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00:00All right, Frank's Pizza, we're in Baltimore.
00:23The guy who owns it, his family, almost had a fucking heart attack when he saw me.
00:27Like literally, grasping for air, his chest, his heart, being like, what are you doing
00:33here?
00:34Damn, man, listen, I didn't think this was going to happen today.
00:35Yeah, how would you?
00:36Huh?
00:37How would you?
00:38My thing is, it's like, what would you ever be doing in Baltimore?
00:39So I would tell people, we got to get him to Baltimore before we get him to Frank's,
00:40because then it's a shoo-in.
00:41Yeah, well, I just passed him through, but he still made the list.
00:50I can't believe it's happening.
00:52What are you doing in Baltimore?
00:53Like I said, I'm going from Philly to D.C., Army, Navy, go Army, beat Navy.
00:58He's telling me the story.
00:59He's like, eat it.
01:00And then I think he said, don't let it sit in the box.
01:02It's like swamp ass.
01:03He's just all over it.
01:04He's nervous.
01:05It looks great.
01:06I guess try it first, and then let me just tell you the story.
01:07Because I don't want it to sit in the box.
01:08All right, all right.
01:09Look, it's like swamp ass.
01:10It's like taking a shower.
01:11No, you're right, you're right, you're right.
01:12Putting your underwear on and not trying at all.
01:13I get it.
01:14You're right.
01:15So Frank's, is it just straight Frank's?
01:16Yeah, Frank's Pizza and Pasta, Baltimore.
01:17And I was kind of, this looks, this looks good.
01:27This actually looks good.
01:29Here he is.
01:35Jeez, thank you.
01:37This looks like a great pie.
01:38Good on the carriage.
01:39You want to tell me the story now?
01:40I got the box open.
01:42Yeah.
01:43My dad, he came over here in 1981 with his cousin Frank, and worked in a couple of pizzerias
01:51from like Poughkeepsie, New York to Tom's River, and then came down to Baltimore.
01:56Him and Frank, they just-
01:57I don't want you to pass out.
01:58I feel like you're Casper Ferrer here.
02:00Yeah, I am.
02:01I don't know why, dude.
02:02I didn't think this was going to happen to me, man.
02:03It's amazing.
02:04So anyway, long story short, they opened Frank's up in 85 together.
02:08They worked in pizzerias.
02:09They were like, fuck it.
02:10We can just do this on our own.
02:11We know what we're doing.
02:13And in 89, there was an accident.
02:16This used to be- we were the first store in this strip mall.
02:20That used to be a pharmacy, and it was getting robbed.
02:24And a junkie acted like he had a gun.
02:27The pharmacist pulled his gun out, started shooting at him, and a bullet went through
02:31the wall, and it hit Frank in the back of the head, and killed him on his 33rd birthday.
02:35That's who this place named after.
02:36Well, my dad is Armando, and Frank is Frank.
02:40You know, a lot of WAPs, it's like the name John.
02:42You know, it's a pretty common Italian name, Frank Francesco.
02:45So they flipped a coin to name it Frank's Armando, and Frank's obviously won the coin,
02:50right?
02:51The coin toss.
02:52Yeah, the guy who got shot.
02:53Exactly.
02:54Yep.
02:55And the bullet came through the wall, hit Frank on his 33rd birthday, the dent is still
02:59in the oven.
03:00It killed him on a ricochet.
03:02And like a week before the incident, they were adding pasta to the program, because
03:06they just- it was four years into it, they just had pizza and subs.
03:09And they were like, let's add a couple pastas, we know, our Italian recipes, they were going
03:15to add a two-top burner, and they flipped a coin again to move the oven towards the
03:19road, or to push the oven towards the back of the restaurant, but they ended up pushing
03:23it towards the road, and like six inches, so if that- if they didn't move it, the oven
03:28may not have- the bullet may not have hit him in the back of the head.
03:32You follow me?
03:33Usually you have reverse stories, where it's like, thank god the oven was there, that's
03:41like a reverse bad story.
03:43It's like a- it's fate though, you know?
03:45You can't- you can't get around it, like how big is the bullet of a 9mm versus like the
03:50kill spot on the back of your head?
03:51You know, the person who called the pizza in, you know, he was the one that walked up
03:55front to turn the pie, and that- it's just crazy, dude.
03:59You can't-
04:00One of the wildest-
04:01It's like, the thing is, it's just- whenever I tell the story, I always am remembering
04:04to like, eat good first, and live well, because you gotta do good to everybody.
04:09That's really it, because you never know when it's your time, like that's all it reminds
04:12me to do.
04:13Alright, I was gonna give this pizza an 8.1 to begin with.
04:21No story involved.
04:22I think it's a spectacular pizza.
04:25With the story, while depressing, he puts a very good spin, not depressing, but-
04:32Don't take anything for granted, enjoy every bite.
04:36I'm going 8.3.
04:38We gotta get the bullet, you gotta get the- do you have- you can see the dent in the oven?
04:42Let's get the dent in the oven.
04:43This pizza is spectacular.
04:44Thank you, man, we put a lot of work into it.
04:46So, so good.
04:47Light, crispy.
04:48I was thinking, on a bad day, I'd get a 7.8, and on a good day, I'd get an 8.4, I'm happy
04:54to give it this.
04:558.3.
04:568.1 is amazing.
04:57An 8.3 was the score.
04:58Perfect.
04:59It's really, really good.
05:00My brother and I, we always worked here our whole lives.
05:01This is your brother right here?
05:02This is my brother.
05:03Hey, what's up, Dave?
05:04Very nice to meet you.
05:05During the pandemic, my brother and I, we bought it from my parents.
05:06They just took it over, just continued the legacy.
05:07This is my little buddy, Mikey.
05:08Say hello to Dave.
05:09Very nice to meet you, man.
05:10He holds all the boxes.
05:11Yeah?
05:12And talks all the latest.
05:13I believe it.
05:14Anyway, we got time to get you to do a cheesesteak.
05:15Yeah, do it.
05:16Let's do it.
05:17What are you doing?
05:18Daniel, show the dent.
05:19Sorry, partner.
05:21Oh, yeah, I see it.
05:22He was putting a pizza in a box.
05:23Dad!
05:24Crazy.
05:25Papa, this is somebody you need to say hello to.
05:26This is the person.
05:27Very nice to meet you.
05:28Yeah.
05:29Great pizza.
05:30You're welcome.
05:31All right, here we go.
05:32All right, so we're doing a bonus cheesesteak review.
05:33This is the actual pizza.
05:34I can't believe we're doing a bonus cheesesteak review.
05:35Come on, Dave.
05:36Oh, my god.
05:37We're gonna have to wait for the pizza to cool down.
05:38We're gonna have to wait for it to cool down.
05:39We're gonna have to wait for it to cool down.
05:40I'm so excited.
05:41This is crazy.
05:42This is crazy.
05:43I'm so excited.
05:44All right, here we go.
05:47All right, so we're doing a bonus cheesesteak review.
05:50Horrible for pizza management when you're doing a whole day
05:53to shovel down one of these.
05:54Now, I'm coming off what I think is the best cheesesteak
05:59in the world.
06:00This thing is piping hot, dude.
06:01I know.
06:02You've got to be a pro.
06:03You've got to let it go.
06:04So you guys make your own bread?
06:06No, not yet.
06:07Oh, wow.
06:08All right, honesty.
06:09I'll give you the cheesesteak pinwheel.
06:11What's that mean?
06:12The pinwheel.
06:12Well, I don't know what that means.
06:13So I'll show you.
06:14It's a cheesesteak pinwheel.
06:15We use our dough.
06:15We roll it up.
06:16We put the same hand-sliced ribeye, the Cooper Sharp,
06:19the fried onions, green peppers.
06:21But it'll give you the trailer, the preview
06:25for when we do make our rolls.
06:31Great cheesesteak.
06:34Right up there with Del Rosso's.
06:36In fact, I may like this a little more than Del Rosso's.
06:39Wow, that's huge.
06:41Del Rosso's.
06:42Del Rosso's.
06:44Still, Anzo's still my favorite.
06:46Can't lie.
06:46But this, I didn't have a higher score
06:51for cheesesteaks in general.
06:53I'm going even nine on the cheesesteaks.
06:56Damn.
06:57Now, damn, Daniel.
07:01Truthfully, I have no cheesesteak scale.
07:04They all are so good that I eat that I think
07:06it's easier to get a higher score.
07:08But this is a spectacular cheesesteak.
07:10So yeah, you got the steak.
07:12Pizza, steak, the whole works.
07:14Yeah.
07:16Where else?
07:17I mean, you obviously are confident in this cheesesteak.
07:20Yeah, we are.
07:21We're really confident.
07:22Thanks, buddy.
07:23What are you doing, Charles?
07:24Yeah, take it easy.
07:25What do you do in terms of sales, pizza versus cheesesteaks?
07:29Now it's coming even because we bumped our cheesesteak game up.
07:31So now it's the cheesesteaks catching up to pizza.
07:33This is awesome.
07:34I'm going to give you a pinwheel to go.
07:36A cheesesteak pinwheel to roll.
07:38I gave it an 8.3.
07:40Pretty good.
07:42You too.
07:44Pretty good score.
07:45A lot better than that.
07:46That guy is like 8.3.
07:47He's like, oh, that's good.
07:48No, that's fucking great.
07:49So when I was, you asked if we bake our own bread, right?
07:52Yeah.
07:52I'm saying the cheesesteak pinwheel is kind of the taste of what this is.
07:55Our dough.
07:56It's donations.
07:57Don't damn bread.
07:58No, he said he doesn't.
08:01We don't make our dough.
08:02But for the pinwheel, right, this is our dough.
08:05And the same thing as the cheesesteak.
08:07So it gives you like a trailer preview for what it would taste like.
08:09Got it.
08:11I mean, you guys are trying to stop me so I can't do your competition.
08:13But they're not competing.
08:15They're good people.
08:15No, I'm kidding.
08:16All right, this is great.
08:17Thank you guys.
08:18Nice to meet you guys.
08:19Thank you, guys.
08:20Congrats.
08:22Hey, Merry Christmas.
08:22You too.