Photos: Frank's Kitchen

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Dina and Frank Berta are making Frank's Kitchen part of the Whittier neighborhood.

For this week's Cafe review, I head up to 2600 High Street, where husband-and-wife team Frank and Dina Berta run Frank's Kitchen, a restaurant that feels so integral to the neighborhood that it seems like it's held down this corner for years -- even though Frank's has only been open since May. The former contractor and restaurant journalist quickly attracted a crowd of regulars, who come in for both the conversation and the cooking, with Frank working off his own eclectic menu.

Here, to go with the review, is a side of photos.

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Frank's inventive banh mi.

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Jerk chicken.

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Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy.

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A family digs into Frank's excellent fries.