When BC students tire of burgers and pizza, they head to this casual Cleveland Circle hangout for inventive, if inconsistent, Thai dishes.

The Scene
This tiny restaurant combines comforting Thai cuisine, budget-friendly prices and an ultra-casual setting to produce one of the more popular off-campus diversions for the thousands of BC students who call Cleveland Circle home. Seats in the calming dining room are tough to come by in the early evenings, when many young couples stop by for a quick pre-film bite before heading over to the Circle Cinemas. Speedy waiters make sure water glasses stay filled and no one misses their movie.

The Food
Saccharine pad thai and bland rice dishes don't do much for food snobs and expats. But its hard to find a patron that isn't intrigued by the menu's more adventurous creations. Standouts include the creatively titled ''Between the Sheets'' (crunchy spring rolls filled with a jumble of ground shrimp and chicken) and ''One Night in Bangkok'' (an eye-watering spicy concoction of chicken, beef or seafood sauteed with basil and hot peppers).