Mallory M.
Yelp
I'll start off by saying that I'm not from Colorado, so I find the food Denver to be lacking in flavor, seasoning, and is overly Americanized 90% of the time. I also thoroughly enjoy spicy food; not from the ego perspective of "i can eat spicier food than you," but I tolerate it well and find it a favorite quality of mine in food. For example- I love and tolerate foods with habanero, at least I did until the lining of my stomach finally decided against it. I've really been craving some decent Thai and decided to try Tommy's.
We ordered the Pad Thai at medium spice for my partner, as she is more sensitive to spice than I am. First, it was the best Pad Thai I've had in Denver this far. Second, the medium was actually quite spicy. I was pretty surprised, as again, I tolerate spice quite well compared to my partner. Despite it almost being too spicy for her, she still loved it. I got the Thai (green) Curry in "hot" and it was HOT. I'm so used to food being so mildly spicy here in Denver that I didn't expect this lol. While the green curry wasn't the best I've had nor can I put my finger on what it was missing, it was still decent and better than what I've had in Denver so far, but it left me really craving a good green curry from back home. I'm rating it a four because I can't give them a 3.75 and the Thai I've previously had in Denver is akin to a TV dinner.
Looking forward to trying more from Tommy's.
Spice guide-
Mild- haven't tried it, but compared to how hot the "medium" is, I wouldn't go above mild if you're sensitive.
Medium- surprisingly hot for medium. It's perfect for me; and in comparison to most other establishments it Denver, this "medium" is the other's "hot," or maybe even their "extra hot."
Hot- it's freaking spicy. I was sweating and my nose was running. Almost too hot for me to properly enjoy, but that's just me. It's beyond what my pallet likes for enjoying the other flavors of the food. But now I know!
Thai hot- Haven't had it, but I can only imagine that this would be INSANE. It would most likely melt my face off. I saw some guy on another review saying that this wouldn't be so hot as to overwhelm the flavor of the food- he's a freak of nature. There's no way this wouldn't melt my spice loving face off, not to mention those of you who find sriracha too spicy, which I find bewildering.