🍽️ What I Ate in Ithaca This Week 🍽️

This edition is all about trusting recommendations — and it did not disappoint! 😋 Tried some awesome spots suggested by fellow foodies in the comments. 📝 PS: To those who asked for the contact of Chengdu Impression’s owner — I replied but seems like the messages got swallowed by the system 🥲. Please ping me again! 🇹🇭 Taste of Thai Spicy Basil (Pork) + Yellow Curry (Beef) - $39.6 I’m officially OBSESSED with the Spicy Basil Pork 🌿🐖 — probably the most pleasantly surprising dish I’ve had in Ithaca! The wok hei (breath of the wok) was unreal — perfectly balanced fat-to-lean ratio, dry aroma from the lean meat, and juicy without being oily. Paired with warm rice and a sip of icy milk tea — pure bliss 🍚❄️. The yellow curry was coconutty 🥥 but a bit sweet, and the beef was slightly dry. 🧋 Dream Tea “Duck Shit” Oolong Milk Tea - $6.75 This is the milk tea that appeared in the Thai meal above — a bit pricey but totally worth it. My highest compliment: it tastes just like milk tea back in China 🫖💖. Smooth, aromatic, not too sharp, with chewy boba — a must-try! 🍱 Fusia Asian Cuisine 3-Item Lunch Combo: Potato Ribs + Mushroom Chicken + Cabbage - $14.85 Found my new canteen! The potato ribs are a classic American-Chinese dish — crispy, sweet and sour 🍖🍯. Definitely love it, though some might call it “dark cuisine” 😂. Mushroom chicken and cabbage were solid. Braised Beef Brisket Rice - $14.85 Good, but didn’t blow me away. The sauce was starch-thickened 💁‍♀️, but the beef was tender and chunky — especially loved the tendon parts. 🍔 Ninja Chicken Original Burger + Fries + Honey Milk Tea - $17.77 Tasted just like a classic Chinese street-style burger — simple but soul-satisfying 🥹🍔! The fries were thick and soft (might’ve lost crispiness from takeout). The burger looked small but was super filling — thin soft bun, crispy KFC-style but lighter coating, and JUICY chicken inside with a hint of Sichuan pepper 🌶️👌. And that Honey Milk Tea — 30% sugar is the way to go! Not too sweet, balanced tea flavor, with homemade-style boba. Better than Utea — I said it! 🧋💥 Let me know what I should try next! 👇🥢 #Cornell #IthacaEats #FoodieRecommendations #InternationalEats #WhatToEatInIthaca