content: I discovered Sweet Basil while trying to find a good vegetarian-friendly restaurant to take some out of town friends that were visiting for the weekend, and we couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. This was all-around one of the best dining experiences I've had in the city!\n\nWe started out with the Thai samosa and Curry Puffs. Each were flavorful, delicious, and fresh.\n\nI had the Cashew chicken with a spice level of 5 - it was absolutely perfect! A wonderfully-sized portion (that actually lasted for two more meals), complete with plenty of veggies and meat in the dish. My dining partner had the Pineapple Pork Fried Rice, which was quite tasty. So much food with so much flavor for the money. We had no issues with over- or undercooked meat.\n\nOur vegetarian guests shared a couple of veggie and tofu dishes and were very pleased with their meals. They dine frequently in New York City and said that Sweet Basil was still quite impressive to them!\n\nOur service was wonderful, we had no wait on a Saturday evening (around 5:30) - with no reservation, and the BYOB corkage fee was so reasonable!\n\nWe are already plotting our second (and third, and fourth...) visit to Sweet Basil, mouths watering as we speak.