I can't wait to go again and try other menu items. After a horrible visit to the Trinity Bell woods market at the great hall this past weekend we went to Frankie's for lunch. It was amazing, there were 5 of us and we all ordered different items and everyone was happy with the their meal. The Frankie's "bet-you-can't-finish" Breakfast lived up to its name, and I think I was the only one at the table that didn't try the pancakes, which they all raved about. I had the banquet burger with an additional egg on it which was fantastic. Others at the table has the Turkey burger, Peameal BLT, and the Chicken Club. No one had any complaints. As for sides, the fries, onion rings and fried pickles were ordered and enjoyed. Now the Downside.... I am not a fan of the area that the restaurant is located in but this place is so good, that I want to go back and try some of the other dishes i saw coming out of the kitchen. read more

My favourite place in the neighborhood. A real Queen West gem. It feels like home every time I go. Billy and Jordan are the best. The ambience: Very Queen West. There's an old juke box, and a picnic table in the back. Diner-style counter bar at the front. Always clean, kid friendly, and there's a selection of board games. Servers are all friendly and fun, and really get to know their customers. The food: Amazing. Simply amazing. I don't know WHAT they put in their food, but it always tastes beyond incredible. The menu selection is huge. It's so fairly priced, especially for the neighborhood. ALL. DAY. BREAKFAST. Frankie's never disappoints. read more

Ok so- I am reviewing and rating Frankie's on the fact that it is a cheap diner. Not five star cuisine. It is a hidden gem in west queen west. For what it is- Frankie's is amazing. FYI- if you want a nouvelle dining experience, and don't care about the price-point, disregard this review. Food- great for what it is. Salads portions are generous. Omelettes are probably the star of this place, second to the burgers. Yes they do not have crazy variations with fois gras or truffles, but what they do, they do well. Drinks- I ordered a White Russian the first time I went to Frankie's. The waitress told me she didn't know how to make it, but if I told her how, she would be more than happy to. WOW. Ended up with a classic and delicious White Russian. Service- AMAZING. AMAZING. Wish I knew the name of our waitress to give her props. She accommodated every request (White Russian, changing cheese on salad order, dressing subs) without blinking an eye. Frankie's is one of my favourite places. The low key atmosphere, great price:food, and amazing service make it a highly recommend place to check out, as long as you know what you are signing up for (ie not a 5 star gourmet meal with duck liver pate with caviar). read more

Nice atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff. For me, the burger was a bit greasy, but otherwise was great. The place is understaffed, which makes me feel like I'm being a nuisance when asking for something. Not the fault of the servers obviously, but something should be done to help them out and let them be personable instead of constantly rushed. To add to my server's workload, she was doing dishes since they don't have a dishwasher in the back. Also, the menus are all paper and not the most pristine looking. Would come back for the great service and fresh food, but I hope the owner hires more help and looks at some of the fine details. That will make this place less pretty good, and more amazing. read more

My husband and I really enjoyed Frankie's. Super delicious! My favourite part out of our meals was the onion ring poutine. I nearly convinced my husband to not order it and I am glad that he did. Amazing onion rings! I'd definitely go back! read more

Seriously some of the best food in toronto. It's American portions- which is obviously amazing. Everything I tried on the menu was good. Also- eggs Benedict and poutine for breakfast? Gets rid of those woes real quick read more

Frankie's - Again, what could be better here? - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Terrible service. We were not greeted upon entry, found ourselves to our own seats, and were thrown the menus without any conversation. We had some questions about the menu but the waitress was super rude and rolled her eyes at us, in a sarcastic manner. No idea why she's so rude but it took us by surprise and we were pretty shocked by this terrible experience. We ended up walking out after she took our orders because we just couldn't sit with that kind of terrible service. read more

So my boyfriend and I went to frankies hoping for a normal lunch...but once we walked in no one showed us to a table and the waitress just stared at us and ignored us. So I just led myslef to a table as I am a regular so I didn't think it'd matter since she didn't have the courtesy to show us to a table (there was a table free and clean and no one else came before us). I didn't mind about how she didn't show us to a table...but it took her 40 minutes to get us our food and when we asked she said she didn't know when it's be done and she did not bother to check or assure us she'd check with the kitchen. I've been going to frankies since I was in high school I have never had this kind of service even when it was super packed or busy the server would always come up to me right away to either take me to a table or assure me she'll come help me in a bit.... read more

3.5 Cheap place to grab brunch/breakfast in Queen West. There are a lot of options, but expect your standard American breakfast choices. I got the guacamole omelette, and while it was decent the guacamole tasted like it came from a tube and not fresh. read more

My last day in Toronto before moving so I thought I would give Frankie's another chance. Another disappointment. The server allowed us to sit without saying hi, dropping off menus or water for a few minutes. When the food arrived, it was awful. How can you mess up breakfast? Dry, hard home fries and soggy toast, that's how. Not to mention the server, did not ask us how everything is, if we need anything else. We asked for our bill and she stood there gossiping with her co worker. I decided to not tip her because a tip is earned. So, I watched her go to her co worker and show her the debit slip with no tip. Rather than gossiping that your table didn't tip you, reflect on what you did to not deserve a tip. I have been in the service industry for 10 years now so I have no hesitation not tipping if it is not deserved. I've been in that position before. I would recommend reflecting on your service skills and how you could improve them. Like I said in my previous review, the attitude of the server reflects on the experience. read more

Best burgers on Queen West. Went to Frankie's over the weekend for the first time with two friends and we were all extremely pleased with the food and the service. The restaurant recently went under renovation and the job done to it is exceptional. The white tiles at the back give it a clean/elegant look mixed with a rustic combination of chairs, tables and booths. On my second visit to Frankie's, we ordered the "smokin' hot honey" burger and my friend and I agreed that it was one of the most exquisite burgers we've ever had. The burger felt like it was meticulously hand crafted, the combination of toppings was delicious and the sweet potato fries were out of this world! We also liked the wide variety of burgers that the menu offers; it provides something for everyone's taste at very reasonable prices. read more

Frankies used to be kind of a dive until it was revamped on the TV show Restaurant makeover. Being across the street from CAMH, it had its fair share of colorful characters...and that hasn't changed. But the new menu is great. Burgers are juicy and made with fresh beef. Turkey burger was fantastic too!! Read my full review @ duggsburgerblog.blog.com read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place!!!! Such a good little mom n pop restaurant to go to for breakfast. The staff and owners are extremely friendly and the food tastes fantastic!!!! The best part of it all is it doesn't break the bank! You have to come eat here!!! You will not be disappointed!!! What are u waiting for!? read more

''It's Sunday I need grease to soak up last night's sins'' place I go to! Brunch all day is super affordable, Eggs florentine do the trick. As for the burgers, I love making my Tex Mex into a vegetarian friendly meal, the veggie patty is very good! read more

Went to Frankie's for the first time today. Not sure if they were having an off day or what, but it was not a good experience. The food was fine. Honestly, no complaints about the food. It was fine, nothing amazing, but just fine. However, the service was not good at all. I understand they were very busy at the time. But, they just seemed SO disorganized. They were focused on cleaning tables and seating new guests and seemed to forget the guests already seated. They didn't do the standard check to see how our food was. I had to search for someone to request more coffee. I get, they're busy. When I was finished, they cleared my plate, but not my boyfriend's. We waited for twenty minutes hoping they'd bring the bill to our table. To add insult to injury, while we were waiting to get our bill, a friend of one of the staff came in. He was seated immediately, and the server chatted away and made sure he was taken care of. Yet, they'd obviously forgotten about us. Eventually I stood up and requested the bill, and they asked where we were seated. (I was right in front of my table at the time, which was directly in front of the bar where the server was working). They brought the bill, and asked if we needed the machine. We said yes, and then they returned 10 minutes later with no machine. I've worked in the service industry. If they were a bit more organized and focused on guests already eating, this place would be much better. We could have been out of our table half an hour earlier! Will not be going back to this place. read more

A place that have breakfast all day long . The homemade fries was over cooked, a regular neighborhood diner !

Disappointed based on reviews. Disorganized, and the staff scraping off dirty dishes, then handling the clean ones without hand washing in between, was off-putting. Food was nicely cooked though. read more

Walked and waitress said it would be a few mins for a larger booth for our group (2 kids 3 adults). Waited. Another group came in and took the booth and the waitress didn't say anything. We stood at the bar waiting and decided to sit near the bar. The lady behind the bar was rude to us saying that we couldn't there. Needless to say we went else where. read more

Fast, fresh and tasty lunch yesterday! I was craving a burger and Frankie's did not disappoint. Hot fries accompanied a plain burger with all the garnishes and it was just what I was looking for...with cheerful and prompt service. I will be back! read more

Had a pretty rough experience here. Ordered over the phone, and asked for a Frankie's original with just cheese and ketchup (yep, I'm that guy) with a poutine on the side. When I got home with the burger I opened it up and found mustard, pickles, relish and onions on it. Nowhere on the website did it say that this would be on the burger, and also they didn't add my cheese. Then I looked at the bill and saw they charged me 5.95 for my side poutine when on the website it says 2.95. The poutine ended up tasting decent, not amazing but pretty standard as far as diner-type places like this go. If it wasn't for the poutine I would have given this restaurant 1 star. Regardless I do not plan on going back. read more

I previously really enjoyed the freshly prepared salads but something changed in the last three months where the cooked ingredients were stale multiple instances. Today was the final straw when I found a pubic hair in my food. It's become hard to look forward to the next meal from this place when food handling/hygiene has become questionable. read more

Came here for the burger, was not disappointed! Frankie's Original is 6oz (so decent sized patty). It's loosely ground, great texture, very very juicy, and the toppings are fresh and abundant. The fries are the nice thin cut kind, and the onion rings are large with well cooked soft onions inside, comes with bbq sauce to dip. For under $10, you'll leave very full. A friend got the big mac knockoff, which is two 6oz patties. It was insanely tall, and he couldn't eat barely any of his fries afterwards. We only had water to drink too. Really great value, very tasty burgers. Restaurant is clean and new-looking, despite apparently being around for 40 years. read more

I went to Frankies on Saturday as we were starving and needed to eat asap. I wasn't expecting much from the place until we were greeted by our server We literally got the best service I've ever gotten, even from much mire luxurious restaurants. It was prerty busy and he nonetheless made sure we would get our food promptly. He even recommended places for us to see during our visit and took the time to show us directions on our map. (Oh and he made a kick ass ceasar). thank you for making the last weekend of our stay in Toronto so awesome! read more

Cheap, simple, huge portions. The previous visit went well enough, I got the works - pancakes, sausage, bacon, hash browns, eggs etc. which you really can't screw up. You can screw up Eggs Benedict though, and how! Holy crap it was revolting. The hollandaise was very cold and almost completely white, basically I'm pretty sure it 99% mayo. If Frankie's can just do cheap and dirty American breakfast properly then stick to that, don't offer things on your menu that require any finesse (barely). Cheap prices are only good if they buy you things you actually want to eat. read more

Can't say I recall the last time I put my fork down after a breakfast and immediately started to feel the fluish waves of headache and stomach pain. This places takes greasy spoon to a level not even reachable by small town diners attached to gas stations. Thank the lords we shared this heaping plate of old, dirty grease, bland overcooked eggs and undercooked potatoes, and skipped the all-day-on-the-burner coffee. Blech. The staff seems sick too, why are they here today? No thanks, Frankie, I'll pass on the side of laryngitis. read more

Ordered brunch here on a Saturday morning and enjoyed every bite of it! Used Doordash and they arrived on time with the food hot. I got the eggs florentine and my cousin got the chicken tenders. The eggs florentine was amazing perfectly cooked. The chicken tender on the other hand wasn't cooked enough and the batter almost tasted raw,so disappointing after my experience with the eggs. Will be ordering here again just not for the chicken tenders! read more

Really good breakfast. I loved everything I got. Nice waiters. It was a slow Monday morning when we were there. My friend and I sat and enjoyed watching Price Is Right on the big screen while locals (who obviously are regulars) talked about how they disagree with the answers the contestants gave. It was so chill and laid back. It's great for anyone who likes to stay away from the tourist stuff and just hang like your at your favorite local place. I'll be back there again. read more

Got the Eggs Neptune for Sunday Brunch. Hollandaise sauce was spot on in flavor. And the garnishing was fresh and well presented. Great food, very reasonable prices and friendly, prompt service. read more

Great small restaurant, nice staff, cool vibe. Food is very average. Came for brunch, hollandaise was very thick, potatoes were overcooked/cold, toast was cold, omelette was bland. Spinach and feta both have strong flavors, so I was surprised the omelette wasn't very flavorful. Cheap prices though, so you get what you pay for. read more

Was excited that Frankie's had a facelift and was very impressed with the interior. was very disappointed in the meal, the grilled cheese was created on restaurant takeover and looked delish but in reality it was messy, smelly and tasted greesy. The crowd at this place is really sketchy and the staff was not friendly, they were actually arguing with each other in the kitchen! Save your money for one of the many other queen street gems! read more

We came here for breakfast but had their famous burgers instead. The Frankies #1 burger is like a big Mac but waaayyyy better with two huge patties, it was filling. The Texan burger was a lovely melody of spices. Not too spicey. The jalapeños were deep fried and the guacamole was very delicious. The side greek salad was huge and the onions rings were good also. Service was great and price wasn't bad either. Can't wait to return for their all day breakfast. read more

Really a fan of this place. Ive only ordered take out and mostly burgers and chicken, but its been a success every time. Not mind blowing mind you, but pretty damn good. read more

Frankie's is your typical diner. Average food, average place, average (sometimes below) service. I've always picked up take-out. The first time I went I got a burger, which was meh, and the fries were so bad I didn't return for a while. There is a lack of places to grab quick lunch food in the area, so I came back in some time for the chicken souvlaki, and the reuben sandwich. Both of these are grossly overpriced. The souvaki is alright, but I prefer the mall version. The reuben was very small for $10. It was made from those small sizes of rye bread. I was expecting a sandwich so big it would be cut in half for that price. When I ordered the reuben over the phone, the server asked me if the fries were okay, or if I wanted a different side, as she proceeded to list them. I asked her, does it come with a side? And she said no, actually... Okay, so why are you asking me? Or tell me it's extra? But for $10 + tax, it should come with a side. It was a decent tasting sandwich, but should have been half price. When I asked the server why it's double the price of the chicken souvlaki sandwich, she said "I don't know, I only work here." Lolz. This is the type of response I've gotten in the past to some of my questions. Their milkshakes are artificially tasting, but are yummy. They also open at 8 am, unlike what their info says. read more

I know my burgers. I'm somewhat of a burger connoisseur and let me tell ya this is one great place. Finally a burger joint that when I finish it, I can actually say I've enjoyed it and am actually full. Great choices, look fwd to coming back again. read more

Subs not too bad... cheap for the price if I recall... some items compete with Tom's diner (now closed for some reason - great food there at tom's 5-10 stars)... Hamburger competent... and straight up honest good... Large fries with gravy fantastic for grease and health concerns... but tasty... does it really matter... Thanks guys... try taking the cooking course at George Brown College... it should be a tax write-off... don't know if it will improve your money flow though... consider automation and a point of sale terminal... to reduce accounting costs and integrate back office and ordering of supplies... labour is expensive but usually worth it... consider sysco... there's a lloblaw's at king and shaw near you.. If you can't do George Brown... consider an apprenticeship at another diner maybe fran's on cellege... under a competent chef .. learn the tricks of the trade and hopefully make a living at it... The people at Burger King seem too... Let's Dance...nice shirt young lady... smile :-) Consider adding milk shakes and ice cream (chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry) if Tom's is gone. Don't know if it would sell though... wouldn't want this decision to take you under and make you bankrupt... Try 1800CONSULTANT at $100 per year per business. And maybe spend $1000 and $100 per month to have a web site put up... and designed. The $1000 is a one time cost as far as I know. Cheers Andrew (c) Copyright 2017. Andrew M. Walduck. Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. read more

food is ok, went to pick up to eat in the park, NO napkins, forks, salt, pepper,etc, went back later to coment and girl said not her problem, food is packed in the kitchen, very not cooool read more

Food is well priced and is actually decent. Service is great. Would come back for sure.

Not an extensive menue but what they do they do well. I had the classic cheeseburger and it was very juicy and delicious. I like the layout w the wooden tables and benches. Only downfall was it took a long time to be seated on a slow day. I like the music they play throughout day is classic and enjoyable And they have a large selection of bottle beers. read more

Grabbed a late lunch with a prominent thespian and enjoyed everything about the experience from the humor of the staff to the perfection of The Canadian. Don't say no to the sweet potatoes read more

Best burger in town! It was so tasty and cooked perfectly (slightly pink). The fries are good but not my preferred kind- they are clearly homemade but I am embarrassed to say that I like my fries more...processed. The onion rings are crispy which is good for most but I like mine a bit softer. Service is fantastic- came with the kids and they were very kind. Decent beer selection. Looks like nothing from the outside but worth the visit! read more