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    Coney Island Lunch

    4.3 (102 reviews)
    InexpensiveDiners, American, Hot Dogs

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    CONEY ISLAND LUNCH ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Dogs with sauce and mustard with fries.
    Jimmy P.

    This is a local eatery with a varied diner-like menu that specializes in Coney Dogs--hot dogs with mustard, onions, and a house-made sauce. My dogs are delicious. The interior has an old school luncheonette vibe. The staff were attentive and very polite. If I lived in Scranton, I'd probably eat here every day. Not many of these places left in the U.S. where the family runs it, passes down recipes, and makes the town a better place. Next time I go, gotta try their soups.

    Shirin P.

    I wrote a review a few years ago and confessed the only minor negative about this restaurant is the cook who doesn't believe in wearing gloves. Well, we went in this weekend after a while and he was wearing gloves. Thank you grandpa for paying attention and reading our reviews. Coney Island Texas Wieners are the best in the area!

    Chili cheese fries
    John T.

    This place knows how to constantly put out the best dogs and burgers. Don't pass up the chance to visit here and don't confuse it with the other one down the corner. This is original and hands down best. Pete and his brother are great and the service is always attentive and friendly.

    Scott H.

    Five stars for the hot dog. Five stars for the fries with gravy. Five stars for the friendly service. Five stars for the retro setting. This is not a five star restaurant, though. No jacket required. Little counter/diner joint about a block from Steamtown. Hot dog is served split, with onions chili and mustard on horizontally sliced roll. Very different but very good. Fries had options for chili gravy and cheese. Loaded dog and loaded fries ... Under $6. Check in yelp and save 10%, only 60 cents so I put in the tip. Also had birch beer instead of root beer. Nice touch.

    Jeff O.

    Scranton is on the way to everything, so there's no excuse for not coming to Coney Island Lunch. If you love a greasy spoon in a city stuck in time, it's definitely worth the trip. We drove up on the way to Binghamton University, now every time I hear "Scranton" I think of The Lunch. It's way old school. The whole town is. I think I might love it there. It's not thriving, but it's getting along fine in 1955. The grill is exposed in the front for you to see when you enter, you feel like they are cooking just for you. The prices were so cheap and the people were so personal, we just kept on ordering more and more food. I could eat there forever. It's like the excitement of eating here metabolized the food just as I was eating it - what a great state of equilibrium! Their speciality is the Texas Weiner. Here is a description from the website: "We start with a Berk's All Beef Wiener. Sliced in half, but not all the way through, and grilled to perfection. Every action is performed in front of the customer, the way its always been. Then we serve it on a steamed National Bakery Roll (a local favorite). Add our Dsseldorf mustard and fresh diced onions (diced by our 1928 Model Hobart Chopper), the wiener is then topped with our famous homemade Chili Sauce. Mmmm..good!!!! " For me, it's just as much about being in a down-home middle-America type of diner as it is about the food. It's really just chili dogs, chili burgers and fries. They have other items too, of course, but who's gonna get a tuna sangwich? The prices are stupid, every thing's just about 2 dollars. Go and don't stop eating til god catches up to you.

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    Absolutely the Best Restaurant in Downtown Scranton for a Quick Inexpensive Lunch ... Great Food ... Great Atmosphere. Can't Be Beat!

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    12 years ago

    The hot dogs were amazing! And the fried foods weren't greasy either. Food was very tasty.

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    Great texas wiener dripping with cheese and texas sauce was a great lunch. Awesome friendly service will deff go back.

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    First time there ordered the Texas weiner, chili fries and rice pudding for dessert..All under $10. Great food, quick and friendly service.

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    One of the last true Scranton eateries. Great chili dogs, great atmosphere and great prices.

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    16 years ago

    Heartburn food, and nothing like the sauce the old man made. Just my opinion. And it's not a Gutheinz weiner.

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    Ethan, Rufus, and I took a road trip north to the coal region today to visit Jimmy's Quick Lunch …read more My son and I barely fit at the table and had our legs tangled a few times, but what a great experience! They offer 3 types of Dietz & Watson hotdogs. 1/5 (5 to a pound jumbo franks -- spicy and jalapeño & cheese) and the traditional size. The fried onions I now know, I want on everything for my next visit! They were fried up by a magician, who got great Caramelization action where it counted! We both agreed the chili topping was aces . I'll be ordering the chili cheese fries with caramelized onions on my next visit. The sauerkraut was very good and generously topped the jumbo frank. We really enjoyed our lunch and all the hotdogs. I would prefer more color and cook on the actual frank. The place was packed for lunch and they staff was working their collective rear ends off, so that's a pass. When I ordered a plain dog to go for Rufus, the waitress gave me 3 "doggie dogs" no bun for him. What a sweet gesture for a pup from out of town! It was worth the hike up 309; spending the day with my son made it duly a wonderful day. Meanwhile, Rufus had a full day and is now in his burrito blanket snoring . #rushieeats #lvhdas

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