We had a team lunch the other day and as is often the case, I was tasked with picking the restaurant. It had been a while since I was last at Green Basil and after a quick consultation with my teammates, we decided that Green Basil would be the location of our lunch outing. I was first alerted about Green Basil when it opened about a year ago and have always enjoyed its convenient location near Metrotown and its yummy lunch specials.
For only $6.95, you can get a lunch special, which includes a spring roll, a small (and I mean small!) salad, soup, rice, and your choice of entree. There are quite a few eligible entrees to choose from, including curries and a variety or meat and vegetarian dishes.
Almost everyone in our party decided to go with the lunch special. Before the entrees came, we were presented with a plate of spring rolls. As you can see, the size of the salad is pretty meagre but I really enjoyed the slightly tangy dressing on the salad. The spring roll was a bit greasy on the outside but was very crispy.
I’m not sure what the name of this soup was but it was hot and slightly tangy. It came with some carrot and cabbage pieces as well.
I really enjoy the green curry with chicken at Green Basil. Green curry is one of my favourite items to order at any Thai restaurant but what I like about the dish here is that it’s very spicy but has a slightly sweet taste to it as well. There were quite a few pieces of chicken with my dish and a lot of curry for me to drizzle all over my rice. I also liked how the vegetables in this dish were not overcooked and provided a nice crunch.
Christina sat next to me so I was able to snap a picture of her lunch special as well. :) She had the black bean chicken, which came with a lot of veggies as well. This is a good alternative for someone who is not in the mood for a spicy dish. Christina also noted that this dish had just the right amount of sauce to go with her rice without having everything swimming in sauce.
This was quite an enjoyable lunch. At $6.95, it’s pretty comparable to what you can get in the cafeteria at our building and this definitely beats cafeteria food any day. 
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4623 Kingsway, Burnaby
Tel: 604-439-1919
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June 28th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
My sister and I tried this restaurant and were thoroughly impressed by the fantastic value, nice environment and delish food. The food is much better than the small portions and ok quality of Thai House, down the road.
We’re adding this restaurnant to our favourits list.