From the outside Franco’s Pizza looks like a typical chain restaurant. Once you step foot into the door you smell the fresh made pizzas and the sub sandwiches made to order. You see the variety of pizzas displayed under a warmer that look like they are on the cover of Gourmet Magazine. Franco’s has the feel of a buzzing New York pizza parlor and the taste that screams Italian. The friendly employees have New York accents and blur the line between customer service and a caring friend.

The service is very straight forward, fast, and high quality. After placing an order you take a table number, choose where to sit, and wait to be served. The best items on the menu are the pizzas. Franco’s has Cheese, Pepperoni, Hawaiian, and Vegetarian or made to order pizzas; a whole pizza is ready in about 15 minutes, slices in about five minutes. Pizzas are made with fresh ingredients and taste even better than they smell. Cheese pizzas, although plain, will make you think you are eating more than just a regular old pizza. Each pizza is sliced into generous portions, enough to fill any appetite and not leave you penniless. A “pie,” as northerners call pizza, ranges from $8 to $18, depending on the size. Sub sandwiches are only $4 to $5 and are very well portioned. Numerous other dishes are offered at great prices.

There is a constant flow of customers in and out of Franco’s but it is never uncomfortably crowded. The balance between the amount of sit-down and take-out (or delivery) customers is perfect. The layout of the restaurant allows for people that like their privacy to sit in a booth or who like an open environment to sit at tables. No matter where you sit, the smell of fresh made pizza is in the air and your nose is sure to follow. Employees walk around asking if there is anything else they can do for you and a friendly side conversation will occur. You get the feeling that you can stay as long as you like and are appreciated as a customer.

Franco’s Pizza has the best pizza, fastest service, and nicest staff in Harrisonburg, VA.