Apollo Restaurant

Awful, the only good thing was the Singapore Mai Fun. Moo Shoo Pork was disgusting, soaked in soy sauce so bad you couldn’t tell what was cabbage or onion or even pork. First called us to say no cookies, didn’t even get fortune cookies, then showed up after an hour & 10 minutes, had to call them to say my Snapple was missing, but it wasn’t with the delivery guy, the egg rolls were in a spring roll wrappers, half empty with no flavor. Just a lot of money out the window, still hungry and really disappointed.

I only go here because it’s very close to where I live. I get the chicken dishes, which are honestly really good, but very overpriced. There’s a $ 10 credit card minimum, which is extremely annoying, so I second think most of my chances to eat here. But no worries, you won’t have any trouble hitting the $ 10 threshold because of the exorbitant prices. Asking for brown rice instead of white also costs extra, which I don’t understand.
There’s a worker here who started recently, this short guy who sometimes wears a fitted cap, that always has a sneer on his face and looks and acts like he wants to choke you out if you make the mistake of approaching the counter when he’s on duty. Probably a relative of the owner.
ALWAYS order from the back, never from the buffet. It’s not worth the food poisoning. The owners are pretty cheap people, as is the case with most Chinese places. But overall a surprisingly authentic Chinese restaurant (at least from what I gathered seeing the clientele). The secret seems to be in their sauce.

Surprising authentic chinese food for a really good price (for collegetown) — I eat here almost daily.

Top 5 places I miss at Cornell: Duffield Hall, the fields on North Campus, RPCC, the Arts Quad, and Apollo’s (obviously in ascending order). P. S. I don’t care that Apollo’s isn’t owned by Cornell.
This place really caters to all. It has a buffet with Panda Express-​like Chinese food that white people enjoy and a separate made-​to-​order menu of about 300 random dishes (although I’m pretty sure they’ll make you anything if you ask. my friend told me he ordered a cheesecake and they just appeared with one. they might have run over to CTB and bought a slice).
Do not be fooled by all the people ordering from the buffet. ORDER FROM THE MENU. The food is fresher and 10x better. Two dishes I highly recommend are San Bao rice and Salt and Pepper Pork. And if you insist on getting the Panda Express food, at least order a fresh batch of General Tso’s (no disrespect to the general). They are a bit more expensive than the buffet items, but well worth the extra few dollars.
Before I start drooling on my keyboard, I’d like to end with a quote from the late Apollo himself: «I would found an institution where any person can find heartburn in any dish.» Go get it while you can.

This was my go to restaurant while studying in college. I came here 4 to 5 times a week. And I always ordered the same thing. My favorite combo was egg and tomato with general tsaos chicken. If possible I’d do the egg and tomato with sesame chicken instead. Together with white rice, it was a combustion of flavors.
The staff was always friendly to me since I came in here so often. I believe that the curry chicken was also pretty good.
Overall, the location would be considered «a hole in the wall.» But I take this as a given. If you’re in college, hungry, sleepy, and don’t have too many options, this is going to be gold.
One last thing, go in for the lunch specials! Super cheap, and there are six or seven options that you can combine! College days…

This place is a typical Chinese restaurant/​take-​out place that is open late so that’s a plus. I haven’t tried most of the items on the menu but have gotten their boxes-​to-​go a couple times. These boxes cost $ 7 and you get rice, two selections of the many entrees they have up front, and soup which is a pretty good deal. Food is okay and pretty Americanized. Be warned: they do use quite a bit of MSG and the food can be pretty greasy as well.
In summary: Okay place for a quick meal and good if you’re in a rush

Mediocre Chinese food. Can’t speak about the location, only ever ordered late night delivery from here. The plus is that they’re open real late and delivery is generally pretty speedy. Also they’re decently priced and they have lots of combo options which are a great way to order. The food isn’t great but it isn’t bad either. It’s pretty average, but Ithaca doesn’t have many Chinese options.

They’ve improved quite substantially over the last couple of years. Their pork fried rice and lo mein used to be very bland, but now it’s very flavorful. Always super quick and has a very good combination special deal that includes an entrée, fried rice or lo mein, and an eggroll or soup for like $ 8.
Only downsides are a $ 10 minimum on credit cards and they have plastic Snapples instead of glass Snapples.

Great late night take out Chinese food. Their Red Cooked pork over rice is solid as well as the homemade dumplings and congee. Did I mention they’re open til 2AM? This place is a great place for satisfying late night Chinese food cravings and I highly recommend it.

Not the best Chinese food I’ve ever had, but definitely good quality and reliable – probably my favorite for Chinese takeout in Ithaca. The delivery is always fast and easy, and the food is piping hot and fresh! Their crab rangoons kick ass. The prices are reasonable. The chinese entrees are just okay – beef and broccoli was a little too salty – but definitely decent and good for a quick hot meal. They’re open very late so that’s definitely a plus.

The best restaurant in Ithaca. I remember ending long nights at 2AM after working in the lab all day at my favorite restaurant in college town. This place is a hidden gem. Their Peking duck and their expansive menu are a refreshing change from the standard.

With how much I’ve eaten here, I’ve given up at least a few good years of my life.
No problem A+
sanbao rice, salt and pepper pork are the way to go.

Just very average or a bit pricey. I just have very plain fried eggs and some couple fried beef and some fried string bean. Nothing special. I prefered to go to downtown for great Thai food for the same price. Now everything is expensive in collegetown :(

Good if you want a fast cheap bite.
Not the best restaurant experience since the tables are mostly arranged in cafeteria style. There are a wide selection and serving time is pretty short. The food is bit on the greasy side but not bad for the price.

There are some good foods here, and I have a bonus star for having BROWN RICE. This is one of the very few sensible places that offer people brown rice in this area, despite many of my friends requesting it.
Whenever I order, always vegetarian foods, they are always really greasy — even last time when I asked for very little oil with the Chinese eggplant. If they can make things without drowning them in OIL, I would go there more often.

This place is astoundingly bad. I’ve been here once or twice and it’s always sub-​par food (sadly sometimes they’re the only place open) but last time was the last straw. My food comes really late, and the bag seems squishy. The delivery guy runs away full speed once he gives me the bag. My can of coke was completely empty and all over the food. The actual food tasted awful and was slightly cold, and the crab rangoon was soggy. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were microwaving old frozen food or something. Avoid like the plague.
EDIT: I should point out the food wasnt soggy because of the coke, luckily their plastic containers work. That’s about all you can depend on this restaurant for.

Good food. Have been here for many times.
The first time I came to Ithaca, I came here. At first I felt it was not so good. But now I gradually like It more. Now have to have it.

Why do I always find myself back here?
It’s pretty standard fare cafeteria style Chinese food. Most of it is mediocre but there are a few standouts like the eggs and tomatoes I guess.
I miss Flushing…

Terrible. The fried dumplings were not homemade. They were store-​bought and tasted awful. The Schezuan tofu was the worst part. Sauce from a can and tasted like slime… canned peas and carrots…
It’s really unfortunate because I wanted to find a good local Chinese food in Ithaca.
I will never order from here again.

Food here is definitely mediocre at best. You’ll see a lot of the items which Chinese people would never order in a restaurant (think Panda Express types of food). Since this is the case, it’s far from authentic Chinese food. But it’s cheap and that’s why it gets so much business. You can get a two-​item combo with rice for $ 6.75, which is appropriately priced for the quantity you get, unlike the more authentic places in Ithaca which tend to have ripoff prices for their «higher quality» food.
They don’t take card for under $ 10, and since food is so cheap, don’t come here without cash in hand. It’s kinda annoying since it’s one of the few places in Collegetown where this is the case and you’ll be forced to pay with cash.