damnlines.comdamnlines.comA Staten Island outpost of a 1965 Brooklyn Italian salumeria, known for old-school cured meats, cheeses, and a prepared hot bar of Italian specialties.
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Frank & Sal operates as a walk-in counter-service Italian salumeria rather than a reservation restaurant — the market's own site describes it as an "old-school Italian food shop" where customers can visit for "a prime cut of meat or just want to sit and have an espresso," with no booking system mentioned anywhere on frankandsal.com. Yelp reviewers add that "during peak hours, the restaurant can become quite busy, which may lead to longer wait times," though they say the quality "makes it worth the wait" (per Yelp).
The Staten Island location, at 4060 Hylan Blvd in Great Kills, is a satellite of the original 1965 Brooklyn salumeria founded by Franco Casamento and master butcher Frank Gassoso, and opened on Staten Island in 1989, per frankandsal.com's about-us page. No independent outlet — Eater, The Infatuation, or otherwise — publishes a specific wait-time estimate or documents a formal queue, ticket, or online waitlist system for this location; the Yelp consensus above is the only crowd-related reporting found.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: No reservations — walk-in counter service only (per frankandsal.com).
Walk-ins: Yes — walk-in counter and hot bar; no reservation system exists (frankandsal.com).
Mon–Sat 8am–6pm, Sun 8am–2pm (frankandsal.com).
Yelp reviewers say the market "can become quite busy" during peak hours, which "may lead to longer wait times," though most agree the food is "worth the wait" (per Yelp). No source publishes a typical wait time in minutes, and the market does not run a formal queue or ticket system.
No — Frank & Sal operates as a counter-service Italian market, not a reservation restaurant; its official site describes it as an "old-school Italian food shop" with no booking system mentioned (frankandsal.com). No Resy, OpenTable, or Tock listing exists for either location.
Yes — it's a walk-in counter and hot bar where customers order directly, per the venue's own site, which invites customers in "for a prime cut of meat or just want to sit and have an espresso" (frankandsal.com). Reviewers note it can get crowded during peak hours (Yelp), but walking in is the only way to shop.
The Staten Island location is at 4060 Hylan Blvd in the Great Kills area, open since 1989 as an offshoot of the original 1965 Brooklyn salumeria founded by Franco Casamento and Frank Gassoso, per frankandsal.com's about-us page.
It's known for old-school Italian salumeria fare — cured meats, cheeses, and a prepared hot bar of Italian specialties — carrying on a tradition that traces to a 1965 Brooklyn original, per the market's own history page (frankandsal.com).
Sources: Yelp - Frank & Sal Italian Market · Frank & Sal - About Us