| |  | Frank | | | “Lively neighborhood Italian with great specials. Outdoor seating in the summer and savory meatballs.” —RestaurantGirl | | Cuisine: Italian |
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| | | | | | Admittedly, dining after 10 pm is much easier to do in New York than it is in LA. Still, one doesn't want to eat just anywhere. So when trying to think of a place to go for a late dinner, somewhere lively but where I could sit alone, my thoughts turned to Frank. I grabbed a stool at the open windo... Read More | | | | | | East Village 88 2nd Avenue, between 5th and 6th Streets 212-420-0202 frankrestaurant.com Frank is the parent of Lil Frankie's and Supper, two of our favorites in the East Village. The resemblance is striking. The decor, the menu, the fonts, even the wait staff are all familiar. If you didn't know ... Read More | | | | | | Beware: when driving back from Cape Cod to New York, be wary of any Canadians or Yalies in your car. In our case, we had Dara (a Canadian) and Amir (a Yalie) both of whom were responsible for thousands of calories consumed against my innocent, food-shirking will. Why must food obsessives force m... Read More | | | | | | Everything on the menu is fantastic. Only negative is how tight the seating is. Read More | | | | | | Packed and very loud but has a certain charm about it. I would sit by the bar in front or the bar-type area in the main dining room which faces the action in the kitchen next time. The gnocchi was very good and so was the bruschetta. Read More | | | | | | My favorite romantic spot is Frank in the East Village. It’s a place I’ve been going for a very long time. Frank has all homemade Italian food. It’s comfort style and comfort food. They have great wine, and an unbelievable, really cozy Northern Italian flavor. They also have a terrace you can sit ou... Read More | | | | | | Every week, we take our turn with Lady Luck on the BruniBetting odds as posted by Eater. Just for kicks, we track Eater’s bet too, and see who is better at guessing what the unpredictable Bruni will do. We track our sins with an imaginary $1 bet every week.The Line: Tomorrow, His Frankcellency revie... Read More | | | | | | Frank Bruni's review of Ilili is up, and while nytimes.com hasn't fully produced the item yet—the stars and vitals box is isn't yet live—it reads like one star: " In general Mr. Massoud does better with these sorts of straightforward dishes and preparations than with more creative riffs...All t... Read More | | | | | | Jason Neroni, the opening chef at 10 Downing, is still sore at me, and if you take one look at the guy, you can see why I would find that disturbing. Why can’t it be Pichet Ong that’s mad at me? Anyway, Neroni tells Metromix that he despises me for not fact-checking my stuff, going so far as to even... Read More | | | | | | Keith McNally, kingpin restaurateur, proud father of Balthazar and owner of the newly one-starred Morandi, dropped off a statement to us regarding Frank Bruni's review of Morandi. The review, of course, read in such a way it could easily have been the text of a zero star take-down, this being somet... Read More | | | |
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