Absolutely 100% without a doubt GO EAT HERE!!!! Breakfast is…read moreamazing. Pizza is amazing Entrees are amazing. Family business that treats their customers like family.

What an unassuming little gem! The food was next level delicious and the service was top notch…read more Local and family owner. Definitely will be back

Friendly service, good atmosphere and the food was solid. Kids liked the games. Will return.read more

Amazing yet messy food, amazing service with very nice employees, and a somewhat ok ambiance, as…read moreyou can get bored off all of the games pretty fast.

It's always fun to dress up with the family and go out for a nice dinner. We always passed AV and…read morewanted to finally give it a try! It's a beautiful place, nice lounge area, classy bar (pls remember you're still at a nice place, cough cough backward hat guy...). We sat down at our candle lit table and got complimentary water and our waitress sent over some bread and olive oil... the waitress with the bread, well wasn't the most social person. She gave us each a big piece of bread and some olive oil. We did request black pepper in the oil which I suggest. The bread was also cold which was strange. 6/10 For appetizers we got beef carpaccio and calamari. The beef carpaccio came out with a oniony creamy dip, arugula, onion, capers, and dill in the middle on top of the thin meat. Strangely it came with like 4 house made salt and vinegar potato chips. I honestly liked it so much and wanted more and I got it for dessert... 8.8/10. The calamari was perfectly cooked, not chewy at all, and also came with tentacles (my favorite). There was a yummy aïoli with a tang and some peppers. Just wish there was more... 7.9/10 For our entrees we got two filets, medium rare, one with Gorgonzola sauce and one with no sauce (the sauce comes on the side). We also got two bucatini dishes, one with and one without meat. The filets were perfectly cooked, usually every restaurant either overcooks or undercooks my steak but AV did it right. The Gorgonzola sauce was a rich cheesy sauce. The mashed potatoes were creamy and felt homemade. The carrots were alright, just sliced and cooked same with the green beans. 7.6/10 The bucatini was actually really good! So creamy and delicious, with a little spice. They both came with burrata (love), and the meat one came with a little amount of sausage pieces nothing recognizable. The spice wasn't unenjoyable and was tolerable to someone who can't handle spice. 8.6/10 Time for dessert, we got crème brûlée, the apple cake, and the sweet tart brown sugar lemon dessert. And some beef carpaccio because I wasn't feelin dessert. Crème brûlée, the top was perfectly crystallized. The inside was room temp, not cooled and not warm. 7.6/10 Apple cake, the cake came with a big ice cream scoop on top. Inside there was Apple slices like a pie. The cake was bread like and a good balance of the sweet ice cream and apple innards. 6.8/10 Sweet lemon brown sugar tart, this wasn't a favorite of the table but I didn't mind it. It was a cup like tart, with mouse or a cream in it. 5.7/10. Overall experience was pretty good, nothing bad stood out except for the cold bread and non social waitress interaction. The food was great, atmosphere was wow, and the outside was a beautiful walk to the car. The parking is a fend for yourself and there is a sign on the door to not use the private lot across the street. Overall experience....... 8.1/10 No pictures this time, was really hungry.

I consider myself a fan of AV. I have only eaten twice, first I had chicken parm and second time I…read morehad some kind of whitefish, I wish I could remember. I loved the fish, the chicken parm was pretty good, I'm hard to please with that one. The table service is good, bar service better. Beautiful ambiance, and a great area available for rent upstairs. I do visit the bar often, as they have several great non alcoholic options including wine, which I appreciate tremendously. Bonus points for N/A products and a great bartender. (John, I think?) Thank you!

Incredible what you can find when you aren't looking…read more I stumbled upon a gem, with a good bit of history. On a layover in Scranton I was walking around hungry, but was unsure of where to go to fix that. So I do what I always do, walk aimlessly. Just a few steps away from the University of Scranton, Chef Von & Mom sits. I entered and was immediately greeted with warm smiles, and beautiful faces. Mom was present, and gave me a brief history lesson. She informed me her family actually established the first black owned restaurant in Scranton. At that point I had heard enough, the smells coming from the kitchen had already decided for me. I asked Mom whats a popular dish I would enjoy, she suggested the BBQ sandwich with the fries. The order came out very quickly and piping hot. The BBQ was juicy, and the fries were seasoned to perfection. I loved the toasted bun, it held the moisture of the coleslaw well without getting soggy. The BBQ sauce was a nice compliment to the overall sandwich, nothing else was needed, this was indeed a hit. I appreciate the incredible customer service, but I love that this family has continued an incredible tradition of bringing Scranton quality food with no exceptions. Pro tip: After I left I looked this place up, the owners Chef Von & Mom were on "Next Level Chef" with Gordon Ramsey. Check out their episode, it originally aired on FOX.

Traveled out of town and made a pit stop in Scranton to fuel up, thank God we did because this…read moreplace was AMAZING! Great customer service. Great flavors. Great ambiance (love me some R&B). I live in LA, California where everything is pricey and sometimes the food is not as flavorful for the price you pay. The burger here had so much flavor-definitely worth the price. I would come back to Scranton just to eat here. Thank you, Von & Mom!!

Don't come here on Wing Night Wednesday…read more. We made the mistake of coming here on wing night. We got our appetizer, chips and dip. Chips were homemade and burnt... 3/10. Dip was fine, probably out of a packet. Little did we know those burnt chips would be the only thing we would be eating for an hour with little to no refills. Seemed to be forgotten about with us being inside and I guess everyone else in the back. After an hour, our food came out. I got the brisket tacos, they were good. 8/10. My table got a chicken cheesesteak and ask for no mushrooms and ofc it came out with mushrooms... We had to get the wings, the wings were good! An hour wait good? No. 7/10. It took a weird amount of time for our last entree to come out and it was just like chicken tenders on a bun, no love. Oh and the pulled pork sandwich was more like slop. Our waitress's excuse was that they had a new chef. Sooooo I guess they decided to start training this chef during service. Food - 8/10 Service - 5/10 Atmosphere - 7/10 Overall - 6/10

Smash burgers were great. Party food we had put out for a couple events was good as well…read more Pricey for beers. Waitstaff is a little slow but it's a cool place

We came to this restaurant as a small group after skiing/snowboarding at Montage, and we fell in…read morelove with this place. The food we had was amazing (burgers, salmon, and some other things I'm forgetting from my table, I had a burger). The cocktails were also very nicely crafted. The service was great. The atmosphere was great, we were even seated in a semi-private room with a fireplace! All in all, no negatives. Highly recommend and we will be returning.

I came here for Mother's Day (made a reservation.) It seems to be a small chain -- this was my…read morefirst time hearing of it or eating there. They specialize in farm to table and healthy food. Our plans before were running long but luckily their reservation policies were flexible enough that I had no problem moving my time, even on such a busy day. The restaurant was POPPING when we arrived around 4:30. We were seated promptly. The only downside to our experience was that the table was SUPER shaky and wobbly. We asked our waitress for a shim or piece of paper to steady the table but she informed us it was the table head itself, not the legs, so nothing could be done. I was not thrilled about this but assumed that these were tables they hauled out of storage to accommodate the holiday demand, so I can understand. Our server was very warm and friendly despite the chaos. Prices are on the high side but the quality is good and the portions are large. I went for the lobster cobb which was a special and it was LOADED with lobster meat. They really heaped it on. A little light on the avocado, but overall it was really wonderful. My mother went for a seafood scallop risotto which I also tried. It was creamy and flavorful. Our food came out in a reasonable timeframe, and our server was good about getting our check. One thing I really liked was that they put which dishes on the menu are over 500 calories, and most were under. A lovely, healthy dining choice with a nice ambiance. I'd return!

Excellent food. Breakfast lovely. The best pancakes, rye toast and coffee I think I ever had…read more Pretty atmosphere and history.

Carmen's is located in the Raddison Hotel in downtown Scranton PA. It used to be the old Lackawanna…read moreRailway Station. We went here for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a buffet style dinner. This place is beautiful. The food was very good. The turkey was moist and flavorful. They had every side dish found on any family table. They also had a Ravioli and Dessert Bar. Service was excellent. Our server David was "spot on", always there to remove our plates and bring us drinks. Only two negatives. There was no music, so the place lacked ambiance. They definitely should have had music playing softly in the background. The other negative were the desserts. They were like "store bought". Very dry and lacked flavor. I'm giving them 3 stars, but I really wanted to give them 3.5. They were better than "ok" but just shy of great.

Love Zaleskis!! Stopped in last Saturday for dinner with a friend and it was great!! I tried the…read moreFrench Onion Soup and also got wings! I never had their french onion before and it was awesome and reasonably priced. My wings were great. Im obsessed with their buffalo sauce. They have two options of where you can sit, a dining room or a bar area. We opted for the dining room. It was pretty empty when we got their but by the time we left it filled up!!! Prices were reasonable & they even had a 2 dollar coors light special which I took advantage of. Overall great experience here.

My friends and I went on a wing crawl around scranton, and every place greeted us with an assurance…read morethat they are the best wings in Scranton, but this was the only place it was true. It is hard to get something that has the right level of spice that kicks, but still maintains flavor, and the Asian Zest with Habenero hit that balance perfectly. The service was so great, and Lindsey really took care of us. The prices were very reasonable and the vibe was corner bar, but clean. Highly recommend.

Located at the back of the imposing Radisson hotel in beautifully renovated rail station…read more As hotel bars go a real gem. Ok food and beer but lots of atmosphere. Since it is a little hidden tends to be locals who like the feel or guests so it is either busy or painfully quiet. Worth a visit just to see the place. Outside and inside seats and plenty of parking unless there is an event on.

First time staying in the beautiful historic Radisson Lackawanna Station hotel. Trax Bar and…read moreKitchen is the more casual of the two in-house restaurants that serve visitors and the local community. Impressive service by Maria-bartender and multitasker extraordinaire...she managed a busy Friday night group of customers with no wasted movements. Other support staff worked together like a well oiled machine, bringing food orders from the back kitchen. **** Trax Classic was a nicely grilled burger with their house-made chips which were thick, crispy and very tasty. Don't bother counting calories. ***** Station Signature Misto salad was much enjoyed by my husband. Coming from out of town the prices were reasonable. Portions were filling and the atmosphere was cozy with dark woods and a beautiful chandelier to look at in this historic venue. There were also several large screen TVs for the sports fans to enjoy a