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DINING SCRANTON’S RESTAURANT
Black and Green Poboy.
ADDRESS
623 Delmas Ave. Pascagoula
CONTACT
228.762.1900
WEBSITE
www.scrantons.com
SOCIAL
Facebook @Scrantons
HOURS
Mon & Sat, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues-Fri, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
story and photos by Kimberly C. Rasmussen
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What do you do when you have a historically significant firehouse/city hall just laying around needing to be loved? You turn it into an amazing restaurant that, like the building itself, has definitely stood the test of time.
Scranton’s Restaurant and Catering is the brainchild of longtime Pascagoula natives Richard Chenoweth and Jack Pickett. In the early ‘80s, Chenoweth and Pickett knew they loved to cook, they loved to eat, and that they wanted to share this love with others. In 1982, Scranton’s opened its doors and has been an iconic coastal staple ever since.
The original building was constructed
in 1921 and housed the town fire station, city hall, mayor’s office, courtroom, and even a small jail cell (which is still there, by the way). It was at one time the epicenter of Downtown Pascagoula and when the
building became available for purchase, Chenoweth and Pickett knew this was the perfect spot to bring their culinary visions to life. With a very New Orleans-centric flair, Scranton’s menu has evolved over the years from simple sandwiches to upscale dining and everything in between. But
the risks have paid off and what is left is a menu that’s the perfect combination of everything you need at any given meal.
As a restaurant that thrives on its lunch crowd, Scranton’s has a little bit of everything for those on a schedule. The Apple Pecan Chicken Salad is a lunch crowd favorite and Scranton’s prides
itself on sourcing most everything for
this delicious salad from local produce providers. Grilled chicken sits atop a bed of greens and is surrounded by a generous portion of Granny Smith apples, blue cheese, and candied pecans topped with a