Frenchies

This is what millennials are calling a “red sauce Italian joint.” It’s not rustic, it’s not authentic, and everything about it is perfectly executed. The house salad has a perfect amount of nearly too sweet red wine vinegar. The garlic bread can be served with a garlic infused oil that sounds too garlicky, but is actually what you wish every garlic bread ever tasted like. The bread MUST be house made. It’s incredibly crusty and porous but dense enough to be an Italian loaf. Unexpected. Antipasto plate was a nice little sample of two meats and slice of fresh mozzarella. The star of the plate were the charred and marinated eggplant. The half carafe of house Chianti was less than $20 and tasted much more expensive than the price suggested. Mrs had gluten free penne carbonara. I had the cannelloni. Both dishes were as good or better than any I’ve had in little Italy. Make no mistake… the sauces here are perfectly made. The creams were smooth and delicate, the meat and tomato sauces were flavorful and not overly acidic. Everything was PERFECTLY salted. I’ve been going here off and on over the last twent——cough years, and halfway expected this to be my last time in just to enjoy the nostalgia and a mediocre red sauce Italian meal. Whoops. This place is still legit as all heck, and I’ll be making it a point to return often. Come get seated by an adorable old Italian man and visit an institution that isn’t just resting on the photos on the wall.

Best Italian food in town!!! Greeted by a little old Italian man behind the counter, I told him I needed gluten free and he called to the kitchen to see what they have available. They had gluten free penne pasta. And he asked me what sauce I wanted on it. Ended up getting garlic sauce with sauteed mushrooms and grilled chicken. No menu, just asked me what I wanted. And then they gave me a free appetizer salad while I took my number and waited for my food. Salad was one of the best salads I'd had. And the pasta was amazing, came out right away too even though I was part of a massive group. We had 19 people in my group and we all got our food in less than 15 minutes. They have a large party room decorated with astronaut portraits just off to the right from where you walk in, which is the room we had reserved. Excellent service food, excellent food, great company and decor. Five stars