The patio at Frank's is one of the best places to spend a couple of hours on Saturday morning. I usually just get two eggs (scrambled) with hashbrowns and chorizo. Fantasticly greasy and yummy food - but it can be hard on a hungover stomach! The waitstaff is some of the friendliest around - they'll greet you with a smile, a song and possibly a smack of the head if you don't hurry up with your order. This review is making me hungry. read more

Goodness, I shouldn't have to fight the flies for my food -- I'm the one paying for it! It's too bad. The food at Frank's is actually pretty decent, but I could not get over trying to enjoy my yummy breakfast whilst being stared down by four flies sitting on the opposite side of the same table. I will have to give this place another chance. I love the outdoor seating! Cute place. Perhaps I will try the evening scene instead of the hot brunch hour. read more

Couldn't get a greeting or waitress to take my order so I left. Most dishes around $8.00.

I use to come here every Friday morning after my overnight 12-hour shift at the hospital. Frank's during the day is your classic vintage breakfast, the way your eggs, potatoes, and chorizo should taste like. I've had just about everything on the menu and it's all delicious comfort food. The ambiance makes it feel close to home, especially sitting at the bar. The waitresses and cooks work together effortlessly as they put in orders, oiling up the grill, and delivering the food on the table. I am always impressed with each visit. I always feel comfortable coming here to eat and I hope everyone else gets to dine in and enjoy the Frank's breakfast experience. read more

The veggie burrito was AWSOME!!! The Mickey pancakes for the kids are a hit. Total hidden gem in Tucson and has the best breakfast :) read more

Frank's - Love the place!!! Truly the best breakfast in Town! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Great place for breakfast! Quick and easy breakfast or brunch. Small hole in the wall place with decent service and GREAT food. Be aware the tables are VERY close together so you generally have to squish to get by other tables. There are also a limited number of tables and a lot of people that know about/love this place so you might have to wait. I ALWAYS have the chorizo with eggs, it delicious and comes with some orange sauce that is to die for...bottom line, you have to try this place at least once! It will take less than an hour and you wont be disapointed (that is unless you're looking for a fancy brunch location). read more

I had the veggie burrito $7.25. It was huge, the beans were coming out. I couldn't hold it. I instead had to cut it. I think it was overloaded with cheese and over powered the delicious natural taste of the burrito. Next time, I will get it with light cheese and light beans. Nonetheless, the burrito was good. Also, my waitress was AMAZING. She made me guac for breakfast when they didn't have any. All of the waiters/waitresses seem very nice, happy, and helpful. They made you feel welcomed. I will bring my brothers here next time. They will LOVE it! read more

Frank's - Veggie burrito galore :) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

This review is for breakfast. The problem with Frank's is that it is a small neighborhood diner in a lower middle class area, serving in a small converted house with an atmosphere created entirely by its being offbeat. It is comfortable, not especially well-maintained, and not overly clean. That's all that was wrong with Frank's. The breakfast food was well prepared (although the sausage was of very poor quality - greasy and full of ground cartilege) and the service was prompt and friendly. The coffee, of course, was dishwater, but I have gotten used to that. Frank's can't help being what it is, but on the other hand, it is what it is, and that is not somewhere to which I would return. read more

My favorite breakfast dive in Tucson. It's small and busy and they have no delusions of grandeur (elegant dining elsewhere!) but you can expect to have some of the best short order breakfast dishes ever. Eggs always perfect. Crispy hash browns. Delicious refried beans on the juevos rancheros. Thin flaky tortillas for the breakfast burritos. Perfect subtly sweet pancakes. Sit at the bar to watch the action. The team working there is like a well oiled machine. They want you to eat n get out! Lol! read more

If you are in the mood for a very reasonably priced breakfast burrito this place the 'da bomb'. It's not fancy but it is good. The salsa is homemade and I don't recommend you leave without trying it. The salsa is a complex melange of flavors that wakes up any dish they serve (except maybe not so much on the pancakes -- but you coulda figured that one out). For a little more than a crappy McDonald's breakfast you can have a big plate of deliciousness. read more

Delicious food and friendly atmosphere. We will continue to support Franks and are thankful for their presence in Tucson!

Franks makes the best traditional hashbrowns in town. "Cynthia's Veggie Omelet" is my Go-To. Also a fan of their Cinnamon Raisin Toast, it's like dessert! read more

Had lunch there recently. The service was very good and friendly. I had a burger that came with a fresh tomato and lettuce. It was good. The place is not much to look at. It could use some serious touch up, but what's the point. The Ravenous Roofer read more

The food is great! And customer service too, but the place is dirty and unkept , I'm amazed how customers are happy with that...

Always awesome, Frank's is one of Tucson's greatest go-to hole-in-the-wall breakfast places. Cynthia is the best server around and her signature omelet is the best! Great corn beef hash for the meat eaters. Not fancy, their motto is... Elegant Dining Elsewhere. read more

Best greasy spoon breakfast in town been coming for years and never disappoints. Huevos rancheros are perfect, hash browns cooked to perfect crispness pancakes fluffy and flavorful and big. Until next time. read more

I love Frank's. I went all the time as a child, then it kind of fell into forgotten-ness. Then, when I was getting out of class a few years ago, my parents called and asked if I wanted to meet them for dinner at Frank's. I fell in love again! It's a total greasy-spoon dive, "Elegant Dining Elsewhere" certainly sums it up. But my fiance and I go all the time now, often with his parents. I love the beans they have in the pot that you serve yourself. Their salsa bar is great (I am a sucker for the green sauce). Their Tacos Dorados are served crispy, with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, rice, and some avocado. Personally, I like the beans, with another cup filled half with Pico de Gallo and half with the green salsa and eat them together. My fiance's mom puts it together the best, although I'm suspicious she just adds a ton of love to my helping. All in all, I adore Frank's. Tucson just wouldn't be the same without it. read more

Love Franks. Love the white gravy. Good greasy spoon diner grub and good prices. Francisco's is also good. The cheek taco was very tasty and their Sonoran dogs were good except there was waaay too much ketchup. Next time I will ask for no ketchup. read more

Frank's is our favorite. It's a great, informal, friendly place where they get to know you when you've been in just a few times. On days we're there it's always busy. Turnover's pretty quick though. I get their "Pan San," eggs, sausage and pancakes, or their chorizo and eggs or their unusual but good breakfast, "Sonoran hot dogs and scrambled eggs." If you don't like their plastic coffee mugs, they'll give you a China one. But, my suggestion is that you go with the trusty old favorite. read more

My most favorite breakfast place in Tucson. I get a pep in my step every time I eat here. It's not pretty but the food is great! I have no complaints ever about this wonderful place to eat. read more

I prefer local joints when I'm out of town, and found Frank's on yelp. It fit the bill as a friendly local dive, which was in a smallish old building filled with well-used furnishings. Counter and table service. I figured it wasn't the place to be for healthier, lighter fare, and it wasn't, but then how many breakfast places are? Good selection of omelettes, plus the other standard breakfast foods. I believe they'll make anything to your specs if you tell them what you want (they did it for the guy next to me). There was one vegetarian omelette on the menu, probably for the one person in your group who'd spoil the party if they couldn't eat light. Had the chorizo & eggs w/ hash browns and a big flour tortilla, which was all tasty and greasy, followed up with a plate of pancakes, mixed w/ a lot of coffee. Medium sized portions. Left feeling satisfied knowing that I'd be back when I return to Tucson. Nice change from the national and regional chains. Final thought... Interesting how it changes names to Francisco's for Mexican food at night. read more

My husband could eat breakfast three meals a day. He loves this place. I have a more difficult choice as I need to avoid egg entres. We usually arrive at lunch time so I have a greater choice. Food is always great. Staff are fun to watch. We drive from the Foothills Mall area to eat here! read more

Hangover breakfast perfection! Went with a small group on Sunday morning and hit the breakfast wave. We were greeted by who I can only assume was Frank, singing songs and slinging coffee and telling jokes. The rest of the restaurant mirrors that sort of character. Great energy from all the patrons and staff, a top-notch short order cook staff, and really delicious food for cheap. I'm a Bobo's breakfast fan but this place knocked them out of the water. I understand that at night they become Francisco's - a Mexican diner. I will have to go back and try them out for that, but what I'm really missing is the breakfast and will definitely be back for that. read more

Great little diner. The atmosphere is nice, prices are great, and food is pretty good. The only complaints I have is that the food, while delicious, was unnecessarily greasy, and the coffee fell far short of the expectations I had for a breakfast joint (cheap coffee served with little gas station style cream pods.) Would definitely come back again though. Frank's is a great to go to start your day. read more

This hole in the wall place has been there for ~40 years and this was my very first time trying it. It was very good, I asked for one pancake on the side and they offered to substitute my hash browns which was perfect. I had the breakfast sandwich with bacon=super yummy. My husband had chorizo but the only thing he didn't like is the tortillas. For a Mexican restaurant tortillas seem like they should be authentic verses generic read more

Frank's - My pancake made me smile - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Great little "hole in the wall" joint with a lot of small town charm. Delicious breakfast! I was so amused by the different assortment of coffee cups - it felt very homey. So glad I was in town to check this place out! read more

Frank's - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Waitres was rude food was overoooked place was over corwded and there was no where to park plus the price was a little on the high side

Yummy, cheap breakfast food, I usually get the Belgian waffle and hash browns. They do both great. I've never had a bad meal here. Coffee is great, too. Quick, friendly service, Frank's runs a brisk business and I honestly do not know how the wait staff does it, they really hustle so TIP THEM WELL!!! The food is really cheap so you can afford it!!! The only downside is that when the restaurant is busy, it is very crowded. If you sit inside when it is busy, especially in the corner, expect to be cheek and jowel with someone you may not know. That being said, we always sit outside. read more

This is definitely a hole in the wall breakfast restaurant. Upon entering the restaurant it was obviously packed and busy but we were still greeted by a warm smile by a staff member. The place is not at all fancy. The food was okay. I ordered the chicken fried steak. My husband ordered the chorizo breakfast. We have two boys and we ordered each of them a pancake. One pancake would have been good enough for the both of them because it was huge. They were also very sweet to shape the pancake like Mickey Mouse's head. read more

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A real Tucson gem. So much better than other diner type breakfast spots in town. Kind of unreal that it's the same place that, after a short break everyday, turns into the even more impressive Francisco's for dinner. read more

So, a friend and I went to Frank's for breakfast. As always, the food was great...my friend had never been there before and he loved it. We went a bit late in the morning so that we could spend some time chatting and drinking their great coffee after we ate. We finished eating and had settled back a bit for conversation when the older man who had brought water and our first coffee comes out to the patio table we were at and asks us if we plan on staying longer that he needed the table and we needed to leave. I was floored. This was the rudest thing anyone had ever done to me as a customer. I joked that I would need a couple more cups of coffee to cover up my outrage. The man came out with more coffee and said he could fix us another coffee to go. The place is always busy...but damn...that was the nastiest thing they could do. I hope my friend didn't get carried away with the tip...I certainly wouldn't have. I wouldn't recommend that place again to anyone. read more

The atmosphere is always eclectic, some what grungy. But that is what I love about this place. Great diner style comfort food, and a friendly staff can't be beat. Whats more, they pull a "transformer" at night and turn into "Francisco's", awesome Michoacan style Mexican food. If you ever get the chance.... Elegant Dining Elsewhere read more

My 10 year old and myself hit this place about once a month for breakfast. I always get chorizo and home fries and she always gets huevos rancheros and hash browns and we both leave with full tummies ans big smiles. read more

Frank's - Chorizo, home fries and horchata - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

The service was a bit slow, but the food was well worth the wait. Every home-cooked nite was enjoyable. The breakfast is great and I can't wait to try the Mexican food at night! read more

Great place & a food ., very fast service &. Food made too order 'nn. Highly Addictive & Recommend'nn if Bobos is busy than try out Franks 'nn read more

"Elegant Dining Elsewhere" is their motto! Great dive restaurant with fun staff and great breakfast! Just what a dive should be! Loved it! read more

Thanks to Yelpers I found this spot while on my drive through town. Friendly staff and great food. We were there for breakfast and I can't say enough good things about it. read more

This is the kind of breakfast lunch place I like. Small dining room plus about six counter seats. They also have patio seating available. The cook space is right behind the counter so you can see the cook in action while you wait. From talking to the other customers they have a very loyal clientele, I know the place was close to full when I walked in at 7:45 AM. The waitress greeted me with a smile and was very helpful with the menu as this was my first visit. I ended up going with the chicken fried steak. It was a generous sized cut, not too heavily breaded and tender. The scrambled eggs were fluffy; the home fries were lightly browned and nicey seasoned. The biscuit came out piping hot and tasted like it was made from scratch. Interestingly enough, this establishment closes in the .I'd afternoon and reopens in the evening as Fransisco's, a Mexican restaurant. The breakfast was so good I'll be back both for breakfast and to try Fransisco's. read more

What a wonderful first experience. Beautiful and simple eggs,great prices and a fun and friendly atmosphere. Our waiter Andrew was absolutely first class! read more

I absolutely love the Chorizo & Hashbrowns , best in town! A really feel good place, best kept secret in Tucson