A new operator plans to take over the former Brunetti’s Pizza and Deli on Sanderson Avenue in Green Ridge.
The most recent proprietor, which in April 2021 reopened and renamed the landmark business as Dutchie’s, closed in November.
A Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board placard posted in a window Feb. 2 indicates a transfer of the establishment’s liquor license to One Kripa LLC is underway for an “eating place” there.
The former Dutchie’s, whch opened in 2021 in the former Brunetti’s on Sanderson Avenue at Deacon Street in the Green Ridge section of Scranton, closed in November of 2025. Photo taken Feb. 9, 2026 shows a PLCB placard in the window for a change of ownership of the liquor license there to a new owner, One Kripa LLC. (JIM LOCKWOOD / STAFF PHOTO)
Efforts were unsuccessful to reach One Kripa LLC.
Brunetti’s had long been a Green Ridge mainstay and landmark, having celebrated 62 years in business on St. Patrick’s Day in 2020. But two days later, the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a statewide business shutdown. Brunetti’s later did some front-door pickups but never fully reopened, as Brunetti family members with health issues decided to close for good in July 2020.
The next version of the establishment soon followed. After working as a chef for 20 years in Virginia Beach, Scranton-native Jim Mayer returned to his hometown and reopened the former Brunetti’s as Dutchie’s, a nod to his late father’s nickname.
Dutchie’s, which focused serving “subs, pizza and take-away” foods, had its last day Nov. 15, 2025.
A Facebook post Nov. 12 said, “This Saturday, Dutchie’s will close our doors for good. Saying goodbye is never easy, but our hearts are full of gratitude. Dutchie’s has been more than a business; it’s been a community, a family, and a dream we were lucky enough to live. To our own family — thank you for being our biggest supporters (and our hardest workers). The running joke has always been: if you wanted to see us, you had to come work with us — and somehow, you always did. Our family is heading in a different direction for our own growth, but we’ll forever carry this chapter — and all of you — with us. Thank you for being part of our story.”
Green Ridge Neighborhood Association President Laura Agostini said Dutchie’s closure came as a surprise and she awaits what the establishment’s next chapter will bring to the neighborhood.