# Scranton, PA  Dopers - need a rendezvous spot

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scranton-pa-dopers-need-a-rendezvous-spot/454457>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 27, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scranton-pa-dopers-need-a-rendezvous-spot/454457 "2008-06-27T16:36:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scranton-pa-dopers-need-a-rendezvous-spot/454457/1 "2008-06-27T16:36:20Z")

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Not for anything clandestine. Scranton is just about midway between my mom’s home and mine. Due to some unexpected changes in plans Junior’s summer visit to Grandma’s now involves 4 round trips instead of 2 and we thought that maybe meeting in the middle for 2 of them would be an easier alternative.

What we need is a family friendly place to meet for lunch, easy to get to from I-81.

any suggetions?

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**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scranton-pa-dopers-need-a-rendezvous-spot/454457/2 "2008-06-27T16:44:05Z")

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Dunder-Mifflin?

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scranton-pa-dopers-need-a-rendezvous-spot/454457/3 "2008-06-27T16:59:49Z")

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[QUOTE=myskepticsight]  
Dunder-Mifflin?  
[/QUOTE]  
Damn you…

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scranton-pa-dopers-need-a-rendezvous-spot/454457/4 "2008-06-27T18:49:45Z")

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A friend with 35 years of Scranton experience just sent me the following:

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> The Davis Street Exit (I forget the number) will have signs to the Shoppes at Montage. At the Shoppes are several mall-type chain restaurants. Across Glenmaura Blvd. are a couple more chain restaurants, and a movie theater.
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> A little further up Montage Mountain Road is PNC Field, home of the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees (AAA affiliate). PNC Field contains The Stadium Club, a restaurant that overlooks the field. Pretty decent food, but maybe hard to get a seat if there’s a game going on.
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> That’s probably the easiest to get to whether coming from 81 north or south, and getting back onto 81 is a snap.
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> I believe there is an NBC shop at the Steamtown Mall downtown if they’re hoping to snag some Office supplies, btw.

Good luck!

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**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scranton-pa-dopers-need-a-rendezvous-spot/454457/5 "2008-06-27T19:56:32Z")

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**Hal** , that’s perfect! It seems to be quite close to the highway and plenty of window shopping for whoever arrives first.

Thanks so much!