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  • White Veg-options
Thai
Beer/Wine
Asian
Vietnamese
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Thai food restaurant that also offers Vietnamese pho noodle. Offers vegetable and tofu dishes. Inexpensive lunch specials. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm.

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6 Reviews

First Review by HaplessHeather

Avatar rachelandmichael

rachelandmichael

Points +393

Vegan
31 Dec 2021

Good

Had an overall good experience yesterday. The staff who may have possibly been the owners were friendly and welcoming at least to us. Food was good, as with most places that aren't specifically offering vegan items you really have to be smart about what you are ordering. The vegetarian menu was pretty large, I was able to only clearly identify (based on past reviews) one dish I could safely make vegan for myself which was an eggplant/tofu dish. Kids enjoyed their meals. I felt the price was pretty excessive though above $12-16 per dish.

Pros: portion size, service

Cons: price

Avatar John Kevin

John Kevin

Points +90

Vegan
31 Jan 2017

Swimming Rama Swimming in Cow's Milk

I was a first-time visitor to Basil Leaf and alerted my server immediately I am vegan. She said anything on the lunch menu (I was there at 2:45 p.m.) could be made "vegan." I ordered the "Swimming Rama" with tofu -- it comes with "house peanut sauce." As I started to eat -- after taking few bites -- I decided to read Basil Leaf reviews on the Happy Cow website. One fantastic review warned of dairy in some of the Basil Leaf dishes. What do you know?! The "house peanut sauce" is made with cow's milk! I spoke to the manager, who had no idea that vegan meant "no animal products"; in fact, he tried to convince me that "vegan" means "no meat." Ugh. Try as I might, I could not convince him (or my server) that vegans do not consume dairy, eggs, flesh, etc. After considerable back-and-forth, he removed it from the bill. Lesson learned: Read Happy Cow reviews if going to a place you have never been before! Be very careful, if you are a vegan, if ordering at Basil Leaf.

Pros: Listed on Happy Cow as Vegetarian Friendly

Cons: Staff does not know the meaning of "vegan", "House peanut sauce" is made with cow's milk

Avatar Raynevegan

Raynevegan

Points +111

Vegan
15 Nov 2015

decent Thai food

Although its relatively easy to make any dish vegan (the restaurant owner says they don't use fish sauce at all), the peanut sauce has cow's milk in it, but not all the staff know that. Red and green curry are vegan, but they sneak cow's milk into other curries.

Avatar logdog1979

logdog1979

Points +114

Vegan
05 Sep 2014

OK

The food tasted pretty good, and was a good price. My mother and my stomach hurt for the next 15 hours though!

Avatar michelleg

michelleg

Points +41

Vegan
22 Jun 2013

good food

We visit frequently because it's close but also because the flavor is good, too! Very friendly service, but can be a bit slow sometimes. I recommend!

Pros: vegetarian section of menu , big portion (worth the money), good flavor

Avatar HaplessHeather

HaplessHeather

Points +56

Vegan
11 Sep 2008

Not the most memorable Asian dining

If you are on the West side without transportation and craving Asian food, it's worth it. There are a few vegan options to choose from, and the wait staff knows what they are. I ate there at lunch, and the portions were medium sized, but the prices were high (around $9 a plate, which I consider high for lunch). The food was fine, but a bit bland. I will not visit this restaurant again, since Olympia has so many other options for vegan Asian food.

Pros: Vegan options, Friendly staff

Cons: Expensive, Small portions, Bland food

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