried Diced Duck And Sweet Potato (curry Puffs)

$7.00

Thai Spiced Fish Cakes (tod Mun)
with yard long beans served with nuts and cucumber vinaigrette

$8.00

Crispy Wrapped Whole Tiger Prawns (goong Gra Bog
with sweet chili vinaigrette

$8.00

Golden Pouches Of Crab And Pork (toong Tong)
served with salad of cucumber and pineapple

$8.00

Fried Calamari
served with ‘sriracha’ chili vinaigrette

Soups & Salads

$5.00
$8.00

Chicken And Oyster Mushrooms In Lemongrass (dtom Ka Gai)
galanga, and coconut milk soup

$5.00
$8.00

Tiger Prawns, Mushrooms(, Dtom Yum Goong)
and cilantro in spicy and sour lemongrass soup

$6.00
$9.99

Mixed Seafood In Basil, Lime, And Lemongrass Soup * (poh Taak)

$8.00

House Salad Of Tomatoes (basil’s Salad0
sprouts, cucumber, and romaine lettuce with curried-peanut dressing

$8.00
Add Prawns $3.00

Green Papaya (somtum)
string beans, cherry tomatoes, and nuts tossed in sweet garlic lime dressing *

$8.00

Grilled Eggplant Salad (yum Makuer Yao)
with minced chicken & prawns topped with lime, coconut dressing

$9.00

Grilled Skirt Steak Salad (neur Namtok)
with fresh herbs, roasted rice, chili, and fresh lime juice *

$8.00

Minced Chicken Salad (larb Gai)
with shallots, mint leaves, lime, dried chili flakes, and roasted rice powder

$10.00

Salad Of Light-fry Prawns (yum Goong Tod)
sour green mango, shallots, chili, and cashew nuts

$10.00

Charcoal Grilled Prawns, (salad Talay)
japanese scallops, and curly endive with lemongrass cream dressing

Skewers
2 Skewers Per

$5.00

Chicken (gai Satay)

$7.00

Steak (seur Rong Hai)

$6.00

Lamb (ghae Satay)

$4.50

Fried Tofu (tao Hu Tod)

$4.50

Portabella (hed Ping)

$4.50

Eggplant (ma Keur Yang)

$6.00

Prawns (goong Satay

$6.00

Scallops (hoi Yang)

$6.00

Calamari (plamuk Yang)

Rice And Noodles

$10.00

Crab Fried Rice (kao Pad Pu)

$10.00

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice (kao Pad Sapparot)
with prawns and cashew nuts

$10.00

Spicy Wide Rice Noodles (pad Ke-mao)
skirt steak, and egg stir-fried with basil, garlic & chili

$10.00

Pan-fried Wide Rice Noodles (pad Se-ew)
with pork, chinese broccoli, egg, in thai black bean sauce

$10.00

Fresh Rice Stick Noodles Stir-fried (pad Thai)
with shrimp, tofu, egg, nuts, bean sprouts, & chives

$12.00

Stir-fried Garlic Noodle (seafood Bamee)
with prawns, mussels, squid and fresh basil

$12.00

Stir-fried Mung Bean Vermicelli (thai Sukiyaki)
with squid, prawns, napa cabbage, and spring onions

$9.00

Turnip Cakes Stir-fried (kanom Pak Gard)
with beansprouts and chives served with roasted ‘sriracha’ chili

A La Cartes - From The Grill

$14.00

Thai Barbequed ‘all Natural’(gai Yang)
1/2 chicken served with string beans slaw

$12.00

Flame Grilled Pork Shoulder Filet 9tomato (mu Yang)
served with grilled pineapple and tomato

$14.00

Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak (praram Rong Song)
with house curried-peanut sauce and steamed vegetables

$16.00

Grilled ‘all Natural’ Angus Sirloin (neur Yang)
served with thai smoked mushroom and tomato relish

$15.00

Grilled Marinated Lamb Filet (basil’s Lamb)
served with carrot salad, nuts, and ginger soy

Grilled Banana Leaf Wrapped Wild Caught Fish (pla Pao)
with steamed vegetables and chili-lime sauce

$16.00

Grilled Jumbo Prawns (choo Chee Talay)
japanese scallops, and lychee nuts in dry red curry of kaffir lime zest

From The Wok

$10.00

Japanese Eggplant (basil’s Eggplant)
, shitake mushroom, tofu, and scallions stir-fried in basil-chili jam

$10.00

Stir-fried Tofu (monk’s Delight)
with green beans, water chestnuts, oyster mushrooms, and spring onions

$10.00

Golden Bean Cakes Stir-fried (crunchy Bean Cakes)
with cashew nuts, mushroom, and onions in roasted chili jam

$10.00

Wok-fried Baby Bok Choy And Seasonal Greens (pad Pak Ruam)

$10.00

Chinese ‘gai Lan’ Broccoli And House Cured Crispy Pork Belly Wok-fried (kana Mu Grob)
with garlic and chili

$12.00

Spicy Southern Thai Stir-fried Pork Shoulder (kua Kling Mu)
with asparagus and bell peppers

$11.00

Classic” Minced Chicken Stir-fried * (gai Gra Prao)
with eggplant, basil, and thai bird’s eye chili

$11.00

Stir-fried Sliced Chicken Breast (gai Ma-muang Hinmapan)
with cashew nuts, bell peppers, and spring onions

$11.00

Crispy Sliced Chicken And String Beans Stir-fried In Sweet ‘pik-khing’ Curry (gai Pik Khing)
crispy sliced chicken and string beans stir-fried in sweet ‘pik-khing’ curry

$13.00

Sliced Roast Duck And Snap Peas Stir-fried (curry Peppercorn Duck)
with red curry paste and young peppercorn

$13.00

‘all Natural’ Angus Steak Cubes Stir-fried (neur Takai)
with lemongrass, bell peppers, and roasted chili jam

$13.00

Sizzling Stir-fried Skirt Steak(jungle Beef)
with wild ginger, apple eggplant, yellow squash, and green curry

$13.00

Fresh Calamari, (fire Calamari)
bamboo shoots, and scallions stir-fried in lemongrass-chili sauce

$13.00

Light-fry Tiger Prawns Wok-tossed In Spicy Tamarind (tamarind Prawns)
with crisped shallots and garlic

$13.00

Prawns, Calamari, And Mussels Stir-fried (pad Talay Ruam Mit)
with zuchini, onions, basil, and fresh chili

$13.00

Japanese Scallops Stir-fried In Thai Black Bean And Chili Sauce (hoi Kata)
served with tempura long beans

$13.00

Spicy’ Crispy Catfish In Kaffir, (pla-duk Pad Ped)
wild ginger, young peppercorn, and dry red curry sauce

Basil Curries

$10.00

Grilled Squash, (pak Rad Kang)
eggplant, zuchini, mushroom, tomatoes, and chili peppers in green curry

$11.00

Grilled Eggplant Stuffed (stuffed Eggpant)
with chicken and cabbage in green curry

$13.00

Roast Duck Red Curry (kang Bpet)
with cherry tomatoes and pineapples

$12.00

Coconut Braised Pork Shoulder And ‘kabocha’ Pumpkin In Tangy Red Curry (kang Kua Mu)

$14.00

Mild Yellow Curry Of ‘all Natural’ (kang Gari Gai)
1/2 chicken, onions, and potatoes served with cucumber salad

$13.00

Angus Steak Cubes (kieow Wan Neur)
snake beans, and apple eggplant in green curry

$15.00

Braised Bone-less Beef Short Ribs In Basil-kaffir ‘panang’ Curry (panang Short Ribs)

$17.00

Grilled Australian Rack Of Lamb, (basil’s Lamb Curry)
green beans, and carrots in red curry

$14.00

Prawns, Scallops (kang Talay)
mussels served with bamboo shoots and okra in green curry

$14.00

Charbroiled Atlantic Salmon, (pla Rad Kang)
asparagus, and winter melon in red curry

$15.00

Spicy And Sour Orange Curry Of Fried Sea Bass (kang Som Pla)
japanese pumpkin, snake beans, and vegetables

Sides

$2.00

Cool Cucumber Salad

$2.00

Peanut Sauce

$2.00

Brown Rice

$1.50

Jasmine Rice

$1.50

Sticky R Ice

$2.50

Fried Egg

$4.50

Thai Style Omelette

$8.00

Thai Fried Rice

Dessert

Lightly Fried Banana Served With Coconut Ice Cream

Sweet Sticky Rice With Fresh Mango

Young Coconut Pana Cotta

Thai Coffee Granita Top With Kahlua And Whipped Cream

Tapioca Pudding With Corn And Taro

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Basil Thai

1175 Folsom (at Eighth St.) San Francisco, CA 94103

415-552-8999

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The Thai of Your Life

By Greg Hugunin | Wed, October 20, 1999

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