![]() ![]() “He’s the wine chef I’m the food chef,” Schittino said.įrankie’s Italian Chophouse, Schittino added, will offer diners not only premium steaks but also higher-end Italian dishes that weren’t a fit for the price points of Café Cibo’s menu. ![]() Schittino, a trained chef, said Davis is a wine connoisseur who travels frequently to wine hotspots such as Napa Valley and Sonoma, California, and Davis’s vino expertise will complement Schittino’s culinary knowledge. Pete resident, was a regular at Café Cibo and was introduced to Schittino through mutual friends. Schittino hails from Baltimore, Maryland, and opened several restaurants there, primarily pizzerias, before moving to St. But you can't get a steak unless you go downtown.” You can have sushi, Mexican, burgers, pizza, pastas. When you think about 4th Street and you think about food, you can have Indian food. Pete Rising, “because there's nothing up here. “I've had in mind to open a steakhouse on 4th Street for 15 years,” he told St. Their plans never came to fruition and the HipHop Soda Shop never opened.Īs for Frankie’s Italian Chophouse, Schittino said the concept has been a long time coming. ![]() ![]() In the mid-2000s, the building was almost home to HipHop Soda Shop, a highly-anticipated restaurant, arcade, and recording studio helmed by former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Warren Sapp and other pro athletes. The diversification of 4th Street North’s culinary scene is set to continue with the mid-June opening of Frankie’s Italian Chophouse, an upscale steakhouse created by Frank Schittino, the owner and operator of Café Cibo at 8697 4th Street North, and his business partner, Chad Davis.įrankie’s Italian Chophouse is located just a couple of blocks north of Café Cibo, at 8901 4th Street North in a 5,400-square foot building most recently occupied by Perico’s Mexican Restaurant. ![]()
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