Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana

Frank's is considered one of the original, if not the originator of New Haven pizza classics. Signature high temp coal fired ovens are famous for their charred chewy yet crisp pizzas. Dine in...soak up the experience and sit where you can watch the open kitchen. While this place does a ton of take-out, this style and specifically these pizzas are better enjoyed unboxed, fresh from the ovens to your table. Also, nothing says family nostalgia like drinking a bottle of red table wine from small juice glasses just like Sunday Dinner @ my great grandmother's!

The pizza tastes pretty good, but it’s like liquid it’s so messy and uncomfortable. You have to endeavor just to eat a slice. As it is, they also bring you the pizza in a raised tray, that brings the chance of messiness higher. Atmosphere is pretty good, it’s noisy but not a lot. And for the service, every 4 minutes somebody comes to ask you how is your meal, which is kind, but also annoying. It came pretty fast.

Frank Pepe's pizzeria at the upper end of Chestnut Hill mall is great! 2nd time there and the pizza is still awesome. I got the sausage and roasted red pepper which had that wood fire taste to the dough. We ordered the large and between my wife and I we ate half and took the rest home. Was told to try the white pizza next time.

I’m so thrown off by my experience today. I had placed an online order at around 1240 for 2 medium pizzas for a party. It said 30-40 mins with an estimated time to pick up being 1:12pm. I got there at 1:35pm and go to the takeout line. The hostess says my order isn’t ready yet. I’m confused so I say are you sure? It says it should’ve been done 20 mins ago. She goes to the kitchen, comes back and starts whispering to another hostess. At that point, I know that my pizzas haven’t even been made yet. She tells me oh they’re in the oven now. I watch her go back to the kitchen, stick my order in the queue and ask the cooks to make my pizzas. I can’t hear her but I’m assuming that’s what’s happening. She comes back and apologizes and says it’s still in the oven and it’ll be a few minutes. But I k

The ideal pizza - VERY GOOD. I loved how there was PLENTY of toppings. They use good ingredients!! The vegetarian option was truly impressive, it was almost like eating a full bowl of salad in a very tasty way. We got them delivered for a group gathering (thus no rating for 'Atmosphere'), the pizzas were hot and fresh out of the oven, the crusts were crunchy and cheese was melting. I loved how the toppings dominated and there was minimal crust-only space/rim and it was not oily or too thick. There were spots that were a little burnt but I would expect that from a nicely baked pizza. It wasn't too salty either (again, I'm sensitive to salt+sugar levels because I can't deal with salty or over-the-top sweetness). I enjoyed every bite of pizzas from this place. A highly recommend.