Great Thai food. Also try Chai next door - same great food with a cool atmosphere.

Basil boasts talented Asian chefs who turn out reasonably priced plates of spicy beef larb, beautiful curried duck, and an array of fresh stir-fries that suit the most timid palate to the bravest. The red, green and massaman curries with a choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or tofu are uniformly satisfying, and the pad kee mow noodles are suitably spicy. The dining room is sophisticated yet approachable, and packed to bursting with Charleston's young professionals at lunch and dinner. The professional service staff handles the deluge of people with grace and good humor. The restaurant does not take reservations, but it's worth it to arrive early for a table. While your waiting on your table have a drink and some tapas next door at Chai's.

Great thai cuisine.

If you want Thai food while you're down here, this is the place to go. If you don't want to wait on a table here, you can also check out Chai's Lounge and Tapas, which is next door and owned by the same people that own Basil.