Frankie’s Deli

Good sandwiches, nothing too write home about though. Trying the frozen pizza soon so will update if need be. Very nice people, seem authentic.

This was a small deli/​Italian grocery store. We stopped by foe a sandwich, the Buffalo chicken panini. It was delicious!

Where Italians go. Their meatballs are the best around & if you like a spicy sub get the Frankie’s special. Grab lunch & pick up a frozen tray of food eggplant or lasagna for dinner. They got all the goodies too… stuffed peppers, fish salad, artichoke hearts, & don’t forget the Cannoli’s!
You can’t go wrong at this deli/​Italian grocer

Wanted to check this local deli out since I drive by it everyday (almost) and I will say, I was not disappointed. The actual shop is an authentic Italian grocery store with a built-​in deli. Not only is all the meat & items fresh and authentic, but the price is better than what you would find at Subway! We bring clients all the time to The Westin Lombard and I will always recommend this place to them when they are looking for a good lunch spot. In fact, I am not too far away and will probably come back here on my own time.
I recommend this place to anyone who loves a good deli sandwich and is sick at tired of Subway. So basically, everyone.

This place is cute I believe family owned and everybody here is very polite. My food was great and I can’t wait to come back again.

I was in the area for a training class and decided to go here for lunch — it is an old school Italian deli /​small grocery store. They had a nice variety of Italian store items as well as a huge deli case filled with all sorts of prepared items for lunch such as lasagna, chicken parmesan, etc. I bypassed those because I wanted something lighter, so I went with a sub with mortadella, capicola, and salami. It was delicious. If I am back in the area again, I will stop back here.

Very sandwichtastic market and deli. The quality and value is top notch with quick and efficient movement through the line. Service is a bit salty but not rude. My wife and I enjoyed an Italian beef Panini which was awesome by itself but top that with an Italian sub and cup of chili… great lunch experience. Absolutely worth the effort to pop in. Maybe a little fill you up before shopping at the mall?

You’ve been doing this a long time with a little better attitude and you get 5 stars. That’s right the owner at the register. You don’t need to blow kisses at anyone. These people work hard just like you.
We may not be back. Why do you care your place is doing well with really only the places
in the city to compete or Elmwood Park or south side. Fresh Sausage for the grill? Some maybe as good none better .I don’t know too many places that have fresh Braciole to bring home and prepare with your favorite gravy. Amazing. The rest of this deli is really quite good. Very efficient staff.

On the other, less crowded side of Yorktown Mall. Nice looking Italian deli. Admittedly I did not spend much time here but nice looking deli along with a small grocery.
Good but not great Italian sammich, not as good as the reigning gold standard at Baci on Grand in Chicago.
This place has potential though and I will be back.

I finally got to try the lager meat ravioli with there meat sauce that I put in the freezer for later. The meat ravioli was really good and the best I can remember having. They were so good that I’m sad that I live so far and it’s not known if I will ever get back that way. Well I’m going to have to do a road trip in the future.

Close to where I work — great place to get a sub or panini sandwich. They’ve even got subs that they premake for the lunch rush if you don’t have time to wait for a fresh one. Some outdoor eating space available. Lots of imported Italian groceries.
Also sell frozen and fresh pans of lasagna, eggplant parm, chicken parm, and several other pastas in a variety of sizes from 6 servings up to 24. Picked up a lasagna and it was really, really good — and modestly priced.

I knew we would have people and and out all day for my daughter’s birthday, so I ordered two trays of subs and 4lbs of potato salad. Best decision I could have made. Delish, fresh food — the sub bread was SO FRESH and the meat on the subs wasn’t skimpy. Frankie’s has some of the best homemade potato salad I’ve ever tasted and our friends agreed! The far above average taste of the food and the ease of not having to worry about cooking or keeping food hot was worth every penny.

Stopped in for lunch, expected to be blown away, left… satisfied.
We ordered the large Italian and the special which was a turkey, artichoke panini. The Italian was a good size, the bread was good but it was very bland, it was missing quite a bit of salt. The panini on the other hand was delicious, next time I go back I will steer towards the hot sandwich side of the menu. We got a few bags of Jays chips and a raspberry tea to go, all said and done it was under $ 20.
Will be back for sure, menu and store are extensive!

Everything and all you could possibly ask for in an Eye-​talian deli!!! Fast and courteous service. Delicious sammiches… served up by friendly counter staff.

Fresh ingredients, salami that actually tastes like salami, awesome gelato and incredible salads. How can you go wrong? It’s amazing to find an Italian deli of equivalent quality to Schmaltz’s, which takes the Jewish deli crown for the Western suburbs. Frankie’s offers tons of great, nicely varied Italian groceries, and some of the best subs and salads (the Roma, with artichokes and salty capers, is a personal favorite) I’ve had in Chicagoland.
The service is good and bad — you’ll get your sub quickly, but despite being next to Yorktown mall in an extremely busy area, they somehow still justify a $ 7 credit card minimum. The subs are cheap as well as large, running under $ 5 even for an 8 in. large sub, so this means that if you don’t have cash, you will need to pick out something extra like a side to make the minimum. The owner, who has been on cashier every time I’ve been there, is notoriously unfriendly — almost everyone I know who’s been there has a story about him, or has at least noticed his apparent genuine antipathy toward his customers. It strangely adds to the charm of the place somehow, though.

Last week when I got subs for dinner, my boyfriend told me he wanted to try the panini. So, naturally, I went to Frankie’s today cause I wanted to try it first. :)
My go to is still an American sub, sometimes I get the Italian, but today, today I got the Muffaletta Panini. WOWSERS!!! Why haven’t I gotten this before?! Why didn’t any one tell me?! :)
Salami, Imported Ham, Provolone, Olive Spread on a Ciabatta bread. Yum! I believe it’s their home made spread, not sure though, but it had a little bite to it. Like it’s mixed with Giardiniera. I couldn’t get enough and if they weren’t so bad, I’d get one every day! Needless to say, my boyfriend will be in for a delicious surprise.
Since my last review in 2009 (man where has the time gone) I’ve gotten quite a few things at Frankie’s; subs, wraps, panini’s, bread, chips, grocery items. It’s so easy for me to grab a frozen entrée for dinner. I usually pick up frozen mostaccioli but for tonight, I got lasagna.
I’ve been going there for SIX years and the place doesn’t disappoint. Again, very pricey, but I’m not going every day. Plus the quality is good.
Keep it up Frankie! Oh and smile once in a while. ;)

Our family has been going to Frankie’s Deli even before when it was Yorktown Deli years ago. All their salads, bread, food in the freezer and of course their sandwiches are the best! Fresh bread, made how you want it, right there and cannot find fault with anything. Glad to eat here all these years and forward.
They have also catered countless parties of ours over the years and when I need to bring lunch to a client, I stop here first.

I attended school in Lombard. Therefore, Frankie’s Deli was a staple of mine for half a decade. It was really my first «Italian Deli» experience and is consequently very special to me.
I have friends who argue that «Freddie’s» in Chicago is the best, but not for me.
You can purchase everything from world class sandwiches, frozen pastas/​sauces, imported meats/​cheeses, wine, olive oil and the list goes on and on. I have had every sandwich at one time or another and they are all quality. The wine selection is good, but you will pay a premium at a specialty location like this.
It is always busy. Period. Expect to wait in a line for various amounts of time depending on when you arrive. They do a good job of staffing, especially during busy times of the week. The hustle and bustle looks chaotic at first, but after a few moments you will see that it is controlled chaos. You need to be prepared when someone looks at you and says next, otherwise you may get shuffled to the end of the line. Kinda stressful the first few times… but you get used to it.
Don’t go once, go numerous times. You have to to experience all that Frankie’s Deli has to offer. You’ll thank me!

I go there for lunch sometimes.
I love the Italian beef Panini, its so good !! actually any Panini here is good, but I did not really care for their sandwiches (the bread was hard to chew)
however, I used to buy some «Italian» groceries from there as well but its kind of overpriced !
The one thing negative about this place is they have a minimum for using a credit card ($ 8) and their sandwiches prices are less so you either bring cash or buy something from there until you reach more than $ 8
The guy (I guess he is the owner) who at the cashier is really nice but he got this angry look at his face and he reminds me of «the soup episode from Seinfeld» and I cant help laughing! he is a friendly guy though
Bottom-​line: its a nice place for quick lunch at work or even with friends !

Other Unilocalers were right — the Italian sub is legit. It’s made with fresh, high quality ingredients, packed full of deli meat, and all for the low low price of $ 4.39 for the large. Thanks, Frankie!
($ 7 minimum for credit cards)

$ 7 minimum for CC. They are getting better. It use to be cash only!
This place is great. I have to be tough on them though, because I have had many subs. This place is a hidden gem however. The service and the people are a hit and miss. Sometimes they can be rude and barely speak but other times they are friendly. Weird.
What I really like about this place is the outdoor seating. I love going here for lunch doing work, because it is quick and during the summer you can sit outside under the covered tables and take in the fresh air. Since it is in a quite nook in the strip mall behind the mall, there is very little traffic, so it is quiet.
This place is always crowded and the price for subs is great. All fresh ingredients. However, I do not like their pasta salads, as their very bland. I recommend the Italian Sandwich or their Italian Beef. Again, bring cash! =))