Frankie Marcello’s revels in consistency

Open a little more than two weeks, Frankie Marcello’s Restaurant is aiming to establish itself on consistency and made-from-scratch dishes. Owner Frank Marcello is a Baton Rouge native whose parents own The Bread Basket on Florida Boulevard. Marcello has done some franchising in Mandeville, but once he found the Perkins Road location, he made his return to Italian and Creole food with this new restaurant. At Frankie Marcello’s (no relation to the former, now closed Enoteca Marcello), managing partner Paul Nelson says patrons can expect a mix of traditional Italian and Southern flavors.

Among the restaurant’s dishes are the fried green tomato and Buffalo mozzarella stacked and topped with a warm crawfish remoulade, and the Trout Marcello, served with sautéed shrimp, artichoke hearts and vegetables in a white wine sauce. “We make everything here from scratch,” Nelson says. “And some of the recipes have been in Frank’s family for a long, long time.” frankiemarcellos.com