Scranton , Pennsylvania , is a Mecca of sorts for devotee ofThe Office , playing home to the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and the loveable casting of case that work out there . While the show is actually filmed in California , there are passel of references to Scranton repair spots sprinkled throughout the script . To see if theseOffice - endorsed locus are all they ’re crack up to be , I ventured on a tour - de - Electric City , Michael Scott - style .
Alfredo’s Pizza Café
In the sequence “ Launch Party , ” Michael tries to pull ahead over his disgruntled employees by ordering takeout from their best-loved pizzeria . regrettably ( and predictably ) , he screws up . or else of dictate from the luscious and popular Alfredo ’s Pizza Café , he orders from Pizza by Alfredo ’s — an eating house far-famed for crank out pizza that tastes “ like eating a hot circle of garbage , ” in Kevin ’s assessment .
While Pizza by Alfredo ’s is fancied , Alfredo ’s Pizza Café is a real restaurant in Scranton . It ’s a authoritative sit around - down Italian eatery that serves up a variety of salad , sandwich , and pastas . To see if the pizza pie is truly the better slicing in Scranton , I ordered a part of sparse incrustation for review . admirer and I together with hold that it was not like eating a hot traffic circle of garbage , but perhaps not worth $ 2.25 a slicing .
Chili’s
There is n’t in reality a Chili ’s in Scranton . However , people who want their sister back ( baby back , baby back ) ribs can find one just a fifteen - minute parkway aside in nearby Wilkes - Barre . The restaurant is . . . well , just like any other Chili ’s .
Cooper’s Seafood
The Officename - drops Coopers about as often as Michael Scott makes a “ that ’s what she say ” joke . And in the episode “ Business Ethics , ” Michael actually submit Holly there . In the typically absurd aspect , he gesture wildly with a crab hook as he discourse whether he should cover Meredith for log Z’s with a client in central for steak coupons .
The tangible Cooper ’s is a popular Scranton seafood house mould after a literary pirate ship . When I discontinue by , the eating house was hopping — crowded and sunnily noisy , punctuated by the odor of salty Pisces . The eatery is divided into several elbow room , let in the ship ’s gin mill , the lighthouse bar , the tiki bar deck , the hulk elbow room , the power train room , the original pub , and the private coral room . There ’s also a giving shop that offers a hodgepodge of lobster shoot glasses , Dunder Mifflin - theme paraphernalia , and Pisces puppets . If you ’re ever in Scranton on your birthday , Cooper ’s will treat you to a free meal .
Electric City signs
In the sequence " The Merger , " Michael and Dwight make a whack video called “ Lazy Scranton ” to usher in their out - of - town colleagues to the Electric City . In the immortal words of Mr. Scott , “ They call it that cuz of the electri - City . ”
Well , sort of . Scranton is indeed called the Electric City . That ’s because America ’s first electric - operated trolley organization was developed there in 1886 . While the line is no longer in commissioning , the byname stuck . There ’s a Brobdingnagian Electric City sign downtown that lights up at night , as well as a colorful wall painting next to the overpass on the way into Scranton .
Froggy 101 Radio Station
Dwight ’s a enceinte fan of this country music place . He ’s even got a Froggy 101 bumper sticker on his desk . There was also a Froggy 101 spikelet on the desk of Michael ’s boss during his stint at the teleselling company .
The real Froggy 101 is a popular Scranton - based country - western station . I figured a driving force toOfficecountry would n’t be complete without tuning in to skillful ol’ 101.3FM to pump some beats . In the half - hour or so that I listened to the station , DJ Crockett played a nice mix of mainstream and countrified artists — Rascal Flatts , Bon Jovi , Taylor Swift , Josh Turner , and Dierks Bentley . And of course , Kenny Chesney ’s “ No Shoes , No Shirt , No problem . ”
Lackawanna Coal Mine/Anthracite Heritage Museum
Michael and Dwight ’s infamous “ Lazy Scranton ” rap video features footage of the Anthracite Heritage Museum . And in the episode “ Healthcare ” , Michael considers taking his staff on a term of enlistment of the Lackawanna coal mines after promise them an exciting but unspecified surprise .
The Anthracite Heritage Museum is a real exhibit in Scranton . It immortalize the workers of the ember minelaying and textile industries – which form the economic backbone of northeastern PA . The museum feature honest-to-goodness minelaying creature , replicas of miners ’ home plate , and real mine gondola . And if that ’s not enough , there are ember mine tours just down the road . The term of enlistment takes viewers 300 foot underground into a mineshaft , where a “ miner ” guide shares anecdote about the chronicle of anthracite coal mining . ( I go far too late to take a circuit but just in time to work on the ember mine trucks without getting kicked out by security . )
Poor Richard’s Pub
It ’s belike the most famous hangout topographic point forThe Officegang , refer in multiple episodes as a preferent well-chosen - hour destination . In the episode “ Cocktails " , the crowd heads to Poor Richard ’s , where the staff is on a first - name groundwork with Meredith . Pam tells Roy that she kissed Jim , remind him to trash the bar with his brother in a drunken rage .
While the fit was filmed at Pickwick ’s Pub in California , the tangible Poor Richard ’s is located inside a bowling alley teem with tiddler and birthday balloon . But the bar itself is not as family - friendly . It ’s little and coloured with several tables , an colonnade machine , and a few dartboards . When I give up by on a Saturday at 6 p.m. , the pub only had two client , both center - aged men .
Steamtown Mall
In “ Women ’s Appreciation , ” Michael celebrate his office gallon pals by taking them to Scranton ’s Prime Minister shopping website : the Mall at Steamtown . After they help him work out his relationship problems with Jan , he deal them each to one item from Victoria ’s Secret .
While the episode was filmed at a mall in Los Angeles , there is a Steamtown Mall in Scranton — and it embraces its use as the center ofOffice - Mania . There ’s a tumid display featuring cardboard cutout andOfficememorabilia in one of the plaza ’s window . The elevator is emboss with a immense painting of a Dwight Schrute bobblehead : Rainn Wilson is an honorary prophylactic guard there .
Farley’s Pub
In the episode “ Basketball , ” the also-ran of the game between the storage warehouse guys and the office guy cable have to buy the victor dinner at Farley ’s .
The material Farley ’s was a popular taphouse in downtown Scranton . After the show became noted , Farley ’s add together a particular Michael Scott burger to the menu . Sadly forOfficefans ( and Scrantonites ) , the iconic legal profession closed earlier this year .
The “Scranton Welcomes You” sign
This sign is sport prominently in the first step credit . It used to be locate on the Central Scranton Expressway . But a few years ago , city functionary adjudicate to retire the sign and replace it with a new one . The one-time sign is presently hang out at the Steamtown Mall , whereOfficeaficionados can enjoy in its presence .
Hooters
It ’s another culinary staple for Michael Scott . In the episode " The Secret " , he regale Jim to lunch there on the corporate account and cleverly orders a poulet breast – hold the chicken .
But while the eatery Sir Ernst Boris Chain plays a big theatrical role inThe Office , there is n’t actually a Hooters in Scranton . The nearest one is over an hour off , making it an improbable dejeuner - break destination for true Scrantonites .
Benihana
To help him get over a bad separation with Carol , Andy take Michael to the so - call “ Asian Hooters ” to help him drown his sadness in sake shots .
While it made for a corking Christmas episode ( aptly title “ a Benihana Christmas ” ) , there is n’t actually a Benihana in or near Scranton . The close one is in New Jersey .
Scranton Business Park
locate at 1725 Slough Avenue , the placement of Scranton ’s most viable business venture – Dunder Mifflin , Vance Refrigeration , and others – does n’t actually be . Slough is in reality the name of the townspeople where the BritishOfficetakes position .
