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The Frankford Family Diner is located along US 113 North about five miles north of the Delaware/Maryland state line. As we were going through northern Maryland, we started to look for something along the lines of fast food, but not much came up with satisfactory reviews, so a quick search online brought us to this place instead. Parking was easy to get into for this visit as well. Note that you can only access the place while traveling north along US 113. If traveling south, you will need to do a U-turn to get to the place. Our visit here was on September 22, 2019.
When you look at the place from the outside, it looks like a little red building and wouldn't think much of it. Looks can be deceiving, as it was actually a great experience. Once we got inside, we were asked if we wanted a booth or a table. We requested a table and we were immediately seated as well. It was pretty busy at the time, even for 1:30 pm. Shortly after, our server Cathy was at the table, introduced herself and asked us for our drink order. It was a Pepsi kind of day for the drink. After bringing the drinks over, she asked if we were ready to order, but wasn't quite ready yet. After some additional time, we were ready to order. We both went with items on the mini meals menu. I ended up getting the Stuffed Shrimp mini meal with french fries. My mom would end up getting the Fried Scallops mini meal with a baked potato.
About 10 minutes later, our orders were ready and came to the table. The Stuffed Shrimp was stuffed with a lot of crab meat. The crab meat was all real crab meat with no fillers in it. Also, for a mini meal, it was a large portion too, making it well worth the cost of the entree. The crab meat was hot and tasteful. I was blown away by this entree. My mom said the fried scallops were great for her as well, along with the baked potato. Our server came by a few times to check on us to make sure things went were fine, which of course for us it was. At the end, she asked if we wanted anything else, but definitely too full for that.
Overall, this was an excellent experience. It takes a lot for me to give a place a five star rating, especially after only one visit, but this place is deserving of it. The food and service were excellent. Another nice perk is that there is no sales tax in Delaware, so no taxes were added to the end of the bill as well. The food portion sizes were large, even for a mini meal. When we come back home this way in the future, we plan to make it a point to stop here again. If your travels take you this way, and are hungry for some good diner food, this is the place to go. I don't think you'll be...
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The Frankford Family Diner appears to be a popular spot for locals, those of us who have a few greys, quick work lunches and take out. It has easy access from the route 113 (aka Dupont Hwy) and a large enough gravel parking lot with two handicapped ♿ parking lots.
My issue with the diner is the seating set up. No pun intended, but you have to step up a good 4 or 5 inches to get into the booth. I jumped right in without issue or thought however an eighty year old was in my party. It was painful to watch her struggle to get in and out of these booths. Do restaurant owners not know it's easier for most elderly people to get out of a chair versus a booth? ( Truth be known, I didn't know this until we visited the Frankford Diner either.)
The food is your run of the mill diner food. Nothing to write home about yet nothing so bad the board of health need to be summoned. It suffers from what I call large menu syndrome. With so many items, little can be fresh or specialized. I believe the appeal of the place lies in quantity and price. Most entrees will not break your budget, come with soup or salad and portions are substantial.
The staff was friendly and efficient. The interior was clean and appears to have been remodeled within the past several years.
You can't go wrong if you order a hamburger or the daily special and maybe lend a hand if you see some poor soul struggling to get in or out of the booth...
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So from the outside this place does not seem like anything beyond your average diner, but once you order, omg. The French onion soup was a great starter, it was as good as my mom's (which is damn good btw). My best friend and I both ordered the prime rib, not really expecting it to be as enormous as it was. She likes hers medium well, I like mine rare, and they were both cooked to our liking. The meat was so flavorful and tender, it was so so good. Like "almost involuntarily moaning while you're eating" good. The broccoli was delicious too, which surprised me because diner broccoli is usually soggy and not very flavorful.
Our waitress also told us that dessert comes with our meal since we got the special, and we both opted for the cheesecake (I got blueberry, she got chocolate). These slices of cheesecake were ENORMOUS. It tasted homemade too. Very very delicious.
Our waitress Heather was so nice too, very attentive and cracked some jokes with us as well.
10/10 definitely recommend. I live an hour and a half from the Frankford Diner and I plan on making a trip out...
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