Lil' Frankies Pizza

05/27/09

great find

by haleypaul

sure beats the same kind of joint three of cups is down the road. this place knows what its doing when it comes to pizza and milanese. yummy. try it sometime, you won't be disappointed.

• Pros: pizza
• Cons: crowded

03/03/09

This place is bad

by DeeEm

Our waiter was ok, after burning my arm with their hot place (which scarred) he gave us a free round of drinks. My friend ate a mussel that she thought had some sort of spices on it, turns out it was some sort of discusting stuff that literally tasted like a word i can say on here! And the food-blah.

• Pros: ambience
• Cons: food and clumsy waiters!

02/20/09

Decent food, AWFUL SERVICE

by greatnhumble

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 a half fiasco...and to top it off they included a 20% gratuity! CHUTZPAH! The pizza was fine, but I imagine you can find better within a 4 block radius. The pasta was quite good, but not worth getting robbed by the waitstaff. 20% to take a half an hour to get the beer and then to spill it on us?!?! Come on...

• Pros: Pasta
• Cons: Service

12/30/08

best pizza downtown

by grmttribeca

Hands down the most delicious pizza downtown -well worth braving the crowds. Go early to get a table in a reasonable amount of time otherwise the wait can be atrocious.

• Pros: food is amazing
• Cons: long waits

04/07/08

Nice place, awful service

by anexwaitress

I went to this restaurant this past weekend. I sat outside, it was beautiful on Saturday. I waited a good 15-20 minutes w/no service. No water, nothing. I got up to leave. A really nice bartender said I should stay because the food was really good & I thought the outside porch was just really quaint. She even came & checked on me later.

Well, let's just say, I should have followed my instincts. When a waiter did finally come, I found out that someone didn't show up.

I understand that it was a stressful situation for them--when someone calls out, it makes a mess of everything.

In short, I arrived there before 1:30. I didn't see a waiter until almost 2:00 at that point, I had to rush thru my meal to get to my next engagement at 2:30.

I wish the experience had been better, it's a cool spot.

Oh, the food. The food was decent & it would have tasted better, with better service.

• Pros: Nice quaint feel to the restaurant. Great outside area with heater.
• Cons: Service

03/31/08

Decent

by mereditheats

Went to Lil frankies this weekend for dinner for a b-day party. We did get a good table and did not have to sit in the front which looked pretty bad since people were everywhere and it felt very crowded. The waiter was kind of rude but decent. The salads were not good. it seemed as tho there was no dressing on any of them. The spinach was great as was the pizza. The entrees were so so. We did have to ask 4 times to get water refilled for the table and it also took at least 20 minutes to get a check. All in all it was a good time, but not the best. Luckily it isnt all that expensive. Just be prepared to wait a bit on the service.

• Pros: Pizza was great
• Cons: service was spotty

02/10/08

feels like home

by jseholden

I don't know how it started, but I made a habit of making lil' frankie's my solo dinner spot. I go in and order a glass of wine and relax. I usually order whatever pasta special they have... A whole pizza is hard to finish by yourself. The food is simple and delicious. 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). As a "solo diner", I often feel neglected by restaurants, or urged to eat and leave quickly to free up the table for another party, which is understandable, but I'm impressed that that sort of attitude doesn't exist at Lil' Frankie's. It's comforting.

• Pros: ravioli, relaxed atmosphere, reasonably priced
• Cons: sometimes too crowded

01/12/08

Little Frankies is Big!

by jgoldcrown

I 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. The staff, very friendly and helpful which leaves me to comment on the food, great!! I 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. Pizzas at Little Frankies are one of the best cooked in a wood oven which in my opinion is the way! I have nothing bad to say about Frankies. Weekends can get busy so book in advance the wait can take 20 minuets if you walk in but there is a bar where you can wait.

10/23/07

Lil' Frankies is AMAZING!

by abs80

The food is delicious and addictive, hence why the majority of east villagers are regulars here. The crowds have caught on, so pull up a chair and eat at the bar if you are too hungry to wait. The candlelit atmosphere, indie-rock music and cute staff give this place a real east village charm. 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? I could go on and on! Make sure to save room for the nutella dessert! Their brunch is a hidden gem? never a wait and always delicious. Wallet, celebrity and child friendly, this place is an all around winner. Even my grandma is a fan.

• Pros: Delicious food, Great atmosphere, Kitchen open late
• Cons: Specials run out early, Long waits on weekends

10/17/07

bad all around

by bunny79

terrible...but pretty...the food was very bland (we had two pasta dishes and pizza) even the pizza which it's known for was bad. If you want pizza go to john's if you want good pasta go to Frank's (lil' Franks brothers place). The staff was bored and rude. would never go back.

• Pros: it was pretty
• Cons: everything else