The only authentic Sichuan place in town, and probably within a 50 mile radius. I ordered Dan Dan Noodles, Mapo Tofu, Pork Belly with preserved vegetables, Twice-cooked pork, and Beef with Scallions and Onions. Not quite spicy enough and slightly pricey but I'm glad I've found a decent Sichuan place in Ithaca.

Amazing food, we go here every time we're in ithaca. Food is flavorful and service is fast. 10/10

Service is meh, but food is absolutely delicious here. One of the best places in town for authentic Chinese food (not Americanized). My favorite here is the dry ribs. I get it every time I go

Aliscia Murawski

Amazing place! Best souvlaki wrap I've ever had in my life! Super soft and fresh pita bread. Friendly and wonderful service!

Amanda Gorges

Food was great and the portions were large. I was also surprised with how much sauce accompanied the Greek fries. The two paired up really well together especially with the seasoning on the fries and they sauce. The staff was also really kind. They were very attentive. Only small thing is that I wished all of our meals would come out together instead of each dish coming out one by one.

Dana Petry

Food is excellent, wait staff is excellent. We had a party of 8 and everyone enjoyed their meal. Fast and friendly service!!

Dave Katz

Great food, friendly service and good location. Family friendly place

Joe Sanders

Cute quaint restaurant. Great Greek food def want to come back to try the Italian. Started with a Greek sampler of dolmas, falafel and hummus. The chicken Slovakia had a great taste and char to it, definitely ask for extra napkins. The house salad was ginornous. If the food wouldn't have filled us up we have tried the baklava but that'll give us a reason to come back.

oran bersano

I recently dined at this restaurant, and it was an outstanding culinary experience! The food was excellent, and every dish was more delicious than the last. We ordered a variety of dishes, including pesto pasta, tomato-based pasta, and a creamy cheese pasta – all of which were simply amazing. The portions were generous, and it was clear that each ingredient was carefully selected. The steak (from the first photo) was juicy and perfectly cooked. The pasta dishes were rich in flavor and had an excellent texture. The pesto pasta (from the third photo) stood out, with fresh and bold flavors. The service was friendly and quick, and the atmosphere was pleasant and welcoming. I highly recommend this place for a great meal!

Melinda Dawn Garren

Delightful wait staff. Food had all the classic depth of flavors one expects from pasta dishes. There are plenty of choices for vegetarians on the menu, along with traditional omnivore options. Hubby had a steak dinner. He was very happy with the cook on the steak as well as the mushrooms that accompanied it. I opted for the eggplant and manicotti combo. It was so nice to have eggplant cooked properly. Our meals came with salad & bread. For dessert we had Baklava to go. (Which we ate for our breakfast the next day.) Lovely golden crisp on the Philo dough, with a nice layer of chopped nuts inside.

Samantha R-K

Everything was delicious… eggplant parm, gyro, Greek salad, penne a la vodka. Service was excellent. Looking forward to going back to try other dishes.

Claire Wang

Idk why people have not posted menus for this place so I will do it. Will delete if it’s not allowed tho :))) Like you can’t just not check it out seeing so many options and feeling it would be a nice and authentic restaurant. Food here comes in bigger portions and is cooked perfectly. I def recommend the lamb souvlaki. I will come to try the pizza and desserts next time!

+4

Omar Daniel

Love this place. Friendly staff. Good portions. Excellent pricing. Poured me a beautiful glass of wine twice the amount I'd get at other restaurants. Really liked this place and the staff. Everyone seemed happy and joking in the backroom. Very family oriented place. I really liked it.

Been here several times! They used to add 15% tips automatically but they don’t do that anymore. Food is awesome! I like the Wok chicken&chillies, Yellow Bovine something, Shredded potatoes, and Sautéed eggs &tomatoes It’s underground so I didn’t expect it to be fancy or anything in the first place. Service is okay. They serve complimentary fruits before checking out. 🍊

Detasty is a great place in collegetown, they have good chinese food but at a bit of a price. Do remember I compare these with Indonesian restaurants which have crazy low prices. Try the chilli fried pork/chicken. The food here actually has spice for spicy food lovers

Solid hot pot + amazing Sichuanese. De Tasty is a staple for Cornellians and Ithaca folks alike. The hot pot is comforting and consistent. The broth could be more flavorful. Garnishes (veggies, noodles, mushrooms) are a bit sparse but adequate for a small solo pot. They have a small sauce bar on the side for $2 as well. Sichuanese here is always a hit. Highly recommend the Mapo Tofu or spicy fish stew. Large family style portions that are perfect for sharing. Would recommend the entrees here over the hot pot. Prices are reasonable given the portion sizes and quality. HEADS UP: There is a 15% service charge automatically included in the check. Perfect place for large family/friend outings and cold snowy days. Will definitely be coming back 🍲🫕

Been ordering De Tasty for online delivery and I am in love with their lamb dishes which is the Sliced lamb with Cumin Powder Dry Chili with such a wise portion including the white rice and I could eat it for three meals. Yesterday was my first time dining inside the restaurant and inviting two friends of mine to capture this moment of having one of the best meals I've ever had in Ithaca. I've wanted to have the lamb again but I need to move on this time although my love for the lamb will be infinite still! Lol. I got the Beef with Chili Peller Soup in Dried Pot which was so good, loving the soup, it was even served with vermicelli (I guess?), and the beef was so tender. My friend #1 got my favorite lamb dish and she loved it! I was so glad to know it. My friend #2 got the lunch special of Boiled Fish Filet and Tofu with Roasted Chili Pepper Sauce (starting from 11-2pm if I'm not mistaken) where we could get soup also besides white rice for every entreé. The fish filet and tofu dish were also scrumptious, the flavor is so rich and the sauce is tempting as you can see it is orange brown bright colored. The staff was friendly but some of them have a language barrier which was okay but sometimes it will be hard to understand each other. Recommended to those who want to experience delicious meals that are rich in flavor in Ithaca which was hard to find, at least for me as an Asian!

Roy Shelley

Can get busy, but staff is very friendly and attentive. Dinners come with large salad bowl & bread for the table. Large selection of pizza and pastas, and large portions. All of the food is very good. Calamari was fried perfectly (not hard or greasy). Grilled chicken was tender and delicious. Chicken Parmesan and chicken piccatti was also tender and delicious.

LL C

My Cornell alum boyfriend came here to see if this place had stood the test of time. Happy to say that it was great! Got the steak pizzaiola and a gyro. We were very pleased. Thanks for the lovely time!

Claire Hebbard

This is one of our favorite go-to places. My sister loves the greek, I enjoyed the italian. Took my adult kids there and they had a good time. Due to the size indoors we were very limited on Elbow Room but the food is always good and worth a visit

Diana Leano

The appetizers are great! They served us with warm bread and greek salad, the dips for the fries and falafel are great! However, i ordered souvlaki plate and the lamb is really chewy. It’s a good spot but i dont think ill order the same thing again. I would come back to order something else though!

First off, I will say for authenticity, the food is pretty good. I ordered the fish dry hot pot, my wife ordered a spicy beef stew. Both dishes were excellent. The food was also served fast, which was also nice. But that was about the only good thing. Food is not enough to make me want to come back. The service was non-existent. Aside from bringing us the menus and the food, they did literally nothing. When we asked for the drink menu, they pointed to a cooler near us, and said help yourself. Mind you, there are two ladies doing the ordering and bringing the food, a chef cooking ..and several grown men sitting around talking to each other or playing on their phones. Not cleaning, not organizing, not bringing the food or asking about the service. That is why the place had zero customers aside from us. When we were there, only two take out orders, and no dine-in customers. Also, rice should be a given. I should not have to order it separately or find someone and ask for it. Also, when my wife says not to make very spicy, that doesn't mean "throw as much pepper as you can on top, and dose it with a whole bottle of chili sauce". The worst service I have ever had in a restaurant, worldwide. If they can fix that, and add more lights, and add more traditional Chinese decor, they can make money. The food is excellent, just need to touch up the environment and actually have people working there. Very lazy people working there, and you can thank the four guys sitting and playing on their phones who should be working. Get off your butts and clean the place and add new lights. If you want to force a 15% tip on the bill, at least provide an actual service.

Sophia Chiang

The lamb plate was mid- grilled lamb on a pita with salad - very bland and the sauce was flavorless. The chicken breast was so dry. And the souvlaki was just slices of eggplant and tomato sauce with melted cheese. It tasted like warmed up Costco food.

Chris Jose

Bang average, sometimes subpar Italian food. Pasta is not fresh hand made pasta. Quality of the oil is not great. Again for college town standards, it’s good but if it were in a city, I would pass. Workers are nice tho!

Wadood Bhatti

Review of Souvlaki House I visited Souvlaki House with high hopes of enjoying authentic Greek cuisine, but unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. I was especially looking forward to the Greek salad, but what was served barely resembled one. Instead of the fresh, vibrant mix you'd expect, we got a bowl of iceberg lettuce, a couple of tomatoes, three olives, and a sprinkle of cheese. It lacked the flavors and ingredients that make a true Greek salad so special. For my main course, I ordered chicken with artichokes, which sounded delicious on the menu, but the dish didn't live up to its description. While it wasn't terrible, it was just average and lacked the bold, Mediterranean flavors I was hoping for. Overall, I left Souvlaki House feeling underwhelmed. The food didn’t capture the essence of Greek cuisine, and the meal didn’t leave me with the authentic taste I was craving.

+2

Ben Landrum

I expected too much of this restaurant for dinner. Had I gone at lunch for a souvlaki or gyro, I imagine it would be pretty good, but dinner was expensive, the calamari looked bad but was still surprisingly tough, and chicken marsala was underwhelming at best. Waitress was clearly overburdened, forgetting about us more than once and running to and fro.

Vivek V

The food was not great. My girlfriend and I ordered delivery. I got the beef souvlaki platter and my girlfriend got the lamb souvlaki platter. Both were extremely dry and the quality of the meat on both the lamb and beef were subpar. The food did not look great aesthetically either. For the amount of money that we spent the food we received was not up to par. We also got calamari and it seemed like it was just frozen calamari that they tossed into a fryer. I’m sure the staff and owners are great people and it seems to have so many glowing reviews, but I did not receive that same quality.

The food is ok but the price is not the same as the menu. The waitress just said they changed the price. They should have informed me at the beginning! Also, what they claim to be premium meat is not fresh. So, goodbye and good luck!

If there were a zero rating that would be too high. Should be around a minus 5. We stood at the top of the stairs leading down to the restaurant wondering if we should go down. We decided to try it but shouldn't have. The restaurant we found behind the filthy entrance door was horribly depressing. I'd describe the atmosphere as early dark and dingy dungeon. But the service was even worse. Too much to even try to describe. They set the bar for poor service. Don't expect too much. The food was very oily and thoroughly overcooked. Like chewing bark. If you are in to extremely salty you may like this though. But the hot and sour soup was good. We both actually felt ill after leaving the restaurant thinking we may have been pumped full of msg but can't say for sure. So, you have been warned. It's up to you.

Rosanne Kozlowski

Having gone to Greece last summer, we high hopes for “Ithaca’s finest Greek cuisine” along with the number of reviews. It was awful. Just awful. First, my daughter found hair on her plate, in her French fries. Three out of the four in my party got chicken or beef and it was so dry it was like leather. Our appetizer was not correct. We also got a classic dish, Spanakopita, which was also very dry and had some kind of off flavor. My guess is they make some items ahead (and freeze it) but pizza. Food seemed like it was heated up as needed but it just creates food that is inedible (my son didn’t eat more than two bites of his $16 dish). All around poor quality food for the price. Service was mediocre. We will never be back.