The Reviews Are In

The reviews keep coming in at the Food TV website for Frankie's Gravy. With the exception of a few most rate the recipe as excellent, 5 stars. For the few that didn't rate as high, I say to them nobody's perfect; what the heck even Joe DiMaggio's streak ended at 56.

Listed are the reviews. I left out the names and did not alter the spelling or grammar errors. To see the actual reviews, go to:

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Here's what people said after they made Frankie's award winning recipe:

Easy and delicious!!!!

I'm a very picky spaghetti sauce eater, and found this sauce to be relatively easy and full of flavor. Itwas my first time making meatballs and I felt like an Italian for the very firsttime in the kitchen.i've been looking for a great meatball for 40
years...thank you!

My boyfriend, and his friend loved this recipe. This
was my first time cooking for him and he loved it.

I LOVED THE MEATBALLS BUT THE SAUCE WAS TO BLAND MAYBE SOMETHING IN THE RECIPE WAS LEFT OUT I FOLLOWED LIKE IT READ—STEVE

This is time consuming but well worth it! I hate tocook but when I saw this on the show it looked so good I had to try. I now makethis about once a month. I have neverused jar spaghetti sauce (ick!) I havealways made my own, simple sauce, butthis is now my one & only pasta sauce recipe!

This recipe promised, but failed to deliver. The sauce was very bland and the meatballs tasted like something out of a Spaghettio's can. Yuck. I will not use this one again.

I have to admit that I've never made my own sauce and this receipe was easy and it tasted great. The meatballs were so moist and melted in my mouth. I used a can of Rotel tomatoes to step it up a notch. My family loved it. This receipe will be in my family for years to come.

Absolutely wonderful and I didn't even have the measurements. I had to ad lib a bit, but it was the best best best spaghetti and meatballs I'd ever had. Thank you for holding the contest and thanks to Frankie.

Great recipe! When are you going to have Frankie on again? I'm sure he has other award winning Italian recipes that he can shre with the Food Network family. Can't
wait!

This is the recipe I will be passing on to my kids!! Frankie, you outdid yourself! My husband and I think you're awesome!!

Not hard to make - the meatballs were so tender and the gravy just delicious - Thank you, Frankie! Great

This recipe was great!!! The sauce was rich with flavor and the smell throughout my house was heavenly!! Thanks for a great recipe!!!

This recipe is a great starter recipe, I altered this recipe a little bit ok maybe alot I like my sauce spicey.

I made this last night, and although the prep time took me longer than anticipated, the final results were well worth it! I used crushed tomatoes and gave them a quick few pulps in the food processor as my son hates chunks of tomatoes. The meatballs and sauce were absolutely wonderful! My son, the pickiest eater I know, said it was
"delectable" and he was right!

This was a very good take on the classic meatball dish. It was fun to make but wow what a mess. The end result was worth it. Definetly a Sunday kind of thing

I always wanted to make meatballs and this is the first time I did. I used ground sirloin and the meatballs were delicious! I thought the sauce tasted too much like tomatoes, but it was still good. I used crushed tomatoes and I didn't think the sauce was too thick. My whole family loved it! Tonight we are making meatball subs with the leftovers.

Good Great & Wonderful,what more can be said .

The sauce and meatballs make and awesome sandwich

Fantastic Gravy!! Easy to make and just delicious.

Growing up Italian, you grow up to love your mother's sauce. Once you acquire a taste for your mother's, it's hard to accept another. After trying Frankie's Gravy, sorry mom if you read this, I must say it is better than my mom's. That's the best compliment one Italian can offer to another. As the for the person who wants to kick it up a notch, go ahead knock yourself out. Remember Frankie didn't make an Arrabbiata sauce, just a nice southern Italian spaghetti sauce.

This was an awesome recipe. I have never made spaghetti sauce in my life let alone meatballs. They were so good,something I will make again for sure!!!

This is one FANTASTIC pasta sauce, and the meatballs are wonderful. One suggestion: double the sauce recipe. There isn't enough sauce to go with all the meatballs. Next time I make this--and I definitely will make it again soon--that's what I'll do. Delicious! Thanks Frankie!

agree with another review in that if someone doesn't like this, they don't know what a good sauce is supposed to taste like. This tastes exactly like my grandma's (she was Sicilian, but raised in New Orleans), and I'm so glad to find this recipe because I have regretted not getting hers before she died. My sister and her family was over today, and we all reminisced as we loved every bite. Thanks!

Had our kids and grandkids over and we all loved it.

A big hit in my house. We love it!!

A big disappointment. Meatballs were good but the sauce was so bland. It needs to be
"kicked up" a notch or two for sure. Brenda, San Diego, Ca

very good

Very tasty meatballs! My husband and I loved it! It's in my list of
recipes. Thank you Frank!!

Anyone who doesn't like this has not a CLUE was authentic sauce should taste like. It has a rich bold flavor with stick to your ribs satisfaction. If you like a thinner sauce, just add broth or wine. Don't add too much extra or you will lose the traditional flavor. I added a tad more pepper and a little onion/garlic powder. My husband is Italian and he LOVED this recipe. I WILL DEFINATELY make this again!

What kind of tomatoes did everyone use. I used crushed tomatoes and found the gravy a little to thick.

Very good tastes great in your mouth.

This is a wonderful recipe and so easy to make - my family will never let me even think about a jar of sauce, those days are gone. The meatballs are nice and firm and delicious. Thank you Frankie

A taste of genuine home made cooking like Grandma use to make...Food brings a feeling of memories to warm your heart and feed your soul. Anytime a taste of something familiar comes along leaves you feeling happier and content.