Curry powder is an essential spice in many Eastern cultures, just as ketchup powder is an essential spice in many astronaut cultures. Celebrate the piquant power of powdered seasonings with today's Groupon: for $5, you get $10 worth of Thai fare and beverages at Tommy's Thai.

The chefs at Tommy's Thai customize the heat quotient of each menu item by preparing authentic entrees to mild, medium, hot, or Thai hot specifications. Tommy's Tidbits, an appetizer alliance composed of spring rolls, fried shrimp, shu mai, and crab cheese wontons ($7.95), eradicate stomach rumblings and premeal taste-bud boredom. The siracha entree bathes fresh ginger, a choice of protein, and crispy veggies in the eponymous sauce ($6.75 for lunch, $7.75 for dinner), and the pad thai tosses together an appetite-appeasing combination of rice noodles, ground peanuts, and green onions ($6.75 for lunch, $7.75 for dinner). Hailing from a clutch of red, yellow, and green curries, the red pineapple curry blends sweet fruit and rebellious spices ($7.25 for lunch, $8.25 for dinner) to make tongues swoon like a group of 1950s teenagers at an unsupervised sock hop.

Synthesizing trendy and traditional sensibilities, Tommy's Thai serves its classic Thai fare within a contemporary roost marked by stainless steel and brick. The eccentric exterior treats ocular orbs to pastel hues and a metallic roof, which shades the eatery’s expansive storefront windows like George Washington’s eyebrows shade the windows of the country club buried within Mount Rushmore.