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Is Frankie's Still Open? Update (Three Rivers, MI)

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As of September 2026, Frankie's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

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frankiestr.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: Frankie's own website, copyrighted 2026, lists a current menu and posted hours for 56951 North Main Street, and a Yelp listing for the same address remained active (not closed) as of an August 2026 update.

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 7
  • Original air date
  • Address 56951 N Main St, Three Rivers, MI 49093

Address

56951 N Main St, Three Rivers, MI 49093

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) sent Robert Irvine to Frankie's, a pizza and Italian restaurant in Three Rivers, Michigan, for an episode that aired September 5, 2012. As shown in the episode, longtime friends Jay Woehrmyer and Tina Wyman had owned the restaurant for thirteen years and were looking to Irvine to help modernize a business that had fallen behind its competitors and had grown dated inside and out over more than a decade of continuous operation.

Irvine's team gave Frankie's an extensive makeover: the dining room's walls were painted black, barn-door-style accents were added, rustic light fixtures went in, and the restaurant's original stained-glass windows were covered over as part of a broader redesign, alongside changes to the restaurant's pizza and Italian offerings meant to modernize the menu.

According to a local food blog, SW Michigan Dining, which has followed the restaurant since before the show aired, longtime customers were not fond of the Restaurant: Impossible changes, and over time the restaurant "went back to the old Frankie's," restoring lighter wall colors and the original stained-glass windows while keeping some of the show's rustic fixtures. The same blog reported in March 2024 that the restaurant had recently changed hands, continuing to operate under the Frankie's name at 56951 North Main Street under its new owners.

Frankie's remains open under that name as of 2026. Its own website, copyrighted 2026, lists a full current menu of pizza, grinders, pasta, and burgers along with posted hours for the North Main Street location. A Yelp listing for the address, updated in August 2026, likewise shows the restaurant as active rather than closed, with reviews continuing to accumulate at the same location where Irvine's crew filmed in 2012, with the pizza still built in a Chicago tavern style, cut into squares rather than wedges.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
Frankie's
What was featured
Full decor makeover and pizza/Italian menu revamp
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Frankie's

Frequently asked questions

Is Frankie's still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Frankie's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What happened to Frankie's after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) sent Robert Irvine to Frankie's, a pizza and Italian restaurant in Three Rivers, Michigan, for an episode that aired September 5, 2012. As of September 2026, Frankie's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Where is Frankie's located?

56951 N Main St, Three Rivers, MI 49093. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Frankie's?

Season 4, Episode 7 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired September 5, 2012. The episode is titled “Frankie's”.

Did the makeover last at Frankie's?

The episode first aired September 5, 2012. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 14 years later —: As of September 2026, Frankie's is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

A Yelp listing for the address, updated in August 2026, likewise shows the restaurant as active rather than closed, with reviews continuing to accumulate at the same location where Irvine's crew filmed in 2012, with the pizza still built in a Chicago tavern style, cut into squares rather than wedges. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Frankie's still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Irvine's team gave Frankie's an extensive makeover: the dining room's walls were painted black, barn-door-style accents were added, rustic light fixtures went in, and the restaurant's original stained-glass windows were covered over as part of a broader redesign, alongside changes to the restaurant's pizza and Italian offerings meant to modernize the menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
56951 N Main St, Three Rivers, MI 49093
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
frankiestr.com

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