| ambiance |
100.0% positive |
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The food is AMAZING - the butternut squash ravioli blew my mind - the staff is knowledgeable, the atmosphere is great and so is the wine. ”
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.... the ambiance was great. ”
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Not only are the pizza delicious and quintessentially Italian (with thin crusts and fresh ingredients), but the ambiance is warm and friendly and busy and fun, and the dessert with Nutella is AMAZING! ”
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Lil' Frankie's is a delightful suprise offering all the comforts of a neighborhood eatery with a romantic, more sophisticated dining area as well. ”
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stumbled into little Frankies by chance one night and glad i did so, straight away the atmosphere was engaging and the buzz was great, from the interior design to the little rooms all with their different personality's. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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Occasionally overcrowded with neo-LES types you can put up with it for the excellent pie. ”
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Not only are the pizza delicious and quintessentially Italian (with thin crusts and fresh ingredients), but the ambiance is warm and friendly and busy and fun, and the dessert with Nutella is AMAZING! ”
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| drinks |
80.0% positive |
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go in and order a glass of wine and relax. ”
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We were in the corner and it is a very clean bar. ”
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The bar was noisy but a good place to meet people. ”
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The food is AMAZING - the butternut squash ravioli blew my mind - the staff is knowledgeable, the atmosphere is great and so is the wine. ”
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The truffle pizza, Monte Pulciano wine, brilliant service and freaking hot stud/manboy waiter named Dallas all conspired to create a flawless evening! ”
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This place is wonderful: the pizza delicious, as was the chicken my wife had, and they have a great wine list. ”
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If you love good food and good wine, and don't want to spend a million dollars, I guarantee you'll love this place. ”
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Plan to go with someone who's company you actually enjoy, make sure you have some hours or so to spare, order any salad, share the pizzas, get some good wine -and although pasta here is the way it's suppsed to be - al dente, sparse on the sauce etc, depen ”
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Hilariously bad bar service. ”
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Went here on a Friday afternoon when there was only one other table and had terrible service - the guy spills beer on the table, he took more than 10 minutes to bring a coke to the table, and what should have been a 45 minute lunch turned into an hour and ”
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| food quality |
92.06999778747559% positive |
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The food is great, so great I keep comming back. ”
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The food was good but the service was hard to overlook. ”
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not too bad for good food and service in the city! ”
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The pasta was quite good, but not worth getting robbed by the waitstaff. ”
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really nice bartender said I should stay because the food was really good & I thought the outside porch was just really quaint. ”
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Great pizza; good price ”
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the food was very bland (we had two pasta dishes and pizza) even the pizza which it's known for was bad. ”
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had the pizza which was fantastic! ”
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Very good thin crust pizza ”
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the waiter was attentive and the food was FAB. ”
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The food is delicious and addictive, hence why the majority of east villagers are regulars here. ”
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great neighborhood pizza place ”
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I was shocked by Frankie's wonderful pizzas and friendly staff. ”
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good pizza , stupid staff ”
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The truffle pizza, Monte Pulciano wine, brilliant service and freaking hot stud/manboy waiter named Dallas all conspired to create a flawless evening! ”
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took my wife here after we got back from our honeymoon in Italy and feared that it just wouldn't live up to the delicious food we'd been eating for the last three weeks - but how wrong I was! ”
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The spinach was great as was the pizza. ”
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Order from the specials- the buratta (imported fresh from Italy) and ricotta di bufala appetizers are amazing, as are their pizzas, strip steak, and pasta dishes? ”
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Excellent brick oven pizzas and good prices. ”
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The food is AMAZING - the butternut squash ravioli blew my mind - the staff is knowledgeable, the atmosphere is great and so is the wine. ”
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Super fresh, thin crust pizza, authentic cafe, and classic contorni! ”
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My wife asked the "pizzaiolo" to make a special pizza with tomato sauce, no mozzarella, fresh arugola and parmesan shavings and it was fantastic. ”
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Decent food, AWFUL SERVICE ”
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The food was decent & it would have tasted better, with better service. ”
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have enjoyed many meals at Lil' Frankie's, but recently the food has become a joke. ”
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never a wait and always delicious. ”
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i'm italian and i had a great pizza in lil frankie, whoever thinks this pizza is bad means they do not know what good authentic italian pizza is! ”
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best pizza downtown ”
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If you want pizza go to john's if you want good pasta go to Frank's (lil' Franks brothers place). ”
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great food horrible service ”
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Freshness and Wood buring oven can only mean one thing - Great food and outstanding Pizza! ”
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Plan to go with someone who's company you actually enjoy, make sure you have some hours or so to spare, order any salad, share the pizzas, get some good wine -and although pasta here is the way it's suppsed to be - al dente, sparse on the sauce etc, depen ”
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charming authentic tratoria ”
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The staff were very friendly, the prices were relatively average, not bad, and the food was great. ”
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Great thin crust pizza , rude staff. ”
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The food here is awesome! ”
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If you love good food and good wine, and don't want to spend a million dollars, I guarantee you'll love this place. ”
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Not only are the pizza delicious and quintessentially Italian (with thin crusts and fresh ingredients), but the ambiance is warm and friendly and busy and fun, and the dessert with Nutella is AMAZING! ”
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Hands down the most delicious pizza downtown -well worth braving the crowds. ”
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This place is wonderful: the pizza delicious, as was the chicken my wife had, and they have a great wine list. ”
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As an Italian, recently transplanted here in the Big Apple, I have found it difficult to find good, authentic pizza - perhaps not as good as they make it in Napoli but the crust is good and the toppings are, thus far, authentic. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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have the calamari often which is fantastic, the menu is very simple which i find key to a successful restaurant as many try to over complicate their menus. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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great neighborhood pizza place ”
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If you want pizza go to john's if you want good pasta go to Frank's (lil' Franks brothers place). ”
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If you love good food and good wine, and don't want to spend a million dollars, I guarantee you'll love this place. ”
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The bar was noisy but a good place to meet people. ”
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was truly transported to my favorite Santa Croce restaurant, Baldovino! ”
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| service |
71.73999786376953% positive |
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the waiter was attentive and the food was FAB. ”
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Hilariously bad bar service. ”
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The food was decent & it would have tasted better, with better service. ”
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The truffle pizza, Monte Pulciano wine, brilliant service and freaking hot stud/manboy waiter named Dallas all conspired to create a flawless evening! ”
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Not only are the pizza delicious and quintessentially Italian (with thin crusts and fresh ingredients), but the ambiance is warm and friendly and busy and fun, and the dessert with Nutella is AMAZING! ”
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The service can be slow but that's fine by me because I never feel rushed to order, or rushed to leave (even though it's always crowded). ”
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Our server knew exactly what he was talking about, had a great sense of humor and very attentive to our needs. ”
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Nice place, awful service ”
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good pizza , stupid staff ”
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Despite the fact that a waiter spilled oil on my friends suede shoes & the service is consistently bad. ”
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Great thin crust pizza , rude staff. ”
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Went here on a Friday afternoon when there was only one other table and had terrible service - the guy spills beer on the table, he took more than 10 minutes to bring a coke to the table, and what should have been a 45 minute lunch turned into an hour and ”
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Wallet, celebrity and child friendly, this place is an all around winner. ”
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not too bad for good food and service in the city! ”
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really nice bartender said I should stay because the food was really good & I thought the outside porch was just really quaint. ”
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The food was good but the service was hard to overlook. ”
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The bar was noisy but a good place to meet people. ”
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waited a good 15-20 minutes w/no service. ”
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great food horrible service ”
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The food is AMAZING - the butternut squash ravioli blew my mind - the staff is knowledgeable, the atmosphere is great and so is the wine. ”
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The staff were very friendly, the prices were relatively average, not bad, and the food was great. ”
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I was shocked by Frankie's wonderful pizzas and friendly staff. ”
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Mostly come for late lunch, and I'm sure service etc can be quite annoying in the evening, however, there aren't that many good lunch spots in NY, and if you want to truly feel as though a long lunch could be part of your life, this is where to go. ”
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| value |
92.8600025177002% positive |
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Very good eats, reasonable price ”
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If you love good food and good wine, and don't want to spend a million dollars, I guarantee you'll love this place. ”
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Hands down the most delicious pizza downtown -well worth braving the crowds. ”
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Excellent brick oven pizzas and good prices. ”
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Great pizza; good price ”
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The pasta was quite good, but not worth getting robbed by the waitstaff. ”
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The staff were very friendly, the prices were relatively average, not bad, and the food was great. ”
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| wait time |
37.5% positive |
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Mostly come for late lunch, and I'm sure service etc can be quite annoying in the evening, however, there aren't that many good lunch spots in NY, and if you want to truly feel as though a long lunch could be part of your life, this is where to go. ”
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The service can be slow but that's fine by me because I never feel rushed to order, or rushed to leave (even though it's always crowded). ”
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waited a good 15-20 minutes w/no service. ”
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Went here on a Friday afternoon when there was only one other table and had terrible service - the guy spills beer on the table, he took more than 10 minutes to bring a coke to the table, and what should have been a 45 minute lunch turned into an hour and ”
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