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No, Schiff's is a meat store and supermarket in Scranton.

And that's the impostor. I stupidly added "Lunch" when the original is just Coney Island. Here's their Web site: http://www.coneyislandofscranton.com/CIOS1/Welcome.html The place is all spiffed up now, after is was gutted by an arson last year. So glad they stuck with it and reopened.

The only way I found it was thanks to printed out Mapquest directions, and even then it was tough.

Joe and John are great guys. According to them, they used to be hippies and hardcore gamblers, but they got religion and turned their lives around, eventually taking the place over from their dad, who used to cut hair in the now-vacant barbershop next door.

Clarifying a couple of things. They don't have a computer, but one of the brothers regularly goes to the public library to surf the Net. He is especially good at finding mentions of their place, which he prints and adds to their collection.

Secondly, the dogs are pan fried, but what gives them extra zip is that they are pan-fried in oil. They used to use Crisco, but it got too pricey, so they use cooking oil they buy in bulk.

Their religiosity might be off-putting to some, but they really don't shove it down your throat or preach at you (with the exception of the tracts and Bible verses on the walls). Get over that and you'll have a fine time. My girlfriend and I went there two or three times one summer, then came back late the next summer and were stunned when Joe greeted us by name. He remembered!

Oh, and the mealie is simply the finest dog I've ever had, with Coney Island Lunch in Scranton, PA, a distant second.

The Sister Schubert's Web site has not been updated with some really big news: Sam's Club is now carrying her Parker House rolls, in a 30-count package! I checked Sam's Club's site, and it looks like they are in pretty much all their stores. Great news for NYers and NJites who don't hate WalMart.

Amen, Brian! From the abundance of junk food (Tastycakes; various brands of potato chips; Frozen Run birch beer) to all kinds of Italian, Greek and Slavic delicacies. The area can't be beat.

Texas Wieners from Coney Island (NOT Coney Island Lunch, those imposters) in Scranton, PA. With their chili sauce. At least four of them, but as many as six. Depends if you get fries or not.

Ten minutes??? If you are cooking them at a low-enough temperature to do them right, it will take you at least half an hour.

I'd rather they sold their Italian roast pork with provolone and brocolli rabe!

The whole episode is on Hulu.

Whole Foods store-brand canned soda is dirt cheap, esp. when you consider they use pure cane sugar and not HFCS. Also, the Union Square branch sells milk and butter cheaper than the nearby Food Emporium.

You used to be able to get one here in NYC at the Tony Luke's outpost. But the place parted ways with it's father, and is now called Shorty's. Now you can get a serviceable facsimile of one.

It's not local to me, but it is fantastic. And it is shippable. Pretty much just about any flavor from the Creamery at Penn State. I'm partial to the Peachy Paterno.