I enjoy the all you can eat scenarios. This allows the consumer to try and taste various types of…read morefood on the menu. To continue with my birthday celebration, Joseph suggests we come here to try the food. What a good choice! For my soup base, I choose the mushroom broth. It comes with light green onions and a touch of cilantro. By itself, the mushroom broth tastes delicious. From the menu, I pick the various mushrooms, broccoli, bok choy, watercress, shrimp and sole filet. It tastes like a feast! Joseph orders the meat selection which contains coby beef, and brisket. He orders the lotus root for me. In the back, Hot Pot Meets BBQ set up a sauce station. This station features various Asian sauces such as soy, cilantro, bbq, ponzu sauces. In the middle of the station, customers can choose various fruits such as pineapple and green melon. Near the end of the station, the staff sets up a seafood tray. The tray includes a mixture of shrimp, mussels, and cut corn in the cob. The wait staff explain to us of how to order the food. I give the wait staff an A+ for their service. The servers notice all the goes on in their restaurant. They quickly answer our questions. A fun part of dining here: Hot Pot Meets BBQ uses a robot to serve and take finished trays back. That deserves a star. Come and bring dates, friends, or even family.

Let me preface this with that we only had the BBQ and not the hot pot…read more Back in Ithaca, and we were tickled by the fact that something like this exists now in town. We would have loved a place like this when we were on campus. This is probably an Ithaca 5. As in, for where you are, this is a good spot. When evaluating this place to a comparable offering in a bigger city, and it falls short. Staff were awesome. They came by when asked and were great. My favorite part of the entire place is the tablet ordering. I love places like that. You're not left waiting for someone to hopefully come by. Even refills and the check can be requested through the tablet, and that's great. As for the options on tbe menu when it came to BBQ, I wish they were a little better. The marinated meats lacked a little something that would take it to the next level for flavor. I found myself wishing for just a tiny bit more, but that's in comparison to coming from a bigger city with plentiful options. They had a self serve area with some foods and dessert. That was great as well.

Four Seasons is veryyyy mediocre, but I have to admit, the portions are great -- if you order the…read moreright thing! It's one of those places where you need to know exactly what to get to have a good experience. If you want the perfect affordable meal for two people (they note two but honestly if your friend group is small backed like us, three might also do the trick), head on right over and try their casseroles. If you want to perfectly replicate our experience, try their Boo Dae Jeon Gol, better known as Korean army stew (for curious folks and my fellow food baddies, definitely check out this link about the history of this sexy dish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budae-jjigae#:~:text=It%20also%20goes%20by%20the,stew%2C%20and%20spicy%20sausage%20stew.&text=The%20dish%20has%20its%20origins,Korea%20was%20experiencing%20significant%20poverty. ) It's not a healthy meal for sure nor is this the best budae jigae I've ever had (quite bland for what it is) but omg, it's definitely THE ONE where you can have the most bang for the buck. They have an massive hotpot pan just for their casseroles. My friend and I, both very hungry college students, literally could not down this thing. The menu also mentioned to "share with my people" but perhaps it was a warning all along. The soju here is pretty expensive per bottle, which is a bit of a letdown. However, I do like their green grape soju and the specific brand that they have; it doesn't have that alcohol taste upfront, which is arguably dangerous. Will I willingly come back? Probably notttt, heh heh. There are better places out there to spend your money and time. Nothing about the food or the atmosphere really wowed me. It's just okay for a casual meal, but it didn't leave a lasting impression.

Four Seasons isn't gonna blow you away with how authentic or excellent the food is. However, if you…read morejust want some Asian food that isn't bad, you could do a lot worse. I've been here countless times, and the service has always been good. With regards to the food, it's always serviceable and sometimes pretty decent. Another advantage of Four Seasons is how open they are to sake bombing - it's one of the top sake bombing locations in Collegetown.

Horrible location and parking for drivers/commuters. Chicken was decent. Fries not so much. I got 4…read morepiece tender Honey BBQ and Garlic Parm fries. **** Updated rating due to restaurant's response below. Geographical location can't be changed but acknowledgment and accountability go far. Tab n you!

The wings are always so good, I love the limited flavors they always have and the ranch is so good!…read moreThe service is always quick when I go for pick ups as well!!

I love this place! It's my go-to Korean restaraunt in Ithaca! I love all their dishes and their…read moreBanchans! Their banchans aren't too spicy, which I appreciate. Some of my favorites include their Soon Doobu Jjigae, Rabokki, Bibim Bap, Bul Go Gi. This time I also got their Dduk Mandoo Gook, which I've gotten before, and also enjoy. The service is also prompt and attentive. I also like the interior as well. It's clean and warmly decorated with Korean fixtures.

Very homey restaurant in Ithaca! The service is very fast, and employees are friendly. I came on a…read moreThursday afternoon and was seated immediately. I ordered the soondubu with beef which arrived within the next 5 minutes or so. It came bubbling and steaming hot and with a bowl of semi-warm fluffy white rice. There was a generous amount of soft tofu but the beef was scant. The flavors overall were decent and satisfied my hot-soup cravings on this cold rainy afternoon. I also particularly enjoyed the curry potato banchan that had a hint of sweetness to the savory flavors, but the others (boiled broccoli, bean sprouts, fish cakes) were just ok.

I recently tried the Jaeyook Bokeum Bap, which came with a side of miso soup, and it was absolutely…read moredelicious! The spicy pork was tender, flavorful, and had just the right amount of heat - yum! Maybe it tasted extra amazing because I was super hungry after accidentally skipping meals all day, but it really hit the spot :) My friend ordered the kimbap and was equally happy. In fact, it's probably the best spot for kimbap in Collegetown. I now prefer this place over Gangnam Station across the street. 5 stars out of 5!

great food, nice staff, pretty fast service, and food came out piping hot, good portion size…read more strongly recommended korean food in collegetown

The food was good, but the service was very slow because there was one server working the whole…read morerestaurant. It was a late Saturday dinner for the 6 of us. We got our sodas 30 minutes later. Thankfully the food was good. The tater tots were crispy and the French onion soup was flavorful.

Cozy tavern. Fun server. Two of us at table for 5, they accommodated 5 last minute friends for a…read moretotal of 7. French Onion burger delicious. Tots crispy and warm, partner requested fryer fresh replacement - accommodated. Gratuity added, for less than 8? I wouldn't mind but I didn't look before I added regular tip to my share of bill, my bad.

This is an incredible spot for late night studying and an afternoon snack…read more When I first encountered bibibowl, I simply thought it was the chipotle of Korean Cuisine. As I continue to venture there, I realise the masterpiece bibibowl really is; incredible service, sleek packaging, and delicious goods. 5/5 FOOD 5/5 SERVICE 4/5 AMBIANCE 14/15=93% WOULD RECOMMEND.

When I originally saw the listing for this Asian grill, I thought it was a BIBIBOP, which we love…read more However, this is like that, but didn't have the same level of yumminess we're used to. The broccoli was very fresh, but I would've liked to have seasoning on it. The potatoes were small squares versus good hearty chunks. The salmon felt overcooked. It was good for what it is, but not amazing. Also, we were looking for safe gluten-free. Some of the meats were GF and some of them weren't which was a bummer. So if you want somewhere, you can actually eat that is safe for celiac, you can consider this place.

Mediocre Korean food. They seem understaffed…read more The ban chan was not good. There only seemed to be one person waiting on all of the tables, so we didn't have water for a large portion of the meal. I ordered the kimchi jigae as a main- it was fine. Definitely an improvement from the ban chan, but not spectacular. Overall, I would probably not return.

Kinda strange place. Its main dishes are Korean Chinese like jjajangmyun and tangsuyuk but they…read morealso have some Korean dishes like soondubu jjigae. Banchan was very basic but home made and not too bad. Soondubu jjigae with beef was pretty good. Beef was bulgogi I think (Korean marinated beef) which is kinda weird but it worked. No raw egg to put in the soup though. But it was spicy and good. Jjajangmyun was okay but I imagine this is the only game in town for that dish so you have to give them credit for having it. Tangsuyuk was the star though. It was freshly fried and crispy. Make sure to ask for sauce on side. Ambiance is absolutely zero. LOL. They have tables and they were clean I give them that. No AC so probably best to order delivery in the summer. The owner is Korean Chinese and very nice. I was only passing through but if I went to school at Cornell I can see myself coming here.