{"id":300606,"date":"2026-10-06T05:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300606\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T05:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:02:07","slug":"one-more-cup-o-joe-to-go-7-brew-drive-thru-coffee-eyes-scranton-site-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300606\/","title":{"rendered":"One more cup o\u2019 joe to go: 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee eyes Scranton site \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cravers of coffee in cars might get another drive-thru option in Scranton.<\/p>\n

Brew Team Group LLC of Vestal, New York, plans to build a 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee franchise at the South Side Shopping Center in the 1000 block of South Washington Avenue, which already has two Dunkin\u2019 coffee shops nearby.<\/p>\n

Those Dunkin\u2019s include: a traditional sit-down\/drive-thru shop at 1101 S. Washington Ave., which is diagonally across from the site of the proposed 7 Brew, and both of which are on opposite corners of East Elm Street; and a drive-thru-only Dunkin\u2019 at 1120 S. Washington Ave., which opened in June 2022 to alleviate the heavy drive-thru traffic at the other Dunkin\u2019 that used to routinely back up onto South Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n

Brew Team Group seeks a variance for a reduction of 50 required off-street parking spaces to construct a drive-thru coffee stand in the parking lot of the South Side Shopping Center, 1008 S. Washington Ave., according to a public notice in The Times-Tribune on Saturday of the Scranton Zoning Board agenda for its meeting on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. at City Hall.<\/p>\n

Some of the details in the application filed with the city include:<\/p>\n

\u2022The 7 Brew coffee-stand beverage vendor locations have dual drive-thru lanes, no interior seating and a walk-up window to place and receive occasional walk-up orders.<\/p>\n

\u2022In the South Side Shopping Center, 7 Brew proposes to repurpose presently underused parking to facilitate its first Scranton-area location.<\/p>\n

\u2022The proposed 7 Brew would be 790 square feet, including a 510-square-foot main building and a detached 280-square-foot cooler\/storage building. The franchise operates over 800 locations in states outside of Pennsylvania \u201cand is well versed in traffic management techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022The proposed 7 Brew will result in some loss of parking at the South Side Shopping Center but the remaining supply would still be adequate for the center and the 7 Brew drive-thru. The added parking demand associated with the proposed 7 Brew will be negligible because most of the shop\u2019s activity will occur in the dual drive-thru lanes and no interior seating will be offered.<\/p>\n

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The parking lot of the South Side Shopping Center in Scranton on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, where a 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee shop is proposed by Brew Team Group LLC. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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The parking lot of the South Side Shopping Center in Scranton on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, where a 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee shop is proposed by Brew Team Group LLC, to go diagonally across South Washington Avenue from a Dunkin\u2019. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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The Dunkin\u2019 drive-thru-only coffee shop on South Washington Avenue in South Scranton on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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The Dunkin\u2019 drive-thru-only coffee shop on South Washington Avenue in South Scranton on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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A rendering in an application filed with the Scranton Zoning Board by Brew Team Group LLC regarding a proposed 7 Brew Drive-Thru coffee stand in the parking lot of the South Side Shopping Center in the 1000 block of South Washington Avenue. (IMAGE COPIED\/ SCRANTON ZONING APPLICATION)\n<\/p>\n

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A rendering in an application filed with the Scranton Zoning Board by Brew Team Group LLC regarding a proposed 7 Brew Drive-Thru coffee stand in the parking lot of the South Side Shopping Center in the 1000 block of South Washington Avenue. (IMAGE COPIED\/ SCRANTON ZONING APPLICATION)\n<\/p>\n

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The parking lot of the South Side Shopping Center in Scranton on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, where a 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee shop is proposed by Brew Team Group LLC. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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\nOther 7 Brew sites percolating<\/p>\n

The South Scranton proposal is the third 7 Brew proposed in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties in the past month by the growing national drive-thru coffee and beverage franchise.<\/p>\n

Wilkes-Barre Twp.: On Sept. 14, Brew Team Group went before the Wilkes-Barre Twp. Planning Commission regarding razing the Sonic drive-in restaurant at 755 Kidder St. near the Wyoming Valley Mall and replacing it with a 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee shop constructed there. This plan calls for demolishing the existing Sonic and canopies over the ordering kiosks in the parking areas and constructing an 858-square-foot 7 Brew building with three drive-thru lanes.<\/p>\n

\"SonicSonic near the Wyoming Valley Mall closed in April of 2018. (CITIZENS\u2019 VOICE \/ FILE PHOTO<\/p>\n

South Abington Twp.: This week, on Wednesday, Brew Team Group is scheduled to go before the South Abington Zoning Board for a lighting variance regarding construction of a 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffee shop at 1028 Northern Blvd., where a Burger King closed Sept. 19. This plan calls for demolishing the former Burger King and constructing a 510-square-foot building there, with two drive-thru lanes covered by canopies, a detached cooler and accessory trash enclosure. The developer seeks a variance for lighting that is brighter than allowed under the township zoning ordinance.<\/p>\n

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The former Burger King location at 1028 Northern Boulevard in South Abington Twp. on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (JEFF HORVATH\/STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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The former Burger King location at 1028 Northern Boulevard in South Abington Twp. on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (JEFF HORVATH\/STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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The former Burger King location at 1028 Northern Boulevard in South Abington Twp. on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (JEFF HORVATH\/STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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The former Burger King location at 1028 Northern Boulevard in South Abington Twp. on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (JEFF HORVATH\/STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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The Burger King location in South Abington Twp. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. The last day of operation will be Saturday. (ROBERT TOMKAVAGE\/STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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The former Burger King location at 1028 Northern Boulevard in South Abington Twp. on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (JEFF HORVATH\/STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n

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