Frank's Quality Produce

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Frank's Quality Produce
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Frank's Quality Produce
Restaurant information
Location Seattle, King, Washington, 98101, United States
Coordinates 47°36′32″N122°20′27″W / 47.6089°N 122.3407°W / 47.6089; -122.3407
Website franksproduce.com

Frank's Quality Produce is a produce shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] [2]

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Description

Frank's Quality Produce operates in the Corner Market building and stocks seasonal produce such as arugula, butter lettuce, [3] castelfranco, [4] [5] dill, dragon fruit, frisée, mangos, [6] and mushrooms (including black truffles). [7] The business has also sold fruit baskets and produce gift boxes. [8]

History

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Sign for the shop, 2022

Established in 1928, the business has been owned and operated by four generation of the Genzale family. [6] [9] Frank Genzale is the owner as of 2020. [10] Frank's is one of seven permanent produce hightails at Pike Place Market, as of 2021. [11] During the COVID-19 pandemic, fruits and vegetables from Frank's were included in home-delivered Market Boxes, featuring products from various vendors at Pike Place Market. [12] [13]

Reception

Aimee Rizzo included the business in The Infatuation's 2020 list of "Seattle produce stands to check out when you're tired of QFC". [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Popular Burien restaurant gets proactive, makes big changes to prepare for reopening". MyNorthwest.com. May 28, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Support Pike Place Market: Get fresh local fruits and veggies delivered to your door". king5.com. April 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ Thomson, Jess (May 8, 2012). Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market. Sasquatch Books. ISBN   978-1-57061-799-7. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "How to use Castelfranco, 'the edible flower,' a less-bitter radicchio that unfolds like a rose". The Seattle Times. May 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "It's so pretty: Here's the radicchio the Italians call 'the edible flower'". The Seattle Times. April 10, 2015. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Dern, Judith (August 10, 2018). The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-4422-5977-5. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  7. ↑ Coughlin-Bogue, Tobias. "All the Secret Good Stuff at Pike Place Market". The Stranger. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "20 Produce Stands In Seattle To Check Out - Seattle". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "It's the unkindest cut as Pike Place Market butchery closes". seattlepi.com. February 11, 2004. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ Fremson, Ruth (March 31, 2020). "No Crowds. No Flying Fish. Coronavirus Empties Pike Place Market". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  11. ↑ Inside Pike Place Market: Building a Model Public Market into the 21st Century. Pike Place Market PDA. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ "A taste of Pike Place Market, delivered to your door (or available for pickup)". The Seattle Times. April 16, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Savor Seattle is bringing Pike Place Market to your doorstep". Seattle Refined. April 1, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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