De Tasty Hot Pot - Ithaca

If you love Sichuan hot pots or dishes, this cellar restaurant in Ithaca is excellent. We discovered it during my daughter's last semester at Cornell, and we ended up visiting about 15 times in just three months. It was an unforgettable experience, and I will truly miss it.

The combination of incredible food and excellent service is perfect. The prices are unbeatable; most of our dishes were under $20. The food was fantastic—each dish was a 10/10. We had the stir-fried beef with chili peppers, spicy popcorn chicken (La Zhi Ji), cumin lamb, and the Mao Xue Wan, all of which were exceptional. Even the iced dipping soup with beef was delicious. The owner is genuinely humble and took the time to ask for feedback about the food. He mentioned that he values customer input to enhance their offerings. Honestly, I would return here just for dinner, and the affordable prices are an added bonus. Just a note: they changed locations about ten months ago.

Starting with a well-rounded menu, the decor is beautiful and warm, creating a great atmosphere. We ordered the chilled soup with chopped meat, shredded bark with small hot peppers, cumin-spiced lamb, maoxuewang, and smoked roasted chicken with roasted chili. We recommend all of these dishes, especially the lamb. The prices are reasonable, and the portion sizes are generous yet manageable. This restaurant definitely deserves a spot on our favorites list. You'll be glad you dined here! The staff puts in a lot of effort, and chatting with them about the restaurant made the experience even more enjoyable. The food is truly authentic, and the delightful aromas only reinforce that. Overall, I can’t say enough good things about this restaurant. From our first bites, we were pleasantly surprised by the incredible flavors, tenderness, spice, and overall experience that can't be replicated anywhere else. Even though I live in NYC, I hope to return to this place. I won’t forget this experience, and I’d like to thank the restaurant staff for their hard work!

Wonderful suppen. it's delicious Qnd spicy. they can order vegetables, pieces of meat to put it the pot. in five minutes it is ready to eat. best in the group, not alone.

Been ordering De Tasty for online delivery and I am in love with their lamb dishes which is the Sliced lamb with Cumin Powder Dry Chili with such a wise portion including the white rice and I could eat it for three meals. Yesterday was my first time dining inside the restaurant and inviting two friends of mine to capture this moment of having one of the best meals I've ever had in Ithaca. I've wanted to have the lamb again but I need to move on this time although my love for the lamb will be infinite still! Lol. I got the Beef with Chili Peller Soup in Dried Pot which was so good, loving the soup, it was even served with vermicelli (I guess? , and the beef was so tender. My friend #1 got my favorite lamb dish and she loved it! I was so glad to know it. My friend #2 got the lunch special of Boiled Fish Filet and Tofu with Roasted Chili Pepper Sauce (starting from 11-2pm if I'm not mistaken where we could get soup also besides white rice for every entreé. The fish filet and tofu dish were also scrumptious, the flavor is so rich and the sauce is tempting as you can see it is orange brown bright colored. The staff was friendly but some of them have a language barrier which was okay but sometimes it will be hard to understand each other. Recommended to those who want to experience delicious meals that are rich in flavor in Ithaca which was hard to find, at least for me as an Asian!