Plates from the Past’s loves barbecue and smoked meats.
A few weeks back on Saturday afternoon, Plates journeyed up the Waymart Hotel and Wranglers BBQ Pit in Waymart with two fellow bbq enthusiasts.
Wranglers BBQ Pit is a seasonal offering at the Waymart Hotel. According to their website they ware open from late spring to early fall. If you are going up for barbecue it is best that you check their Facebook page to make sure they are BBQing on the day you go. According to a Aug. 10 Facebook post the Wranglers is operating on Tuesday and Wednesday, 4-9pm with limited menu; Thursday and Friday, 4-9pm with full menu; and Saturday and Sunday, 12-9pm.
Despite a large crowd we were seated fast in the outdoor pavilion.
After reviewing the menu our group ordered the classics of bbq – ribs, brisket, pulled pork and barbecued chicken.
Wranglers BBQ Pit sampler one – Smoked beef brisket, pulled bbq pork, corn-on-the-cob, onions rings, baked beans and cole slaw. BRIAN FULTON/STAFF PHOTO
Applewood smoked BBQ pork ribs with a baked potato from Wrangler BBQ Pit at the Waymart Hotel. BRIAN FULTON/STAFF PHOTO
Applewood smoked chicken (half chicken) with French fries and corn-on-the cob at Wranglers BBQ Pit at the Waymart Hotel. BRIAN FULTON/STAFF PHOTO
Following our meal and the picturesque drive back from Waymart back down to Scranton put Plates and his friends in the mood for ice cream.
We stopped at Ice Screamers in Moosic, PA. The ice cream shop recently moved to a new location in Moosic at 3738 Birney Ave. next door to Jack Williams Tires and Auto.
Plates decided to try the special sundae of the day – Holy Cannoli. The sundae had vanilla soft serve, chocolate chips, cannoli pieces and fresh cannoli filling.
Holy Cannoli sundae at Ice Screamers is made with vanilla soft serve, chocolate chips, cannoli pieces and fresh cannoli filling. BRIAN FULTON/STAFF PHOTO
The Waymart Hotel and Wranglers BBQ Pit
Address: 205 Carbondale Road, Waymart
Phone: 570-488-6585
Established: 1848
Owners: Randy and Susan Thorpe
Cuisine: American, pizza and barbecue
Hours: Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10a.m. to 9p.m.; Friday and Saturdays, 10a.m. to 10p.m.; Sundays, 11a.m. to 9p.m.; temporarily closed Mondays
Online: Waymarthotel.com and Waymart Hotel Inc. on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/WaymartHotel/
Ice Screamers
Address: 3738 Birney Ave., Moosic, PA 18507
Phone: 570-881-3487
Cuisine: Ice Cream
Hours: Seven days a week 12pm – 10 pm for the season
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Ice-Screamers-451712714979855
Related –
Waymart Hotel continues tradition begun more than a century ago – Laura Rysz/Staff Writer
Plates from the Past – B3Q Smokehouse – https://accessnepa.com/pages-from-the-past/plates-from-the-past-b3q-smokehouse
Scoops from the Past – Blue Ribbon Farm Dairy – https://accessnepa.com/pages-from-the-past/scoops-from-the-past-blue-ribbon-farm-dairy
Brian Fulton has been the librarian at The Times-Tribune for the past 15 years. On his blog, Historically Hip, he writes about the great concerts, plays/musicals and celebrity happenings that have taken place throughout NEPA. He is also the co-host of the local history podcast, Historically Hip. He competed and was crowned grand champion on an episode of NPR quiz show “Ask Me Another.” Contact: bfulton@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9140; or @TTPagesPast
