Franks Pizza & Italian Restaurant Menu
Welcome to Franks Pizza & Italian Restaurant, a gem in East Brunswick, NJ, where authentic Italian flavors meet a casual dining experience. This unclaimed eatery is perfect for family dinners or a relaxed lunch with friends. With offerings that range from their signature Deep Dish Pizzas to hearty soups like the comforting Pasta Fagioli, every dish sings of tradition and quality.
- Deep Dish Pizza: An 18" Plain Cheese marvel, customizable with your favorite toppings.
- Soups: Try the Minestrone for a burst of fresh vegetable flavor or the Chicken Noodle for a classic taste.
- Vegetarian Options: Numerous dishes cater to veggie lovers, ensuring everyone finds something delightful.
Whether dining in or taking out, Franks offers a welcoming atmosphere with excellent customer service, outdoor seating, and a happy hour that shouldn’t be missed. Indulge in delicious Italian cuisine at Franks—where every meal is a celebration!
Round Pizzas
Personal Plain Cheese Pizza
10" size. Add toppings for an additional charge.
Medium Plain Cheese Pizza
16" size. Add toppings for an additional charge.
Large Plain Cheese Pizza
18" size. Add toppings for an additional charge.
Anchovies Pizza
Extra Cheese Pizza
Fresh Garlic Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza
Onions Pizza
Mushrooms Pizza
Sausage Pizza
Meatball Pizza
Green Peppers Pizza
White Pizza
A sauceless pie topped with ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese.
Eggplant Parm Pizza
White Pizza with Broccoli
Baked Ziti Pizza
White Pizza with Spinach
Cheese Tortellini Pizza
Frank's Special The Works Pizza
Vodka Sauce Pizza
Vegetable Special Pizza
Taco Pizza
Margherita Pizza
Fresh mozzarella & marinara.
Chicken Francese Pizza
Chicken Parm Pizza
Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza
Stuffed Pizza with Meat
Large 18".
Chicken Marsala Pizza
Stuffed Pizza with Veggie
Large 18".
Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza
Meat Lover's Pizza
Topped with cheese, bacon, ham, and pepperoni.
Cheeseburger Bacon Pizza
Philly Cheesesteak Pizza
Peppers & onions.
Hawaiian Pizza
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Topped with BBQ sauce, mozzarella, and chicken meat.
Chicken Bacon & Ranch Pizza
Mozzarella cheese, bacon, chicken, and yummy ranch dressing.
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Buffalo chicken & mozzarella cheese.
Frank's Favorite Pizza
Sausage & broccoli rabe pizza.
Gourmet Pizzas
Sicilian Pizzas
Plain Cheese Sicilian Pizza
Add toppings for an additional charge.
Fresh Garlic Sicilian Pizza
Extra Cheese Sicilian Pizza
Onions Sicilian Pizza
Mushrooms Sicilian Pizza
Sausage Sicilian Pizza
Pepperoni Sicilian Pizza
Frank's Special Sicilian Pizza
Meatball Sicilian Pizza
Frank's Vegetable Special Sicilian Pizza
Anchovies Sicilian Pizza
Plain Cheese Deep Dish Pizza
18" size. Add toppings for an additional charge.
Deep Dish Pizzas
Specialty Pies
Round Caprese Pizza
Fresh mozzarella, fresh Jersey tomato, olive oil, fresh basil.
Rustica Pizza
Grilled eggplant, plum tomatoes, light mozzarella, oil & a touch of fresh basil.
Grandpa Pizza
Comes in vodka sauce.
Grandma's Pizza
Thin crust. Fresh mozzarella, marinara sauce & homemade pesto with a touch of Parmigiana cheese.
Gluten Free Pizza
Cauliflower Pizza
Healthy Corner
Appetizers
French Fries
Our delicious french fries are deep-fried 'till golden brown, with a crunchy exterior and a light fluffy interior. Seasoned to perfection!
Broccoli Cheddar Bites
6 pieces.
French Fries with Cheese
Our delicious french fries are deep-fried 'till golden brown, with a crunchy exterior and a light fluffy interior. Seasoned to perfection!
Mussels Appetizer
Red or white.
Zucchini Sticks
Mozzarella Sticks
6 pieces. Deep-fried cheese sticks. Crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside. Virtually guaranteed to be a table favorite! Served with a side of marinara sauce.
Frank's Sampler
Serves 2 people. 2 mozzarella sticks, 2 wings, 6 zucchini sticks, 8 onion rings & 2 tenders.
Garlic Bread
Bread, topped with garlic, herb seasoning, baked to perfection.
Buffalo Wings
8 pieces. Served with mild or hot sauce & blue cheese.
Garlic Bread with Cheese
A cross between garlic bread and pizza, cheesy bread is a quick, easy, and delicious party snack.
Chicken Fingers & Fries
4 pieces. Breaded & fried chicken strips.
Bruschetta
Italian bread topped with garlic, tomatoes & oil.
Onion Rings
Crispy onion slices deep-fried until golden-brown.
Rice Ball
1 piece.
Homemade Fried Calamari
Flash fried squid, crunchy on the outside, and simply perfect on the inside. Kick it up a notch with a squeeze of lemon.
Rice Ball Parmigiana
Buffalo Calamari
Beef Patty
Jalapeno Poppers with Cream Cheese
Juicy jalapeno poppers breaded and filled with cheese and fried to golden perfection.
Beef Patty with Cheese
Sweet Potato Fries
Pasta Fagioli Soup
Ditalini pasta, white cannellini beans, olive oil, onions, and seasonings simmered to perfection!
Minestrone Soup
Italian vegetable soup made with tomato broth and pasta.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Clear chicken broth with pieces of chicken and noodles.
Spinach Lentil Soup
Soups
Salads
Tossed Salad
Tuna Salad
House salad with a big scoop of white tuna.
Greek Salad
Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, olives, and feta cheese in an olive oil dressing.
Grilled Shrimp Salad
Italian Antipasta Salad
Grilled Shrimp Caesar Salad
Chef Salad
Ham & turkey.
Fresh Mozzarella & Tomatoes Salad
Fresh mozzarella, tomatoes & garlic topped with olive oil.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Served with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions & grilled chicken breast.
Seafood Salad
Calamari, shrimp, mussels, clams, oil & lemon sauce.
Caesar Salad
Served with romaine, croutons, Parmigiano cheese & Caesar dressing.
Spinach Salad
Grilled chicken, red onions, fresh mozzarella & tomatoes.
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Broccoli
Sauteed or steamed.
Broccoli Rabe
Spinach
Sauteed or steamed.
Side Vegetables
Baked Specialties
Cheese Calzone
Add toppings for an additional charge.
Vegetable Special Calzone
Ham Calzone
Pepperoni Stromboli
Mushrooms Calzone
Chicken Broccoli Stromboli
Pepperoni Calzone
Chicken Parmigiana Stromboli
Sausage Calzone
Meat Lovers Stromboli
Broccoli Calzone
Special Stromboli
Peppers, onions, pepperoni & sausage.
Chicken Calzone
Grilled or fried.
Meatball Sub
Sausage & Peppers Sub
Meatball Parmigiana Sub
Meatball & Peppers Sub
Sausage Sub
Chicken Parmigiana Sub
Sausage Parmigiana Sub
Veal Parmigiana Sub
Sausage & Egg Sub
Shrimp Parmigiana Sub
Peppers & Egg Sub
Eggplant Parmigiana Sub
Hot Subs
Cold Subs
Ham & Cheese Sub
Chicken Cutlet Hoagie
Lettuce, tomatoes & onions.
Italian Sub
Ham, salami, capicola & cheese.
Veal Cutlet Hoagie
Lettuce, tomatoes & onions.
Tuna Sub
Prosciutto & Cheese Sub
Turkey & Cheese Sub
Roast Beef & Cheese Sub
Capicola & Cheese Sub
Prosciutto, Red Peppers & Mozzarella Cheese Sub
Salami & Cheese Sub
Steak Sub
Cheesesteak Hoagie
Cheesesteak Sub
Chicken Cheesesteak Sub
Mushrooms Sub
Pizza Cheesesteak Sub
Onions Sub
Cheeseburger Deluxe
Served with french fries.
Peppers Sub
Grilled Chicken Hoagie
Lettuce, tomatoes & onions.
House Special Sub
Mushrooms. onions & peppers.
Italian Hot Dog
Served with mozzarella & sauce.
Grilled Subs
Honey Wheat Wraps
Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap
Chicken Fingers Wrap
Grilled Chicken Wrap
Lettuce, tomatoes & onions.
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Fried or grilled. Lettuce, tomatoes & onions.
BBQ Chicken Wrap
Fried or grilled. Onions & yellow, American cheese.
Tuna Wrap
Turkey & Cheese Wrap
Lettuce, tomatoes & onions.
Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine tossed in our creamy homemade Alfredo sauce.
Pasta with Garlic, Oil & Anchovies
Pasta with Vodka Sauce
Pasta with Marinara Sauce
Pasta with Broccoli
White or red sauce.
Pasta with Meat Sauce
Broccoli Cavatelli
White or red sauce.
Pasta with Mushroom Sauce
Pasta Sauces
Baked Pasta
Cheese Tortellini
Eggplant Sicilian Pasta
Parmigiana Pasta
Penne Parmigiana
Cheese Alfredo
Gnocchi Parmigiana
Manicotti
A large tube of fresh pasta stuffed with a blend of soft cheese.
Spinach Ravioli
Meat Lasagna
Stacked layers of pasta packed with meat and cheese, covered in red sauce. Pro tip: Go for the crispy edge pieces.
Cheese Ravioli
Penne Bolognese
Eggplant Rollatini
Comes with or without ham. Slices of eggplant, dusted in wheat flour or lightly breaded and covered with ricotta and other cheeses and seasonings.
Sausage Entree
Served with a choice of pasta.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Breaded eggplant topped with mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce served with pasta.
Meatball Parmigiana
Sausage Parmigiana
Sausage & Broccoli Rabe
Sausage & Peppers
Pasta Primavera
Mixed vegetables in a creamy sauce.
Meatballs Entree
Served with a choice of pasta.
Stuffed Rigatoni
Comes in vodka sauce.
Entrees
Chicken
Chicken Parmigiana
Baked with mozzarella cheese in our tomato sauce, served with your choice of pasta.
Chicken Cutlet Reale
Topped with eggplant & mozzarella in a creamy sherry white wine sauce, served with your choice of side pasta.
Chicken Marsala & Mushrooms
Sauteed in a sweet Italian wine & served with your choice of pasta.
Chicken Piccata
Capers in a lemon white wine sauce.
Chicken Scallopini Sorrentina
Sauteed with prosciutto, eggplant, spinach & mozzarella in our creamy. Sherry wine sauce over your choice of pasta.
Chicken Contadina
Served with artichokes & fresh mushrooms with a splash of marinara served with your choice of side pasta.
Chicken Florentina
Sauteed with spinach & fresh tomatoes in a white wine & a splash of marinara topped with mozzarella over your choice of pasta.
Chicken Francese
Dipped in egg batter topped in butter, lemon sauce served with your choice of pasta.
Chicken Vodka
Served with your choice of side pasta.
Chicken Broccoli
Broccoli & chicken sauteed with a splash of tomato sauce served with your choice of pasta.
Chicken Cacciatore
Served with fresh peppers, mushrooms & onions served with your choice of pasta.
Chicken Alfredo Sauce
Sauteed with peas & broccoli in Alfredo sauce served with your choice of pasta.
Chicken Pizzaiola
Served with onions in a white wine marinara sauce.
Chicken Cordon Bleu
White sauce & broccoli.
Chicken Romana Saltimbocca
Topped with prosciutto, spinach & mozzarella in a creamy sherry white wine sauce, served with your choice of pasta.
Chicken Murphy
Hot peppers, mushrooms, onions & tomatoes with white wine sauce.
Veal Parmigiana
Baked with mozzarella cheese in our tomato sauce.
Veal Piccata
Sauteed with capers in a lemon white wine sauce.
Veal Marsala & Mushrooms
Sauteed in a sweet Italian wine.
Veal Romana Saltimbocca
Topped with prosciutto, spinach & mozzarella in a creamy sherry wine sauce.
Veal Scallopini Sorrentina
Sauteed with prosciutto, eggplant, spinach & mozzarella in our creamy sherry wine sauce.
Veal Cutlet Reale
Topped with eggplant & mozzarella in a creamy sherry white wine sauce.
Veal Florentina
Sauteed with spinach, fresh tomatoes in a white wine & spinach of marinara topped with mozzarella.
Veal Contadina
Served with artichokes & fresh mushrooms with a splash of marinara.
Veal Vodka
Veal
Fresh Seafood
Frutti di Mare
Shrimp Vodka Sauce
Shrimp Broccoli
Mussels
Red or white.
Shrimp Marinara
Clams
Red or white.
Shrimp Scampi
Large pieces of shrimp smothered in butter, garlic, and wine sauce served with freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Clams & Mussels
Shrimp Francese
Calamari Marinara
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Scallops Marinara
Shrimp Alfredo with Peas
Lobster Ravioli
Vodka or Alfredo sauce.
Kid's Spaghetti with Sausage
Kid's Baked Penne
Kid's Spaghetti with Meatballs
Kid's Penne with Broccoli
Kid's Spaghetti with Tomatoes Sauce
Kid's Stuffed Shells
Kid's Ravioli
Kid's Hot Dog & Fries
Just for Kids
Special Lunch Menu
Pasta with Clam Sauce Lunch
Red or white.
Ravioli with Tomato Sauce Lunch
Pasta with Shrimp & Broccoli Lunch
Ravioli Parmigiana Lunch
Pasta with Broccoli & Garlic & Oil Lunch
Eggplant Parmigiana Lunch
Breaded eggplant topped with mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce served with pasta.
Shrimp Marinara Lunch
Stuffed Shells Lunch
Classic ricotta stuffed shells with flavorful 3-cheese ricotta filling and delicious marinara sauce.
Pasta with Meat Sauce Lunch
Stuffed Manicotti Lunch
Pasta with Tomato Sauce Lunch
Pasta with Marinara Sauce Lunch
Pasta with Garlic, Oil & Anchovies Lunch
Baked Penne Lunch
Pasta with Meatballs Lunch
Penne Siciliana Lunch
Tortellini Alfredo Lunch
Penne Bolognese Lunch
Penne Vodka Sauce Lunch
Veal Parmigiana Lunch
Pasta with Sausage Lunch
Chicken Parmigiana Lunch
Breaded chicken and homemade pasta tossed in marinara sauce and covered with cheese.
Tiramisu
A delicious coffee-flavored Italian dessert. Ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar & mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.
Tartufo
Cannoli
Delicious tube of fried dough, filled with a sweet, creamy ricotta filling.
Homemade Italian Cheesecake
Desserts
Beverages
20 oz. Soda
Bottle. Choice of flavor.
2-Liter Soda
Coke.
Cappuccino
Tea
Espresso
Coffee
Snapple Lemon
Decaf
Soda to Go
Choice of flavor.
