We've noticed that many customers seem to be regulars. They come for the sauteed soft-shell crabs, when they're in season, the roast veal, the grilled swordfish or another favorite. Franco has a long list of fresh fish, veal and other entrees. Seven pastas, too. And every night servers recite a list of additional specials.
Prices are on the high side for Pittsburgh.
This includes the tossed salad and vegetable or pasta marinara. Even when we ate at Franco's mid-week, when business is slow at many Pittsburgh restaurants, Franco's was busy. The man has an avid following, built up over the years since he came to America as a teen-ager and got a job as a dishwasher at the Duquesne Club. Franco, F. Tambellini and Alexander Graham Bell's. He's been in Fox Chapel since June 1989.