Basil Cafe is a woman-owned & operated Thai restaurant located in St. Paul, MN.
Ever since we opened our doors in June of 2019, we have always strived for food quality, consistency and customer satis…
I love the wontons here! They are better than any wontons I've tried elsewhere but I think I got some that were perhaps repurposed from a canceled order because they had someone elses name on them and weren't warm upon arrival despite the rest of the food being really hot and fresh. They were still delicious though!
Everything has such good flavor, this is best pad thai and pad see yew in the Twin Cities. I especially love the chili garlic sauce, I typically make nuoc cham at home for when I order wontons bc its my favorite dip for them but the Thai chili garlic sauce has the same flavor profile so now I don't have to make sure I have a batch on hand before I order wontons 😍
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Kay V
Emerging Expert • 14 contributions
Liked
• 10/14/26
• DoorDash order
The Kao Mun Guy was mediocre. There was only a little meat. It wasn't as tender or juicy, and was room temperature. The rice it came with was flavorful and quite yellow. I don't know if it's due to artificial coloring or boullion cubes. The chicken and cilantro broth was a bit salty and tasted like chicken boullion powder. I was hoping it would be made from scratch. The best thing I ate were the spring rolls. They were fresh and well wrapped. The only thing I wish that was different was the chicken used. The chicken was so chopped up that you couldn't eat feel or chew the texture. They used the same chopped chicken in the broth too. I prefer pull apart chicken for more texture and wholesomeness. Other than that, everything was well packaged and came with our names on them.
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Samantha D
4 contributions
Loved
• 8/5/26
• DoorDash order
This place is always a hit. Honestly, this place has the best A3. Cream Cheese Wontons (5/order) and Best yellow curry I've ever had. Chicken wings.
Between my sister and I, we order here at least once every 1-2 weeks.
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Jasmine R
31 contributions
Didn't like
• 1/5/25
• DoorDash order
The @D3 Kao Pak Sen came all in one container with the noodles inside with the hot soup, which made them super soggy and huge. Bad taste and small portion, not worth the $16! Incredible disappointment and no flavor. The A3. Cream Cheese Wontons (5/order) was unique and okay. Dipping sauce was not good. Would not return here!
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Gregory P
Emerging Expert • 38 contributions
Loved
• 12/23/25
• DoorDash order
The D4. Beef Pho is one of the best I've ever had. I got the dark broth and it was extremely flavorful and had a great amount of beef. The real surprise was the H3. Fruit Fizzy , it came free for orders over $20 and it was so good, I really wish I had two of them. Will most definitely be ordering from here again, highly recommend!
