hen you think of lunchrooms, you think of television shows about high school, replete with meandering bandages, hairnets, and disaffection. This Lunch Room has nothing to do with your media-influenced lunchroom image.

A Thai kitchen with a loyal following, owner Matilda Apirukpinyo serves up beloved cheap fare. Though heavy on the Thai - with the requisite spring rolls and pad Thai - LR also serves up worthy sushi and other Asian-accented dishes. The small but well-appointed room can get busy at, um, lunch, but empty lunchrooms are for after-hours, high school janitors, so enjoy. -S.T.