Basil Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in New York

TLDR: everything was pretty good! employees are so kind! portion sizes are reasonable for the prices, and i was surprised the thai basil fried rice was good. just a bit cold by the window, and the table next to the kitchen door is a bit awkward. i was offered a free dessert to write this review.

long version: sometimes, fusion places take their losses by focusing on only one of the cuisines or missing the mark with fusion dishes- i was worried about that, but this place simply offers both and what they are offering is good! you'll notice the thai portion of the menu is smaller compared to the indian options, but that's because i believe they're cooking what they know best and not overextending themselves. i also appreciate how they differentiate between non-veg, veg, and vegan.

the thai basil fried rice with tofu was nicely spiced with actual thai basil, not oily, and even if i was weirded out by the bell peppers, i liked how they fried the tofu (protein of choice). the chicken satay was juicy, big, served with lime and a really good peanut satay! i wish there was more satay it was that good. honey chili cauliflower was awesome- crispy and sweet. the tikka salmon was perfectly cooked. the people i was with enjoyed their indian curries (chicken tikka masala, vegan tikka masala, lamb butter masala).

the waitress was attentive and friendly! the gulab jamun in kheer they served in exchange for this review was tasty, and i'm glad she...

I wanted to like this place I really did. I did Ubereats, so I'm not sure if that played a hand in what we got. But, I ordered Chicken Vindaloo and Lamb Butter Masala. Meat in both dishes was extremely fatty and chewy, like low grade and sauces had flavor but were extremely oily, I know Indian food can be oily but this was swimming. Rice was even bland, no aromatic smell that basmati normally has. Garlic Naan not too flavorful or buttery. I'm not sure if this place is trying to cater to American clients who don't know Indian cuisine, I'm American and we know. So maybe they keep things this way hoping to appease customers, or perhaps the whole Thai/Indian thing is giving them an identity crisis. But this is a one and done for me. Also there is absolutely no parking here, so that is why we have never come in. Passed at least twice in the car but no parking, so ordered Ubereats because there is simply no where to park and wanted to try. Maybe they could work out some arrangement with the deli next door for spots? Perhaps if they work on these things it will be much improved. I hope it does, because it would be good to have another good place on the Island like this has the...

We have been waiting years for a place like this with wonderful Indian/Thai food on Staten Island. We had to make do with Trader Joe's inferior Indian frozen dinners or pizza from the many pizzerias nearby. Now that we have been blessed with Basil, we are determined to make up for lost time and try as much of the menu to figure out our favorites.

We have tried the tikka masala, pad kee mao, lamb rogan josh, kadai paneer, butter chicken paneer, chicken tariwala, goat biryani and the garlic naan. All of them were great! Our favorites so far are the butter chicken paneer, the kadai paneer and the pad kee mao (in order of least spicy to spiciest).

Even though Indian and Thai food are supposed to be spicy, the herbs and the richness are totally worth it! We are babies with spice, but they also ask if we need to adjust the heat as well to mild, medium or spicy. We have asked for medium every time and we have finished and enjoyed every thing we've ordered so far. I'll probably write another review later about our new favorite discoveries after we've tried more of their large menu, but we are having so much fun trying new foods every week! Definitely Staten Island's new...