Loco Margarita - Ithaca

I am disappointed that I am not allowed in this bar because I am friends with someone the manager has a conflict with. I have never caused any problems but today I was told I am not allowed to spend my money at this location bc of a certain friend I have and “bad vibes”. I consider this highly discriminatory and I do not recommend anyone going to this establishment unless your under 21 because that is who they cater to. They will look down on you if your From Ithaca.

It's a pretty cool college bar. I am personally not into the whole vibe but it definitely does what it does pretty well. Drinks are fairly priced and they just got a new drink menu that is pretty good. The highlight is definitely the bartenders though.

I visited on 5/20/19 around 11:20PM. Place was packed, but this was expected given the time of year at Cornell. Waited about 40 minutes for a pitcher of margaritas. Again, this was expected. Not great overall, very watery. My problem was with when I stepped outside for roughly two minutes to take a phone call at 12:45AM, or 15 minutes to close. After standing on the PUBLIC sidewalk for perhaps 30 seconds, a man with a flattop haircut and blue tracksuit, sitting with the bouncers, began yelling at me to head down the block in case the cops show up. I 'm 21 years old with an in-state driver 's license that had already been checked upon my entrance, informed him of this and presented it once more. His reply, once I explained I had stepped out to answer my phone and had multiple friends inside, was to get down the street. Essentially, I had been removed for no reason. This was astoundingly rude; he referred to me only by the brand of my shirt and tried to remove me, for no reason, from a sidewalk owned by the city of Ithaca. Sorry, get your ducks in order: you cannot kick me off the sidewalk. You also should not treat paying customers, who are of completely legal drinking age, with this sort of tone. Beyond this, I was in no way inebriated: I 'd had one drink in the hour I was there and nothing prior, yet was treated like a common drunkard who causes issues. I will never again return here, and this was perhaps my tenth visit; if you get a staff that has the mental capacity slightly more than that of a hog I 'll reconsider. Tonight was a complete joke, you need better staff or at least train them on the most basic elements of proper service.

Easily the best bar in Ithaca. Enjoy a tasty pitcher of margarita, or sip back on the delightful selection of beers on tap. Never a bad memory to be made here.

Standard college bar, could be cleaner, but good prices.