Frankie's Italian Bistro

Frankie’s Italian Bistro is an independently owned Italian restaurant on Route 7 in Blue Springs, Missouri, opened in late 2025 / early 2026. Its menu runs traditional Italian-American comfort fare — baked ziti, spaghetti and sausage, lobster ravioli, pizza, and seafood — in a small full-service dining room a few minutes from Keystone Park.

Description

Frankie’s Italian Bistro is a full-service Italian restaurant at 1800 SW State Route 7 in Blue Springs, Missouri, sitting on the MO-7 corridor a few minutes from Keystone Park. The menu is traditional Italian-American: pasta (baked ziti, spaghetti with sausage, lobster ravioli), pizza, chicken dishes, seafood, salads, and desserts.¹²

The dining room is open Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays), serving 11:00 AM–9:00 PM Tuesday–Saturday and 11:00 AM–8:00 PM Sunday.¹ Early customer reviews describe a small, attentive, owner-present operation — multiple reviewers note the owner personally circulating the dining room to check on guests.³⁴

Ownership and history

The business operates as Frankie’s Italian Restaurant LLC, a Missouri limited liability company, and is listed independently in the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce directory.⁵⁶ No corporate-parent or chain affiliation appears in any available source, and the restaurant maintains its own standalone website, Facebook page, and single Blue Springs location — all consistent with an independently/locally owned operation.¹⁷

Available public evidence points to a recent opening, not a long-tenured business. A “Frankie’s Italian Bistro coming soon” post appeared in the Blue Springs, MO community Facebook group, the restaurant’s current Facebook business page and mapping/place records were created in 2025, and the earliest customer reviews surface in early 2026.⁸⁷³ This contradicts the intake seed’s “founded 2000s” note; the seed founding date appears to be in error, and the restaurant is treated here as a 2025–2026 opening pending confirmation.: confirm exact opening month/year via the restaurant, a Chamber ribbon-cutting notice, or local press.]

No owner name, family surname, or specific Italian-heritage backstory is published in any source reviewed. The name “Frankie’s” is suggestive of a personal/family namesake but is not confirmed to correspond to a named owner.: identify the owner(s) of Frankie’s Italian Restaurant LLC and any KC-area or Italian family roots — check Missouri Secretary of State business filings and direct contact.]

A community Facebook thread (“What’s the word on Frankie’s Italian bistro?”) indicates local interest but did not yield ownership or heritage detail in available results.⁹

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-23 · Source: Frankie’s Italian Bistro official online-ordering portal (HungerRush/Menufy menu) · URL: https://www.frankiesitalianbistrobluesprings.com/order · Confidence: High · Price tier: Medium

Frankie’s is a deep traditional Italian-American menu — antipasti, salads, baked pastas, chicken, seafood, pizzas, a large Tuesday–Saturday lunch-special list, a kid’s menu, and family-size trays. Prices below are from the official ordering portal as of 2026-06-23 and are subject to change; ”+” denotes items with size/add-on options that start at the listed price.¹⁰

Starters & salads

• Fried Calamari — golden-fried, marinara ($12.00+).¹⁰
• Shrimp Napoleoni — five jumbo shrimp, olive oil, tomatoes, shallots, garlic, spinach, basil, white wine ($13.00+).¹⁰
• Mussels — black mussels, garlic, tomato, onion, sherry-wine lemon sauce ($13.00+).¹⁰
• Sliced Italian Sausage ($9.00+), Fried Mozzarella Sticks ($9.00+), Fried Cheese Ravioli ($10.00), Chicken Wings ($15.00).¹⁰
• Salads: Side House ($5.00+), Caesar ($8.00+), Mediterranean / Greek ($9.00+ each), Chef Salad with Chicken ($12.00).¹⁰

Pasta & house specialties

• Spaghetti “The Works” — meatballs, meat sauce, mushrooms, sausage ($16.00+); spaghetti also offered with sausage, meatballs, mushrooms, meat sauce, or marinara ($16.00+ each).¹⁰
• Tortellini Sinatra ($22.00), Napoli’s Combo (fettuccine alfredo, chicken parmigiana, lasagna; $23.00+), Chef’s Favorite (shrimp + chicken, cherry peppers, capers, alfredo over tortellini; $20.00+), Viva Italia ($21.00+), Ravioli Champagne ($21.00).¹⁰
• Fettuccine Alfredo ($14.00+), Pasta Primavera ($20.00+), Penne Bolognese ($18.00+), Rigatone alla Vodka ($18.00), Tortellini alla Panna ($16.00+).¹⁰

Chicken & seafood

• Chicken Parmigiana ($18.00+), Chicken Marsala ($18.00+), Chicken Piccata ($18.00+), Chicken Florentine ($19.00+), Chicken Diavolo ($19.00+), Chicken Alfredo ($18.00+).¹⁰
• Lobster Ravioli ($20.00+), Shrimp Alvino ($20.00+), Shrimp & Scallops Alfredo ($21.00+), Linguini Clams ($20.00+), Seafood Combo ($25.00+), Frutti di Mare (shrimp, scallops, calamari, mussels, clams; $25.00+).¹⁰

Baked pastas, pizzas & desserts

• Baked Ziti ($14.00+), Lasagna ($17.00+), Pasta Sampler ($17.00+), Ravioli Plate ($18.00+), Niki’s Special ($18.00+), Manicotti ($15.00+), cheese/meat/spinach ravioli ($14.00+).¹⁰
• Pizzas — 12” small / 16” large in Cheese ($11.00+ / $13.00+), White ($12.00+ / $16.00+), Veggie, Meat Lovers, Buffalo Chicken, Chicken Bacon Ranch ($12.00 / $16.00 each), and Supreme ($16.00 / $20.00).¹⁰
• Desserts — Tiramisu ($8.00), Cannoli Cream ($7.00), Limoncello cake ($7.00), New York Cheesecake ($7.00), Italian Cream Cake ($8.00).¹⁰

Lunch, kids & family

• Lunch specials (Tue–Sat 11 a.m.–3 p.m., served with tossed salad) — a broad list of pastas, chicken dishes, stromboli, calzone, and salads, mostly $10.99+.¹⁰
• Kid’s menu — baked ziti, ravioli, mac & cheese, chicken tenders, spaghetti, and more (mostly $8.00).¹⁰
• Family-size trays — lasagna, baked ziti, chicken alfredo, chicken parmigiana, etc. ($68.00–$76.00).¹⁰

Links

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankiesbluesprings/ (seed) — note: an additional current Facebook business page exists at https://www.facebook.com/p/Frankies-Italian-Bistro-61574759456604/: confirm which Facebook page is the active official one]
• Website: https://www.frankiesitalianbistrobluesprings.com/
• Phone: (816) 988-7036 (per official website and review listings) — note: the intake seed listed (816) 229-4550, which is not corroborated by any source found and appears to be in error.: confirm the correct current phone number]

See also

• blue-springs
• Registry

Sources

Footnotes

1. Frankie’s Italian Bistro — official website (address, phone, hours, signature dishes, Keystone Park proximity) — https://www.frankiesitalianbistrobluesprings.com/ — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. Zmenu — Frankie’s Italian Bistro online menu, Blue Springs MO (menu categories) — https://www.zmenu.com/frankies-italian-bistro-blue-springs-online-menu/ — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩

3. Restaurantji — Frankie’s Italian Bistro, Blue Springs (earliest reviews Feb 2026; address “1800 SW State Rte 7”; phone (816) 988-7036) — https://www.restaurantji.com/mo/blue-springs/frankie-s-italian-bistro-/ — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩ ↩²

4. Yelp — Frankie’s Italian Bistro, 1800 S Rte 7, Blue Springs (listing “Updated May 2026,” 28 reviews; owner-greets-guests reviews) — https://www.yelp.com/biz/frankie-s-italian-bistro-blue-springs — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩

5. Bizapedia — Frankie’s Italian Restaurant LLC, Blue Springs, MO (Missouri LLC entity) — https://www.bizapedia.com/mo/frankies-italian-restaurant-llc.html — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩

6. Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce — Frankie’s Italian Restaurant member listing (independent directory entry; 1800 South 7 Hwy) — https://business.bluespringschamber.com/list/member/frankie-s-italian-restaurant-5626 — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩

7. Facebook — Frankie’s Italian Bistro, Blue Springs MO business page (page exists; created 2025) — https://www.facebook.com/p/Frankies-Italian-Bistro-61574759456604/ — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩ ↩²

8. Facebook — Blue Springs, MO community group post, “Frankie’s Italian Bistro coming soon. 1800 S Us highway 7…” (recent-opening signal) — https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlueSpringsMo/posts/4094275587462534/ — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩

9. Facebook — Blue Springs, MO community group post, “What’s the word on Frankie’s Italian bistro?” — https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlueSpringsMo/posts/4132706110286148/ — accessed 2026-05-31 ↩

10. Frankie’s Italian Bistro — official online-ordering portal (HungerRush/Menufy), full menu with categories, dish descriptions, and prices (beverages, salads, starters, lunch special, house specialties, entrees, sandwiches, chicken, seafood, baked pastas, pizzas, kid’s, desserts, family size) — https://www.frankiesitalianbistrobluesprings.com/order — accessed 2026-06-23 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷