Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar

I have been to many other locations, and was extremely disappointed. Our waitress was friendly but was not really knowledgeable about the menu. We ordered wings, my wings were fine but my companions were pretty dry. He ordered the cranberry habanero sauce and his wings were barely covered. My carrots were dry and looked like they were left to sit out for two weeks. The Bleu cheese was watery and tasteless. When we spoke to the manager about this his answer was to take my carrots and run them under water and bring them back to me. He explained that the Bleu cheese issue was known but had not really been addressed, and that was all he had to offer. We will not be returning.

ALERT! DO NOT GOT TO AROOGA’S IN HERSHEY!
Here’s why:
My husband and I were back in the area for the holidays and had planned ahead and invited about 15 people out to watch the Skins/​Eagles game Saturday night. We were to meet at Arooga’s around 8. My husband called around 4 pm to see if we could make reservations, to which the girl clearly told him they do not take reservations, to call or come in around 7:30 pm to get on the waiting list.
My friend and I happened to be in the area around 6:30 and went in and sat at the bar. Shannon and another friend arrived at 7 and he asked to have a group of 15 accommodated. The girl said that they did take reservations, she wasn’t sure why we were told that they did not. She said there was another large group table that was just about to get their food and wasn’t staying for the game. As we watched, they weren’t getting their food, and by around 8 pm, we felt they probably wouldn’t be done by 8:30 and that table clearly wouldn’t be ready for our group.
We talked to a waitress and she said she was trying to get something together, but she didn’t know what she could do. They had to «clear the line at the door», by seating a streaming line of people coming in. The continued to seat people for the entire hour and a half that we waited, but still didn’t seat us. Around 8:15 we asked to talk to a manager.
The manager, a tall, younger fellow with dark hair, a beard and glasses (in case you come in contact with him, IF you chance going to such a horrible place), came out with an immediate attitude as if we were bothering him asking for a group of 15. He said they were doing their best, and he didn’t know what else he could do for us. He also said that his hostesses obviously didn’t know what they were talking about, because (story #3) they DO take reservations, but couldn’t take any more large group reservations for that evening. He couldn’t offer a reason for seating everyone before us, even when there were plenty of tables. The more frustrated we got, the more rude he became also.
Then Shannon talked to him and explained for the second time that we didn’t need a separate room, or one large group table, but maybe two tables or booths close to each other would be fine. So he asked if we wanted the two booths that Shannon had been standing at for almost an hour, and we took those. Finally!
While we didn’t really want to even spend a dime in this crap hole, we still had people coming, and would never have found room on a Saturday at 8:30 pm somewhere else. So we stayed. We had two waitresses, one for each table. The wives were at one, the husbands another.
they had to retake our drink orders because they couldn’t have two waitresses do our tables because «We didn’t sit together so they couldn’t split our checks.» The waitress was annoyed and took that out on us too.
Bottom line, this has happened before at Homecoming, any time we have a group larger than 4 people. They don’t know what they are doing, they have attitudes, and it’s just not worth the hassle. Please share with anyone you know, and don’t give these clowns any of your money. After multiple group issues at this location, Arooga’s needs to seriously consider training their staff to be more like the other locations. Their continual ineptitude and rude attitudes towards customers are Completely Unacceptable. There are many places to take groups to watch football, and this will NO LONGER be one of them. What a shame.

One of the worst Aroogas locations. I am a big Aroogas fan but this location is bad
Multiple times I have come in and received slow service or no service at all (30+ without a drink order).
One time we ordered a burger and it came out bloody, so bloody the fries soaked up the blood.
This Aroogas needs a change and fast.

IF YOU LIKE FLAT BEER AND CHEWY WINGS THIS IS YOUR PLACE! !
Seriously, what has happened to this place? I can remember when Kokomos was the ultimate sportsbar/​wing place in the Harrisburg area. For those that don’t understand what I’m talking about, Kokomos was bought and the name was changed to Arrogas and it has been all downhill ever since. If it wasn’t for their awesome Louisiana garlic hot sauce (formerly Coaches Choice at Kokomos) this place would get zero stars.
WAKE UP PEOPLE YOU’RE PAYING $ 6 PER DRAFT FOR FLAT BEER!

Rigid on menu choices. Service is slow and subpar. Overall, very poor management and so many missed opportunities.

My fiancé and I ended up at Arooga’s after an evening at Hershey Park and no where else to eat for miles. (Also everything else was closing at 10pm– just 1 hour after the park closes– except Aroogas which closes at 2am daily and kitchen closes at midnight.)
So maybe I’m being too generous with a 4-​star review for this greasy spoon type spot. Seriously, I get that the food here is typical bar fare but even weeks later I am still thinking of those Bleu Cheese chips and how quickly we scarfed down that chilli dog! The chips were perfectly fried, crispy and COVERED in bacon and a chunky bleu cheese dressing. The hotdogs were great.
I don’t know if it was the not eating for like 8 hours or possibly the burning of hundreds of calories as we ran miles through Hershey Park in a (successful) attempt to ride 12 roller coasters in just under hours… either way this food HIT THE SPOT.
Sidenote: It was incredibly cheap & the service was friendly. The bathrooms were clean… yay!

Had a great time here on Sunday night. We were in the area and were looking for a place to watch some football that had a good beer selection. The beer selection was decent with a good variety of styles on tap. We had the perogies for an appetizer and they were delicious. The wings were tasty and the cheesesteak was delicious. The service was great during our visit. We sat at the bar and the bartenders were very attentive. We will be back the next time we are in the area.

It was just okay. Nothing fancy. We happened to be in the area so we stopped to try it out. The wings were the best part. I got a a buffalo sandwhich and that wasn’t anything special.

DO NOT GO TO THE BAR. If you see a bearded bartender, leave or ask for a table with a server. He will ignore you! We’ve been to this bar 3 times for events or meetings and the bartender is always too «busy», even when no one else is there.

I took the kids to Hershey, PA and visited a local Arooga’s with the family. With all the negative reviews, I almost didn’t walk thru the doors (My kids were looking it up on Unilocal on the way there). When we arrived, we were seated and greeted right away… The food selection was good. Casual, clean and the food was great and reasonably priced! I’m glad we went!

I was a little hesitant to come here after reading the reviews, but the outside of this place was appealing so gave it a try. When i first walked in I was overwhelmed by the size of the dining area, and the length of the bar. It was lunch time and the bar was empty so we sat there. We were greeted by a friendly, but not overly so, bartender. Our drink order was quickly filled and i was sipping on a fresh berry Mojito. The menu is a book! Huge!!! And i am a Libra so I have a hard enough time making a decision. But we picked several small items to share. Everything was tasty, hot, and quick. Trivia at the bar was fun, too. Overall i cant find anything bad to say. Just wouldn’t call it perfect for 5 stars. Will go again, though.

We had dinner here last night for 2 family members birthdays. The service was extremely slow. I asked twice for a kids menu and finally had to get up to get it myself. Our waiter would just dissappear for long stretches of time, and there was barely anyone in the place. The manager saw us desperately searching for the waiter at one point and came over to take care of us. She was very friendly and attentive, but our service from the waiter did not get better.
The food took forever to come out. I ordered a signature «mason jar» drink that was not served in a mason jar. Ha. The drink was good and the glass it was served in did not change the taste, but I think it is a lack of pride in your business when you are ignoring your own advertising. The food was not horrible, but nothing to rave about either.
The outside of the place looks great and inviting. However, the inside felt somehow run down. I would not go back or recommend this place. But because the people were friendly, albeit slow, and the food was edible… I gave it 3 stars instead of 2.

Recent changes in the beer list, food menu, and Happy Hour offerings, have made Aroogas a less interesting choice than it once was. Too many tulip glasses and not enough wing sauce choices (among other menu changes) have encouraged me to look elsewhere. If I were the management at Arooga’s, I would be looking over my shoulder at a certain famous Pittburgh — based establishment that just opened a location in York. There’s some serious competition there! Good Luck!
Andrew — Thanks for your comments of ⁷⁄₂₂. I have edited the review based on your response.

Went here last night to watch the game with a few friends. We have been here quite often but last night was a terrible experience. The night started okay, however as the night progressed, everything went downhill. Around 10PM, for some god forsaken reason, they decided to blast music. The music was so loud, my friends and I were practically shouting at each other in order to hear each other. We came to enjoy the game and talk, but we were only able to accomplish one of these since the music was so loud. Now if the music was good, we would not be complaining too much, however the DJ was not very good. We were on the verge of leaving many times, however since we didnt want to miss any of the game, we stuck it out for the rest of the game. The only positive (and the only reason I did not list this as 1 star) that we had throughout our night was that our server treated us very well and was very accommodating. We asked to get the music turned down a little, however, they were unable to do so. There were several families that were present and everyone looked clearly annoyed that the music was so loud and noone was able to have a conversation properly. If you want to watch the game, spend time with friends, or socialize, this is probably not the place to go. The music was louder than most clubs and it was kind of ridiculous.

Wish I could give less stars. We were seated and waited 15 minutes before leaving. No one came to get our drink orders or appetizers, nothing. We watched another couple come in after us and were seated and taken care of with in minutes. Unfortunately, we will not be coming back here because of the poor service. There were only 2 people in our party as well.

Great sports bar in the Hershey PA area. Plenty of TV’s to watch the big game. As always great food. My only negative comment about this place is that there seems to be no parking. Overall I would definitely recommend this place to any sports fan visiting the Hershey PA area.

Not sure why ratings are so low. I guess most people come in here expecting 3 Michelin star level service and food.
Went on Monday for ayce wings (11.99 + beverage) a pretty good deal for a big boy like myself. As a chicken wing connoisseur, the sauce selection is enticing ranging from the spicy mango habanero to the buttery garlic parm and offers the traditional bone in as well as boneless and skinny. It also came with endless fries, which were par at best but it’s there to snack on while finding your second wind.
Service was great! Refills were done often, orders for next batch of wings were taken quickly and came out promptly, and I really appreciate it when our waitress was busy a member of the kitchen staff came out to deliver our food rather than leaving the food left to die cold waiting.
Only thing I would recommend is to include ranch/​blue cheese if you’re gonna require a beverage for the ayce.
Highly recommend if you’re with friends who need a place to watch a sporting event. There’s tv literally everywhere, no blind spots.
I will be coming back… Tonight w the parents.

Not a favorite of mine. Boneless wing special had dry meat. Extra charge for carrots and celery and another extra charge for ranch or blue cheese. When I asked if I could substitute a salad for the fries on the crab cake I was told yes. When the bill cac me I was charged $ 3 for the salad. That is not a substitute in my dictionary. To the restaurants credit they took off the charge and the salad was good. All in all I would not go back

I had great service and great food. After first arriving to the bar I was greeted right off by the bartender. The food was great, even better than some other locations, the display/​plating for my app was excellent, clean, and had vibrant colors — for a bar that is usually rare. My meal, while larger than it needed to be was very good.
I was able to get two (mixed) drinks, an app, and a full entrée (not just burger) for under 40.00 including tip great value for this tourist filled area.
Disclaimer: I work for a company in the area that also has restaurants– this review is clearly my opinion alone.

I’ve been to the other Arooga’s locations because I love their wings (especially the dry rubs and extra crispy).
I visited this location and ordered my food for carry out. My call was answered right away and I didn’t have to wait long. The person that took my order was very friendly and walked me through the order process making sure to ask how I wanted my food prepared. I was also reminded if I needed any utensils or extra sauces/​condiments.
When I got to the restaurant, I went to the bar to pick up my food. My order was ready as soon as I got there and I didn’t have to wait. The manager and bartender on duty were very friendly and helpful also. I was in and out in no time. The food was delicious and my wings were crispy and full of flavor!
Thanks for a great experience!