Updating my review from a few years ago. Still four stars, but improved in some ways! Now, non-smoking! Yay! Ordered the Sicilian Shrimp which is a relatively new menu item. Eight good-sized shrimp, four toast slices (I suggest making it eight; one for each shrimp), two cherry tomatoes (I suggest four; 1/2 for each shrimp/toast combo), garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, grated Parmesan. It's on the appetizer menu, but it's a great dinner item! It does come with too much oil, so I order it on the side which is perfect. $12.99 H had the Southwest Chicken Wrap with fries. The grilled chicken was tender and the red peppers and onions weren't overdone. It had a tad too much black pepper, but it was still very tasty! $9.99 Mary was our server as we sat in a booth in the bar. She was friendly, welcoming, engaging and provided very good, efficient service. Well done! We will continue to come back. read more

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I am a semi regular to Frankie's....and then I hadn't been for about 4-5 months. Last evening I was sorely disappointed. I ordered the cheese garlic bread as an appetizer, and I got 8 small 2" square pieces of bread, 3 of which were the very flat end of the loaf. That is ridiculously expensive ($10) for bread and cheese. Ordered the entree Cavatelli. They brought out a very large bowl with a massive amount of cream pasta & garlic. Even half an order would have been a large amount. I bring this up because I had ordered for pick up Pasta Con Frankie a week ago, and the amount I paid full price for, was nearly half of what I got when seated inside the restaurant this evening. And not the first time. Yep, got gypped. Not only that, items have been changed / removed from the menu. I don't eat meat, but still I had several choices not containing that to choose from. They have removed the Bow Tie Pasta from the menu. It was delish! One of my go to's and favorites (apparently as it was many other folks from the chatter that started when I brought it up). I know there are other ways to cook pasta; this restaurant used to do that. Now everything is a cream sauce. Why, for the love of God, can they not offer a HALF salad? Paying $5 and getting a smaller salad would be great, but no, not an option. Still. A couple of months ago I'd gotten the pizza; came to me with minimal sauce, minimal cheese, and since the only thing I requested on it was onions I expected to see them. The onions were not only minimal on the pie, they were cut so thin, nearly see through. I could count the red onion slices. Frankie - I know things have changed in the past couple of years, but you've let me down. read more

I woulf give a Michelin Star if able - it is that excellent. Keep it up - we return again and again.

Came for lunch, meeting relatives in the area who frequent Frankie Gianino's. The good: staff were pleasant, service was timely and our waitress was patient and good natured. The house salad was excellent. The ladies room was immaculate. There were several televisions placed around the room playing the Cardinals ball game but they weren't blaring like in some restaurants. That was good because we all wanted to catch up with one another and a lot of talking ensued. The not-so-good: the bread was underwhelming, missing a real opportunity to make a positive impression. The chicken modiga was so heavy on bacon and cheese that it was very salty. I did not see a single mushroom, nor taste any flavor of wine. Whereas I usually like bacon, the combination of bacon and cheese completely overwhelmed any flavor of chicken. The green beans that accompanied the meal were under-cooked and inedible until I brought them home and microwaved the leftovers. I was hoping that the chicken modiga would appeal to me more the following day, but not so. I still did not see a single mushroom and the overwhelming salty taste was so strong I scraped the cheese and bacon off and just ate the leftover chicken. To be honest, I did not approach restaurant staff to tell them of my dissatisfaction. I had not eaten breakfast and was having a hypoglycemic episode, which left me wanting to get in my car and go home and way too tired to take that on. I'm guessing that the management would have done whatever they could have to satisfy my complaint. read more

Food was what I was looking for. What I thought was a negative was the condition of the flooring. Carpet square were bad, dirty and your shoes stuck to them. I know it has been a struggle during Covid. But as a building inspector there is no excuse for this. This condition is not healthy. You may want to visit this issue very soon. I will not be coming back until something has been done. read more

I haven't been there since Covid was over and I feel like they've gone downhill quite a bit. I don't know if they're trying to make up for lost revenue but they will nickel and dime you to death if you don't like the sauce that comes with the onion rings you can have ketchup or you'll have to pay for something additional if you don't want the horseradish. If you want extra tartar sauce with your fish again another additional cost there are several things that they will make you pay for now that I don't feel like they used to and the service was not good either so just an FYI. I probably won't be back. read more

I came here on a Thursday night for my brother birthday party. It was a party of 10 during dinner rush so we had about an hour wait, which was understandable. After finally getting to our seat, we were all starving and ready to eat. Our waitress was great initially. Took our drink orders, got our entrees in and generally took great care of us. When the food came out though ... oh lordy, where to start .... I had ordered a burger, medium with a side of fries. My kids got the chicken strips with a side of pasta and marinara sauce. Instead of a burger, I was given pasta con broccoli. "Oh, oops! I forgot your burger, I'll go back and get it." Fine, no biggie. I like watching everyone else eat anyway. When the burger came out, it was apparent that the kitchen had also forgotten about it. It wasn't seasoned, it wasn't hot and it wasn't good. I think the burger might have gotten a passing glance at a salt shaker, but that was about it. Of the 10 dishes that we ordered, it tasted like it was made first and sat under a heat lamp for 20 minutes while they finished up the rest of the food. Absolutely terrible. Fries were cold too. Bleh. My daughter then pipes up and asks if she can have my fries. I make a deal with her that i will trade her my fries if I can have the pasta she wasn't eating. Yay. Now I have food again. It wasn't an improvement. The pasta was overcooked to a point of being mushy and 'marinara' is apparently code for 'meat sauce' here at Frankie Ginanino's. Sauce was incredibly bland and the highlight of my meal ended up being the iced tea. Kinda sad, guys. I expect better. read more

Always a pleasure stopping in and we enjoyed the beer cheese soup and the delicious cheese bread! That was a wonderful surprise and a must try!! Hubby enjoyed the turkey Bacon wrap and I the Cajun grouper! We encourage all to take the time to enjoy their excellent service, ambience and food! The Christmas lights made our lunch an even better relaxing lunch. read more

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This is the best Italian food I've ever ate. Chicken modiga slapped, the white pasta with it was fire. The salad that came with the order of chicken was so fucking good. Good service, 10/10 would recommend. Kat was great. read more

Always great food and service. Friendly staff. We like that you can get 1/2 orders of most pastas. My husband and I get the 1/2 order of cavatelli and split it and it is still to much. read more

Light family-style restaurant with some impressively good food. Huge house salads for starters. I had grouper, which was fried with a thick coating that didn't overwhelm the meatiness of the fish inside, very tasty, on a huge bed of crunchy fried spinach, which was also impressively tasty. Quite satisfied with this meal. read more

We come in here for lunch on occasion and always enjoy the salads we get. Mary is the bartender who waits on us and she is always very friendly and helpful. The restaurant is clean and the staff friendly. The food is always delicious. I know their pasta, chicken, and fish are all really delicious too! read more

This has become one of our go to restaurants when my wife wants Italian but nobody else does. I'd have to say it's my favorite of all the Gianino's family of restaurants, which is saying something. They have excellent pizza, pastas and especially chicken spedini, the best in town as far as I know. Two of us can share the spedini, which comes with a salad. It's plenty of food for us. This last time we added a side of broccoli because we felt like we needed a vegetable in our life. Here's a tip: get a side of white pasta with it and dip the broccoli in the sauce. Awesome. Our daughter got the kids chicken strips and it was a huge portion. The pizzas are also big for the price. Service was excellent - it appears the Gianino's have gotten big enough now where they have some really good systems in place for service, training, food prep, etc. We'll be back often. read more

I'm so full!!!!! Walked in with my adult kids for a nice family visit. We all ordered something different and all of us were very pleased! The large portions will make another nice meal tomorrow! I'll definitely be back!!! read more

We've heard about this place from everyone south of 270 so when the opportunity presented itself I lobbied Husband hard to try it. I must say I was a little disappointed upon walking in -the vibe was pretty bland. There were TVs all over like a sports bar. I thought this was an "Hill-like" Italian restaurant? The pricing sure seemed reflective of The Hill, but there were also burgers in the menu. Oh no! Has it been oversold!? We were seated and waited several minutes for a server to notice us. We ordered the sampler platter for an appetizer and asked about wines. It took her a minute to think to offer us the wine list -duh!? A couple minutes later bread appeared. Hmmmm not impressed yet. Our sampler appetizer came out hot. However our bread plate was minuscule and it was to double as our appetizer plate? Wow the stars are quickly disappearing from his review. The fried Provençal was yummy though. The fried ravioli was just ok as were the wings. Before we could make a dent in the platter though, out came our entrees. One thing I hate when I'm dining out is being rushed through courses. The restaurant wasn't crowded, so it's not like we needed to be hurried out. But we acquiesced and slid our appetizer plates out of the way (did I mention they were minuscule?) to make room for the entree. My cannelloni was very good. Two meat filled rolls with a nice red sauce topped with cream. Just what I expected! Yay- maybe a star is reappearing!?! Husband's pasta primavera started out promising, but as he got deeper into the bowl, he discovered it was swimming in oil. Hmmmm. How difficult is it to prepare primavera? While our waitress kept our water glasses filled she was less than friendly. She seemed inexperienced and/or just not cut out to serve. To have prices like downtown-I was expecting ambience, good food and top notch service. I thought the place lacked any style or decor, the food average and overpriced, and service barely acceptable. Wow, I had such high hopes that we could get good Italian food without trekking into town, but I would happily drive hours instead of going back here. read more

Frankie Gianino's - Not much in the way of vibe... - Italian Near Me - Imperial, Missouri

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Hands down, our favorite restaurant in Jefferson County!! Not to mention the best food and service, but you earn rewards towards FREE food!! This will continue to be a must have in our house. read more

We have eaten here a couple of times. The food has always been excellent and the decor of the place has a nice feel to it. I just recommended to our friends that they should go too. read more

Excellent food. Our waitress at lunch was Debbie! She was excellent. She was attentive and on top of things without being intrusive!

Love Love Love this place! Phenomenal food (so good you'll remember your left overs!) Outstanding service ~ you'll get spoiled by their waiters here! Excellent restaurant layout & seating design too! read more

Very good pizza - we like the Bill's Pride. Bought pizza here to take to s friend's house for dinner - it was bery well received.

The wife and I were looking for something quick for dinner this past Friday, and settled on Frankie G's since it's so close to home. We were originally planning to go to Scotty's, but the wait there was way too long. We went to eat at around 7, so it was prime dinner time. Luckily our wait here was only about 15 minutes. This restaurant has a bar and a restaurant side, and people can smoke in the bar. So, when you walk through the bar you always feel like you need to hold your breath. We were seated at a table behind the bar area, in an area I hadn't sat in before. This is really the only reason I'm knocking off a star, because we could hear the jukebox at full blast throughout our meal. Oh well. For dinner I ordered the cowboy burger, which comes with cheese, bacon, bbq sauce, and onion straws. I've had it several times, and it's been great each time. It's huge and comes with fries. You won't be leaving hungry if you order this. My wife got a grilled chicken wrap, which also came with fries. Overall, we were both happy with our meal. The service was good, so I have no real complaints other than the loud jukebox. Next time, I'll just request to sit on the other side of the restaurant. No biggie. We'll be back. read more

I was here Friday for a company awards dinner, and the food and service was awesome. For dinner we could pick from three main entrees, steak modiga, chicken speidini, or pasta con broccoli. I was told to order the steak and I'm so happy I did. I've never had anything modiga-ed before, so maybe the richness was overwhelming to me, but it was SOOO GOOD. What could be better than a strip steak swimming in a pool of cheese and white wine lemon garlic butter sauce, and topped with mushrooms and bacon?? Not much. Before the main entree we got a large house salad, which was more like a really nice chopped italian salad than just a wimpy house salad. We were also served with a choice of red or white pasta with the main entree. I didn't have enough room to finish the steak itself, so I couldn't even touch the pasta. The waitstaff charged with serving our room did an excellent job, esp. considering that a room of about 30 of us were ordering drinks left and right. All of our orders were taken and returned super fast. If you are planning on going to FG's, and are looking to splurge on some meat and cheat on your diet, get the steak modiga, you won't regret it!! read more

My partner in eating and I have been here a few times. The first time I was starving and craving italian...until I got there and then I wanted wings. I ended up ordering their trashed wings and a house salad. All very good. Not spectacular, not amazing, just good. The second time we went, my friend wanted to attempt the Cardiac Burger. Let me just say that the biggest thing on this burger is the stack of onion rings. There is something like 1.5 lbs of onion rings on the burger. They say that if you can finish the burger, garnish, and fries in 30 min they will give you a tshirt. Not sure it's possible to be honest. The burger is novelty in itself. There is no picuture of the burger on the menu, so you don't know what you are getting yourself into. If you must order the burger, be prepared to split it with the rest of the people at your table. On the other hand, I went for the "Cowboy Burger". Burger, with BBQ sauce and a couple of onion rings. Not being a novelty burger it was pretty large in itself. Nothing spectacular. My favorite part about this meal was the onion rings. These are home made and very good in my opinion. If we go back, I'll order onion rings. The service here seems to be okay. We've never really waited for a table or service. One side of the restaurant is a bar, and rather loud. The noise spills into the dining room. It doesn't bother me, but it is an observation. Also, I believe there is a smoking section in the bar. (This is weird to me, I live in St. Louis and there is no smoking anywhere with food or something like that.) If that is an issue for you, I am officially warning you. But I will say, that sitting in the dining room I did not notice any smoke from the bar. They also have patio seating available. To summarize: wings-good onion rings-good cardiac burger - ridiculous. read more

Any time my Son is left with the decision of choosing a place to eat, he chooses this one. From his 14th birthday to his high school Graduation! The food is really outstanding and in generous portions. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Even when they're packed, you'll still be seated within 15-20 minutes. For the most part I stick with poultry any where I go to dine, but the roast beef is incredible! read more

My family had our Christmas party on Tuesday the 21st of December. Everything was wonderful. We've had a hard and extremely hectic year. The manager Mike worked with us and made sure every need was met. The staff was accommodating in every way. Especially our server, I believe her name was Kayla, but she was amazing. One of the best servers I've ever seen. I definitely give the highest praise to her and the manager for making Christmas perfect for my family. read more

Terrible take out service. They have good food but they prepare the take out orders wrong about 75% of the time - usually leaving out half the food from my order but charging me full price. Really frustrating experience as we usually don't realize it until we're home with the food. I strongly advise not buying here for take out. read more

Having the house burger and trashed wings. Everything was good bartender was friendly! read more

Frankie Gianino's - Chicken madega and green beens - Italian Near Me - Imperial, Missouri

Great casual family restaurant. Staff is friendly and fast. Food is excellent, highly recommend the beef tips and egg noodles or the burgers. read more

A staple in Jeffco with great food overall and even better wings. Their "trashed" style wings are hard to beat anywhere around JeffCo, not too mention all of South County. We tried their gigantic onion rings tonight for the first time. Delicious. Great atmosphere on Friday & Saturday nights, all Blues games as well. The one knock I'll give them, and it's a BIG one, this place is extremely smoky. They separate sections by non smoking vs smoking, however it doesn't do any good. Keep in mind they aren't in Arnold so it's a smokers paradise. If FG changes their smoking policy and realizes that it's not 1985 any longer, 5 stars from me. read more

Chicken wings that you have to chew on are not good wings. French fries so hard I chipped my tooth and onion rings that were burnt. Never again !!!!! read more

I gave one star only because the food was great. We were seated immediately. It took such a long time for the waitress to take our drink order we had more than enough time we were ready to order our food also. We had asked for lemon for our water and that didn't come when our drinks. One of us ordered a salad for before the meal. The waitress brought the wrong salad and then came back to bring the correct salad. Thank goodness we didn't start to eat it. The food came out and it was really good. We finally got our lemon and we w were minus an order of cole slaw. We had to get up and ask another waitress (we couldn't find our waitress). Finally got the cole slaw half way through the meal. It took forever for our waitress to give us our check and messed it up so bad, it took three times, help from a manager and 30 minutes later for her to run it to get it correct. We were not the only table having issues with our bill. Overall, the food was great, service that day was terrible! read more

Just brought some carry out home a few nights ago. The food is still great. (If you are looking for a portion of pasta bigger than your head, this is the place!) When I went in to pick up my order it was soooo crowded inside. They usually are around the dinner hour, hence the reason for carry out this time. During my other visits the food has always been excellent. The service can go either way though. Sometimes I have an awesome server and other times just, meh. But as a former server myself I can never fault them, we all have rough days sometimes. All in all, I will keep coming back for more! read more

No more smoking inside!!!! YEAH!!!! We can now have dinner & drinks without coughing up a lung or washing our clothes when we get home!! LOVE the Shrimp Appetizer!!!!! Wings are good, especially the trashed wings. The burger with soft cheddar is amazing!!!! Service can be a bit slow at times & some staff should watch their cell phone usage & texting & focus on attentiveness to customers. More attentive & prompt service = happy customers & bigger tips!!! But overall, still love this place! Good food, nice bar, big patio, HH specials. read more

We had Frankie's cater our sons wedding, the food was the absolute best wedding food I've ever had. Every guest was commenting on the amazing flavor of the food. The staffs appearance was very professional but they were so kind and accommodating, just the absolute best experience ever. Please consider them for your next catered event, or else just go eat at the restaurant, you will not be disappointed. Thanks again for the amazing service , especially the manager Michael, you made this so easy for us thanks everyone Nan Fallert read more

The Giannino's restaurants have a little different menus from each other The Steak modiga is excellent. Cowboy burger Pasta carbonara and other pastas are good . If you can catch them when they have the brussels sprouts they are awesome. The grouper on flash fried spinach is excellent ! One note ; The last time I ordered grouper I was given tilapia on the spinach. I like to fish and I like to eat fish . I also like to cook. So I know the difference. The manager took care of my bill; thank you very much for taking care that. Have not ordered it since but I will soon and I hope it will be grouper. read more

The food is always...ok. It tastes like FriChiliBees. The pizza is really the best thing there - and a few of the italian dishes stand out...but in an Italian town, you have to do better than, "Stands out from your menu." I mean, seriously. The food is ok. If you want to get together with people who have invited you, don't avoid it. The food is NOT bad. Just not worth making a trip over unless it is for the company. The atmosphere isn't anything to write home about either. A big open space with no interesting decorations or even a real...feeling to the place. It is a restaurant. Period. Again. Clean, just not special. The service...again. Ok. A bunch of teenage kids that are scared of their first job. No spectacular wait staff that knows how to work a crowd - just kids, doing their job. They get the job done - they bring you your food and if you are persistent they get what you need. Just....ok. read more

Excellent food, great service and a welcoming clean atmosphere. I felt transported back to the days of real family owned restaurants, not the typical service or food of all the chain restaurants. I've been to 3 of the family of restaurants and am not disappointed by any. The portions were deserving of the price and taste wonderful. The wait staff is courteous and provided service at an perfect pace, not too slow or too fast. I will certainly be bookmarking their other restaurants to try in the future. read more

The food and drink were outstanding, the service was horrible. We waited almost 10 minutes for a hostess to come up and seat us, it all went downhill from there. read more

Everything about my dinner was delicious. Got the steak that I can't even spell the name of but it was out of this world. Asked for medium rare and got it done just perfectly. The salad and side of pasta were also great bit that steak, wow. Not much more to say. It was a friendly and comfortable dining experience and the food was just amazing. read more

I have always been a fan of both Frankie G's and Gianinos, and Gusippies for that matter when it was around which was the same owners I think. Anyway it was pretty much what I expected. Good food with an expended selection since the menus are combined. I liked the outdoor patio area that we ate on and the service was very good. I will come back and if I enjoy as much or more it will be changed to a 5 star review. read more