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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.

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