Comments on: We Love Food: Franklin’s Restaurant, Brewery and General Store

By: Lara

Lara — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:58:10 +0000

Franklin’s is transit accessible although it is not a quick walk from a Metro station. Whether it’s a “long” bus ride or not is relative, I think.

From the West Hyattsville Station on the Green Line,
it’s about a 10 minute bus ride on either the F8 (Cheverly) Metrobus or The Bus 13.

From the Rhode Island Avenue/Brentwood Station on the Red Line, it’s about a 20 minute bus ride on the 83 Metrobus

By: Tom Ruggieri

Tom Ruggieri — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:38:35 +0000

Thanks for this – my family has eaten at Franklin’s weekly since they opened. We love it. Anarchy Ale is the finest beer on the menu and I spent the summer taste testing beers all over the country. As comfort food goes, it is perfect! Not sure what all the food snobs above are complaining about – if you want to eat at a fine French restaurant, go somewhere else.

By: kas

kas — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:07:23 +0000

Franklin’s Brewery and General Store are wonderful, especially when you need neat stocking stuffers. Franklin’s Restaurant not so hot. They are an asset to the community and worth a visit.

By: sean

sean — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:18:48 +0000

i’m also a fan of franklins beer! not the food, (except for those heavenly onion rings)

but the beer! fantastic.

you can take a bus from rhode island ave, but its a pretty long ride.

might be one from the hyattsville or pg plaza stations also.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:37:08 +0000

Don’t forget, you can get growlers to go! Franklin’s is great, and really not far at all. I can be there from the Hill in under 20 minutes (assuming no traffic on Bladensburg Rd.)

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54:55 +0000

This place sounds awesome – I’m always on the looking for places that brew their own beers (especially if they’re good!). I’m sad that it’s nowhere near Metro accessible, though.

By: Abby

Abby — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:53:47 +0000

I love Franklin’s! When we were considering moving to Hyattsville, it is one of the first places we went – and it completely convinced us that the community would be a great place to live.

By: Jeff Vitkun

Jeff Vitkun — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:09:08 +0000

Good call on the holiday shopping here. I love this place. I used to go all the time when I lived in College Park.

Try the pepper stout!