Delighted we found this hidden gem. Celebrated our anniversary and loved it! Arrived on a Saturday night without a reservation (I will definitely call next time) packed but staff very accommodating and friendly. Informed kitchen a bit backed up and may take a few minutes. The only small drawback everything came together but everything was absolutely delicious!! Best French onion soup I have ever had. Portions outstanding ! We ordered the seafood fra Diablo & the salmon both fantastic! Our drinks were top notch! And of course shared an apple dessert that pushed us past being stuffed. Can't wait to visit again!! Thank you! read more

Was out of town with my wife on our anniversary. We were in the area and were looking for a place to eat. We stopped in here and was blown away by how good the food was. They have a little of everything for everyone and prices to reflect. Definitely will be putting this on my places to come back to. read more

Wow, this place reminds me of every great restaurant I have been to. I had the broiled stuffed halibut with crabmeat. So fresh, so good I dreamed about. The extensive aged steak menu I didn't expect and wish I didn't eat lunch. I'm going back to try the steak. Place looks simple on the outside but it is far from it. Worth the ride, worth your time. Your missing out if you don't dine here. I can't wait to come back to this area and eat here again. Oh the service was awesome and the service was perfect. I recommend making a reservation place gets really busy. read more

Had the "Frank's Special" Grilled Prime Rib with what they referred to as a side of seafood fra diavolo. I can tell you, the prime rib was near perfect and the "side" of seafood fra diavolo could have easily been a meal unto itself. I would highly recommend this dish but bring your appetite. Others at the table had the Bracciole and a crock of French Onion soup. While pretty good, there are just too many other things on this rather large menu to try first before a repeat engagement with the Bracciole. Don't let the surrounding neighborhood fool you. Frank's is a diamond in the rough. It is welcoming, the food is great and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. This is the kind of place you can go to for wings, subs, and pierogi or as high end as full on surf and turf. Portions are off the charts and very few people could be seen leaving without a take out box. read more

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The only thing that can be said is excellent food and staff. This is our go to restaurant.

Once again Frank and his staff delivers. Delicious meal and attentive service made for an awesome birthday for my 93 year old father. Keep up the great job!! read more

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Food is OK, but not worth a $20.00 delivery charge to go 15 minutes. I sure hope the delivery driver gets his fair share, but more likely it just went into Frank's pocket. read more

First of all, the patio was gorgeous & the inside was classy! I got Steak, mash potatoes, and asparagus. Everything was so flavorful and cooked to perfection. Maggie was our server and she was AMAZING! So sweet, friendly, and attentive to us. My boyfriend Savion and I, went for his Birthday in January and she made it a super special surprise with singing, brownies, and ice cream. Great restaurant & 10/10 service read more

Frank's Place is big. The restaurant is big, the crowd was big, the menu is big, and the portions are big! As for the prices, I'd say they're reasonable. There are sandwich options for about $10 and there are dry aged steaks for $30+. They also have a big bar menu, but we didn't order anything from the bar. My husband had the turkey dinner with everything made from scratch, including real mashed potatoes and gravy. I had the eggplant parmesan, which was a massive portion and delicious although I will add it was too garlicky for my husband's taste. We both have plenty left over to feed us for lunch tomorrow. The atmosphere is a bit dressy, with flameless candles on the tables and cloth napkins and tablecloths. This place would be great for a casual dinner with friends and family or a place to take a date for a special occasion. There are also a number of gluten free items on the menu. Really, my mother-in-law at the end of her life would only eat like three different things and they had 2 out of the 3 on their menu. There's something here for just about everybody. read more

Dined here last night, 3 items were delivered not as ordered, all missing something. They were out of some menu items that we ordered but still billed us for those and items we never ordered or received. This place has grown a lot over the years but every time I go it's disappointing! This time we were over charged by more than $20! Not worth the trip! read more

This is a great. They have something for everyone. The menu is very big but filled with fantastic sounding items. I had the sachetti pasta with shrimp. The shrimp was very tender and fresh. The sauce was a nice blush sauce. The salad was great with a zesty balsamic dressing. Pretty good seafood stuffed mushrooms. My family enjoyed the calamari. That was fresh as well. My husband said the steak was better here than at a high priced fine dining restaurant we went to the week before. Reasonably priced items. We will definitely be back to this little gem outside of Carbondale. read more

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Ate dinner here tonight and it was alright. I ordered the Stuffed Filet. The meat was cooked fine and pretty tasty. It was topped with cheese and bacon. That is where the meal went off the rails. The amount of bacon and cheese was just way too much and made the steak tough to eat because there was so much fat. I had a few bites of my wife's pasta and that was cooked well, but the sauce was a bit too sweet for me. Overall, I'd say to skip this place if you're coming from Scranton. It's a bit out of the way for mediocre food. read more

Generally, food reviews start with the food. But on rare occasion, you can have a waitress so kind, so informative, so enthusiastic, so gracious, and so charming that the food tastes better and the experience is more memorable. Her name is Carla. Two friends and I went to Franks last week. Close your eyes and imagine for a moment pristine white snow blanketing the canvas of the warm and friendly restaurant with gusts of frigid wind hammering the backdrop of an inviting and illumined outdoor tented sitting area. We stumbled into the restaurant to escape the oppressive cold only to be greeted instantaneously by the radiating smile and billowing greeting of Carla H. She sat us, welcomed us, cared for us, charmed us, informed us, instructed us, and fed us. Her recommendations were top tier, the food delectable, her jokes hysterical, her charm infectious, and her service impeccable. She's a delight and made already delicious food irresistible. She turned a meal into an experience. Go to Franks, get lost in their interminable menu, close your eyes, pick a dish, inevitably enjoy it no matter what it is, and if you're lucky enough, you'll share it with Carla. read more

This restaurant is an absolute gem.!!! The menu is extensive,the food is fantastic, the servers are very attentive.! You can get Italian,American,aged cuts of meat and I can go on.!! It takes a lot of hours,hard work and Commitment to run a restaurant like this.!! A must try!!! See for yourself...you'll agree..!!! read more

Best place around to get a fantastic meal. Even with Covid....his staff work very hard to please all customers. The menu is large and amazing. New items are added to menu to keep it interesting! read more

This place has decent food, but bloated prices. On top of the increased cost of food, Frank's Place sneakily slips in a charge of 6 percent if you use cash card. This outrageous charge is to cover banking charge for all vendors and is inserted before the net costs, so you are sure to calculate your server tip on top of that. Their husky manager came to my table and decided to teach me arithmetic instead of explaining what I requested, "an explanation for the credit card charge". I was informed that most restaurants charge this bankers fee now on top of bloated food costs due to inflation. All I can say is, don't pay it and don't visit Frank's place where I waited 2 hours for ok food and an additional 6 percent for using a cash card. Absurd practices and mediocre service and food at best. Outrageous. read more

Fantastic food! 20 of us were served piping hot food that was delicious! Everything was great! We had pierogies, steaks, salmon, seafood, pizzas and Italian...rare is it that a restaurant gets all of it spot on! Well, Frank's did! Our server was spectacular! Serving 20 people isnt easy! We also got separate checks! If you get a chance GO TO FRANK'S ! Bravo! The remodeling is great! Soon to have outdoor seating Can't wait!! read more

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Great place. Big outside seating area. The group I was with loved their meals. I ordered fish tacos which were good, but I wouldn't order them again. The boneless wing bites were really just chicken tenders that were sliced and covered in sauce. Next time I'll opt for the regular wings. The waitress we had was fantastic. Will be back again! read more

The food was excellent! I ordered the haddock stuffed with crab and it was the best stuffed haddock I ever had! Prices were fair and the service was amazing! read more

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I've been going here to eat for years and never once disappointed. Outstanding food with a large menu. Great prime rib , sauce and generous portions Lots of specials. Outdoor seating available weather permitting. Nice large bar and separate dining rooms read more

Frank's place is literally the best restaurant. Their prime rib and seafood are both great. If you don't like Frank's place, you should reevaluate your childhood and figure out who hurt you. read more

Walked into Frank's and it was amazing. About 5 dining areas. Must hold 200+ customers it was full in all dining areas. Ordered lamb chops. Absolutely delicious!!! My husband had the ribeye steak. Fabulous! I want to return and try the Italian food. Since I hear they are "mommas" recipes I'm in. read more

I ordered a beet and goat cheese salad with no chicken. The waitress confirmed no chicken and when the salad was brought out it had chicken on it. I told them I had asked for no chicken. The waitress came back over and asked what was wrong with my salad and I said they put chicken on it and she said well why would they do that. She brings out the salad and said that they "grabbed the wrong one". They clearly just took the chicken off and brought the salad back out to me. I picked several pieces off myself. When the check came it had chicken on the salad, I told the waitress and she made a big deal about taking it off the check because it was only $1. I've been going to Frank's a very long time, disappointed in their service and lack of courtesy. read more

Was passing through the area and decided to check it out. What a disappointment and wish I picked better. Extremely awful food and very rude management when I alerted them about the issue with the food and how disappointed I was. Ironically I picked the place based on the yelp reviews and now I really really wonder if something was terribly wrong with my food, whether I am off or if some of these five stars from others are really real people. Just looking around the folks around me, most seemed local having some fried or fatty food so maybe my own judgement or their judgement is very off. With that said and especially because of how the management aggressively responded to the complaint, I'd genuinely recommend you trying another place in the area so you don't your visit here a risky gamble that might turn into the next disappointing experience at this place. read more

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So I have heard about this restaurant a countless number of times from friends, family, acquaintances.... basically everyone in NEPA... and somehow in my 22 years of life never managed to make it here, until recently. The ambiance is casual and family friendly. The menu is large and offers a wide variety of options from bar snacks to surf and turf. It can be a little difficult narrowing down what you want, but I'd rather have too many choices than not enough. I ordered the veal parm and it was fantastic. The portions are rather large, but let me tell you... I ate the entire thing. The staff is very friendly and the owners are great. I've had a number of friends who worked here over the years and they never had anything negative to say. This place is definitely worth the hype and now I am kicking myself for not checking it out sooner. Great place to take the family, a date night, you name it... you can't go wrong. I highly recommend checking it out. I will be back for sure. read more

As much as I have always loved this place, it was not impressive on my recent visit mainly due to food quality. Service was great, we were seated fast, drinks were provided quickly and bread (they never provided butter). However, the food taste/quality was the worst I have ever experienced. I have never taken home left overs and threw them away as soon as I got home. Chicken franchise had no taste, it was extremely bland. I was actually gagging during dinner. Then it came to my side dish of pasta with vodka sauce. Again, horrible. I had to ask for more sauce because the pasta I got looks like the water in the pot came with it. After I dumped, yes dumped the water out, I then had no sauce. Again, very disappointed in taste. No part of this dinner was impressive at all. I think they should cut the menu in half and start making more quality food. Yes---I was MOST definitely at the correct restaurant. read more

We frequent this place few times a month. Food has always been top notch, servers are friendly and accommodating. All COVID guidelines were followed to the best of my knowledge. Price is always right. You won't regret it at Frank's A++ read more

We went here on a whim just for drinks (originally) and just because my significant other's name is Frank. Wow... found us another hidden gem in NEPA! We wound up staying for dinner after seeing the steaks that came out of the kitchen. Very friendly staff and a congenial group at the bar where we enjoyed perfectly done steaks. Great jukebox, too! read more

I have always enjoyed the food and service from Frank's However, this last time was not up to par. My food was overcooked and the other item cooked was undercooked. I also requested that my dinner be delivered at 5:15 but was delivered shortly after 4. When I sent an email regarding this, I was informed they could no cook my food any rarer and that he would look into the delivery time issue. I then rec'd another email saying I was rude to the delivery man, which is totally incorrect. I asked him about the time issue, he said there was nothing on receipt about time. So I said ok, no problem and took the food. The tip was put on the order and paid with my card. I was also told to take my business else where. read more

Hands down best pizza in Scranton. Anytime I come into town I make sure I order from them.

I was hung up on once by the owner and treated terribly last time my husband and I went on a date. I gave so many stars for the wonderful things they do in our community! Yes. Our menus were tossed at us, our waitress was rude, and we were rushed out of there. We wanted to enjoy our first time out in a year. read more

The waitress left me unattended for 30 minutes after eating making my to go food cold. She then added herself an extra tip on my bill. I called and they refunded. I gave them a second chance and the owner charged me for food I didn't receive on next visit. Will not go back. read more

This is the best place I have every been in NEPA. The staff is the best. If you are ever in the area stop there. You will not go away hungry. We travel 40 minutes to get there. read more

Franks place is always enjoyable. He has the best staff. They are always friendly and helpful. Food is delicious and the restaurant atmosphere is great. read more

Fantastic food. We order from Franks a few times a month the food is outstanding customer service bar none. Turk his family and entire customer service team everyone and everyone works to help the customer experience 110%. Great job don't change a thing!!!!!!!!!!! read more

My family's go to restaurant! We come here for everything whether it's to celebrate a birthday, holiday, or to just meet up with some friends. Great food, AMAZING portions, and friendly environment. read more

We got take-out and it was ready when they said it would be and it was AWESOME! It was a busy Saturday night but everything was prepared well and tasty. Our first time to Frank's, but we'll be back! Highly recommended. read more

What a surprise. In the middle of nowhere and well worth the 30 minute drive. Gluten Free selection was nice for my wife. She had the 1/2 rack of ribs.... She said they were ok, portion seemed a little small and she said they had a lot of sauce. Kids Spaghetti and meatball were large portion and kids enjoyed it. I tasted the sauce and it was very good. I had the short rib and it was delicious. $3 draft of Yuengling, Shirley Temples for the kids. Place had a very small town feel and was very enjoyable. I would recommend the place highly. read more

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Love the food at franks.went there the other night to eat,when we got are check,the waitress had this hand held scanner,showing the check with a 20% tip added on,not telling us,that we learned afterward,we could have gotten a printed receipt and leave what tip we wanted,which we would have left 20% anyway.The way she presented it was like we had no choice,very unprofessional in my opinion. read more

Favorite place to eat in the area. Been coming here for years. Great food, great people, and the bar is always a good time. Make sure to get a reservation for the weekends this place is always packed! read more