I know I'm in the minority here, but I really didn't like Frankie's.
I think that perhaps the people who love it haven't been to many other tiki bars and don't have much to compare it against.
Here's what I didn't like:
*first and most importantly: THE SMOKE!!! It was so unbelievably nasty. Old, stale, a-million-old-ashtrays STANKYNESS. I can normally handle a bit of smoke...I'm honestly not a prude in this area...I'm a non-smoker (of cigarettes, hehe) and I used to work in the smokiest of bars, so I can hang, normally. But the smoke at Frankie's was so intense that my eyes were literally tearing up after about half an hour and we were forced to leave shortly thereafter. When we got back to our hotel, my hair REEKED of smoke so badly that I had to wash it.
*the drinks: waaaay over-priced, weak, and bad-tasting. I's bet you could get a better Mai Tai at a TGI Friday's.
*the parking: parking lot is miniscule and a perfect set-up for a fender-bender.
What did I like?
The decor
The music selection on the jukebox
The cool/random old movies playing on the TV screen.
My suggestion is that you go to Frankie's ONCE to check it out, but only if you LOVE TIKI and aren't bothered by smoke.