{"id":2177,"date":"2012-09-24T08:59:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T13:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/?p=2177"},"modified":"2012-09-24T09:12:11","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T14:12:11","slug":"frankes-cafeteria-in-little-rock-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/reviews\/frankes-cafeteria-in-little-rock-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankes Cafeteria in Little Rock, Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_2173\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Frankes_Coconut_Pie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2173\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2173\" title=\"Frankes_Coconut_Pie\" src=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Frankes_Coconut_Pie-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Frankes_Coconut_Pie-300x246.jpg 300w, http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Frankes_Coconut_Pie-1024x840.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coconut Cream Pie<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are simple things in life and every once and a while I want simple food.\u00a0 I do not want plain or bad food, but I want food which is not complicated.\u00a0 Luckily, one of the best places in the nation can be found in Central Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/frankescafeteria.com\/\">Frankes Cafeteria<\/a> has been around Arkansas since 1924 and still serves some original recipes even today.\u00a0 You can always count on them to be consistent and serve great \u201chome cooking\u201d style meals.\u00a0 They serve salads, sides, entrees, and desserts and change up the menu with daily specials.\u00a0 The specials are the same every week but provide a huge variety to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>My personal favorites entrees include: Turkey and Dressing, Meatloaf,\u00a0Smothered Steak, and the Chicken Fried Steak.\u00a0 For dessert you cannot go wrong with the Coconut Cream Pie.\u00a0 Even though the average age of the patrons has to be nearing retirement (or past it,) the food has plenty of seasoning and salt.\u00a0 The chicken and beef are always tender, and the sauces are thick and flavorful.<\/p>\n<p>The locations look like they are from the 60s with dark interiors but are clean, comfortable, and fit the style of food.\u00a0 My wife and kids love the place and I would not change a thing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Franke\u2019s Market Place<br \/>\n<\/strong>Market Place Shopping Center<br \/>\n11121 N. Rodney Parham Little Rock, AR 72212<br \/>\n501-225-4487<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11121+N.+Rodney+Parham+Little+Rock,+AR+72212&sll=34.771493,-92.396814&sspn=0.000019,0.000001&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=11121+N+Rodney+Parham+Rd,+Little+Rock,+Pulaski,+Arkansas+72212&mrt=rblall&start=20&ll=34.772481,-92.397144&spn=0.00906,0.019634&t=h&z=16&iwloc=B\"> Map and Directions<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Franke\u2019s Downtown<br \/>\n<\/strong> Regions Center Building<br \/>\n400 Broadway Little Rock, AR\u00a0 72201<br \/>\n501-372-1919 <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sack-It+400+Broadway+Little+Rock,+AR+72201&sll=34.745766,-92.275723&sspn=0.009063,0.019634&g=400+Broadway+Little+Rock,+AR+72201&ie=UTF8&hq=Sack-It+400+Broadway&hnear=Little+Rock,+AR+72201&ll=34.74699,-92.275715&spn=0.008622,0.019634&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A\">Map and Directions<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cSack It\u201d by Franke\u2019s<br \/>\n<\/strong> Regions Center Building<br \/>\n400 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72201<br \/>\n501-372-4177 <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sack-It+400+Broadway+Little+Rock,+AR+72201&sll=34.745766,-92.275723&sspn=0.009063,0.019634&g=400+Broadway+Little+Rock,+AR+72201&ie=UTF8&hq=Sack-It+400+Broadway&hnear=Little+Rock,+AR+72201&ll=34.74699,-92.275715&spn=0.008622,0.019634&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A\">Map and Directions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/200\/1034644\/restaurant\/Frankes-Cafeterias-Little-Rock\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; padding: 0px; width: 200px; height: 146px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/b\/link\/1034644\/biglink.gif\" alt=\"Franke's Cafeterias on Urbanspoon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com There are simple things in life and every once and a while I want simple food.\u00a0 I do not want plain or bad food, but I want food which is not complicated.\u00a0 Luckily, one of the best places in the nation can be found in Central Arkansas. 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