A new operator plans to take over the former Brunetti\u2019s Pizza and Deli on Sanderson Avenue in Green Ridge.<\/p>\n
The most recent proprietor, which in April 2021 reopened and renamed the landmark business as Dutchie\u2019s, closed in November.<\/p>\n
A Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board placard posted in a window Feb. 2 indicates a transfer of the establishment\u2019s liquor license to One Kripa LLC is underway for an \u201ceating place\u201d there.<\/p>\n
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The former Dutchie\u2019s, whch opened in 2021 in the former Brunetti\u2019s 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)<\/p>\n
Efforts were unsuccessful to reach One Kripa LLC.<\/p>\n
Brunetti\u2019s had long been a Green Ridge mainstay and landmark, having celebrated 62 years in business on St. Patrick\u2019s Day in 2020. But two days later, the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a statewide business shutdown. Brunetti\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s as Dutchie\u2019s, a nod to his late father\u2019s nickname.<\/p>\n
Dutchie\u2019s, which focused serving \u201csubs, pizza and take-away\u201d foods, had its last day Nov. 15, 2025.<\/p>\n
A Facebook post Nov. 12 said, \u201cThis Saturday, Dutchie\u2019s will close our doors for good. Saying goodbye is never easy, but our hearts are full of gratitude. Dutchie\u2019s has been more than a business; it\u2019s been a community, a family, and a dream we were lucky enough to live. To our own family \u2014 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 \u2014 and somehow, you always did. Our family is heading in a different direction for our own growth, but we\u2019ll forever carry this chapter \u2014 and all of you \u2014 with us. Thank you for being part of our story.\u201d<\/p>\n
Green Ridge Neighborhood Association President Laura Agostini said Dutchie\u2019s closure came as a surprise and she awaits what the establishment\u2019s next chapter will bring to the neighborhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new operator plans to take over the former Brunetti\u2019s Pizza and Deli on Sanderson Avenue in Green…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,139,28,435,178,180,179,289,181],"class_list":{"0":"post-116480","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-lackawanna-county","9":"tag-local-news","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-pennsylvania","12":"tag-restaurants-food-and-drink","13":"tag-scranton","14":"tag-scranton-headlines","15":"tag-scranton-news","16":"tag-things-to-do","17":"tag-top-stories-stt"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}