Frank’s Pizza Voted Best
Angelo Greco and Peter J. Kikot
The Oakland Community of Commerce, in conjunction with the Oakland Farmers’ Market, recently held a town wide contest for the Best Pizza in Oakland. With 601 votes out of the 1252 certified votes cast at www.oaklandcofc.org between September 17 and October 5, Frank’s Pizza was announced the winner. The announcement was made with many Oakland residents on hand enjoying the beautiful weather and the exceptional deals at the Oakland Farmers’ Market.
Owner of Frank’s in Oakland, Angelo Greco who accepted the award from Community of Commerce Chairman Peter J. Kikot, celebrated his win by providing the patrons of the Farmers’ Market with FREE pizzas, cannoli’s and his own line of Frank’s soft drinks. Angelo remarked “I am so happy to have won. My staff will be elated when I tell them. We are proud to have been named Oakland’s Best Pizza and promise to continue to produce the best pizzas possible”.
Community Chairman Peter J. Kikot commented “We want to thank all of the restaurants who participated in the contest and to everyone who took the time to learn more about the Community and voted. Our goal is actively seek out fun and exciting new ways to promote our business community. This was a magnificent event, in conjunction with our Restaurant Week, to bring our community together. We certainly want to congratulate Frank’s on their win and their community spirit.”
Frank’s Pizza Staff in the kitchen the night of their win. (Angelo in the middle)
On June 19th 2008 Tony, Angelo and Gene Greco’s , Frank’s Pizza of Oakland was opened to the community and much like their other restaurant, Frank’s Pizza of Pompton Lakes, it quickly became a neighborhood favorite. “We serve great pizzas and other Italian specialties in a family like atmosphere. The food is Italian in spirit with a twist of Americana, using only fresh ingredients prepared in our kitchens” Greco noted.
Photo by and Article by Peter J. Kikot