Top Southeast Asian Restaurant in Visalia
Thai Basil Restaurant
1423 E Noble Ave #3042, Visalia, CA 93292, United States
Highly recommended. Audry and I love Thai Basil because the dining area is comfortable, the service is consistently excellent, there is always a carry-out option, everything on the menu seems fresh. Flavors and spices seem well balanced. She and I have both lived or traveled across Asia and we agree that the food is as close to traditionally prepared as our American culture will allow. When we ask for hot, we get hot. Their spicy scale goes from 0 to 10. I like a 3. Once in a while, Ill go 6. She likes 0. When we ask for mild we get mild. Like any made-to-order place, we have had to get used to their basic food flavors, textures, consistencies and then order accordingly. Sometimes we only order two or three appetizers with their yummy sauces. Theyre all good. The chicken and shrimp options in all of the dishes that weve tried are generous. Their plain rice is great. Their fried rice is not like Chineese fried rice. Its much more moist and juicy. It depends upon what you like. She finds many of the veggie based dishes to be bland and gets them seasoned to order. I prefer curry. Yellow, green, red are all very good here. Taken alone, their curries are not hot. They are rich and bold. They reheat well at home and hold their flavor. The bill is fair for what you get. The two of us get hot tea, two appetizers, two entrees and a plate of fried rice (we take home leftovers) for about $25 each, out the door, with a 20% tip. Highly recommended. Be early. Standing room only 40 minutes after opening at 5pm.
Big Bang Grill
1400 W Houston Ave, Visalia, CA 93291, United States
Wonderful little find! We were looking for something different for lunch and my husband found them on google. So glad we did. Food is amazing! Staff is amazing! Experience was amazing!We started with the calamari. This was full size rings not little tiny pieces. Batter was light and not over powering, seasoning was terrific, peppers and onions were grilled so they were not hot but very flavorful.For our meals we ordered the spicy noodles at a medium heat. Again, amazing flavor, crispy veggies and tender beef. Also ordered the pad thai with beef. Just the right level of sweet.Excellent experience and will be back soon! Support our small businesses, they are the background of our amazing city!
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King Buffet
3254 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA 93277, United States
If you want cheap, Americanized Southeast Asian food and dont mind that some of the food tastes a bit flavorless or isnt as good as a regular sit down restaurant, come here. The food is somewhat subpar but theres a lot of it and its pretty inexpensive.