Snow storm....full bar....one bartender (Laura). You would think this is going to have you waiting for a beer....and forget about the food. Well....think different. Laura calmly handled the bar and we never waited long for a beer or our food. Not only that she was a friendly and attentive bartender the entire night! Great food....great beer....but what sets this place apart is the SERVICE!!! read more

Penalty Box - Chicken Tender Bacon Melt - Pizza Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

Met a couple of my coworkers there to watch a game. Bartender walked by me twice and I had to flag him down for a beer. Dude gave me the ugliest stare ever ! Asked if I wanted a menu and he basically threw it at me ! One of my coworkers had a mixed drink. I asked if I can have one too. Worst drink in my life ! I ordered some food to go and threw it away when I left. If my drink was that bad I can't imagine what my food taste like. Definitely not a place for persons of color !!! read more

One server in the entire place. Bartender and waitress. Service is slow, slow, slow. If you are not a regular you will ignored. I ordered a ginger ale after I had two beers and a meal and watched the barmaid serve 5 drinks before I had to remind her I ordered a drink. Do not go here, unless you have an hour or two to spare. Also parking is 5 spots, good luck. read more

Basic large noisy sports bar with bar food with a mistly boomer crowd. I drove 10 miles in March to see Flyers v Rangers. Surprised that there was NO HOCKEY in the Penalty Box. read more

I was sitting at a table with my mask on while a group of about 15-20 standing people WITHOUT MASKS ON ALL NIGHT walked over to our table & were literally touching me because they were so close. I asked them to move back. They moved about 2 inches. I asked the bouncer Joe to ask them to move(because they had the whole bar to be in) and he said no you move to another table. I will never go back to a place that isn't even trying to protect the customers. NO MASKS ALL NIGHT AND NOTHING WAS SAID TO THEM! read more

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Usually my family and i love getting takeout from you guys. Tonight we ordered what we always ordered and there were glaringly obvious issues. Firstly, the portions were halved pretty obviously. A container of fries was a third of what it used to be. Hey, I get it, we're in tough times. But that doesn't justify giving me rotten celery with my wings. Not dirty, but rotten inside and out. Very disappointed read more

Penalty Box - a banana that has been cut in half - Pizza Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Chicken cheesesteak's are my absolute favorite. Homemade chips are a rare delicious find. Highly recommend.

Great food,cold beer and nice servers. The smoke. I just can't handle it. Ruins the place for me. I want to burn my clothes when I leave there. Otherwise, this place would get 5 stars. read more

AWESOME WINGS!!!! Hot garlics are a must have It's a must stop establishment Fast friendly staff with a big bar and a great menu! read more

I moved to the area last year and drove by this place for work 250xs without checking it out. It's a bar so I didn't consider them for food. In the last month I've ordered from these guys at least 8 times! I don't write reviews but I gotta spread the word. If u know you know... Hands down the best burger/wings/sandwiches/bar pizza around. Friendly staff. Make sure Tim is cooking. And if there's anyone who enjoys a fat juicy burger I suggest you order the One Pound Burger with Cajun sweet rub on your fries read more

Awesome sports bar with a great beer selection! The wings were amazing and we tried different flavors. Bartenders were nice and good looking! read more

Really incredible food at reasonable prices.Quick service and nice atmosphere. I take my family all the time and we love it!Highly recommend The Penalty Box! read more

The penalty box has some of the greatest bartenders I've ever seen. Laura and Jordan I've had the pleasure to patronize. They run their butts off and make sure everyone is served. The overall clientele of the box is awesome. You can get someone sitting next to you talking about sports, to someone talking about their work in China riding mopeds and hot rods in rural Shanghai. The service is great, the food is awesome. Just don't ask the help to turn on any Shopping channels if that's your thing. You will be meet with disdain. My co-drinker.... Clare and I, were shocked at the pushback of this humble request. We proceeded to enjoy more libations as this mockery of our intellect dissolved between our more attentive thoughts. Although our coasters may be turned upside down as some sort of diatribe scheme, Clare and I are much better than that. We got good tunes, good company and good vibes. Maybe his upside coaster reminds us both that we are right and our still this side Up!!!! read more

We stopped there for dinner and to watch the baseball game and really wish we lived there so we could be regulars. The beers were ice cold and the food came very fast and tasted terrific. I'd recommend the artichoke dip and the Italian Melt to anyone. If you stop by I hope you're lucky enough to have Laura serve you... she was absolutely great. read more

Good atmosphere and delicious food! Great drink selections and friendly service. However, if you are visiting from another country, bring your passport. There's a stupid rule in the state of PA that doesn't accept any ID not issued in the USA. Otherwise, awesome place to hang! read more

Awesome wings in a variety of flavors (spicy to sweet to tangy). Great chicken cheese steaks. Reasonable prices and a friendly staff in a family like atmosphere. Wanted to point out that the other review (Michelle C) of the pizza is not fair. She is obviously not familiar with "Old Forge" style pizza, which is what the Penalty Box serves. It is square pizza, but not traditional Sicillian. It has sweet sauce and American type cheese. I don't care for it either, but it is very popular in that area. I love the Box, especially the wings. read more

Best wings in the valley! It's a must stop if your passing through. Get the Hot Garlic wings and you won't be disappointed. read more

Penalty Box - Hot wing Heaven!! Nothing better than The HotGarlics from the box - Pizza Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

Beers, good. Hot wings, OK. Beer was cheap. Went on a Thursday and I think it was $2 pints. Got a gang of wings for a reasonable price. Came out to be less than 50 cents a wing. Bartender is really nice. Not really my kind of crowd, dude next to me had a mullet, but they were a friendly bunch I must say. And don't expect them change the channel if there's a hockey game going on... hence the name "The Penalty Box". I would come back. read more

The service at this bar is terrible, We were at a 6 top with only 4 tables in the place (slow night I guess) and she totally forgot to put in my burger. Everyone at my table got their food and then she told me she forgot and asked if I still wanted it. I will never go to this place again. read more

Awesome quick clean in and out entrance in the back. Don't try the front you'll look funny

Italian wings are a must! They are so good. You can thank me later. The staff are very personable, and friendly. Prices are excellent. We got 40 wings with 4 different sauces for carryout. It was ready in 15 minutes. read more

Upgrade! On Saturday night, the 50 wings and an order of cheese fries that our drunken party of seven devoured in record time tasted like food of the gods. The wings were small but meaty, and cooked perfectly. There wasn't much variation between the different flavors, but that could also be because bones were flying in all directions and sauce was everywhere. I do remember enjoying the sweetness of the Thai sweet pepper wings. Two thumbs up for late night eats. I still won't eat the pizza (sorry, John H). read more

Standard neighborhood bar with above-average food. Beer selection is nothing to write home about, but the smoke is the real killer. The place looks like New York Harbor at 9:30 on the fourth of july. Bring your oxygen tank, you'll need it. read more

This place sucks. It has the whole "dudebro" and "I drink here with my coworkers" vibe. Smells like smoke. Parking is not lovely. Staff seemed friendly. read more

Love it here! Great dive bar. Food is delicious, prices are reasonable. Only downfall is you can smoke inside.

This place is a dive bar. And i mean that in a good way. Cheap drinks, decent bar food, and they have occasional entertainment. The only issue I had on a couple of visits on a weekend were that patrons were incredibly intoxicated, should not have been served,and some guys were acting a bit aggressive. Chill out dudes! read more

Best peanut butter and jelly wings bites!! The bar tends to be very smokey at times, and you leave smelling like cigs, but the staff is very friendly and the food is very good! read more

Great service and an extensive menu to suit anyone's tastebuds. Fairly decent craft beer selection for a corner bar. Prices are average where a lunch would be around 8 bucks. I chose pizza and wings for lunch with a few beers. Pizza was certainly frozen and just popped in the oven but still pretty good for 6 bucks. They have a great deal of sauces for their wings so they won't disappoint there. Wings could be much crispier though. Service is great and makes you feel more than welcome. You're able to smoke at the bar, buy music via free wifi, play a few games of pool or an arcade game or two, and use their lotto machine. Overall, great place for food, drinks, or to watch a game on one of their 15 large tvs. read more

Wings are ok, slow but very nice service and too much smoke. Left when crowd got rowdy.

Besides drinking and having a good time here, the food is amazing! There is not one thing on the menu I wouldn't recommend to somebody.. Everything is deeelishhh especially the wings and pizza read more

The food here is great. Their wings are a very good size and have an excellent selection of sauces. Beer selection has improved tremendously. The service has always been great anytime I've gone there. Only drawback is that they allow smoking. If this was a non-smoking bar, I'd give it 5 stars. read more

Food here is really good for bar food. Other than that it doesn't have much going for it. Not a real fan of bars that allow smoking, but their clientele isn't the most classy bunch. read more

The food was good I really liked their chorizo & cheddar stuffed jalapeños wrapped with bacon. The hot garlic wings weren't that hot but was flavorful. However, it took over 30 minutes to serve these appetizers and took nearly another 10-20 minutes to get the check & pay. Though our server was polite, it seemed she had to handle the tables & the bar. read more

Me and some friends were in town for a show and we were pretty excited to try the place out... Unfortunately we were greeted by an older woman with an attitude problem for a bar tender and were almost immediately asked to leave because because she didn't believe one of our ID's was really ours. (O'mallys down the street noticed it in fact was real and were happy to serve us). It's one thing to ask us to leave but the way she went about it was rude. She also pulled another customer into the situation by claiming he was with us and giving him a hard time about the situation as well. So if you're young and want to be starred at like you have two heads and then get your id declined, this is your bar. read more

best wings in the area and from my relatives point of view the best in ny and florida and new jersey, mild and xtra crispy are second to none read more

Absolutely great staff the food is probably the best in the city. Great place to spend a weeknight.

Great place for beer and bar food. Buffalo wrap is my favorite but it's all good.

LOVE LOVE their honey mustard boneless wings!

Best wings, amazing pizza, awesome service! Came for the first time (4/22/2018) and it was the best bar food I've ever had!! 2 thumbs up! can't wait to come back!!!!!!!! read more

stopped at the penalty box on drive back to va from new england to catch the us play ghana in world cup. long bar with quite a few tvs. bartender was great. good food: wings, grilled cheese (basic, but so good, american cheese with thick slices of bread), salad (spring mix with grape tomatoes), and potato skins (just note that cheddar cheese is more like velveeta and not melted shredded cheese) cheap beer: $1.75 bud light draft. overall, we were glad to have stopped here and would consider stopping again if there's a must-see game next trip up north. read more