Best Restaurants for Spicy Food in Westwood

Prior to October 13th, I managed to book a reservation for Holy Basil. It was my first time in a while visiting LA so I wanted to go out and meet up with my friends (3 of us in total) at Holy Basil. Now, I will say on a Sunday night, they are busy so I would suggest planning eating earlier on the weekends. But that's not to say they have bad service; to be fair, they had only 2 people waiting tables as fast as possible so I understand why it took a while for them to get our table ready. Just make sure to be forward to let the waiters or whomever is working to let them know about your reservation. Despite the busy night, they did so well with just trying their best to accommodate us regardless of the many hiccups that happen (wifi disconnected so our orders disappeared; they compensated with free drinks). Also, along with running out of ingredients for some dishes (again, a busy day) was another hiccup. All I can say that is I'm genuinely grateful that the staff did their best despite the rush hour. And yeah, I could give a lower rating but sometimes we have to remember that we are human at the end of the day. My friends, who are local to the area, thanked me for taking me out to an awesome Thai restaurant because sometimes, even though you can be a local, you can possibly miss out on great places if you don't explore the areas around you. I hope I can visit LA more often and hang out with friends to take them to wonderful places to hang out and eat dinner. Im gonna remember this place for a long time, thats for sure! (^ u ^)/

Such good food and amazing hostess and waiter. Would love to come again

Dumplings were worthy of their name, as well as toothpick lamb. Really great food all around, definitely check this place out. The rose tea was absurdly sweet, so we watered it down at the table. Ginseng tea was lovely. Service was okay.

🚨🔔‼️🤭OMG!🤩🤭😍 Read My Last Review! MANIFESTATION IS REAL! Food Phenomenal and those Jalapeño Margaritas Lowkey the Vibe. The Staff absolutely Fabulous and Beautiful Souls too! Anyways, We open the door to leave the Cantina and look who looks right into my eyes..entering his establishment….the one.. the only…………..Mr. Danny Trejo! Talk about a genuinely kind and down to earth Man. We are so honored to have met this Amazing Hollywood Legend! 🤩🫶🏾🥰

As always, we enjoyed a wonderful meal, made with excellent locally sourced ingredients. Everything was delicious, in the service was attentive. The restaurant was quiet and comfortable.