This place is so good, I forgot to take pictures of my food entirely. This is one of the few…read moreremaining restaurants in the Ithaca mall, and am I glad they are still around. The food is delicious and plentiful, the servers are phenomenal, and the atmosphere is so cozy. We stop in occasionally for take-out and the process is always smooth. But they get you in and served quickly when dining in. I know when I worked in the mall and had a long enough break, it was wonderful to pop in and grab a quick genuine meal before heading back to work. If you're looking for delicious, fresh, and authentic Mexican food, I highly recommend this place!

What a wonderful experience dining at Zocalo Mexican Bar & Grill. The food tasted fabulous. The…read moreambience turned out to be the perfect spot for a girls's night. I had a chance to get to know some of the girls I work with. I ordered the spinach Enchilada. It came with rice, spinach, tomatoes with other vegetables. Sarah decided on the shrimp plate. Anna got the beef burrito. Solange went for the meat lovers plate. Lucero chose the tomato soup. During dinner we enjoyed the conversation. So much laughter and smiles that it felt so relaxing. We celebrated two of my coworkers leaving. They have bright futures ahead of them. Good memories.

The food here was absolutely delicious! My fiancé and I were staying in a town nearby during our…read morevisit to Watkins Glen and stopped here for dinner. The restaurant is spacious and we were quickly seated at one of the tables in a nook. The service was quick too! The menu had SO many options (tacos, fajitas, quesadillas, birria, salads) and I was surprised to even see the choice to turn the options vegetarian. I ended up ordering the carnitas comida tradicional dish and my fiance got the birria quesadilla- both were amazing! I will also say the portion size is very generous and the carnitas pork was so delicious! The horchata was delightful and my fiancé was pleasantly surprised that they had non-alcoholic beers on offer too! The food was so authentic, and eating here was a treat! Definitely would recommend trying this place!

What a great addition to Main Street Trumansburg! I grew up in the Burg but for the past ~20 years…read morehave lived in Austin, TX where there's amazing Mexican food on every corner, so I kept my expectations in check for this place. But was pleasantly surprised when my family of 6 really enjoyed our meal here! The table side guac (served in a huge molcajete) especially hit the spot and my kids gobbled up the churros in record speed. Service was friendly though a bit slow, but since we were on vacation we weren't in a rush, and we did also watch some World Cup soccer while there!

Tasty Tex-Mex food! Bright décor!…read more Well-made Tex-Mex is definately comfort food. And Frida's Mexican Grill in Ithaca is a cute place with good food. Inside has some brightly painted walls, paitned carved wood in the booths, a bright banner across the ceiling, and posters and lots of authentic photos of artist Frida Kahlo on the walls. (Jul 2026). Their homemade salsa was Excellent! Thick, chunky, and rich. The Steak Burrito had plenty of well-seared tender juicy steak, soft tasty onions and peppers, and cheese sauce, with rice and beans on the side. The Chicken Quesadilla was full of melty mozzarella, soft tasty onions and peppers, and juicy tender chicken, served with yellow rice and salad. All were flavorful and generous. A fun, satisfying meal, reasonably priced under $16 per dish, in a nice friendly place.

Cute Mexican place just opened. Great decor. Woodwork on booths, images of Frida Kahlo adorns the…read morerestaurant. Service was attentive and friendly. The food was tasty with large quantities. She has the shrimp burrito and I had the steak fajitas. Everything was tasty, juicy and delicious. Honestly better than the commons spot. But haven't tried the college town spot. But this place was solid and tasty. Definitely a solid addition to the areas.

I've really enjoyed the changes at Viva Taqueria since they moved across the street and came under…read morenew ownership. The new space feels like a nice refresh, but they've kept what people love about it. The Ranchero sauce is a standout--really flavorful and easily my favorite thing on the menu. I also appreciate that the food consistently comes out quickly, even when it's busy. The staff has always been friendly in my experience, and servers Dina and Maya are great. I also really enjoyed the bartenders working this past Tuesday. Overall, it's become a reliable go-to spot in town for a quick, satisfying meal, and I'm glad to see it continuing to improve in the new location.

The hard tacos were SO dry with absolutely NO flavor!!! The chicken mole enchiladas were spicy, but…read moreonce again not a good flavor and very skimpy on the sour cream! Rice and beans were dry as well!!! The chips and salsa were not good as well as the salsa was just chopped tomatoes and onions with very lil to no flavor!!!! The only good part of the meal was the blue hippo margaritas! We brought our 7 pound Pomeranian and were told that it was a health violation to have her in a chair, so I kept her on my lap while sitting outside... Needless to say...I have NO idea why there are good reviews for this place as we thought it was horrible!!! I'd prefer Taco Bell vs $89 bill at Viva!!!

Went to Modern Ohana for dinner on a busy Sunday evening and had a great meal…read more Started with the Ahi Tuna Tacos and the Pork & Prawn Dumplings and both were terrific - great flavors. Also had the Teriyaki Steak & Shrimp and the Coconut Shrimp Platter and enjoyed both. The Mango Sundae provided a nice finish for dessert (we were too full to try the other dessert choices ) Our server Kayla was friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back the next time we are in the area!

A family friend who loved MIX recommended that we try Modern Ohana after the relaunch. He wasn't…read moresure what to expect from the change, and since we'd never been to MIX, we didn't have a frame of reference. My mother-in-law was with us so we decided to all give it a shot. Ohana means family, after all. To start, the cod fritters were good but the sweet potato fries were amazing with that sweet peanut sauce. I also really enjoyed the Sticky Guava Glazed Chicken, but the fried rice that came with it was the only thing I didn't care for. It was too dry and crunchy, but it wasn't bad enough to take away a star with everything else being so good (and the high praises from my wife and her mom). The photogenic tropical drinks were fun and tasty. I preferred the Jungle Bird, but my wife fell in love with the Pineapple Upside Down Cake Martini as soon as she took a sip. Since we were celebrating a special occasion, we somehow found room for both the molten lava cake and banana split cheesecake. Both were good, but the lava cake was mine and I enjoyed every bit of it. We went during an off-time, so the restaurant was quiet and relaxing. The service was friendly and attentive, and everyone loved their food. We can report back to our friend that Modern Ohana was well worth the visit.

The chicken riggies are really good with the spicy plush sauce and Italian long greens. Would…read moredefinitely get again. The meatball pasta was really disappointing, though. It had much less depth than the riggies and felt very one note. A lot of angel hair pasta and two small meatballs. Adding at least garlic or basil to it would have helped. Clearly a locals place and servers are really friendly.

The service and atmosphere was excellence!! I had the rib eye cooked med rare w sauté mushrooms…read moreand enhanced my side to Alfredo pasta and all this was cooked to perfection!! Highly recommend this place!

Really slow service and not much flavor in their food…read more The food was mediocre and not worth it when you had to wait 10 minutes to get a water/ to get your order in and then 20 more before you saw a server again when you got your food. That was the last time we saw a server.

I've had two recent experiences that were not positive. The first was in person on a quiet…read moreafternoon with hardly anyone in the restaurant. I came in and sat at the bar hoping to enjoy a top shelf margarita and a nice lunch. I waited for no less than 20-25 minutes, with servers walking back and forth...the owner(who I verified by asking him) moving about the kitchen. No one stopped to even look in my direction. Finally one of the servers came over and said , "I didn't see you." I was so annoyed at this point I should have walked out...but I stayed, ordered a drink and a taco salad. Here's the thing...the margarita was delicious and the salad was very good. But the service was horrible! I felt ignored and when I tried to engage the owner in conversation he was clearly not wanting to speak to me. Very unfriendly. The second experience was today when I ordered via Door Dash. I wanted the same salad I had at the restaurant when I was there in person a few weeks back. I also ordered some chips and salsa. The order arrived in a decent amount of time, but there was no salsa in the bag. When I called to report this to the restaurant a woman on the other end told me that I could drive to the restaurant and pick up some salsa if I wanted it. I tried to explain that the reason I had ordered my dinner via DoorDash is because I wanted the food delivered to me this evening. She tried to blame DoorDash for the problem but clearly someone at the restaurant had forgotten to put the salsa in the bag. It had nothing to do with DoorDash. I then asked for a refund of the chips and salsa and she refused. Needless to say I will not be going back to this restaurant ever again. The customer service is nonexistent.

Made a reservation for our 30th wedding anniversary and it was incredible. Food was amazing and the…read moreservice was incredible. Very much appreciated their attention to making it a special evening.

Horrible service and management. Go elsewhere. Bad with allergies. Lawsuit waiting to happen…read more Food as a whole was decent. There were some hits and some misses. First off, the table we were seated at was way too small, so my dad sat at the end and all of the waitresses/waiters kept bumping into him. One even dropped some silverware on him. No apologies were made. We also made sure to note on our reservation AND tell our waitress that we have severe nut allergies at the table and they brought us a charcuterie board with nuts on it. Only because someone recognized a nut in one of the crackers did we double check after it was brought out. This happened again with the chocolate pudding. This is absolutely unacceptable. You cannot give customers who tell you they have a severe nut allergy nuts. This is how people die. Management handled this horribly. The hotel manager pretended to be the restaurant manager but then realized after talking with my dad that she, in fact, had no clue what was going on in the restaurant and corrected position as being the hotel manager midway through the conversation and went to get the ACTUAL restaurant manager. The restaurant manager herself was rude, curt, and made no effort to apologize. Perhaps this is because we were here for graduation dinner so there is a lack of incentive to win over a potentially returning customer. The service here is some of the worst I have ever experienced. Additionally, we were also never notified that they have off-menu desserts. It was only after we had already ordered that we saw someone with carrot cake that we asked. The person we were eventually able to wave down to inquire about the other desserts was rude- he gave very little explanation and when we asked about nuts in the desserts his answer was "I don't know." We had to explicitly ask him to ask the kitchen. Our waitress never cared to elaborate on the additional options not listed on the menu. Our water cups were also almost always empty- this is a minuscule mistake in the larger picture though, but still something to note. As for food, the bread was dry, the charcuterie portions were tiny (we also saw as we were leaving that they gave other tables different charcuterie boards... theirs had grapes and an abundance of crackers, which appeared to be Ritz and Club crackers which are nut-free... while ours was small and barren), and the appetizers as a whole were lackluster. Mains were solid, the chicken marsala portion was generous, noodles were mediocre though. My steak (ordered rare) was slightly overcooked. These are small mistakes in comparison. I still enjoyed the entrees as a whole. Dessert was okay. The cheesecake was slightly grainy. I liked the pudding the best. Pavlova was fine, not my type of dessert. The one redeeming quality is the view of the lake. Nonetheless, I strongly discourage everyone from coming. Save your time and money.