Fricano’s Too

Never even got to sit down. They don’t accept credit/​debit cards… cash & local checks only! What decade are we in? Even I have a Square Reader for my small business. This place has a bar… how can you NOT take credit cards? Disappointment is an understatement.

Bad pizza and indifferent service. Basically a shoulder shrug when a complaint is made. Lots of people grew up on this pizza and seem to have fond memories but these are people that apparently don’t get out much.

I’ve going to Fricano’s for the last 40 years & I love their pizza. However, the last couple times coming to the Holland Fricano’s I’ve noticed a decline in service & quality. We ordered four ‘everything but’ on this occasion & they were very skimpy on the meat & heavy on the mushroom & green peppers. One of the pizza’s they forgot the sausage entirely & two of the pizza’s had all of the toppings piled in the center. Our waitress first said this is how their supposed to be but when we objected she admitted there being many complaints about the quality.
We asked to talk to the manager & voice our concern & the manager refused to come out. We were very nice & polite & just wanted to share that this is not the way it should be. I hope that the management & owners will be able to get things back in order so that there will once again be long lines of people waiting for their usually awesome pizza. But until that happens I will just go to the original in Grand Haven.

fricano’s too is a restaurant my family has gone to for years and never had a complaint… Until tonight. Our waitress was very slow and inattentive. She took 20 minuets to get our drinks. When we asked for refills for four she only brought two and when we tried to explain we needed two more drinks she took mine and gave it to someone else not understanding what we were saying. Then to top it all off she did not total up our bill so when we went to pay we had to wait for the cashier to find another waitress to tally up our bill so we could cash out. And when asked we were told there was not one on duty. But other than that the pizzas are good.

Never been? You’ve got to go. Cash only, one size pizza, and cheap beer. Nothing else. Old school all the way. Love stopping in for a pie!

Fricano’s Too is one of my all time favorite pizza places in Michigan. If you’re looking for great pizza, you should totally try it! Only reason I’m not giving them 5 stars is that they do not accept credit cards. Plan on cash/​check.

Simply the best pizza I’ve had bar none. Thin and greasy but soooo delicious. A bit pricy and a long drive for me so I don’t get it often but when I do it’s always a treat.

I ordered an Old Fashioned and I got a lowball glass filled to the brim and mixed the traditional way with proper Angostura bitters. $ 5. Perfect.
Oh, the pizza is amazing as well, but literally every review says that, so just eat here already.

BEST, thinnest crust anywhere! Cooked to perfection… nobody can copy this family recipe… and it’s soooo good, you will crave this pizza after one try! I have only been to the Holland location. its always hopping… now I’m craving a pie!

The homemade sausage they put on the pizza kills it!!! Also, it’s family owned and operated, with friendlier service than many joints! If I haven’t been there in awhile, I can still sit at the bar and they’d often still remember me! It’s sometimes busy but yet there’s only 5 toppings to choose from so you can order fairly quick! I also like the basic order of this place. Pizza with 5 toppings, drinks snacks, and it is all very reasonably priced!

Best pizza I have ever had !!! I’m originally from holland but move all over due to the army and every time I come home to visit I HAVE to have a pizza with everything on it ! Love ! 5 stars isn’t good enough !

The most disgusting crap I’ve ever been served. My husband, who can eat almost anything, said he needed a Brillo pad to clean his palate after one bite. If that isn’t enough to turn your stomach, you can head to the bathroom where there isn’t a way to dry your hands except for an old rolling cloth towel dryer that hasn’t be washed since they opened in 1950. Surly service and greasy table cloths complete the picture. Eat at your own risk. You’ve been warned.

I think you must have to be born in Holland to understand this place. It’s run down and dark. You have around five choices of toppings to put on a greasy cheese pizza. I suggest looking elsewhere for dinner.

This place in Holland is a hole in the wall which they haven’t updated since I don’t know when. They serve their pizza on paper plates and you get extra napkins because the pizza certainly is greasy. It’s a thin crust pizza which is good if you like thin crust, but they only offer 5 ingredients for your pizza. They don’t offer anything else in the entire restaurant except drinks, no salads, nothing so be prepared if you go there. I asked if they had Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on the pizza and was told its already on there so no Parmesan. I don’t know what all the fuss is about this place because to me it’s a barebones pizza joint that isn’t willing to go the extra step make their customers happy

I’m a south side Chicago thin-​crust pizza snob, and I have to say this was some awesome pizza! It’s unbelievably thin, so order a few of them. My wife and I got one to share, and we both could have used more.
Don’t worry too much about the huge crowd waiting for a table. Because of the limited menu they just crank out pizzas and the tables turn over quickly. Highly recommended!

I will begin by saying, I’m from Chicago, and I know pizza. The crust on this pizza is thin and delicious. My recommendation is to dine in, it’s better that way. Seriously, thin crust pizza doesn’t stay crispy when you travel. If you don’t care for oregano, make sure you let them know when you order. That is all.

I’ve been going to this West Michigan staple for three decades. This place serves pizza, badass pizza, and beverages. That’s all. They don’t need anything else. (Except parmesan cheese, they could get some shakers on the table). Order one pizza per person, trust me.

This review is solely on the service of Fricano’s Too, NOT the pizza. I love Fricano’s pizza, been eating it my whole life and I make sure to visit every time I’m back in West Michigan.
We visited on a Wednesday evening in early July, 2014. There were 3 adults and 4 kids (aged 1 – 8) in our party. We were promptly seated, so I thought that was a good sign. That’s where things went downhill. I get the institutional value of this place, as even on a Wednesday evening, it was filled up. We ordered our pizzas and our drinks. The drinks took a minimum of 15 minutes to come to our table after ordering. I saw the waitress spend a lot of time mingling with people (she presumably was acquainted with) at another table. We ordered 4 pizzas. They took about 1 hour and 10 minutes to get to our table. Having worked at a Domino’s in my younger days, I know a pizza takes 7.5 minutes to bake. OK, we ordered ours well done, let’s add 10 minutes for that fact. Add another 15 minutes to get in queue due to the busyness factor. That’s still less than 45 minutes! Why, oh, why would the pizza take over an hour to arrive at our table?!! To further add to my frustration, while waiting, I’d at least like the beer to keep flowing! She never brought another beer until very close to the time our pizza got to our table.
Next complaint: It’s 2014 and they still won’t take my Debit Card (or credit card). They have an ATM on site, but I’m a cheap Dutch man and refuse to pay the service charge. They won’t take my check because I’m from out of state. (even though I used to be local)
I really can’t believe more people don’t have this complaint. This has been the status quo every time we visited in the last 10 years. The great pizza usually makes up for the bad service, but this last visit really just irked me! Is it just me getting poor service?

Visiting Saugatuck for a weekend stay with our hotel in Holland. Wanted some late night pizza and ordered the extra pepperoni based off of previous reviews. Needless to say, we should of ordered two pizzas. Absolutely delicious. Pepperoni is cooked nice and crispy but not too crispy. Their «bird seed» gives a great flavor and texture mix up with the pizza and the thin crust isn’t so crisp it breaks apart instantly. It’s like the perfect pizza. Cheese, delicious. We are thinking about taking the two hour 3 hour drive up just for the pizza one day. For real.

I love this place; it brings back memories of family gatherings back as long as I can remember. As a kid in the early ‘70s, Grandma’s birthday was always spent at the Grand Haven location. Since I moved to Florida over 20 years ago, Fricanos Too is always my first meal after landing at GRR.
Friday night about 7, we waited about 25 minutes for a table for 6. Quick and pleasant service. Happy to make a pie with different halves. I always have pepperoni, sausage, mushroom with light anchovies. I could eat a whole one but I resist so I have leftovers for breakfast.
Most important thing to know about this pizza: if you suffer from «Fricanos Regret», avoid the green peppers. Those little suckers will have you running for the Zantac.
Also, they will not, under any circumstances, bring Parmesan. It’s already baked into the pie. Don’t ask.
Prices have crept up recently $ 9 to $ 11 depending on toppings.
They are offering better beers and wines now.
Other than that, this place hasn’t changed since it opened. Same brown Formica bar and tables, same weird towel roll in the bathroom. Same No Credit Cards policy. But when I can feed my whole family a table full of memories for $ 50, it’s worth the cash.