Thai spices stimulate the palate and the senses, inspiring average Americans to swim a mile in kilometers for a glass of water. Enjoy authentic Thai flavors with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $25 worth of spicy, savory cuisine and drinks at Panna Thai.

The extensive menu at Panna Thai showcases both traditional and contemporary Thai cuisine amid a chic, intimate backdrop. Start your Southeast Asian excursion with Thai-style shrimp cakes with sweet chili sauce ($7.95), a traditional Thai appetizer that will easily charm the western palate with a few coy glances. Panna Thai boasts an enormous selection of entrees, from curries to stir-fries, all of which blend sweet, sour, bitter, and salty tastes, unleashing an uncommon flurry of flavor on unsuspecting palates and unbalanced humors. The restaurant's friendly and accommodating staff is on-hand to assist diners in choosing a dish that suits their spice tolerance. Noodle dishes are a favorite, like the basil noodle served with chicken, pork, beef, tofu, or shrimp ($8.50, $10.50 for shrimp). Meat-centric meals—like the garlic short ribs ($11.95) and the beef or chicken satay dinner ($12.95)—also abound to sate the appetites of carnivores and were-falcons alike.

Panna Thai fosters an inviting, modern atmosphere, replete with sleek, Asian-inspired decor and long plush benches that lure guests to luxuriate in lotus-eating repose. Summon a troop of able seamen and embark on a flavor-cruise of epic proportion with today's Groupon to Panna Thai.

Reviews

Panna Thai has a mix of old favorites and exotic dishes according to the Review-Journal. Yelpers give it a four-star average, and 89% of Urbanspooners like it:

• Panna Thai stands as further evidence. Add quietly efficient service, solid preparations of Thai favorites and enough less-familiar dishes to keep things interesting and, ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. – Heidi Knapp Rinella, Review-Journal
• Overall this was a great place to go for both food and service
  – Pauline T., Yelp