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Pokelava

4.6 (26 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Ahi and spicy tuna poke bowl!
Chrystal N.

Always fresh and made to order. The team that works here is always so accommodating! I'm trying all the sauces and they give you their recommendations and go over the savory sweet options. I'm not familiar with all the sauces. So it's great they have no issues letting you try some on the side! The bowls are huge!

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Eva S.

I love this place! The food is delicious and fresh. The portions are generous. The two ladies who run it are so nice! My friend and I are handicapped and they are always so helpful! The space is clean and bright with whimsical touches.

Simone T.

Several times I've gone, even when the place is pretty empty, the people have been nice and attentive. Oftentimes, an empty place = people checked out. Kudos to the two people working there on Sunday night! One of them recommended the sauces to me and generously gave me 3 to try so I could figure it which one I'd get next time.

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Erica R.

This is a new (I think it opened in August?) Pokelava location on Meadow Street in downtown Ithaca - different from the Pokelava up in Cornell's collegetown area (the Dryden Rd location). As a long-time (well, at least since 2019) visitor to the Pokelava in collegetown, I was super excited to have this new Pokelava location open up recently. It's a lot easier for me to get to (with easier parking) when I'm visiting, and the menu is more expansive than the collegetown location itself. I've tried various items off the menu at this location, and I haven't had anything that I *haven't* enjoyed, honestly... though the bulgogi beef bowl, tan tan ramen, and customized poke bowl are all personal favorites. Personally? I recommend coming back for multiple visits and sampling a variety of things from the menu each time. :D I'm glad to say that I'll continue to be a customer of Pokelava, but will likely default to this location from now on (vs collegetown) because of the more expansive menu. The staff here are also just so damn delightful. You can't go wrong!

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The staff is very nice and the food always tastes extremely fresh. Prices are reasonable for the area.

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This place is always nothing but issues!!! Terrible service and extremely slow. Go to taichi or the location in collegetown instead

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9 months ago

Wide variety. Fresh ingredients. Healthy options. Generous portions. Great service. Try it, you won't be disappointed!

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2 years ago

Excellent food and service. Everything tasted so good. We had the poke bowl, a curry dish, and egg rolls. Don't miss eating here.

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2 years ago

Customer service was excellent with a nice variety of choices. Very clean and the Sushi was Delicious.

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2 years ago

Best poke in town! Delicious! Fresh! Big portions- reasonable prices! Highly recommended. Plenty of parking in front of the restaurant.

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2 years ago

Very friendly. Not very busy and good sized servings. Best poke place in Ithaca for sure

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MIX Kitchen & Bar - Weekend in Cancun!

MIX Kitchen & Bar

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I've had brunch, lunch, and dinner at MIX, and all with varying levels of enjoyment. My recent…read morebrunch experience included ordering a Where the West Begins omelette, which includes "Braised short rib, butternut squash, red onion jam, spinach, smoked gouda". I wasn't sure how to feel about butternut squash with everything else (I'm not necessarily a huge squash fan - but I'm trying to learn to enjoy it), but the omelette was decent... it's the other side on my plate that looked less than appetizing. The biscuit was still covered in flour (and who wants to bite down on a clump of flour?), the cheddar hashbrown casserole lacked in flavor, and the brown sugar cinnamon oatmeal just... wasn't doin' it for me. Other recent experiences have been similar... there's usually one item on the plate that's flavorful or imventive (sometimes a main dish, sometimes a side), and the other parts of the plate are lacking. In reality, I think MIX is suffering a bit from rising food costs and inconsistency in their service and offerings. They've also changed the style of their menu from the original tapas-style to now being more typical entree options. Again... they've lost some of their innovative, experimental approach. In terms of ambiance, it really depends. I've been here for a work event and, because of the number of people, it was SO LOUD... they had also done a buffet offering for the event. As you can imagine, the food from the buffet was lacking, but that's often what happens when you're more mass producing your food (and it's left in a chafing dish, trying to be kept warm). On the other hand, I've been here for a dinner on a random night and was able to enjoy one of their Thai noodle bowls (and split some other apps with friends). The reality is that experiences at MIX are... well... a mix. Whether service, menu offerings, etc., I've found MIX's recent inconsistencies to be a disappointment. Will probably only visit in the future if it's suggested by others.

we made a resy for 5 for a wednesday night dinner, not crowded at all and our server was the most…read moredarling lady. she checked on us many times and would call us "love" after she would take our orders or give us more water. it was very nice and homey. we came here initially because in the past it's been a tapas place and we were looking forward to sharing small plates. unfortunately they changed their menu so they mostly do individual entrees now with a plethora of options from spaghetti to steak to burgers to thai noodles (lots of options) thai mussel bowl - 3/5 mussels a little ocean-y fishy tasting and the thai sauce a little liquidy brazilian cheesy bread gluten free 4/5 - yum appetizers delicious crunchy with cheese inside. the red dipping sauce was just tomato sauce a little strange but not bad osco bucco 3/5 - a little salty but a solid pork shoulder. the gnocci was also fried which was interesting italian sub with house salad 4/5 - good solid sub, i could only finish half and ate my entire side salad which had nice breaded croutons (not the dense thick ones) red clam linguine 4/5 - not bad, only about 4 clams but some more inside the pasta penne alla vodka 3.5/5 - a solid pasta nothing special

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