I havent thought of the Exxer for decades! Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. I ate many a Hungry One Special at 3 a.m. Have to differ..Obies.. over the tracks was the best..Late night was always so crowded he had an out of order on the pinball machine. Yes, my dear friend, Charlie Mayer, worked there for years and loved doing it, making sandwiches for people who loved the whole thing, including Charlie. Each generation of students and alumni has its own view of what the timeless icons areand in many cases, theyre pretty narrowly focused, says Mark Anbinder 89, a second-generation alum who has been covering the Ithaca food scene for decades for 14850 Magazine and 14850.com and via a regular weekly segment on WVBR. Ithaca Bakery 743 reviews Closed Now Only time I ever got invited back stage by the artists was G Love and Special Sauce at the Haunt! Just of those listed: Rulloffs, The Nines, Aladdins, Pixel Lounge, Royal Palms, The Chapter House, CTB (location-wise), Stellas, and Dunbars have all gone out in the past decade. It's one of Ithaca's best-kept secrets. Ithaca, NY 14850: Party Name: Cafe Decadence, Inc. Party Type: 20 - Owner at Publication: Legal Entity Type: 03 - Corporation: Address: Ithaca, NY 14850: Party Name: Claimed. Wonderful to get a chance to talk to so many new people and the regulars as I was mixing huge containers of tuna saladin batches so big for me that the nice owners (wish I could recall their names) had to buy me a stool to stand onor spreading it and any other ingredients customers requested. Drivers on Eddy Street, listening to the game on their radios, would throw their cars into park, jump out, run into Dunbars with a quarter, and down a quick shot before getting back in the car and driving away. Besides the coffees served in the shop, customers can buy beans, too. What poor PhD candidates dreams are made of. Little River, New York, 1994: April Sawicki is living in a motorless motorhome that her father won in a poker game. I cant remember the name and it is bothering me now! Missing from this list are Cafe Decadence and Temptations in the early 90s, which both predated Stellas, and made way better coffee drinks than Stellas did when it first opened. H. Fisk Johnson 79, MEng 80, MS 82, MBA 84, PhD 86, remembers this family-style Greek and Italian stalwart so fondly that he gave the eateryand its now-retired owner, Peter Papachryssanthoua shout-out during the 2017 celebration of the gift that created the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Alumni weigh in on their favorite hangoutssome long gone, others still going strong. However, whenever the Angels played the Yankees on television, the special was revived. Later on, I bartended for a couple of years at Rulloffs. Allison Larkins upcoming novel, The People We Keep, follows its protagonist on a similar coming-of-age journey amongst Ithacas gorges, hills and waterfalls. It was dark in there. Oct. 13, at 12:20 p.m. The English lounge was packed with people sitting under a shroud of excited silence. The cafe concept is definitely catching on as an alternative to a diner in the morning or a bar at night. Visa & Mastercard Accepted - No Admission Fee - PH 7 1 7-786-8487 f I X, ft - 1 II- m Evnlnn: 7:25.9:45 SaturdaySunday Matlnwi: 1:25.1:45 CMnnt, with 2 IK 5TEBE04I Evening;: 7:00,9:35 SaturdaySunday Matlnw: 1:00, 3:3$ B Whit Stillman's arcdona QiliLi- PG-3&. !, What can I say? I remember The Heidelberg tavern. When the check would come, it was quite amusing to witness a dozen freshmen try to divvy it up. Unique gifts for all occasions! An all time favorite was Steak A Roma on College Ave. The establishment was named for notorious local murderer Edward Rulloff, who, in 1871, became the last man executed in New York State by public hanging. The People We Keep is partially based on Larkins own experience as an Ithaca College student from 1995 to 1997 two years that she feels were essential to her self-discovery, and two years she remembers fondly. Great article Joe. I sold a huge oak coat rack to Turnbacks that resided in the entry hall there. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Used to catch salmon and trout in Lake Cayuga and trade the owner for sandwiches. That proved to be true. (1974-2009) Besides patronizing most all of the aforementioned eating establishments in college town, lets not forget the iconic Louies Lunch Wagon housed on the corner of Thurston Ave across from Risley Hall. Definitely cant forget Bills, sort of grubby but invaluable for all-nighters. It was a great cheap night out. Search. Helen Rubinstein 04 was particularly fond of the restaurants popular fruit salad. (716) 461-4750. Growing up in the Southwest, Collegetown was a great introduction to many foods I had never really tried. It had been a bowling alley and the lane remnants adorned the walls. There were a lot of them. Great times there with fun, warm people. In the 60s the Boxcar offered free green beer on St. Patricks day beginning at 8:30 am for an hour. So the guys decided just to open up their own rootbeer place and named it Muggsys. Larkin said that she eventually learned how to listen to critique while still retaining the vision of April and her life that she wanted. (71-72). Reasonable prices, many varieties of beer, burgers, those buckets of steamers, and great atmosphere with friends, especially after hockey games at Lynah Rink.. For all the hype, Stellas was mediocre and overpriced. Mr. Petrillose took one look at my dad and said, Didnt you used to hang out with . Good for a burger and to get away from the crowd., Oh I think you mean the Ground Round. Shout out to John Browns Body and Kevin Kinsella best concert I ever saw there. They had no idea that CTBs familiar corner spot wasnt its first home, Anbinder says, or that Olivers [deli] was the corner icon there for a while.. As I recall it, a decent dinner for $1.99. PolyQram GRAMERCY DRINK . . In the end, that was what struck me most about this novel The People We Keep explores the vulnerability of opening up, whether through your art or your relationships with others, and it uses a familiar location to do so. The Carriage House Caf in Ithaca, New York, is a beautifully restored two-story carriage house. Shortly before graduation I convinced the owner that I was leaving town and wouldnt go into competition with him, so he gave me the recipe. Also loved Vinnies pizza! Recently heard an interview with Joe Bonamassa talking about playing at The Haunt. Olivers was one of the first places I cooked. I forgot about Steak-a-Roma! As a Chi Psi member, I was able to hire a few of our brothers over those couple of years. There was a Korean restaurant, Cayuga, that opened up while I went to school there, with the spiciest beef soup and by there an Indian small market where we would get bidis to smoke. NOT SOUV!!!!! Maybe they are somewhere in the fine print, but I didnt see any references to Morries. It was right at the corner of Dryden and Eddy, where today it appears there is a place called Hideaway. Right across the street from it there was a Burger King. Many other alums share happy memories of the Souvlaki Housestill in business on Eddy Street after more than half a century. Sept. 17 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM The Dome Center - Minett Hall Corner of Henrietta Rd. The rice pudding at the Cosmo was great! In business for just over seven decades before closing in 2012, the Palms was one of Collegetowns most enduring bars. There was a Vietnamese restaurant too, best beef cubes rice. In 1995, Cafe Decadence was a real coffee shop in Ithaca Commons, and the city itself was much smaller. A bunch of us mostly engineers who lived up the hill on Dryden Ave used to meet at The Connection on Thursday nights for fluids lab, putting many pitchers of beer to the test. The Daily Sun used to go there after electing the next slate of editors, she says, and they comforted me greatly when I lost an election junior year.. Share. I could go on and on! This allowed me to head up in the dead of winter without a jacket and not have to worry about losing it. And one of the bartenders was a former microbiology lab partner. We also used to hit Caf Decadence, next door to Aladdins, which was co-owned by one of my fellow nutrition grad students. I purposely havent visited the campus since graduating in 1981. Great memories.. Johnnys on Dryden Rd was definitely open into the mid 80s- but I had no idea they served food. But the new shop is a transformation. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Best juke box, pizza, turkey soup and bartenders, including my friend Tom Darling. But I cant imagine what other dance place there was in C-town. var mobile_allowed = true; This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . yes! The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . The campus was magical during my tenure. 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Much of Aprils experience with found family in Ithaca is a reflection of Larkins own experience of feeling at home for the first time. (You can easily tell a Swede) Olivers, Rulloffs, and Connection (free popcorn)were our most visited places. The offerings include muffins, scones, bagels and fancy desserts plus Belgian waffles and specialty sandwiches. Also much excitement when a Wendys opened there. :.i.,SV.lliiWi'i"i milium miimiiim J1..1J11 in .1 j REED HOFFMANN stiff photographer who does all the recipe development, is keeping track of operations in Ithaca. Mixed drinks were $1.25 and there was a closet in the back room by the DJ where they served beer out of when it was too hard to get to the bar. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. The Palms remained a dive-bar favorite even as student drinking habits and socializing behaviors shiftedparticularly after New York raised the legal age to 21. Required fields are marked *. I believe they were only open for a few years, but their pizza was superior to Mama Ts and Collegetown Pizza. A new station was built next door in the 1960s, and the Nines opened in the early 1970s as a bar, restaurant, and music venue (first called Old No. Rulloffs cerebral organ is one of the most notable occupants of the Universitys Wilder Brain Collection. Larkin explained to me that it took 12 years to form and polish The People We Keep from start to finish. He was traded to the California Angels in 1982, and the special was discontinued. 2 partners owned it including Mike Turback. And theres another reason why Johnnys looms large in Big Red food lore: its proprietor, Johnny Petrillose, was the father of Bob Petrillose, founder of the legendary Hot Truck. Utter deliciousness. I went regularly for lunch with friends and co-workers, says Herman, adding that she still uses one of Jordans cookbooks. Dunbars was the place I my first ever beer, and the ABC, a collective that started as the Apple Blossom Cafe, just past the Chapter House from my college house, was the place for Sunday breakfast. When get back.etc)- a classy bar/restaurant down the hill aways from Collegetown. Whatever happened to it? RBC mush garden no grease from the Hot Truck Ah, the Chariot! I really liked it. They closed within a year, during which they were a go-to spot for many students.. As major construction continues to change the face of Collegetown, Cornellians asked alumni to share their memories of the neighborhoods restaurants and watering holes. I prefer to remember fondly those places as they were, not as they have become! Rulloffs was another favorite and I liked that they had both an upstairs and downstairs bar. If you ate the Athenian Chicken and survived, all credit to your digestive tract! Laura Tocco Mariani 99 recalls meeting her now-husband, Matt Mariani 97, there. In 1995, Cafe Decadence was a real coffee shop in Ithaca Commons, and the city itself was much smaller. Free popcorn made it so. Very anti the War in Vietnam. Early each fall semester The Haunt took a photo of all of the patrons in the parking lot, enlarged it, and put it on the wall inside. I loved playing the pinball machines in the laundromat for just 10 cents a game while doing my laundry. The first picture in the piece really brought back some memories: My parents generously paid for my tuition but I was responsible for my living expenses so I worked in the hospitality industry throughout school. I was more of a Connection person as an undergrad. It was an NYC-style Korean deli that served everything from mashed potatoes to sushi to beer towers, open 24 hours a day, she says. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. And lastly: The Chapter House celebrating after our womens lacrosse NY state tournament win with beer and singing along with jukebox fave We are the Champions at maximum volume (we may also have danced on the tables). Ive Got a Secret). Ahhh, times spent sitting with a friend in the window table at Uni Deli, eating blueberry ice cream and watching the movie folks walking to and from or hanging out on College Ave. 50 cent rusty nails at the Nines. Caf Owner and Kitchen Manager, Cafe Decadence, Ithaca, New York December 1987 to May 1990 Laboratory Technician,Department of Food Science, Cornell University June 1986 to January 1987 Teaching Assistant, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University Fall 1985 to Spring 1986 Also liked King Sub and Johnnys Carryout for subs, and The Connection for just hanging out with friends. Sadly, a few years after graduation I returned to Ithaca and saw that the restaurant had closed! Creative hints by author of 1001 Ways to Bt Romantic Tickets: $4.00 Strong Museum members; $6.00 nonmembcrs ( lit jMtg One Manhattan Square Rochester, NY 14607 716-263-2700 Finally, a comedy that will chance the way you think, the way you feel, and most importantly thewayyoudrest. 1978 1982 was a great time to be in Collegetown. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . In February, Ithaca Beer Company opened its new brewpub on College Avenuefeaturing modern dcor, a patio for outdoor dining, and a menu that showcases its libations and locally sourced ingredients. Dunbars was my place from the moment Dave and Lee bought it in 79. Larkin mentioned how she still visits her favorite people and places in Ithaca even now, 20 years after her time in college. obbees diner out of town greasy hamburger apple turnover with butter at 2 am cornell 62-66. Later, I always chuckled seeing the subway tile floor in the north side of Chef Italia. Hands down. My dog Max monopolized the bowling machines at The Palms and the Chapter House and they put a sign up at Johnnys that read, No dogs allowed, except Max.. Fridays after biochem seminar we got drunk at Chapter house. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. We used to get pizzas at Elba, which were absolutely great, and bring them to the Eddy Street Bar and consume numerous pitchers of beer, OK Kids, Heres the real story of the X-ER, As the then current owner of King Submarine House 1970-72, The opening of the brewpub (owned by Ithaca Beer founders Dan Mitchell 00 and Mari Rutz Mitchell 98, MS 03) is just the latest major change to the neighborhood where so many Cornellians live, eat, drink, and socialize. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a late-night snack. At the helm for many of those years, Dick and Rita Ellston who lessened the pain of a growling stomach during an 8am-4pm or a 4pm-12am shift with great conversation and even greater comfort food. The X-er : Pastrami,Roast Beef baked with cheese, then anointed with Russian Dressing Lettuce and onions !!! There used to be a B. Kliban cartoon, Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head. Those were the sandwiches at the Chariot., Nicole Neroulias Gupte 01 remembers the legendary corn nuggets. It was such a shame to see it close. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . It was probably worth it. Nope still chugging along, as is another Cornell 73 friend Jeff Schwartz, who had suis bused in from Shortstop for the celebration of his 60th birthday at the Manhattan law firm of Hahn and Hessen. I remember Saint Pattys Day when they decided to give green beer for five cents. And in the days before ATMs when the banks were closed on the weekends, if I ran out of cash, they were willing to cash a personal check for me. Heres a part of it that I recall (but there is more): The people at the Uni Deli Hmmm. The most expensive dish was a great boneless strip steak and fries, both covered with a Greek lemon sauce, for $2.22., The Ithaca franchise of this Rochester-based chain helped popularize spiedies in Ithaca in the 1970s. Great memory! Great cast of characters on both sides of the bar. for several violations in June or July 1976, re-opened, and then was mysteriously destroyed by a fire a couple of months later. Later, in the early 70s, known as Buds Boulevard Diner. Ik Si Giw! Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Owners Herve and Karen Pailler say this will make the restaurant available for private parties of 20 to 50 during daytime hours. Didnt do well on my prelim later that morning. Alternatively, you may use, So many choices you have to visit more, Homey cafe with a good variety of basics, Good place to take a break and sit with, I could definitely spend some time here, Neighborhood Cafe with the Best Fish Fry, Well executed European Bistro in Ithaca, Best Breakfast Sandwich Ive Ever Had!! The Unmuzzled Ox. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Nicknamed Uni Deli, the sandwich shop at the corner of College and Dryden was a mainstay of the 1970s. I lived in an apartment upstairs in the building next to Pops. Married now for 25 years with two great kids. Of course, we went to Johnnys to eat. And then you hope you see them again. I lived on Williams St., so after closing time at the Chapter House it was up the hill to Eddy St. for an Exxer sub and then back down the hill to my apartment. People pass in and out of Aprils life as she moves around, making the hellos and goodbyes more emotional and fraught. Did it serve food? Charlie Schlumberger 76. That Stewart Avenue watering hole had opened in the late 1920s; it segued into the Chapter House in the 1960sweathering a 1980s stint as an ice cream parlor before reemerging as a popular hangout that eventually offered 49 beers on tap as well as house-made sodas, games, live music, and popcorn. Otherwise, I bought Chinese foodstuffs at a tiny little Asian food store past the top of Buffalo St. and made my own noodle dishes. NY; CA; CA-384; CAFE DECADENCE; CAFE DECADENCE (trademark) . Loved the place, a real dive. Real Decadence Molly and David Basak-Smith (left) describe their style as "elegant, but not pretentious." My buddies and I would go there for the filling meal that would carry us a few days. (2) Cabbagetown: Cornbread and huevos rancheros. The place got closed down for a week by the Health Dept. Needless to say he was shocked I was still there waiting. When April first arrives in Ithaca, she finds a campground where she can stay, meets Carly, and scores an interview to work at Cafe Decadence in a series of events that all seem incidental. Thanks for posting the photo of the original CTB when it was just a take out bagel place. I cant remember if there was cole slaw. Plus Plum Tree, still hanging tough on Dryden Road. Sandwiches are $3.50 to $5.95. Failing out of school, picking up shifts at Margo's diner, she's left fending for herself in a town where she's never quite felt at home. But for food Hurry on down to Hardees, baby, where the burgers are charcoal broiled. Love to get that back. tjm rami . My favorite in all of Ithaca was the Rosebud diner downtown. It had the reputation and insistence of being rundown, gritty and funky, with echoes of 60s counterculture, which gave it an instant attraction for us in 1972. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Speaking of the grill in there, it was so cold one winter night that (having had a few drinks) I leaned over the grill to get warm. The best one though is meeting my bride-to-be, Heather Straka (Sytsma) 95, on the patio at Olivers during summer break. A Mk fc. Its outdoor patio was one of Collegetowns largest. . My favorites: (1) The Chariot (great pizza and beer, jukebox, mismatched plates), where my friends in the band Your Mother serenaded me on my birthday one year. That was probably the best bar/restaurant job I ever had. In February, Ithaca Beer Company opened its new brewpub on College Avenuefeaturing modern dcor, a patio for outdoor dining, and a menu that showcases its libations and locally sourced ingredients. Came with, I think, steak fries a salad and garlic bread. Things felt more final and permanent when you said goodbye to somebody, Larkin said. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. (Weird, but delicious! All our friends would order a pitcher of beer (or two) and let the world go by. Ayesha Chari is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. This made me tear up. The Ithaca Mall was the center of city life Larkin described it as the place where. During under graduate days,I lived in Cascadilla, and many nights, for dinner, I went to Collegetown for a TULI-BURGER !! The People We Keep. The sandwiches at the Chariot were gi-normous! says Van Ryn. How different my life would be without Olivers. There's a second Cafe Decadence in downtown Ithaca. and you could do your laundry in the attached laundromat when I was at Cornell. "We gutted it," explains David. My favorite memory is going to Olivers and hanging out in the patio senior year right after our wines class ended. var zone_id = 336; Indeed, Steak Aroma! Reading The People We Keep and hearing Larkins story leaves me hoping that one day I will do the same. The beloved pizza joint took its name from its buildingthe original, early 1900s home of Ithacas Fire Station No. Yes!! Yes, Pops! I still have my own personal beer mug from Jims in my den at home, recalls Bill Waters 54. Demos, the ever-friendly owner-chef, would send out moussaka, pastitsio, avgolemono, and other Greek specialties (along with a great Spanish empanada) for under two bucks. It was a cafe inside a church. At the back of the shop, behind a big window, is the coffee roaster where David blends and roasts beans from all over the world. Hanging at Fufus (Ruloffs). The far far was also known as the way out and the food truck near Risley was the wonderful Louies Lunch! He slyly sat down to discuss my pick (which was always Shoop by Salt N Peppa, so Lord knows why I was looking at the book anyway!) I enjoyed many of the places listed. Had good sushi there early in the 2000s. 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