On a long weekend trip to Ithaca. This was one of the few good meals I ate in Ithaca. The restaurant was cozy and and we were seated promptly on arrival. Good service continued into the ordering portion. Got lots of great recommendations, and made friendly small talk with the waiter. Service did fall off a bit later in the meal, but the restaurant was busy, and we had everything we needed, so hard to fault them too much for this. Had chips and salsa appetizer which was good. The salsa was a little on the plain side, but we snagged a bunch of jalapeños from the condiment bar and jazzed them up a bit. I got a jalapeño margarita with mezcal. It was fine, but a bit bland. For $15 I would have rather had just mezcal... too little kick in the marg. My wife got a mango mocktail which also was lacking in spice and really just tasted like mango juice. Not bad, and only $6, but nothing special. I got the Birra quesadillas which were not bad, but again, a little low on flavor. I added jalapeños, which helped, but it would have benefited from something a bit spicier. The beans and rice were really good though, as was the salad. My wife got the squash quesadillas. She really enjoyed them. What I tasted was good, but maybe not worth the price (more expensive than my beef dish). Overall, had a great time and 100% would go back. Would love to have something a bit spicier next time. read more