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| - I think this place is the cause of me never wanting to eat western food anymore because I feel like I'm going to pop anytime I stuff myself with carbs like this.
When I was young, I came here every few months.. THAT'S A LOT. Damn, my family spent a lot of money on this place. Every birthday, every time we'd have a tourist friend over.. we seem to always be coming back! As a kid, I thought the theatrics of this place was really cool and I remember taking numerous embarrassing tourist photos in front of the fake tower of pisa and the beautiful lights after it lit up at night. I loved the interior and I think they did go all out to make Frankie's the way it is. You can even learn Italian in the bathrooms, which was cool when I was young but quite unnerving now as I am trying to do my business. The buffet is set up nicely and it used to be even more grand than it is now. The food now is mediocre at best and I find myself enjoying the Caesar salad and the fruits the most out of everything- which is quite problematic if I'm paying over $15-$25. The pasta is okay but not amazing. There's a lot of variety but nothing really keeps my taste buds going in that area. I do enjoy the variety of meatballs they offer. Another star of the show is the calamari and the ribs, which hungry hands are waiting to grab. The food generally is not bad, but not great. For me, way too much carb overload and I am stuffed after 2 plates of salad, calamari and meatballs. I also like to enjoy some soup wherever I go and the minestrone here is pretty satisfying. The desserts are mediocre- nothing that leaves me speechless or tempted. In fact, I usually choose to go for the fresh watermelon and cantaloupe as a meal closer instead of the stale brownies or weird cakes. Their ice cream bar used to be HUGE, with all different flavours of ice cream and sprinkles/cones offered on the side. I am disappointed now as I see that the 'ice cream bar' only consists of 4 sorbet pumps: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and cappuccino... I think the kid in me just cried.
I come here now maybe once a year if not less, unless somebody else suggests it. The childhood memories have already been lived and relived numerous times and it is definitely time to take a step into adulthood. Ps. I used to get the Frankie birthday package every year and it used to be exciting. Now seeing the same thing, I cringe and face palm to the fact that I used to enjoy disturbing the entire section of the buffet while sticking my finger into a tomato balloon and taking a polaroid with a scary Frankie cut out. Oh god. (PPS. I'm pretty sure it's not free anymore, so I wouldn't bother)
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