Frank Restaurant Review:
Frank takes the lowly hot dog and gives it a newfound, well, maybe not elegance, but certainly showmanship. Aptly billed as artisan sausages, house favorites include the Jackalope, a smoked antelope, rabbit and pork sausage with cranberry compote, sriracha aïoli and cheddar. The Creole gator is, you guessed it, an alligator sausage dressed with popcorn crawfish, slaw and Creole rémoulade....
Like their motto says, Frank = Hot dogs and cold beer. They also have a plethora of bacon and fried everything options on the menu. In addition, they have one of the coolest changing art walls in Austin - that features new talent each month.
Frank just does so many things right, it almost isn't fair to other restaurants. There's the killer location (4th and Colorado), their sharp, hip branding, their glorious craft cocktail menu (bacon-infused vodka Bloody Mary's, anyone?), and finally, their food. Oh, their food! Frank has an in-house sausage program, and their specialties include a pleasantly sour pork and beer brat, as well as an antelope, rabbit and pork sausage (that isn't overpoweringly gamey). Frank wasn't the first beloved hot dog institution in Austin, but since opening four years ago, it has upped the game of every...
Eating artisanal sausage makes you feel less like a pig. Throw in a "rec room" and you have a way to work off some of it. Offer a dozen high-end coffee drinks and your energy is restored. Get a good graphic designer to accent the place with slogans that champion pork to ease your conscience. That is how you rationalize eating hot dogs.