From a press release:
Just just before turning a few decades old in Could, Peculiar Slurp in downtown Scranton has been “reimagined” as Peculiar Kitchen, providing imaginative new menu items for meat fans, vegetarians, and vegans surrounded by striking parts of art.
Owned by husband and wife group Gene and Miranda Philbin, the restaurant serves new American comfort food with a significant enthusiasm for Asian flare, experimenting with all forms of dishes exceptional to the place even though accommodating nutritional constraints like gluten-totally free, paleo, and keto to ensure all company are taken treatment of. Not too long ago showcased dishes contain jajangmyeon, yuzu lomi-lomi salmon poke bowl, miso and bourbon barrel-aged buffalo-glazed fried chicken salad, adobo and smoked chili-rubbed brief ribs, kimchi beer mussels, cumin and mint black bean hummus, salt and vinegar yuca fries, and Thai chili garlic roasted half duck with steamed bao buns, among other folks, served with cocktails, craft beer, wine, and gentle drinks.
“We recently refreshed our model from Peculiar Slurp to Peculiar Kitchen area to permit our shoppers know that we are not just about the ramen. Our love for other cuisines just created us want to open the culinary floodgates to cook dinner what ever we want!” Miranda Philbin said.
“This past year has been difficult for quite a few, in particular all those in the restaurant sector. We determined this was as good a time as any to do a brand name refresh, incorporate a few coats of paint, some new artwork and, of class, update our menu to be extra inclusive of other cuisines and styles of cooking. You can however get your ramen right here, but we provide so a great deal additional!”
With a quirky new brand and eye-catching mural artwork by Eric Bussart, Zach Yahn, and Ryan Hnat from Northeast Artwork Undertaking, the environment at Peculiar Kitchen area is hip, funky, inventive, lively, and relaxed, generating it great for households, individuals, and couples alike. There is table service inside of, counter seating at the open up kitchen area, and minimal seating on the outdoor patio.

“We just celebrated a few several years at our existing site in downtown Scranton and glimpse forward to serving you for yrs to appear. We are now open to total capability and are accepting reservations for common evening meal service as very well tickets for our impending appear chef dinners,” Miranda pointed out.
Back again in 2012, Peculiar Culinary Organization was a passion undertaking that commenced by hosting pop-up dinners and catering exclusive situations, finally setting up a residence base at the Hughestown Hose Business in close proximity to Pittston and then a food items truck business enterprise in 2015. These garnered a loyal subsequent at Sabatini’s Bottleshop & Bar in Exeter on “Taco Tuesdays” and other spots all over the region, together with lunches on Scranton’s Courthouse Square, festivals at Montage Mountain, venues like the River Avenue Jazz Cafe in Plains, and breweries like Susquehanna Brewing Firm in Pittston, traveling as much as Allentown and Easton for unique events.
Soon after numerous countrywide television appearances on the Food Network and CNBC when continuing to get acceptance back property, they decided it was time to sell the truck, open up their initially brick and mortar store in 2018, and emphasis on the Peculiar Slurp restaurant and Peculiar Culinary catering on availability.
The several hours and current menu for Peculiar Kitchen area (307 Penn Ave., Scranton) are shown on thepeculiarkitchen.com, and every day/weekly attributes can be observed on Fb and Instagram. Takeout and on the web ordering is out there as a result of their internet site and the Toast app.
Find out much more about Gene and Miranda Philbin and the story of their compact business in Episode 107 of the NEPA Scene Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/enjoy?v=7zeIAB_p5w4
Pictures by Rich Howells/NEPA Scene artwork by Eric Bussart, Zach Yahn, and Ryan Hnat