The original plan for our Killington trip was to ski three full days, from Saturday through Monday, and drive home on Tuesday. But an impending snowstorm changed our plan, and we ended up skiing a half day on Monday before hitting the road, heading back home a day earlier than planned. Part of our reasoning for leaving early was also because we couldn’t face having another mediocre dinner, and was looking forward to having a good meal back home (and we did, at the Akai Lounge in Englewood).
We got a late start on Monday so we skied until 2 pm, then went back to our condo to shower and pack. We were on the road at 3 but because we had skipped lunch, we were all pretty hungry and decided to stop for some pizza at Frank’s in Lake George. Josh’s family has been going to Frank’s during their annual ski trip for as long as he can remember. It’s conveniently located and helps to break up the drive between NJ and Vermont. We decided to split two house salads and ordered a large cheese pie, plus two extra slices, so that everyone could have two slices each.
The salads were standard, mostly a pile of iceberg with a few carrots, croutons, cucumber, and onion slices on top. We doused them with oil and balsamic vinegar, and they were decently crispy and refreshing. At $3.50 for a large bowl, there’s not much to complain about.
House salad
When our pizza arrived, we were told to let it sit for a bit before removing slices, as the cheese needed some time to cool down. I thought that was a bit weird.
Large cheese pizza
The pizza looked doughier than I remembered, and the sauce and cheese on the whole pie looked like they had been haphazardly applied.
Uneven cheese and sauce application
The crust was pretty thick and dense, though had a decent amount of browning on the bottom.
Browned bottom but thick and doughy crust
While I didn’t think the pizza was awful, it wasn’t what I remembered. I did think the crust was too thick, which made it a bit brittle. There was too much sauce on the pie in general, and it was pretty sweet. Surprisingly, the two additional slices we ordered looked much better, and more like NY pizza.
The single slices we ordered look very different from the other slices
Their crusts were much thinner, and the sauce to cheese ratio was better. Josh had one slice from the whole pie and one of the extra slices, and he said that the dough for both crusts were the same, they must have just stretched out the pie for the extra slices more. It did make a huge difference in the texture of the crust, and we both preferred the thinner slices.
Underside shot of the thinner slice
Overall the pizza at Frank’s is perfectly fine if you just want to grab a quick bite to eat. I don’t know if it’s better or worse than any of the other pizzerias in the area, but like I said, it’s convenient, and service is fast and efficient, allowing us to get back on the road quickly. Prices are cheap (a large pie is only $12.50), and the menu is actually pretty extensive if you have the time for a longer sit-down meal. It encompasses all classic Italian favorites, and those were pretty reasonably priced as well. I do hope though that they’ll take better care in making sure that their pies are more consistently prepared, as there was no reason for the slices from one pie to be so vastly different in comparison to slices from another pie. But otherwise, it’s definitely the kind of place to bring the kids, and I liked the casual and homey pizza joint atmosphere.
Frank’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
1483 State Route 9
Lake George, NY
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