Frankie's Italian Restaurant & Pizza

There are so many great things to say about Frankie's.

It's in an old Dairy Queen, but don't let that deter you.  It's very comfortable and clean inside with booths and tables.  They also recently expanded it.  It just has the bones of the classic Dairy Queen floor plan.  It's kind of funny.  

The food:  the garlic bread that comes out before the meal is fluffy and buttery.  Yum.  There are always lunch specials that include several different kinds of pasta.  Their pastas can be heavy on the sauce so advise them if this is not your thing.  But all the pastas I've hadthere are simple and good.  The pizza is my favorite though.  A small pizza is about the size of a medium at most places, maybe bigger.  You can get all kinds of toppings on it.  I usually get toppings that aren't even on the list.  The crust is great and it heats up well if you take it home.

The service is usually good, but they can get overwhelmed at lunch time and this slows things down.  You can also call in orders and pick them up through the drive thru window.  

A trip to Mexia is never complete without a visit to Frankie's :)

This place is awesome. Very good food, very reasonable prices and good service.

For a place that started out as a Dairy Queen when i was a kid, Frankie's is by far one of my favorite Italian restaurants.  The staff and owners are very nice and their food is always good.  Their pizza ranks in my top three (and this includes pizza I've had in Italy and NYC) -- plus they do takeout.  I really like the diavolo dishes mentioned in other reviews, but I really like their chicken and veal marsala as well.  I had a full-size chicken marsala for lunch (salad included) for $6.95 - Talk about value for money!  Oh, and their homemade pasta dishes are good choices if you want some good, hot comfort food.  If you find yourself in Mexia, you need to give this place a try.