I used to live in East Village.. just a random two month sublet but I was literally living around the corner from Lil Frankie's. It's a cool spot, especially if you love dirty-south banging hip-hop music and Italian food. The food was always delicious... one time I was there and we were having drinks and just placed our order, only to witness a giant cockroach crawling down the wall next to our table. We kind of freaked out because we just ordered food.. so we left that time. But you have to expect that everywhere in NYC there is a chance you will see a cockroach or a rat so I only took one star off.. And I've eaten there since and it was great. I mean the food was always delicious and the vibe is cool. It's a place you have to go if you've never been.
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