Frank's Pizza
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Frank's Pizza
I had a Stromboli (Sausage, Peppers, Onions, Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Mozzarella Served w/Sauce) at Frank's this afternoon and it was great. You could tell everything was fresh. Joe, the owner (Frank's son) and I talked for quite some time about pizza in Omaha, and his take of neopolitan pizza. He makes his dough two days in advance to make sure everything blends together, and stone cooks his pizza. He talked about other NY Style pizza's and said if he couldn't have his own he would go to Dante's.
Also talked about how Sam and Louie's spun off of Don Carmelo's when they couldn't afford using his name, and that Zio's spun off of Sam and Louie's, so they are basically the same recipes. Joe is a great guy, plays a lot of good golf, so I will have to go back to try their pizza (You can only buy it by the slice until 2:00)
The only down side was that there were only two beers on tap, Peroni and a Blue Moon, and mostly regular bottles.
Also talked about how Sam and Louie's spun off of Don Carmelo's when they couldn't afford using his name, and that Zio's spun off of Sam and Louie's, so they are basically the same recipes. Joe is a great guy, plays a lot of good golf, so I will have to go back to try their pizza (You can only buy it by the slice until 2:00)
The only down side was that there were only two beers on tap, Peroni and a Blue Moon, and mostly regular bottles.
Maybe Don Carmelo's was around a long time before they reached my radar, but it seems to me that Zio's predates don Carmelo's by a decade or more. I am just having a hard time believing Zio's got their recipe from Don Carmelo's. Maybe it's the other way around. Maybe Don Carmelo's split off from Zio's?
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Zio's dates back nearly 30 years, if I remember correctly. Â I don't know when Carmelo's opened, but it was just a hole in a wall just west of Mutual of Omaha in the early 90's. Â It didn't start expanding until about 15-20 years ago. Â I suspect it's not the same ownership now as it was 20 years ago.
My pizza memory puts Zio's first, then Carmelo's, with Sam & Louies the newest as well.guy4omaha wrote:Maybe Don Carmelo's was around a long time before they reached my radar, but it seems to me that Zio's predates don Carmelo's by a decade or more. I am just having a hard time believing Zio's got their recipe from Don Carmelo's. Maybe it's the other way around. Maybe Don Carmelo's split off from Zio's?
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Re: Frank's Pizza
On second thought, Frank's is very mediocre. Yes the crust is great, but that's where it stops. Great crust is nothing if you can't execute the rest of the pie consistently, which has been my experience. Pepperoni extremely greasy, way too much cheese that creates a soggy mess. All the toppings shouldn't come off when you tear a piece off. I don't doubt that some have had good pies here, but why chance it on the possibility that the owner has to be around. Why anyone would call such an inconsistent place "the best" is beyond me. Zio's is more consistent than Frank's. Give me Zio's toppings on Frank's crust and we might have something special.
*update*
Gave Frank's another try. This time dining in and it was more worthy of the hype. I'd definitely go back if in the area, but still wouldn't order a pie to go.
*update*
Gave Frank's another try. This time dining in and it was more worthy of the hype. I'd definitely go back if in the area, but still wouldn't order a pie to go.
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Looks like they are open or opening very soon (sign is on) at Twin Creek in Bellevue. A former Sam and Louie's location.
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Re: Frank's Pizza
I didn't realize that Sam and Louie's closed.Greg S wrote:Looks like they are open or opening very soon (sign is on) at Twin Creek in Bellevue. A former Sam and Louie's location.
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There's only two Sam and Louie's left in Omaha now. If the Sam and Louie's in Bellevue was like the one on Blondo, I'm not surprised. The food is still good, but the service is horrible.skinzfan23 wrote:I didn't realize that Sam and Louie's closed.Greg S wrote:Looks like they are open or opening very soon (sign is on) at Twin Creek in Bellevue. A former Sam and Louie's location.
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I’ve had Sam and Louie’s pizza several times. It’s not bad..but for my taste, only mediocre at best. The crust is about as flavorful as cardboard in my opinion..Padre wrote:There's only two Sam and Louie's left in Omaha now. If the Sam and Louie's in Bellevue was like the one on Blondo, I'm not surprised. The food is still good, but the service is horrible.skinzfan23 wrote:I didn't realize that Sam and Louie's closed.Greg S wrote:Looks like they are open or opening very soon (sign is on) at Twin Creek in Bellevue. A former Sam and Louie's location.
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Not a surprise that it seems to be phasing it’s way out in the Omaha pizza market...
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Blondo went downhill after Joel (?) Left a couple years ago.Padre wrote:There's only two Sam and Louie's left in Omaha now. If the Sam and Louie's in Bellevue was like the one on Blondo, I'm not surprised. The food is still good, but the service is horrible.skinzfan23 wrote:I didn't realize that Sam and Louie's closed.Greg S wrote:Looks like they are open or opening very soon (sign is on) at Twin Creek in Bellevue. A former Sam and Louie's location.
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Omaha Cowboy wrote:Looking at their webpage, the number of non Omaha locations seems lower too.Padre wrote:There's only two Sam and Louie's left in Omaha now. If the Sam and Louie's in Bellevue was like the one on Blondo, I'm not surprised. The food is still good, but the service is horrible.skinzfan23 wrote:I didn't realize that Sam and Louie's closed.Greg S wrote:Looks like they are open or opening very soon (sign is on) at Twin Creek in Bellevue. A former Sam and Louie's location.
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I’ve had Sam and Louie’s pizza several times. It’s not bad..but for my taste, only mediocre at best. The crust is about as flavorful as cardboard in my opinion..
Not a surprise that it seems to be phasing it’s way out in the Omaha pizza market...
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Re: Frank's Pizza
That didn't last long.Greg S wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 2:39 pm Frank's in Bellevue closed:
http://www.omaha.com/omahadines/bellevu ... ec748.html
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It's also a pretty poor location.
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THe OWH mentioned that the manage partners of the Bellevue location divorced and left the business.
http://omaha.com/omahadines/bellevue-lo ... ec748.html
http://omaha.com/omahadines/bellevue-lo ... ec748.html
For the record NEBUGEATER does not equal BUGEATER !!!!!!!
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I saw that. It's right by my office. I can say it was dead every time I went in there. Most of the time I would pick up stuff to go, there was usually one one other customer there.nebugeater wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 6:38 am THe OWH mentioned that the manage partners of the Bellevue location divorced and left the business.
http://omaha.com/omahadines/bellevue-lo ... ec748.html
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I am sure it i much more than the managing partner leaving. If it was a roaring success just hire another manager.Greg S wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:56 amI saw that. It's right by my office. I can say it was dead every time I went in there. Most of the time I would pick up stuff to go, there was usually one one other customer there.nebugeater wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 6:38 am THe OWH mentioned that the manage partners of the Bellevue location divorced and left the business.
http://omaha.com/omahadines/bellevue-lo ... ec748.html
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For the record NEBUGEATER does not equal BUGEATER !!!!!!!
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The original owner of 132nd, Joe, sold the business. Was the Bellevue store the same management as the 132nd?
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And, sometimes the cause of divorce is business issues.nebugeater wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:17 amI am sure it i much more than the managing partner leaving. If it was a roaring success just hire another manager.Greg S wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:56 amI saw that. It's right by my office. I can say it was dead every time I went in there. Most of the time I would pick up stuff to go, there was usually one one other customer there.nebugeater wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 6:38 am THe OWH mentioned that the manage partners of the Bellevue location divorced and left the business.
http://omaha.com/omahadines/bellevue-lo ... ec748.html
Greg
Honestly, that Bellevue location is really poor. It's also right across the street from Roman Coin and down the street from Lansky's. So, you're coming into an area with several pizza joints. Then, you did almost zero advertising. I live in Papillion and really didn't even know it was there. A couple of times, I saw something on the electronic billboard on 36th and 370. It would cross my mind that I should try it, and then I'd forget again. Out of sight, out of mind. You can't see the location from 370 like you can with Roman Coin, Lansky's, Sinful Burger, Ixtapa, Godfathers, and the fast food chains in that area. You can barely even see it from 36th St. if you are driving North/South. It's just a really secluded location in a poorly planned and relatively infrequented strip mall.
You have to have a really exceptional product to get past these issues.
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Re: Frank's Pizza
Grand Opening.
Grand Closing.
Do people not go into these business ventures with their eyes open? The location wasn’t great, but with some solid advertising they should have been able to succeed, as their pizza is IMO far superior to either Lansky’s or Roman Coin. But you need to let people know you exist, as no one “drives by” that dead end location.
Grand Closing.
Do people not go into these business ventures with their eyes open? The location wasn’t great, but with some solid advertising they should have been able to succeed, as their pizza is IMO far superior to either Lansky’s or Roman Coin. But you need to let people know you exist, as no one “drives by” that dead end location.
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Re: Frank's Pizza
Agreed. Product is way above average at Frank's, however marketing and advertising is non exsistant. Their facebook page posts useless pizza trivia twice a week with never a picture of their food. Those platforms are worthless if you dont know how to stimulate and audience.
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The 132nd store never advertises. I just tried it out after a doctor visit nearby. Hyvee was there got my ad items and lunch all at the same time. Otherwise I'd have not tried it.
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I had lunch at Frank's Pizzeria in Main Street Plaza in Ralston (actually, isn't the east side of 72nd street technically Omaha?) today. I was looking at the locations section on their menu and didn't realize they had grown to so many locations (the Bellevue one was listed as "Opening Soon"):
West Omaha
711 N 132nd St, Omaha, NE 68154
402.493.0404
Ralston
5413 S 72nd St Ste 116, Omaha, NE 68127
531.999.3476
Downtown Omaha (Capitol District)
1170 Capitol Ave, Omaha, NE 68102
402.235.6527
Bellevue (inside "The Alley")
601 Chateau Dr, Bellevue, NE 68005
402.281.3275
Gretna (Nebraska Crossing)
21209 Nebraska Crossing Dr, Gretna, NE 68028
402.431.2441
West Omaha
711 N 132nd St, Omaha, NE 68154
402.493.0404
Ralston
5413 S 72nd St Ste 116, Omaha, NE 68127
531.999.3476
Downtown Omaha (Capitol District)
1170 Capitol Ave, Omaha, NE 68102
402.235.6527
Bellevue (inside "The Alley")
601 Chateau Dr, Bellevue, NE 68005
402.281.3275
Gretna (Nebraska Crossing)
21209 Nebraska Crossing Dr, Gretna, NE 68028
402.431.2441
Re: Frank's Pizza
Joe should have expanded instead of selling. Frank's is still good, but Joe ran it better. I can't remember his last name.
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Frank's in the capital district sucks. You get a 3 hour old slice out of one of those rotating glass displays. I will not go back