Thai Time isn’t exactly obscure among Binghamton’s student body (at 96 Front St., it’s right next to Alpha Sig), but its Restaurant Week menu offers a new side of the restaurant: a simply comforting, welcome atmosphere and homey Thai food.

The brick walls are accented with red trim around the windows, completed with wood tabletops, creating a warm and friendly aura. The lighting only accentuates the ambiance. There’s also another dining area and a bar downstairs.

All of Thai Time’s Restaurant Week lunch menu items are $12, and dinner items are $23. The meals include an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Most of the regular menu items are available. All of the entrees, from curry to noodles, can be adjusted for spice strength on a seven-spice scale.

The service was excellent and made the meal all the better. Before we had a chance to look at the menu, our waitress was ready to take our order. The first round of food arrived fast and hot. Before we could get through a fresh, nicely browned, crispy spring roll, the main courses were brought to the table. Though the restaurant was decently crowded, we felt as though we were the only table being waited on. The tofu green curry dish we ordered came out with beef, even though one would think it’s a vegetarian dish. But our waitress apologized profusely when she noticed the mistake. A new dish was soon brought out — the curry and drunken noodles were not unparalleled, but they were very good.

A highlight of the meal was the dessert. The cheesecake spring roll was a treat. Reminiscent of a blintz, a Jewish delicacy, the dessert was hot, fried, crispy, creamy, sweet and paired with vanilla ice cream. I found myself in a Thai restaurant, with a dish in front of me that had obvious Asian influences, yet I was transported to my grandmother’s kitchen. While being aware of the fact that this was a well-designed, creative dessert that in fact contained cheesecake, I envisioned my grandmother’s overcrowded, buttered pan and a dollop of sour cream when she brought the food to the table. Another dessert on the menu, the chocolate lava cake, is a crowd pleaser, and is a good addition to any menu.

When reflecting on the meal, I remember warm plates, unbuttoned pants and great service. A glass of wine can be substituted for the dessert when ordering, but the dessert is really a treat (if you have room left for it).