Frankie's Pizzeria - Hazleton

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Fun Family Atmosphere, Italian Tradition, and Some Stretchy Scamutz at Frankie's in Hazleton
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The super stretchy scamutz cheese pull from the Thick Tavern Pizza at Frankie's in Hazleton. |
Frankie's serves a pretty wide variety of styles of pizza. From their cold cut pizza that can be found in many local grocery stores, to their thick crust "tavern style" pizza, to their round pies there is a lot to choose from. I have been to Frankie's a couple of times before for their legendary Sausage (or meatball) and Scamutz sandwich. It's absolutely fantastic and I couldn't have driven all those miles to not have a sandwich while I tried the pizza too! I don't review sandwiches here, but I know a great one when I taste one and this my friends is great! Go try it!
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The Legendary Sausgage/Meatball and Scamutz Sandwich from Frankie's in Hazleton |
The thick tavern pizza is something of a soft and a little bit more dense Sicilian pizza. It is tender and chewy and has a flavorful crust. The sauce is robust with a hint of sweetness, a bit of tang, and a nice flavor to punch through the thick dough. You can select whichever cheese you want, but I had to have the scamutz since I was in Hazleton. Scamutz is a Hazleton exclusive that can best be explained by a Hazletonian or google search, but by my estimation it's a stringier, stretchier, and maybe a little dryer variation mozzarella cheese. (Check out the YouTube video for some Hazletonian inside info!).
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Thick Tavern Pizza from Frankie's in Hazleton |
The Chicken Tuscany was super flavorful and had a ton of different textures and contrasting tastes going on. The crust was soft, dense and chewy in a similar way to the tavern pizza, but it really ate like a flatbread in this application. There grilled chicken and roasted red peppers brought the texture and substance while the myriad of sauce drizzles produced a symphony of flavors. There was so much going on that I didn't focus in on what the sauces were, but I got hints of what I thought was a honey mustard-ish taste as well as possibly a balsamic glaze but I can be way off here.
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Chicken Tuscany Pizza from Frankie's Pizzera of Hazleton. |
The Ratings
Restaurant: Frankie's Pizzeria
Location: Hazleton, PA
Date: December 2019
Eat In/Take Out: Eat In
Pizza Ordered: Thick Tavern Pizza
Price: $13.95
Crust: 7.5
Sauce: 7.4
Cheese: 7.5
Overall Taste: 7.7
Crispy/Cooked Properly: 7.4
Overall Value: 7.4
Pizza Ordered: Tuscany Chicken Pizza
Price: $13.95
Crust: 7.4
Sauce: N/A
Cheese: 7.6
Overall Taste: 8.6
Crispy/Cooked Properly: 7.6
Overall Value: 7.3
OVERALL RATING: 7.6