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Frankie's Extra Long

4.2 (53 reviews)
InexpensiveSandwiches
Closed • 12:00 pm - 4:00 PM

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FRANKIE'S EXTRA LONG ATMOSPHERE

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Moderate noise
Divey
Casual
Good for kids

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Meatball hoagie, Miller Lite

No frills little slice of Pittsburgh history. I had the hot sausage, my son had the footling chili dog. We both loved it. My sandwich just melted in my mouth. Soft bun, great flavor. Really sweet ladies behind the counter, divey atmosphere (in the best way possible!) Sure, you could have a fancy frank up the street, but this place is worth a try if you like old-school authenticity. I'll definitely be back. Update 2023: this place still rocks. It rocks my socks off. Had the meatball hoagie for the first time, it was great. I will always crave the hot sausage, though. A meatball hoagie and two beers only cost $11.50(!!!!!!) I can't believe I'm not here all the time.

Hot Sausage
Nicklas V.

Such a great hot sausage sandwich. Meat and onions and peppers piled on a bun. Man that sandwich was so good. Been so long since I went there but definitely won't be that long until I go there again. It was $6.76 for the sandwich and I thought that was kinda high but it's still the best hot sausage sandwich around.

Foot long with chili and cheese.
Matthew U.

So...here's the thing. This is not a place you come for dinner. This is a place where you come to cheat on dinner. I have had this place bookmarked for a rather long time and have finally had a chance to visit. I am a hot dog fanatic and am always in search of a good frankfurter. I have noticed this place hasn't gotten much love in terms of reviews, and some of them aren't the most favorable, but I still had to visit. Walking up to the place you may hesitate a bit. This place is not glamorous in the least. In fact it looks run down both outside an in. To me, that gives this place some legitimacy. If you can serve a mean hot dog (and sandwiches) and have a steady flow of customers, who cares what this place looks like. It kind of reminds you of a dive bar, but with some of the best food around. When you enter you are greeted by the counter where you can order your food/drink. There is a small menu written in chalk above. It's not a huge menu, but if you are coming here you kind of already know what you are going to order. Thing to note, CASH ONLY. Don't show up with a big order and think I'll put it on a card, have your wad of cash ready. Once you order you can then move yourself to the seating area. Worn in tables surrounded by chairs that are haphazardly placed in this space. There is also a bar area where you can enjoy your meal. I don't know why, but I lulled for a bit. I stared at the menu even though I already knew what I wanted. I let the person that came in after me order his food so I could scope out how the ordering process goes. Didn't want to place the fool here. Finally, time to order was here, if not I would have to wait until the pack of construction workers came in. I stepped up and without hesitation order myself a foot long with chili and cheese and of course a water to wash it down. Just so we all know, eating a foot long hot dog with chili and cheese is not the easiest, nor cleanest thing to accomplish. So I sat my dignity aside and dove into this monster. Just enough toppings that it didn't mask the hot dog itself. This foot long had a bit of a char to it even though it was made on a flatiron. Like it was sitting there, waiting for me to order it. That salty crispness of the casing followed by the juiciness of the innards, yum. Then add the slight spice of the chili and cheese and it was magnificent. I had a tear in my eye. I thought that was a sign until I noticed to my right that they were in the process of cutting up onions and the aroma was in the air. Will I be cheating on dinner again? Of course, this place is more for snacking than a meal, but it was oh so satisfying.

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5 years ago

Am I missing something ??? Costco has better quality hot dogs and it's cheaper...the food was very bland and tasted stale

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This is the best place in the city to grab a cold beer and a hot sausage don't forget the foot long hotdogs.

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3.6(1.9k reviews)
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couldn't miss "Pittsburgh's most famous sandwich" while in town…read more They have a bunch of locations so it's pretty easily accessible. We walked about 10 min and change from our hotel to the strip district location. It is a small little place made up for by its attention grabbing wall art of famous and loved Pittsburgh figures. The menu is easy enough. Pick a protein (there are many options) to go on the sandwich which is the standard cole slaw, cheese, tomato, and fries tucked between two slices of thick, soft white bread. As a vegetarian, I was pleased to see a vegetarian option with both a cheese and an egg and cheese version. GF and I shared and it is not a bad sandwich to share bc the thing is massive. That isn't to say that I couldn't have eaten another half bc I absolutely could have. The thing is so large and busting with ingredients I wondered how I could fit it for a bite but where there's a will, there's a way. It was excellent. What a great combo of flavors and textures. I only wish there was more cheese. I do feel like with the cheese version there should be more than what is in the version with meat but call me crazy. I could eat that every day.

Sat. Afternoon, line outside but we wanted to get to go so went in. Was jammed inside, no empty…read moreseats. Inside decently lit, just a tad dark. Sports on the TVs. Medium loudness, mainly from people's conversations. Went to bar area, little to right of entering and ordered. Asked for their special and the asked for the type of meat. Didn't know so they suggested I try pastrami and the capicola. Ordered and waited maybe 10-15min and they gave us our order in a big paper bag. It was heavy! Opened up one of the sandwiches to share and nicely the sandwich was cut in half already. Just need to tear the paper wrapper to separate. As you may know, sandwich has Cole slaw and fries on it, so it's thick. Preferred the capicola over the pastrami. Decent amount of meat on the sandwich but waaaayyy more fries than anything. The close slaw adds some crunch and tartness to a pretty mild sandwich. Overall, food was underwhelming. I'd stop by again but for some kielbasa or something ethnic. Otherwise I'd probably just try another nearby place to eat.

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Best ice cream in the state. An the customer service great. But nowhere to park.read more

My daughter and I went to this establishment today to buy milkshakes for our employee's for 'Staff…read moreAppreciation Day'. We chose to go here instead of making the drive to Chick Fil A on McKnight Road for milkshakes. My daughter & I noticed 1 worker handling food with no gloves on, pulling her hair back to a bun then proceeded to handle the food without 1. Not washing her hands after she handled the food and 2. not putting gloves on to handle the food. I politely asked the employee, do you wear gloves to make milkshakes. She responded, yes we do and she was very polite about it. The other worker came and asked her what I said and she told her. The other worker came to us with MAJOR attitude taking our milkshake orders. She proceeded to say to her co-worker, please pull my hair back because I don't want to hear anyone BITCHING about it. My daughter said, Ma'am, my mom just asked if you wore gloves because she was handling food, she pulled her hair up and then she handled food again without washing her hands nor did she have gloves on. The young lady became extremely upset and shouted.....I AM NOT TALKING TO YOU. At this point, both my daughter and I were shocked. The conversation became heated because we were explaining we asked a simple question and she was very upset, uprupt and rude about how she responded to the situation. I then asked for the manager, she stated she was the manager. I said can I have a conversation with you. She stated 'no you cannot' I am done with it. I asked her, how can you not address a issue that needs to be addressed. She stated again, I'm done talking about it (VERY RUDELY). From the time she started making the milkshakes her attitude was off. And boy, from the taste of the shakes you can tell. They were not good and extremely watered down. There is so much more to this encounter. Such as shame. So much for NOT going to Chick Fil A. We will take the drive the next time. Manager could use managering skills. I'm still so upset.

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