Pho Basil

Asian restaurant · Fenway

Pho Basil

Asian restaurant · Fenway

177 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115

Highlights

Pho Basil is a bright, minimalistic gem serving up delicious Thai and Vietnamese dishes, perfect for dine-in or quick takeout, while offering generous portions and friendly service.

177 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115 Get directions

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"When you order bo kho at Pho Basil (177 Massachusetts Ave., Fenway), you can choose between rice noodles or white rice. Since bo kho could be considered either a soup or a stew, choosing noodles or rice gives you options for how you’d like to experience it. And for an appetizer to accompany your bo kho, you can’t go wrong with an order of cha gio (a crispy fried roll) or goi cuon (a steamed rice roll with fillings). Pho Basil is currently offering takeout, delivery, and indoor dining." - Karen Wilber

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"Located near Symphony Hall, Pho Basil is a mainstay for casual Vietnamese and Thai. It’s delivering lunch and dinner daily. Order: Grubhub" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal

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"Quick, easy, delicious, and affordable, Pho Basil offers lunch specials (until 3 p.m.) of Vietnamese and Thai dishes, including noodles, fried rice, curries, and steamed dumplings. [Full service, but also very takeout-friendly]" - Dana Hatic

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Jun Simons

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Really good food, and good service. I recommend the pho and spicy pho, the drunken noodles, crispy chicken basil, and jungle curry. We had good service consistently, with plates for sharing given to us without asking and water refilled consistently. The spice level on the spicy dishes were perfect, noticeably spicy but not uncomfortable as someone with slightly better than average spice tolerance.

NHL

Google

Food here is really good! Could be the best Thai restaurant in Boston, and the wait is not that bad. We ordered; Roti and Curry Dip, which was tasty but wish pancakes were a bit less greasy. Chicken Wings were fine. Vegetable Pad Thai was good! And Drunken Noddle with Crispy Chicken was also good. Btw their menu has pictures for all the options! The host and the waiter were really nice and friendly. Finally, portions are big so be ready to eat :)

cleo C H.

Google

Celebrated my pre-birthday with my beloved spouse and best friend at this amazing restaurant! The scrumptious food was matched only by the exceptional service. The staff were warm, friendly, and made us feel welcome. 🥰🥳

K Y

Google

Amazing food, definitely at the top of the list. We ordered the Kao Soi and the Pho Sate for noodle soups which were both delicious! We also had Drunken Noodles and Jungle Curry another day for lunch which was also very good.

Ngan Nguyen

Google

We came around 11:50 AM (20 minutes after they open) and the restaurant was already almost full. Apparently it's quite popular and there's usually a line. You can get in line ONLINE too. That can save you some time waiting in the cold. Service is excellent. Clean, well organized and everything was pretty quick. We ordered: - Drunken noodles with fried chicken: it's pretty good 5/5. Has great flavor, noodles were cooked perfectly. Generous portion and a good amount of veggies. Definitely worth it to add scripy fried chicken. - Bun bo Hue: 3/5 it's not bad but it's not quite the standard Bun bo Hue, and not so flavorful. Some of the meat was tender but most wasn't. I had to chew quite a bit. I wouldn't order this again.

Steve Frick

Google

On my first visit to any Thai restaurant my order is always Pad Thai Chicken. My rational is if they can’t pull off this Thai staple they’ll struggle with everything else on the menu. Pad Basil nailed, the correct ratio of chicken, noodle and sauce. The serving size was huge, just like every other meal that I’ve ordered on my Boston trip. Must be a Boston thing. Since mine was takeout I couldn’t fairly score them on atmosphere, but it was very clean and very bright.

Abbey Chang

Google

This is my favorite pho restaurant in Boston. I’ve visited here several times. Today, I ordered crab rangoon, pho, and drunken noodle. If you cannot eat spicy, I would recommend you to order drunken noodles with no spicy. In addition, the crispy chicken was so good.

MS B

Google

The food was really good, very large serving for their rice and noodle dishes And affordable pricing. But the service could use improvements. Some of the waiters try very hard to be outstanding. The space it's kind of small not a good option for large parties over 4. Call ahead to see if they will be able to accommodate your group. Perfect for groups of 2. We were a group of 5 and our food came out one at a time. I would give them a 5 star but since they brought the kids food last, had to takeaway 1 star. My pet peeve at restaurants, when they bring the kids food last.

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"Located near Symphony Hall, Pho Basil is a mainstay for casual Vietnamese and Thai. It’s delivering lunch and dinner daily. Order: Grubhub" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal

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Jun Simons

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NHL

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cleo C H.

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K Y