So I don’t know about you (why don’t you share?), but I love Thai food. It’s really great when they make it super-hot, and it was good this time (waaaaaaaaaay back on October 20, 2009) but not as hot as they’ve made it more recently (honestly, I think my buddy’s crack that they couldn’t make it hot enough for me might have irked the chef, and he decided giant pieces of red Thai chiles and chili oil were the way to go—I suffered for days…but it was a good kind of hurt) …wellllll…maybe not that one…that was really painful! If you like it hot (or truthfully, even if you don’t), Thai Basil is a great restaurant (and even kids can find things they’ll enjoy…I recommend the Satay with peanut sauce…mmm)

Anyway, on this night I’m pretty sure I had Kow Pad Kra Pow, which is a fantastic dish with fried Jasmine rice, basil leaves, and chicken. The rice on this plate wasn’t white like normal…it was pink (thanks to the spices and chiles). I threw on a little peanut sauce (it goes great on just about anything, like Incredible John’s Spicy Peanut Butter Pizza, upon which the sauce is like a cross between peanut butter and peanut sauce). This particular meal was one of the very best I’ve had at Thai Basil (although it’s great food every time…)

Ok, ok, enough about the food. Ironically, all I used was the urinal here, but the bathrooms are clean and inviting. The colors are dark and muted—until you get to the counter, which are a dark blue with seashell-shaped cobalt blue sinks. The floor is done in black and white tiles, and the stalls are a rich dark wood color…four rolls for the stand-out sinks and counter coordinated with the muted dark bathroom.

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