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Frato’s Highlights since starting the evolution from a 30-year-old Hot Dog & Beef Establishment into a Gourmet Pizza, Burger, Wing & Craft Beer Establishment in 2012. Today, Frato’s is a catering company that owns a restaurant: Frato’s Personal Chef Catering, with the restaurant as our training ground.

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2017–today

Latest Press

Feb 2026Pizza Today: “Fried Mozzarella” — Frato’s monster mozzarella stick, El Masivo Gringo, featured in the national pizza trade magazine.Pizza Today
Oct 2025Daily Herald: Dining out: National Sandwich Day, Thanksgiving pizza, spooky cocktails and more — Frato’s Thanksgiving turkey pizza slice returns.Daily Herald
Jan 2025Frato’s on Fox News Chicago with our Giant Mozz Sticks — the Cheesepull Experience on Fox News Chicago.Fox News Chicago (video)
Nov 2024Try a slice of Thanksgiving pizza at Frato’s in Schaumburg — our Chicago Thanksgiving pizza on FOX 32.FOX 32 Chicago (video)
Nov 2024Daily Herald: Dining out: Eddie V’s debuts in Oak Brook, Thanksgiving turkey pizza and more — the annual Thanksgiving turkey pizza slice.Daily Herald
Jan 2022Eat This, Not That!: The Best Mozzarella Sticks in Every State — Frato’s Culinary Kitchen named the pick for Illinois.Eat This, Not That!
Sept 2021Daily Herald: Frato’s offers free pizza slices to first responders, military on Sept. 11Daily Herald
Mar 2021Indy Operator Spotlight: Michael Kudrna of Frato’s Culinary Kitchen — culinary students launching their own virtual brands, and how Frato’s kept going through the pandemic.Food On Demand
Mar 2021Only In Your State: “the greatest cheese sticks in the world” — Frato’s mozzarella sticks. The original article is no longer online; read the 1440 WROK write-up.Only In Your State · 1440 WROK
2021The I’m Fat Podcast created the I’m Fat Burger with Frato’s. We’re a sponsor, and you’ll hear Frato’s on multiple episodes.I’m Fat Podcast
Mar 2020Daily Herald: Frato’s in Schaumburg finds new ways to help patrons — groceries and toilet paper with pizza orders in the first weeks of COVID-19.Daily Herald
Oct 2019AP News: Online ordering boom gives rise to virtual restaurants — Frato’s and its delivery-only spinoff brands, with Michael Kudrna.Associated Press
Sept 2018Chef Ed on WGN with Marcus Leshock — Chef Ed Musto on WGN.WGN (video)
May 2017Voyage Chicago: Meet Michael Kudrna of Frato’s Pizza & Catering in SchaumburgVoyage Chicago
Jan 2017Daily Herald: Elk Grove students create new pizza for eatery — culinary students’ 4-Cheese Lasagna Pizza goes on the Frato’s menu.Daily Herald

2012–2015

Where It Started

Jul 2012July 2012, Frato’s Pizza and Chef Ed make the Daily Herald with the Very Hot & Delicious Inferno Mustard Wings (it Hurts so Good!): Daily Herald Link / Cropped Image
Nov 2012November 2012, Frato’s Pizza & Chef Ed Win BEST Thin & Thick Crust Pizza at the Respected Hoffman Estates & Schaumburg Jaycee’s Annual Charity Pizza Competition: Daily Herald Link
2012Jacob, a famous food critic, gives his expert take on the NEW Frato’s Pizza recipe: Audio Clip
Sept 20139-12-13 Frato’s on WGN Morning News: Chicago Bears Burger of the Week & Ditka Pizza!
Oct 2013Daily Herald: 1st Frato’s of Schaumburg Car & Bike Show benefitting Autism Speaks a success
Oct 201310-27-13 Frato’s on Chicago’s Best TV with Host Brittney Payton!
Nov 2013Daily Herald: Jaycees announces pizza contest winners — Frato’s repeats as Thin Crust winner.
Mar 20143-2014 Frato’s Named the 2014 & 2015 Official Pizza of the Champion Schaumburg Boomers Baseball Team (On 11/14/15 Frato’s informed the Boomers the desire to not renew the partnership)
Oct 201410-1-2014 Frato’s Handmade Wings & Wing Sauces Featured in Pizza Today October Magazine
Mar 20153-2015 Frato’s Rated #5 Top Pizzeria by Chicago’s Best Tv on WGN News
Jul 20157-2015 Daily Herald: Who Serves the Best Wings in the Burbs?
Jul 20157-2015 Daily Herald: Frato’s Pizza donates wing winnings back to charity

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Giving back

Community Leader

When you support Frato’s, you support our ability to give back. Thank you for giving us the ability to give back!

Frato’s believes in being a leader in the Community despite only being a self-funded independent business with limited resources. Our customers support us and we try to make our community better for it. We do what we can. So, when you support Frato’s, you support our Community!

We not only help as best that we can on a financial/monetary level throughout the community, but we train & employ culinary/hospitality students and volunteer to teach at your local schools as well as help with inspiring future Chef’s and Restaurant owners with competitions. We support our teachers and give the kids in our community a real world business experience to learn from.

We also believe in supporting various charitable organizations over the years including, but not limited to:

Schaumburg Athletic Association (SAA)
WINGS Program Donations for Women
Frato’s Donates Winnings Back to Charity (Daily Herald)
Autism Speaks Donations
The Local Jaycee’s Chapters
Local College Event Donations
Roselle Rage Community Sports
Local Schools (too many to list)
Local PTA (too many to list)
Homes for our Troops (Wounded Veterans Charity for our Car & Bike Nights & Charity Car Show)
Pets for Vets (Charity Car & Bike Show in 2015 raising funds to help reduce suicide rates among our returning veterans via Pets for Vets Charity)
Raised Almost $2,000 for Wounded Vets and Saving an Animal from a High Kill Shelter
Donating Pizza to those in Need
And Many more that would be too lengthy to list.

When you dine with Frato’s, you support all these causes we attempt to support as well. Frato’s is ONLY capable of this because of you, our customer! That means, while Frato’s is making many of the donations, it’s really you that it’s coming from. So thank you for your help. If you feel we are missing your local Charity/Community Event, please contact us by clicking here and filling out the form.