This is hands down the best place to eat in Shawnee and some of the best Italian in the central Oklahoma area.
I have been coming to Fratteli's since I was young and even though I hadnt been in years due to my health, (I was very sickly unable to go much anywhere ect) as soon as we walked in the lovely waitress treated us as if we were family who had never left! She even remembered our regular orders! The food was amazing as ever and we couldnt have asked for anything more. I recommend them for anyone looking for quality food at affordable prices. (The Chicken Sophia is the best!!)
Thank you guys so much, y'all work so hard even the cook was delivering to the tables!! They were quick, very extremely busy and the best quality Italian food!!! Amazing food, employees, kind even though other customers treated then like they weren't humans working their tails off. Please tip these wonderful workers who made these trying plagued times a wonderful thing. I, too am a civil servant and some make it difficult. They were true professionals all the way. God bless you and your business as long as He is able to bless any.
Saturday 11 AM. Running errands. Starving. Every place is closed or packed, not doing much to observe CDC guidance. We were surprised to find Fratelli’s open. I would express my sympathy that we were the only customers but it made me feel so much more safe. The special was Chicken Tambourini (???, feel sure that’s not quite right). OMG! Grilled eggplant atop grilled chicken on a bed of pasta with spinach cream wine sauce. Plus salad & bread. DELISH! Service was excellent & friendly. Clean. Observing CDC guidance. Perfect!
My first visit to Frateli's was in May of 2020 as restaurants in Oklahoma are reopening and trying to insure the safety of their customers. Frateli's doesn't look clean to begin with, but absolutely no effort was made to keep from sharing the Covid-19 virus. The waitress did not have a face mask, nor did any employees. Menus were not disposable and the place looks old, dated, and tired. It is affordable, which is the best thing I can say about it. The food is uninspired and I find no reason to ever visit again.
This had been the first time that I ever ate at Frateli's Italian Restaurant and it was excellent quality and filling. I had heard good things from friends and took the opportunity to go with them and was not disappointed. I ordered the Chicken Parmigan, which was probably the most satisfying piece of chicken I ever ate. I would say there could be a few improvements here and there perhaps, but they seem to be during a pretty good job in other areas.
We frequent Frateli’s for Sunday lunch with church friends and always have fun and enjoy the diverse menu. The recipes are consistently scrumptious and they are flexible with salad preparation. My favorite is the Chicken Sophia which includes a wonderful cream sauce with shrimp and crab meat with the pasta. The numerous pizza options are enjoyed by my friends as well and we have enjoyed pizza take out on several occasions. The chefs are to be complimented for their consistently scrumptious Italian dishes! We highly recommend!
One hundred degrees outside. Same inside. This place was my father’s favorite when I would go visit them. At that time, I remember asking whether OK had Health Departments and surprise inspections and all the things that kept us honest in TX. No. None. Evidentially, they still don’t. I paid for veal and certainly didn’t get it. That sound I heard in the back was the same sound my mother would make, pounding meat to tenderize it. But, the picatta sauce was the same as always: excellent. Perhaps they only clean once a month because no other reviews mentioned dirt and dust, lots of which we found this time. They may be telling themselves they can’t afford to turn on the air conditioning when no on comes in the summertime. When, in fact, no one comes in when there’s no air conditioning. I miss my father. It was sad being there without him. But, he was right. Those folks could put out a fine meal when they wanted to. If I had pointed out how filthy it was he would have been surprised. If I had observed that veal couldn’t possibly have been that tough, he would have been surprised they cheated us by selling us something other than beef. But he would have said something about how glad he was he hadn’t ordered veal. Should have ordered the chicken. I still miss my father and his favorite restaurant is about as dead as he is.
This is a great, cheap option for Italian food at lunch. Many options, family run. Great for pick up or eat in.
food was the best but getting served was a problem, only 3 couples in rest and had to wait over half hour to get drinks