Sad to see so many of the old favorites gone from Collegetown, certainly lots of great memories from the late 70s at so many of those old classic spots. The Ithaca Mall was the center of city life Larkin described it as the place where. It had the reputation and insistence of being rundown, gritty and funky, with echoes of 60s counterculture, which gave it an instant attraction for us in 1972. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Too many other memories to count at Dunbars, Souvlaki, Nines and more. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. I had this overwhelming feeling of Ithaca as where I started. Indeed, while some legendary establishmentslike Johnnys Big Red Grill, the Royal Palm Tavern, the Nines, Aladdins, Rulloffs, and the Chapter Houseexisted for decades, countless others have come and gone: changing names, locations, or cuisines or closing altogether, with new ventures popping up to take their place. She never confused orders, just amazing! Just of those listed: Rulloffs, The Nines, Aladdins, Pixel Lounge, Royal Palms, The Chapter House, CTB (location-wise), Stellas, and Dunbars have all gone out in the past decade. Dunbars was also a favorite for Michelle Giuffrida Cannon 90, who reminisces that Wednesday night was Group Therapy$6 for a pitcher of beer and some kamikaze shots. And as Meg Feury Ragland 94 recalls, Back in our undergrad days, Pete Shephard 94 and I used to meet for beers at Dunbars on St. Patricks Day, along with probably a few hundred of you.. Early each fall semester The Haunt took a photo of all of the patrons in the parking lot, enlarged it, and put it on the wall inside. LOL. obbees diner out of town greasy hamburger apple turnover with butter at 2 am cornell 62-66. for several violations in June or July 1976, re-opened, and then was mysteriously destroyed by a fire a couple of months later. Very fond memories of Sas. It made it very hard to leave places.. Im transported back to Dunbars whenever I hear Ring of Fire. Visa & Mastercard Accepted - No Admission Fee - PH 7 1 7-786-8487 f I X, ft - 1 II- m Evnlnn: 7:25.9:45 SaturdaySunday Matlnwi: 1:25.1:45 CMnnt, with 2 IK 5TEBE04I Evening;: 7:00,9:35 SaturdaySunday Matlnw: 1:00, 3:3$ B Whit Stillman's arcdona QiliLi- PG-3&. FAR superior to the other pizza places 100% agreed! Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. It was almost as good as the ice cream, particularly if you had them put hot fudge on it. in a diner car, with Bo-burgers (cheeseburger, fried onions, fried egg), and apple turnovers kept warm on the grill. Dunbars used to run a 25 cent shot special anytime Jackson struck out on television. When April first arrives in Ithaca, she finds a campground where she can stay, meets Carly, and scores an interview to work at Cafe Decadence in a series of events that all seem incidental. Does anyone remember the Uni Deli jingle set to the tune of Comin Through the Rye? It was such a shame to see it close. ), You could say I was a three sport star having tended bar at Johnnys Big Red Grill, The Royal Palm and the Chapter House. A somewhat more upscale establishment amid more casual options, Stellas opened in the early 90samid a resurgence of cocktail cultureand offered a menu with local and organic options and a diverse list of libations. . Janelle Teng 11 calls CTB the classic, the stalwart. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Owner: Cafe Decadence, Inc 114 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Famous for peanut shells and popcorn on the floor and always had mellow live music on Friday and Saturday nights. That proved to be true. Yum, Still use the cookbook. var zone_id = 336; I remember dancing on the bar at The Nines the night they closed in winter of 78-79. She can be reached at[emailprotected]. My son, class of 2016, was surprised that the corner location was not its first. I still have my own personal beer mug from Jims in my den at home, recalls Bill Waters 54. Lastly, Id be remiss not to mention that I met my spouse pouring over the Karaoke song book on a Monday night in March 2008 at Ruloffs. He slyly sat down to discuss my pick (which was always Shoop by Salt N Peppa, so Lord knows why I was looking at the book anyway!) Before Collegetown Bagels took the iconic corner spot at College and Oak avenues, Olivers deli resided there from 198094. In February, Ithaca Beer Company opened its new brewpub on College Avenuefeaturing modern dcor, a patio for outdoor dining, and a menu that showcases its libations and locally sourced ingredients. People pass in and out of Aprils life as she moves around, making the hellos and goodbyes more emotional and fraught. The best part was the thrill of hanging on to your animal and trying to steal other peoples! In business briefly in the early 1970s, the restaurant (also known as Ruthys Flamboyan Restaurant) was located across from Chef Italia on College Ave. Aside from great lasagna and her signature cranberry chicken, Ruthy was best known for her hot, fresh-from-the-fat donuts, available a few evenings each week, Rick Curreri 73 reminisces. Ithaca, NY 14850: Party Name: Cafe Decadence, Inc. Party Type: 20 - Owner at Publication: Legal Entity Type: 03 - Corporation: Address: Ithaca, NY 14850: Party Name: Of course, we went to Johnnys to eat. NY; CA; CA-384; CAFE DECADENCE; CAFE DECADENCE (trademark) . I think the city is missing out on keeping an environment that will make it more valuable, emotionally and economically, over time. I lived in an apartment upstairs in the building next to Pops. Although not technically in collegetown, I have many happy memories of Mexican good and live music at the Rongovian embassy in trumansburg! Basak-Smith and his wife, Molly Basak-Smith and their friend, Steve Novak, opened the first Cafe Decadence in Ithaca's College Town neighborhood six years ago. Save. I worked for Chef Italia which was owned by Guido Iacavelli out of Binghamton, not Rochester. There used to be a B. Kliban cartoon, Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head. Those were the sandwiches at the Chariot., Nicole Neroulias Gupte 01 remembers the legendary corn nuggets. The Exxer and the Tuna Moon were my favorites. We took the whole gang there to celebrate my PhD in 1983. Novak, Cafe Decadence Where: 1918 Monroe Ave., Brighton. And some fabulous nights listening to Zobo Fun Band (their troupe of dancers) and Boffolongo (sp.) I noticed in the article that someone said they named their dog after the bar. That was probably the best bar/restaurant job I ever had. Nothing beat sharing a literal fishbowl (always blue red was gross) with at least a pint of vodka and a signature plastic animal with 5-10 friends. And I still have my very beat-up copy of Wings of Life from the Cabbagetown Cafe. Sinbads was my first experience with getting a late night slice after going out! Great burgers and friendly casual atmosphere. Makes me so sad, though, to see historic buildings razed nothing can create the special college town environment like preservation of history and the physical presence of the historic place that is Cornell. Ithaca Bakery 743 reviews Closed Now So the 1980 date in the article is off by a bit. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Rulloffs was another favorite and I liked that they had both an upstairs and downstairs bar. The most coveted seat in Collegetown as soon as the temperatures rose in the spring was on the CTB patio.. It also offers up some of the best home cooking. Oh yes, burgers and fries in a basket lined with a red-and-white checked napkin. Ron Bulmer 67, who worked as a bouncer when the establishment was briefly known as Jims Chapter House, sums up his takeaway: I learned to hate pizzamessy to wear.. Larkin explained to me that it took 12 years to form and polish The People We Keep from start to finish. The closing of Olivers robbed the world of some of the best NE clam chowder ever made! Missing Collegetown many years ago! Have some news for this column? I worked there, mostly at the Chariot, in the early 1980s, and spent many nights with friends at the Chariot. So many nights along about 10 pm, some brothers and I would pile in my car for a run to King Sub. Have to add the ABC (Apple Blossom Caf) on Stewart Ave. One of the pioneers of vegetarian and vegan food, and a great live music venue. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Otherwise, I bought Chinese foodstuffs at a tiny little Asian food store past the top of Buffalo St. and made my own noodle dishes. I have made the cashew chili many times. Only lasted a few years but Sunday nights watching The Simpsons were a blast! Still do. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a late-night snack. Ik Si Giw! But please feel free to add your memories to the comments below! I lived right around the corner on Dryden Rd., so I could drop in several nights a week. I went regularly for lunch with friends and co-workers, says Herman, adding that she still uses one of Jordans cookbooks. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Larkin described that so many of the people I am in contact with on a daily basis she had met during her time in Ithaca, such as her voice teacher and her dorm mates. The cafe occupies space that housed the Crossroads Restaurant for some 30 years. Aztec Two-Step at the RongoAnd Orleans every weekend at the Salty dog! Dubbed the Taproom, the eatery is located on the ground floor of the newly constructed building that replaced the Chacona Blockat the same corner where Collegetown Bagels (CTB) served up food and drink for decades, before moving across the street to Sheldon Court in 2020. The Mojos, which thrived as a more or less Rolling Stones cover band was a regular contributor to the bars raucous and crowded beer and dance scene. We handed out free speidi cards at the football stadium. Thats what was there when I first came to Ithaca in 1972. The sandwiches at the Chariot were gi-normous! says Van Ryn. Local and NYC-based graffiti artists were commissioned to decorate the exterior walls; inside, it offered an arcade of old-school games like Ms. Pac-Man, an ongoing stream of projected movies, and a variety of DJs offering hip-hop and electronica mixes to an eager crowd. Many other alums share happy memories of the Souvlaki Housestill in business on Eddy Street after more than half a century. 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850 If you ate the Athenian Chicken and survived, all credit to your digestive tract! I also loved watching the guy holding the huge snake in front of the Uni Deli. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. I went there the day it opened, before they had their liquor license. I would give a lot for one of those subs today. I always seemed to lose that game. He was traded to the California Angels in 1982, and the special was discontinued. Growing up in the Southwest, Collegetown was a great introduction to many foods I had never really tried. Thanks for remembering, Todd Mann 72. The weekly sandwiches were advertised on WVBR Radio and the creators names were mentioned as well as receiving free King Submarine sandwiches for a week . Maybe they are somewhere in the fine print, but I didnt see any references to Morries. It was right at the corner of Dryden and Eddy, where today it appears there is a place called Hideaway. Right across the street from it there was a Burger King. tjm rami . Shortly before graduation I convinced the owner that I was leaving town and wouldnt go into competition with him, so he gave me the recipe. The closure of Ruloffs, the demolition of the Chacona block and its replacement with the hideous Student Agencies Building was just the last straw. VT ' Ingllih mftWrtw Mini a. mams cnOon Maying American Music Music performances to aJJ sizzle to your nights, including October 5 "Neapolitan Festival" Ciiillari Di Piazza November 2 "Flour City Blues & Rbytbms" With radio host Doug Curry Tickets: S6.00 Strong Museum members; $8.00 nonmembcrs All performances and lectures at 7:30 p.m. Get access to this page with a Free Trial, Millions of additional pages added every month, Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. This is my Business. I could go on and on! Definitely our #1 big splurge place until long after I graduated in 1971. No one had a credit card and every penny was precious. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. I was at Cornell in the late 1980s, and other than Collegetown Bagels and Louis Lunch Truck, my favorite restaurant was Sas Place, where I usually got a delicious calzone. My friends and I, many of whom lived at a house on Cook Street, had the dubious distinction of being asked to leave (actually, kicked out) of the Royal Palms for getting too rowdy playing a drinking game! Johnnys on Dryden Rd was definitely open into the mid 80s- but I had no idea they served food. Oh that cheesecake and a pint of Schmidts for 50 cents. Who noticed? Customers 7 WEEKEND, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1994 7 FOOD & DRINK order and pay at the counter and seat themselves, and the food is delivered to the tables. CAFE DECADENCE is a trademark owned by Cafe Decadence, Inc. and filed on Monday, February 5, 1996 in the Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services category. Loved the place, a real dive. What other place had so many amazing places to eat and drink in just 2 small blocks. Pile pastrami high And Dont forget the Pine Tavern. The Ithaca Mall was the center of city life Larkin described it as the place where her friends would go on weekends to re-enter society. We speculated on how much of this difference was due to her being a student at Ithaca College as opposed to at Cornell, but we suspected that a much bigger difference was the era in which we experienced college. Front and center is a case displaying the pastries made on premises by baker Mary Kay Lansing. But I cant imagine what other dance place there was in C-town. 110 N Aurora St, Ithaca, NY 14850-4335 +1 607-319-0750 Website. They want you to see I appreciated the drink and the ride home. All our friends would order a pitcher of beer (or two) and let the world go by. What poor PhD candidates dreams are made of. Share. NOT SOUV!!!!! var corner_video = 'left'; The establishment was named for notorious local murderer Edward Rulloff, who, in 1871, became the last man executed in New York State by public hanging. Wow so many memories. I think I misspoke when I mentioned the Cuba Libres at the Salty Dog. Only time I ever got invited back stage by the artists was G Love and Special Sauce at the Haunt! Seems kinda sad that Collegetown looks so fancy now. For information about catering or reservations, call (716) 256-0390. Roger Smith BA 70, MS 73. I think nobody mentioned The Parker House, perhaps the most mediocre Chinese food served ever, but we had many a fun meal in large rowdy packs of Beta Sigs. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. My sister Karen was two years ahead of me at Cornell and she and her friends introduced me to the Palms. I certainly didnt and my son still plays with those vodka soaked animals to this day (cleaned and sanitized of course). Also unusual in that you ordered at the counter (or not, if the proprietress knew your usual order already), then ate, then went up to pay. Cherished memories! On the Commons: The Common Ground. Luckily my first class on Thursdays was photography at 2:00 pm. Among these are smoked turkey, pesto and fresh moz-zarella; avocado, brie, lettuce and tomato; turkey, mushrooms and parsley-garlic dressing with melted Muenster, and others, all available on French rolls, wheat rolls, sourdough rolls, bagels or croissants. Fraternity houses didnt have sets then.. They had great ice cream, often new flavors that were being tested. Loved the names of the subs the Eggplanet was one of my faves. Miss it all! Olivers was one of the first places I cooked. Loved the grittiness of the place a complete dive, which is what made it special. Speaking of the grill in there, it was so cold one winter night that (having had a few drinks) I leaned over the grill to get warm. Sas place was a great place. And for a student on a budget, I recall a decent meal without a sting. My dog Max monopolized the bowling machines at The Palms and the Chapter House and they put a sign up at Johnnys that read, No dogs allowed, except Max.. Too good a deal to pass up. Charlie Schlumberger 76. The roast beef coming through the rye. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she . Required fields are marked *. :.i.,SV.lliiWi'i"i milium miimiiim J1..1J11 in .1 j REED HOFFMANN stiff photographer who does all the recipe development, is keeping track of operations in Ithaca. 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