Basil Babe

Summary: Difficult to place a pickup / take out order, but the crab Rangoon and spicy pork dumplings are out of this world!

Details: It was challenging to place a pickup / take out order. My wife called twice and the phone continued ringing and no one would answer. My wife had to drive to the restaurant to place a pickup order in person (and while my wife was placing the order, she noticed that the phone continued ringing and went unanswered). Additionally, my wife asked if the restaurant uses MSG as an ingredient in any of their dishes, and the staff told her that they do not use MSG for any of their dishes. Once my wife was able to place our order, the food was made quickly, it was ready in 10-15 minutes, everything was correct in the order, and my wife also requested separate bags for certain dishes and the special bagging was also done correctly. My wife brought the food home, and I tried four dishes: (1) crab Rangoon, (2) spicy pork dumplings, (3) mushroom dumplings, and (4) chicken pad Thai. The crab Rangoon was by far the best crab Rangoon I've ever had. And the spicy pork dumplings were absolutely phenomenal. However, I would say that the mushroom dumplings and the chicken pad Thai were at least a little underwhelming.

In summary, great food and we plan to order from here again. But hopefully someone answers the phone and it's easier to place a pickup / take out order next time. Overall, 3 stars with breakdown provided below.

Food (4 stars):
5 stars... No MSG
5 stars... Crab Rangoon
5 stars... Spicy Pork Dumplings
3 stars... Mushroom Dumplings
2 stars... Chicken Pad Thai

Service (3 stars):
5 stars... 10-Minute Order Time
5 stars... Correct Items in Order
5 stars... Special Bagging
1 star... Pickup Order Process / Not Answering Phone

Really enjoyed the food. Loved the papaya salad, egg plant basil stir fry, the star attraction --stir fried pork belly. Tofu red curry dumplings were also great. The sticky rice is a perfect palate cleanser.

We've dined here several times already and Basil Babe is now in our top tier list of places to eat in Ypsi. Whenever we come here I always wear my sweatpants because I know I'm going to stuff my face because everything on the menu is fantastic. Hands down the best pad thai, delicious curry and, of course, amazing dumplings. We go weekday nights and service has always been quick. We'll definitely be frequent visitors.

Listen.
The food was amazing. Our food came out so fast and the servers were very very kind.
The owner was nice enough to take a photo with our group and shared history of how she and her mom started.
I love to support local businesses and I need a case of dumplings at my house asap please. Ty
Highly recommend

AMAZING! RUN to this restaurant and try it out if you haven’t done so already. Both ambiance and service were on-point. Basically ended up ordering the whole menu. You really can’t go wrong with anything at Basil Babe.

BUT, if you can only get one thing go for the pork belly stirfry.

Can’t wait to try all the seasonal specials they will be bringing to the table, especially the Mango Sticky Rice!