On TikTok, there are so many creators who make funny content, give advice and speak from the heart, or create plain old mukbang videos. Francesca — better known as @frankielovespinkk — falls into another category entirely. Her TikToks showcase her most raw, unfiltered moments, which almost always happen in the driver’s seat of her car parked in a Chick-fil-A or Starbucks. Instead of showing off the food she orders, Francesca turns these fast food drive-thrus into her own version of a therapy session for herself and her viewers.
If you’ve never seen Francesca’s TikToks, here’s exactly what happens in her videos. She’ll pull into a drive-thru and then proceed to order something simple, like an iced coffee, fries, or nuggets. But it’s not the food that has her going viral. It’s the interactions she has with the fast food staff.
One of Francesca’s most viral videos starts off like any of her TikTok drive thru chronicles: she’s outside a Chick-fil-A ordering in a soft spoken voice. “I’m gonna need an ice cream cone…and some mac and cheese,” she says. Then, she pauses, looks straight into the camera, and goes “Wait… did I say mac and cheese? Or did I dream that?” Francesca doesn’t try to be funny, which somehow makes her even funnier. One time, she even shared with the barista at Starbucks that her car smells like pasta salad after she left a container of it in her car. “You’ll probably get a whiff of it when I come up to the window,” Francesca says in the video, warning the barista.
Another viral video of hers shows Francesca trying to get sponsored. This time, in the Dunkin’ drive-thru. She captions the clip, “Dunk, would you like to sponsor me like you did Charli D’amelio, or do I have to dance?” Throughout the video, she affectionately calls the workers “dear,” compliments their tattoos, and casually chats while ordering an iced latte. It’s less about the coffee and more about her making-turning a routine errand into something that feels like a mini friendship.
She usually doesn’t introduce the food she’s eating, but just starts talking about whatever she’s feeling. One minute, she talks about things that all Gen Z girls can relate to, like horrible period cramps mid-bite into a Crumbl cream pie cookie, and the next, she’s completely spiraling because she’s “literally crashing out trying to get Billie Eilish tickets.” She’s in the front seat of her car, refreshing Ticketmaster venting between sips of a McDonald’s Coke.
Her comment section is filled with people saying things like, “This feels like I’m in the car with you,” or “Why is everything you do so funny?” She also builds funny, platonic relationships with the workers at the specific drive-thrus she goes to, turning them into more than just a place to grab food and go. It becomes a space where she can tell stories and connect with people, both in person and virtually on TikTok.