Frank & Albert’s

Phoenix, United States

3.8

Open now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Bussiness info

Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Breakfast
Parking
Valet, Garage
Bike Parking
No
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Trendy
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
No

Description

Specialties

Sometimes, it’s not as important that you see eye-​to-​eye, as it is that you sit across the table and look your companion in the eye. Frank Lloyd Wright and Albert Chase McArthur passed the salt and pepper on more than one occasion, and went back and forth on nearly every decision. At the end of the day, they were the better for it and so was the Arizona Biltmore.

The inspiration for Frank & Albert’s comes, as even both namesakes would agree, naturally and from the ideals that brought them together in the first place. A focus on local purveyors and resources, favorites and fresh thinking, indigenous artistic instinct and the passion for pushing all boundaries.

Despite their often rectangular penchants, the place is anything but square. Here we have an oven, grill and creative den for healthy discussions and diversity, awareness and surprise, and the expansion that can only come from experimentation.

History

Established in 2010.

It is the roaring ’20’s, and sleepy Arizona hardly notices. But things are about to ramp up. A couple of maverick artists and architects will change the landscape forever, by working with it.

Albert Chase McArthur, brother of Dodge dealership/“Wonderbus”/radio station entrepreneurs Warren and Charles, and former architectural student of Frank Lloyd Wright, joins with the master himself to create a hotel that will launch a city.

The philosophy is organic: Draw inspiration from the terrain, build on local elements, and engage the senses. Add Sonoran Desert sand, water from the canal and two parts Frank & Albert, and the Arizona Biltmore begins to rise like the Phoenix.

Along the way, there is some spirited discussion between the two as to who is the sidekick, but there is no doubt the dueling visionaries question convention just as much as each other. One can only imagine the banter that continued far longer than the long days, and from the drafting table to the well-​stocked commissary.