CiCi's Pizza coming to Scranton? (Penn: home, restaurant, prices)

[Callisto17]

Wow...I'm surprised no one likes it lol. Well, we DO have 3 little kids, & most pizza is pizza to me, so I don't care too much in that regards. I like the atmosphere, & how you get all different kinds of stuff for like, $5. Dessert pizza rocks :-D Can't beat the price!

[Mike_by_Cedar]

I can definitely see the appeal for children and bringing them there. I can see this being a hit but who knows.

[Mr Yuk]

Yuck, chain pizza. And even worse, chain pizza on a buffet sitting under heat lamps. I can't see that place doing well around here, with all the good mom and pop pizza places around here. But then again, somehow Olive Garden packs them in with their mediocre reheated frozen processed food despite the area having tons of great local Italian restaurants.

What we need in this area is a real BBQ place, not a chain place like Smokey Bones, but a real southern BBQ joint with smokers. But something tells me it wouldn't be appreciated in this area.

[sues1]

Not thrilled, the only pizzeria that would excite me is if one came right out of NYC and planted itself here

[sues1]

Originally Posted by Mr Yuk

Yuck, chain pizza. And even worse, chain pizza on a buffet sitting under heat lamps. I can't see that place doing well around here, with all the good mom and pop pizza places around here. But then again, somehow Olive Garden packs them in with their mediocre reheated forzen processed food despite the area having tons of great local Italian restaurants.

What we need in this area is a real BBQ place, not a chain place like Smokey Bones, but a real southern BBQ joint with smokers. But something tells me it wouldn't be appreciated in this area.

There is a really great BBQ place in Stroudsburg, it's not a chain, i can't think of the name of it right now, but it's called pig something, i'll let you know the name of it when i find the pic i posted on FB.

[sues1]

Originally Posted by Mr Yuk

Yuck, chain pizza. And even worse, chain pizza on a buffet sitting under heat lamps. I can't see that place doing well around here, with all the good mom and pop pizza places around here. But then again, somehow Olive Garden packs them in with their mediocre reheated forzen processed food despite the area having tons of great local Italian restaurants.

What we need in this area is a real BBQ place, not a chain place like Smokey Bones, but a real southern BBQ joint with smokers. But something tells me it wouldn't be appreciated in this area.

It's called Tickle My Pig. Awesome place

[theatergypsy]

Originally Posted by Mr Yuk

Yuck, chain pizza. And even worse, chain pizza on a buffet sitting under heat lamps. I can't see that place doing well around here, with all the good mom and pop pizza places around here. But then again, somehow Olive Garden packs them in with their mediocre reheated frozen processed food despite the area having tons of great local Italian restaurants.

What we need in this area is a real BBQ place, not a chain place like Smokey Bones, but a real southern BBQ joint with smokers. But something tells me it wouldn't be appreciated in this area.

Many years ago, down by the big cow on 309, in a bar called Krugels, there was a young man, Curtis, who had a smoker in the parking lot and he made the best da*m ribs I've had since I moved here. We even met him selling his wares at the Keystone State Games one year. Well, Curtis was doing very well and decided to open him up his own place - I believe it was somewhere on Park in W-B. My life was in a mess at the time and I never did get up to eat some of those really, really good ribs. When I finally did get around to it, he was gone. Rumors abound but I won't post what was going around. Suffice it to say, it wasn't lack of customers.

[shoegal111]

Originally Posted by Mr Yuk

Yuck, chain pizza. And even worse, chain pizza on a buffet sitting under heat lamps. I can't see that place doing well around here, with all the good mom and pop pizza places around here. But then again, somehow Olive Garden packs them in with their mediocre reheated frozen processed food despite the area having tons of great local Italian restaurants.

What we need in this area is a real BBQ place, not a chain place like Smokey Bones, but a real southern BBQ joint with smokers. But something tells me it wouldn't be appreciated in this area.

there is...BBQ by Barry in West Pittston. B3Q:Barbeque By Barry

[Mike_by_Cedar]

Kundla's seems to do well despite it being out in Hamlin and only being open 3 days a week, summers only. Apparently there is a new joint on Main in Wilkes Barre but I haven't had it yet.

In regards to Cici's though (and I know pizza talk is typically frowned upon) but I'd be okay with no more pizza shops opening in the area. There's more than plenty good ones that a chain definitely isn't needed as mentioned above. I just think it'll do well because it's dirt cheap. The Olive Garden analogy is pretty spot on.

[jimazee]

Recently opened in Scranton on Keyser Ave

www.MenusNEPA.com....Randy's Bar-B-Q & Burger Joint, Scranton, PA