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Good Italian Food, Love the Pizza

I'm a fan of FJ&L 2 because they do a really nice job of serving authentic style Italian food, at a pretty good price considering it is a nice restaurant with good service. We love the pizza crust, and at lunch I'm always satisfied with one of their entree salads and some bread. We like!

posted at 08/09/08

wmole

Great cheesy pizza, good pastas.

One of the best Italian restaurants in the bay area (it's a "micro-chain"). If you like cheese on your pizza, then this is the place for you. Very nice, doughy crust. Lots of topping choices.

The pasta is good, but not terrific, meatballs are a bit "tough."

Often crowded on weekends, but it's worth the visit.

posted at 08/20/02

Eshta

Industrial Italian

I really like their warm rigatoni spinach salad, with gorgonzola and bacon (probably because it's very simple and straightforward like Italian cooking should be) and their calzone is good except that the chicken is in little cubes and reminds me of the way that Taco Bell used to do their chicken. (Shudder) Prawns Portofino used to be my favorite dish as a kid so I still have fond memories of this place, but there are better out there. Frankly, even Florentines might be better for industrial Italian. For the Real Deal, go elsewhere.

posted at 08/24/02

alberto3051

Try it, you'll like it.

Very good food at reasonable prices. Great pizza.
Large portions, fast service, great Mexican chefs
cooking Italian food.

posted at 10/28/02

monanina29

please don't extend to 'three'

overpriced food not worth the value. although the service and ambience were good, i would not pay close to ten dollars for a plate again when the pasta is not al dente and the sauce is just too runny.

posted at 11/10/02

standupdouble

Red sauce

If you want simple red sauce Italian, this is a good choice. Nothing fancy here, simple food in a pleasent setting.

posted at 11/24/02

juliaoboo

Great Food, Great Staff!

We visit this place regularly! Although there may be better Italian out there and the alfredo sauce is a little runny as one of the commenters noted, the food really is very good and we especially love the staff. They have a core group of stafff at this location that has some tenure and are very pleasant and personable. They even remember I don't like the mushrooms when I forget to ask "no mushrooms please". The Wednesday Family night is a deal you CANNOT beat. For $40 our family of 6 is stuffed and we have plenty of left overs to take home too! They are really good about substituting items too. So if you want something on the menu but prefer different sides they are very accomodating! They also have a decent Kids Menu.

posted at 01/01/06

floydrowe

Expensive, OK food

The food was OK, not worth the price. Service doesn't not make up for high prices. Will not go back.

posted at 01/28/06

sc8229

Should clean up the place

The food was ok, but not worth of the money. They should improve the services. The place is over rated.

posted at 08/27/07

dyonenaga

Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi's Too

My wife and I just returned from dinner at Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi's, and I am afraid to say that the place has really gone down hill over the past few years. It used to be that you would have to wait for about 30 minutes, even during the week, to get a table in this place.

We arrived just before 6pm, and the place was only about a quarter full. When we walked up to the front desk, the manager/hostess had her back to us, and she was having a discussion with one of the employees. Rather than turn around and acknowledge us immediately, she continued with her conversation, leaving us to just stand there waiting to be seated. It wasn't until another employee motioned to her that there were customers waiting that she finally turned around and said hello. Not a very inviting way to start a meal. She lead us to our table, plopped the menus down and was headed back to the front desk before we even sat down.

We ordered our drinks and the chicken pesto bread as an appetizer. My wife ordered the chicken lemon soup and a spinach salad, and I ordered the Lamb Osso Bucco as our entrees. While very tasty, the chicken pesto bread was cold. Our waiter, who was also the on-duty bartender, then brought out my wife's soup and salad--but he brought out minestone soup instead of the chicken lemon she had ordered.

After about 10 minutes, my lamb finally arrived. While it was hot, it had absolutely no flavor at all. I ate about a third of it and just gave up (our dog, however, thought it was very good). As our waiter/bartender was busy doing other things, the busboy came by to check to see if we wanted boxes. Our waiter finally brought our check by. He never once asked us how our meals were.

Unfortunately, FJL in San Jose has really declined over the last few years. The staff just seems to be very indifferent when it comes to their customers. Based on how empty the restaurant was this evening, I would not be surprised if it closes/changes hands in a year.

posted at 12/05/07

Stan Rezaee

Its not that impresive

From the outside, Frankie Johnnie & Luigi Too may look like an impressive Italian restaurant but step inside and you will be disappointed.

The food is good but not that good for its price and the menu options are very limited. The service is ok but you would wish there was more to it.

posted at 04/23/11

AlexBlickley

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posted at 05/04/11

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