Tarzana, California has been my place of residence for nearly 14 years, but I've never eaten at Frankie's Italian Kitchen until last evening. I've been aware of Frankie's, but never stopped in. I've noticed that they are usually packed. This was an indicator to me that this restaurant was worth trying out. As usual, I was right!
My roommate Jessica and I were in the mood for Italian food and we decided to give Frankie's a try. Boy, are we glad we did! The dinners we selected were excellent!
Frankie's is not a big restaurant, it looked like it would accommodate about 100 people. It was established in 1993.
Jessica chose Dave's Cioppino which consisted of clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops and salmon served in a seafood broth. It is normally served on a bed of linguine, but since she's on a low-carb diet, she had it without the linguine. She couldn't completely finish it at the restaurant even though she proclaimed it delicious. She'll finish it off at home.
I chose Fresh Clams Linguine. It consisted of fresh and chopped clams, sauteed in white wine sauce (they also have it available in red sauce) and served over linguine. It was the best linguine and clams dinner I've had in ages!
Both dinners came with soup or salad and their dinner rolls are great.
The servings of both dinners were quite generous and reasonably-priced (around $20 each).
They also have wide assortments of salads, pizza, hero sandwiches, pasta, baked dishes, seafood, veal, lamb and pork. Meals catering to vegetarian diets are also available.
Lunch is served from 11 A.M to 3:30 P.M. and dinner is served from 3:30 P.M. to close.
If you are in the Tarzana area of the San Fernando Valley, you won't go wrong in trying out Frankie's Italian Kitchen. They are located at 5538 Reseda Blvd. Phone (818) 705-1295. They also have take-out and delivery service. Their website is www.FrankiesItalianKitchen.com.
We'll definitely go back to Frankie's Italian Kitchen! My grade: A.
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