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• A good addition

Eating vegan in Ithaca is not too hard but an exclusively vegan restaurant is a welcome addition for anyone vegan. Before going to Food for the the Planet, I had read the other reviews on happycow and was rather skeptical. I'm a big eater and often have the problem of going home hungry after a restaurant meal. Nonetheless, to show our support and to form our own opinion we decided to check out the place. It was Saturday night, around 8 PM and the place was neither empty nor crowded. The atmosphere is really nice, table service was quick and friendly, and the offerings on the menu all sounded pretty attractive -- I had a hard time choosing. I finally decided on some baked tofu dish ("fritatas something...") and my accomplice got a burger plus soup (adds three bucks to the price of your entree). Food arrived quickly (around 10 minutes) and we were both very satisfied with the taste of both the soup (Gazpacho) and the main dishes. Now what about portion sizes? Well, it was definitely not enough food for me. As I've said before, this is often the case for me in restaurants and I usually don't expect portions of an appropriate size for me. Would a "normal person" have found the food to be filling? Maybe. My accomplice indeed was happy with her burger/soup combo, and this might be the secret to eating at FftP as a big eater: get a soup, get a main dish, get a dessert, and then you'll probably be full. The only problem with that, of course, is the price. Given that all their food is local and organic, the prices are perfectly appropriate but unfortunately that means that a three course menu is not really affordable if you're a grad student. My overall judgment: excellent food, nice place and people, money-to-food ratio a bit low for me, but not necessarily for others. I hope they'll stay in business for a long time.