4:30 -6:30*Purchase of Beverage or cocktail required* Not Available for Togo H1. O MY GOD3.25 - Golden fried tortilla roll w/ crab meat, basil leave and cream cheese, served with home made plum sauce. H2. Popia Tod2.5 - Golden fried rice paper wrapped with mixed vegetables and glass noodles, served with homemade plum sauce. H3. Fresh Wrapped2.5 - Rice paper wrapped with mixed vegetables, sweet basil, mint leaves, cilantro and tofu, servedwithpeanutsauce. H4. Basil Crab Ranggoon 4.25 - Golden fried wonton skin wrapped w/ crab meat, basil leave, and cream cheese, served w/ spicy home made sauce. H6. Fried Wonton 3.5 - golden fried seasoned ground pork wrapped with wonton skin and served with plum sauce. H7. Fried Tofu 3.75- golden fried fresh tofu , served with plum sauce H10.Look Chin Lobster 4 - Golden fried lobster tail balls served w/ spicy plum sauce H11. Lady Finger4 .75- Golden fried batter w/ bread marinated chicken w/house sauce & sesame oil,serve w/ spicy basil sauce. H12. Tom Yum* 3.5 - clear spicy soup with a touch of lemongrass, galanga root, kaffir leaves, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and chicken H13. Tom Kah3.5- Spicy coconut milk soup with chicken , galanga root, kaffir leaves, lemongrass, tomatoes, onions, mushroom, green onions. H104. Thai Buffalo wings4.75 - Spicy chicken wing in Sweet Basil home made sauce. H16. The Basil dip4.5 - Minced chicken, fresh chili, garlic, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, green onions, and sweet basil leaves Serve w/ Crackers. H17. Calamari Salad4.75- Lightly fried in a tempura batter, chopped spinach, musculin mixed salad, shredded coconut, and a touch of ginger, tossed with house vinaigrette dressing. H20. Beef Salad*4.75 - Sliced grilled beef, flavored with spicy lime sauce and mixed with lettuce, tomatoes, mint, green onions, cilantro and cucumber
Monday –Saturday
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Sunday 4:30pm - close
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The BasilBar
The two smartly appointed rooms on the ground floor of Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine serve as a comfortable respite from the day, where you can stretch out on a plush couch with one of the bar's flashy signature cocktails and chow down a selection of flavor-bursting Thai appetizers. The 14-item happy hour menu features deliciously low-priced appetizers, hovering between $2-$4, with the purchase of a full-priced drink ($2.50-$7).
Hits: The Basil Crab Rangoon features crispy won tons wrapped around a delectable mixture of crab meat, basil and cream cheese, served with a tangy dipping sauce ($4). A coconut-fueled Tom Kah soup balances spice and herb in its fragrant broth ($3).
Misses: The food's cheap, but getting a couple of those irresistible cocktails can spike the bill quickly.
Misses: The food's cheap, but getting a couple of those irresistible cocktails can spike the bill quickly.
Sips: Any number of the inventive elixirs tempt the palate, from the intoxicating Sex With the Bartender, with Tuaca, Cointreau and citrus, to the Thai Me Down, a creamy blend of Thai iced tea and Maker's Mark ($6-$7).
The details: 3135 N.E. Broadway; 503-281-8337; one drink minimum; 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.-close Sundays.
3135 NE Broadway St Portland, Oregon 97232
Tel.(503)335-0411
Tuesday Lady Night (free Appetizer*)
BasilTime:
Mon - Sat 4:30 -6:30 Sunday 4:30-9:00pm
Business Hours
Sun - Thur 4:30 - 9:00pm Fri - Sat 4:30pm - 10:00pm
Basil Bar
Friday, February 04, 2005
Basil Bar On a drizzly Friday night in Northeast Portland, perhaps there's nothing more relaxing and satisfying than Sex With the Bartender in the basement of Sweet Basil's.
"Don't forget to say it's only six dollars," laughs Sweet Basil's proprietor, Supree Smithynunta, who recently opened Basil Bar, downstairs from his 4-year-old Thai restaurant.
Made with Tuaca, Cointreau, and orange juice, (and, of course, tons of love) "Sex" is the bar's best-selling cocktail.
"I wanted here to feel like home," says Smithynunta, whose warm green lounge is blessed with a giant screen TV, cozy tables, imaginative drinks and tasty fare (try a few plum-sauced lobster balls).
Though his nickname is "Boos" he doesn't actually imbibe. (Back in college, Boos was that most valuable of men on campus: the designated driver.)
Boos built his bar's bar, and often serves the food and mixes the cocktails.
The dude who doesn't drink sure takes care of those who do.
Basil Bar is at 3135 N.E. Broadway; 503-281-8337. Hours: 4:30 p.m.-midnight Mondays-Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.-midnight Sundays. -- Lee Williams, Special to The Oregonian
