Ithaca eating suggestions, pre-game?

[Josh '99]

[quote Section A Banshee][quote mnagowski]

Nothing else is open at 1 a.m. when you're staying at the University Inn Best Western.

Three words: State Street Diner[/quote]
Three more words: Green hamburger buns[/quote]That reminds me of a funny story involving a large amount of alcohol.

[Trotsky]

[quote mnagowski]Three words: State Street Diner[/quote]Four words: milk shake with pickle. ::yark::

Benchwarmers' food is pretty bad, but it has the virtue of serving late.

[CowbellGuy]

[quote Trotsky]Benchwarmers' food is pretty bad, but it has the virtue of serving late.[/quote]
They've recently expanded their menu. I never thought it was bad, personally. The generic industrial cleanser they serve as "Cola" on the other hand...

[Josh '99]

[quote CowbellGuy][quote Trotsky]Benchwarmers' food is pretty bad, but it has the virtue of serving late.[/quote]
They've recently expanded their menu. I never thought it was bad, personally. The generic industrial cleanser they serve as "Cola" on the other hand...[/quote]I never thought it was bad either, just average.  There's a lot of things that are fried or have a large amount of cheese or mayonnaise (at least, as of the last time I was there, which was before they expanded the menu), but that's standard for a sports bar; the quality is not much better or worse than you'll find at any sports bar anywhere else in the country (and probably pretty comparable to what you'd find at Applebee's though with a narrower selection).  My recollection is that their wings are pretty good as well, which I used to take for granted (when I lived upstate) but no longer do.

[Tom Lento]

[quote Kyle Rose][quote CowbellGuy][quote The Rancor]4.The Vietnamese place across from the Palms....it used to be good! is it still there?[/quote]
Still there, still good, and still called--brace yourself--"Vietnam"[/quote]
The #22 (pork rice bowl) is very good.  Great place for quick eats before the game.  I was in and out in 15 minutes a few weeks ago.[/quote]

Also extremely cheap, and the guy who works there has a disturbingly good memory for faces.

I went in there after a 3 year absence and he looked at me and said "#23 (or whatever it was), right?" I had to ask him what it was, and sure enough - that's what I wanted.

My girlfriend went in there once after nearly 2 years away from Ithaca and the guy said "I have something for you" and brought out the travel coffee mug she'd left behind the last time she was there.

[andyw2100]

[quote Tom Lento]
Also extremely cheap, and the guy who works there has a disturbingly good memory for faces.

I went in there after a 3 year absence and he looked at me and said "#23 (or whatever it was), right?" I had to ask him what it was, and sure enough - that's what I wanted.[/quote]

The female half of the couple that took over Sa's Place from Sa (sometime in the mid 80's, I believe) also had that knack. It was uncanny.