My team who is disbursed across the U.S. was headed to Charlotte for an \"All Hands (on Deck)\" off site meeting. This was the first time we were all going to be in the same place at the same time. And the first time many of us were going to be meeting. Manager put together a dinner at Basil Thai and I was skeptical. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE Thai food, but when you have so many different people coming from different walks of life, were they all going to find something they liked? We shall see. \n\nI was there a little early and ran into the only colleague that lives near me (in St. Augustine) and we got a drink in the bar while we waiting for everyone else. I was happy to see a local brew on tap & went for that. As the rest of the party arrived we all said our hellos and were eventually led to our table. Instead of having us order multiples of a bunch of different appetizers, our waitress was kind (and genius) enough to let us know they could put together a sampler platter with four different things to try. Our platters consisted of the Fresh Basil rolls, the Egg Rolls, the Fried Wontons and the Stuffed Shrimp. While I would have personally gone for the Nam Sod, this gave us a nice array of snacks while we got to know each other. \n\nFor my entree, I went with the Pad Kee Mow. I asked for spicy, but I should have paid attention when she happened to mention their spice levels were Americanized. Because this was not the medium I was expecting, it was more along the mild spice level. Oh well. The dish overall was good: the noodles were cooked well, the tofu was done in small enough chunks as to not overwhelm and the vegetables were plenty.\n\nOverall a nice restaurant in the heart of downtown and walkable from where I was staying. Can't go wrong with that.
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