Cool Basil Altoona 550 36th Avenue Southwest, Altoona, IA 50009

"Seated right away. Servers very friendly and helpful with menu questions. Expansive menu with many choices. I would almost say you can't go wrong. But then I only had 1 dish and it was delicious. I'll definitely return."

"Delicious!!! I had the yellow curry stir fry and the altoona roll. Both soooooo good. Enough for 2 or 3 big meals, too. Friendly prompt service. Clean space. Cost was $30 with tip. For the quality and amount, that seemed right on. Their menu has so many things I wanted to try. I can see this becoming a regular go to. I asked for medium spice level and also feel like they delivered. Thanks Cool Basil!"

"We picked this place on a whim. So glad we did. I had the prawn cakes, a small Tom yum soup, and the garlic pepper beef. Prawn cakes, share them. If you don't, you won't have room for anything else. They are about 3 inches in diameter and almost 1/2 inch thick. And you get 4. They are very dense and the sauce adds a little sweetness. The Tom Yum soup is the best I have ever had. Perfectly spicy/sour. I had pork in it for the protein and it was almost like pork belly but less fatty. The garlic pepper with beef. I ordered it a level 4 out of 6 for spice but, to me it was about a 2 for spice. Not sure if that was normal but it was on point for flavor. Nice tender slices of beef and perfect sized pieces of garlic in a smooth sauce worked nicely with rice. Overall this place was a pleasant surprise to find in a strip mall. One other thing was when we pulled up there was a police cruiser parked in front of the restaurant. We walked in and it looked like he had a big order. I urge everyone to go where the police eat. They don't have time for bad food."

"Great Thai food! My husband and I dined in for lunch. He had the special yellow curry (aka Khao soi) and I had Pad Thai (spice level 2) We also shared an app of fried pork pot stickers. All of the food was delicious and just the right amount of spicy! Portions were generous. We left with enough food to have dinner later that day. Worth mentioning, we ordered orange chicken for pickup previously and it was decent but the Thai food is the real star of the show here. The new owners are doing a great job!"