<p>We are visiting schools in the Ithaca area this weekend and I’m wondering if anyone has a suggestion for dinner on Sat. night. Not too fancy but fun for the two adults and the teens. Thanks!</p>
<p>Well, there’s a great ice cream place. I can’t recall the name, but I’m sure someone can supply it.</p>
<p>Not exactly “dinner”, but Collegetown Bagels is quite yummy.</p>
<p>Okay, I have breakfast and dessert! Sounds delicious but we eat a lot!! We will still need dinner. And I will definitely need the name of that ice cream place.</p>
<p>I think consolation is thinking of the Dairy Bar on the Cornell campus 
yum yum!</p>
<p>Is the Moosewood restaurant still there? I’ve always wanted to go there–I have two Molly Katzen cookbooks.</p>
<p>Yes, Moosewood is still there. That’s my recommendation.</p>
<p>OOH, good call Schoomcgoo! I spent some time camping in Ithaca several years ago and had completely forgotten about Moosewood. Didn’t go, for which I’ve been kicking myself ever since! The ice cream place I had in mind is actually in Ithaca, not on the Cornell campus, but I’ve also heard that the Dairy Bar is great.</p>
<p>I wonder if Cornell’s hotel school has a restaurant?</p>
<p>If you go downtown to the commons, there are many restaurants. Moosewood (vegetarian) is downtown. You can also get Thai, Mexican, sushi and “American.” </p>
<p>There are many restaurants in other area of Ithaca as well. Some are very good but pricey (The Heights and John Thomas Steakhouse) A good Italian restaurant is ZaZas. The Boatyard Grill is by the water and is also very good.</p>
<p>Or park somewhere in Collegetown (right off Cornell campus) and walk around and eat in whatever looks interesting. There are many choices. You’ll be surrounded by lots of college students.</p>
<p>Thanks, Everyone. I’ll call Moosewood. Now I’m hungry. Time for a midnight snack.</p>
<p>If you like Tapas, we had a decent meal at Just A Taste.</p>
<p>I like the Boatyard for lunch. They have the best steamed clams (big and juicy, no sand).</p>
<p>Zsa Zsa is famous for its homemade lasagna. It’s a bit dressy.</p>
<p>Max is very good for seafood.
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<p>Moosewood–veg restaurant.</p>
<p>Thank you, everyone. It looks like we’ll have lots of good options. Oldfort, I appreciate the link to Max’s. It looks like it would please everyone. When I saw the wine list, i knew that Max and I would get along fine!</p>
<p>I prefer to sit at the indoor porch, not the bar. D2 likes their ribs. Max doesn’t take reservations, but if you show up around 6 you should be fine.</p>
<p>I really don’t mind visiting D1 because all the good restaurants in Ithaca.</p>
<p>Oops. Looks like I spelled ZsaZsa’s wrong–even though I just are there last Friday. My H said their lasagna was very good.</p>
<p>There’s a really good Mexican place downtown (at least there was two years ago the last time I visited.) There was also a cute, funky place with good food called, I think, The Stray Dog.
But I too would vote for Moosewood, if you’re sure your kids want vegetarian – there are no non-vegetarian options.</p>
<p>Ithaca is loaded with good restaurants. Since you are going at an offbeat time, try Moosewood or another popular place that is sure to be overbooked at Freshman drop-off etc. If you are there at a busy time, or just want a nice dinner for a reasonable price, try Antlers on Dryden Road, about 10-15 minutes east of Cornell. </p>
<p>My friend who lives in Ithaca says that the Heights Cafe is the best place in town. He took us there, and it was very good, but adults would appreciate it more than teens.</p>
<p>Boatyard is good for a family; it’s very casual. Mahogany Grill is a solid choice for steak. Just a Taste is hit or miss. (the last two are very close to Moosewood.) In Collegetown, Aladdin’s has surprisingly good, fresh and cheap food.</p>
<p>You could also drive out of town (on 89) and eat one of the best burgers ever overlooking Cayuga Lake at Glenwood Pines.</p>
<p>When we visited Ithaca, we ate dinner at the Blue Stone Grill (as best I can reconstruct) when we couldn’t get into Moosewood. It was very nice, good food. I was impressed with how great the downtown Ithaca area is.</p>
<p>But, along with everyone else: If you have one dinner to eat in Ithaca, how can you not try to go to Moosewood? It’s actually significant in modern cultural history, and a marker for our generation. (Similarly, when I had one meal to eat in Berkeley, you can bet it was at Chez Panisse – the bistro at least.)</p>