The latest News from & about Arooga's

Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar, Winner of “America’s Next Top Restaurant Franchise,” is Now Offering Individual and Multi-unit Franchise Opportunities in 7 States
"Gary Huether Jr. and Mike Murphy, Co-owners of Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar, announced today the national franchise launch of Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar, an innovative full-service casual restaurant and bar with a sports and entertainment focus that combines exceptional food and beverages, with unique concepts, and proprietary operational strategies." - Restaurant News
5/8/13 - Read the Article

Wing Quest: Arooga's serves up solid contenders during judges' first visit
"...The star of the show at the fast-growing Central Pennsylvania chain, with seven locations and counting, is the wings. Co-owner Gary Huether says these sauce-slathered sensations account for 65 percent of the chain's food sales. ...." - Pennlive/Patriot News
10/10/12 - Read the Article

Sauce it up with these unusual chicken wing sauces
"Wings are great, but without a sauce or a rub, they are just, well, chicken. Sauce can make or break a great wing...." - Pennlive/Patriot News
10/03/12 - Read the Article

Arooga's goes from single sports bar to restaurant chain in 5 years
"Diners are eating boneless wings and salads. Others are sipping sodas and beer at Arooga’s Grill House & Sports Bar in West Hanover Twp...." - Pennlive/Patriot News
06/01/12 - Read the Article

Arooga's Draft House & Sports Bar due to open Wednesday in Harrisburg
"On one hand, the opening of Arooga’s Draft House & Sports Bar Wednesday in Harrisburg comes at a perfect time. The doors open before two major events — March Madness basketball playoffs and Saint Patrick’s Day festivities...." - Pennlive/Patriot News
03/06/12 - Read the Article

King of the Wing?
"Be better than the other guy. And remember, failure is not an option. For Gary Huether Jr., these age-old sayings are part of everyday life.They are the reason for the daily stream of 20-somethings and business types at the bar, families in the booths, and mix of casual sports and chicken wing fans strewn about the laid-back neighborhood environment at Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar." - Central Penn Business Journal
03/02/12 - Read the Article

Harrisburg-area restaurant openings on the horizon for 2012
"...The restaurant at the former Spice at 201 N. Second St. will be called Arooga’s Draft House & Sports Bar to reflect a slightly different template than the other restaurants in the chain. More than 40 beers will be on tap, with an emphasis on craft brews. There will also be 10 wines on tap, Huether said..." - Pennlive/Patriot News
01/23/12 - Read the Article

2012 will bring new, improved venues to Harrisburg
"...Arooga’s Draft House, which is slated to open at the keystone of Restaurant Row — the corner of Second and Locust streets, previous home of Fisaga and, most recently, Spice — is expected to be in business in late February or early to mid-March..." - Pennlive/Patriot News
01/05/12 - Read the Article

Loyal Penn State fans pack sports bars for TicketCity Bowl
"...Aroogas was full of blue and white for Monday's Ticket City bowl game. But the absence of Joe Paterno patrolling the sidelines didn't feel right for some of the Nittany Lion faithful..." - ABC27
01/02/12 - Read the Article

Arooga's Draft House & Sports Bar to open in Harrisburg
"...The chain, owned by Gary Huether and Mike Murphy and known for its mild to spicy wings, dozens of televisions and sports bar atmosphere, will replace Spice Restaurant at 201 N. Second St..." - Pennlive/Patriot News 11/18/11 - Read the Article

Wing Fest Wingcap – Arooga’s
"Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania brought 10 of the 40 sauces on their menu to the 2011 National Buffalo Wing Festival. Watch my wingcap of their famous “Almost Everything” sauce – a mixture of hot, bbq, garlic, cajun – and continue reading to see a photo of me and the Arooga’s girls." - The Ultimate Wingman
09/05/11 - Read the Article

Crew from the Style Network's 'How Do I Look?' to visit Harrisburg
“...Harrisburg is really close to my heart. It’s where my husband’s family is from. I visit four or five times a year,” she said Friday in a phone interview from Tampa, Fla. (For the record, she loves Utz Potato Chips and wings from Arooga’s Sports Bar & Grill House Restaurant.)..." - Pennlive/Patriot News
05/14/11 - Read the Article

Arooga's Rt. 94 - The Sports Bar with a Sensitive Side
"...Since opening its fi rst Harrisburg-area location more than two years ago, Arooga’s Sports Bar & Grill House Restaurant chain has grown quickly. The new Arooga’s 94 in Hanover is the fi fth location in Central Pennsylvania and the fi rst in York County..." - Fly Magazine
04/01/11 - Read the Article

Arooga's on the Carlisle Pike draws March Madness crowd
"Will the third sports bar be the charm for 4713 Carlisle Pike? Formerly The Grille of Hampden, and Damon’s Grill before that, the fast-growing Pennsylvania chain Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar has kept the parking lot frustratingly full and the beers on tap while working the jersey-clad March Madness crowd..." - Pennlive/Patriot News
03/24/11 - Read the Article

Feast of Fun: Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar
"...Wings are a main event at Arooga's and for good reason! The selection of flavors and combinations is lengthy and intense, ranging from mild to The Ghost Face Killa, which is the hottest wing on the menu. To eat The Ghost Face Killa, you have to first sign a waiver...talk about catching the heat...For the sweeties, the Hickory Smoked Honey BBQ wings are a much safer bet so as not to kill all of your taste buds!..." - Examiner.com
02/16/11 - Read the Article

Arooga's 11 - a sports bar chain with a green mind
"...Theoretically, any bar with some TVs tuned in to a football or baseball game could be considered a sports bar. But what would defi ne the ultimate sports bar, and what would a place that took that basic idea and ran with it look like? Now, I’m not saying that Arooga’s is the defi nitive ultimate sports bar, but after a couple hours at the newly opened Aroogas 11, I began to wonder, “If this isn’t it, what is?”..." - Fly Magazine
01/01/11 - Read the Article

Arooga’s on the Road To National Success
"Gary Huether Jr. seems to always have an excited air about him, and for good reason. The success he’s achieved in just two years is about to make him a national name. In 2008 he took over his first restaurant with grand ideas, from being the area’s first “green” restaurant to serving beer below freezing. Two years later and getting ready to open his fourth location, Huether is the frontman of a still-growing team, and his is the story of a successful local restaurant chain that’s going national: Arooga’s Grill House and Sports Bar..." - MODE Magazine
10/01/10 - Read the Article

Arooga's WINNER America's Next Top Restaurant Franchise
"Arooga's is already famous in Central Pennsylvania as the premier sports bar/family restaurant in the area. Soon they'll be known nationwide, thanks to winning 'Wanted: America's Next Top Restaurant Franchise," a contest co=sponsored by Sysco Foods and The Franchise Edge. Out of 240 restaurants in 36 states competing, Arooga's was the grand prize winner and will have their concept franchised for free. Gary Heuther, owner of Arooga's, says this will help move them from teh midstate to all of Pennsylvania next year, with Maryland and Virginia locations soon to follow. After that, it won't be long before you'll find Arooga's from coast to coast!..." - Taste of PA
10/01/09 - Read the Article

Susqueats: Arooga’s Grille House and Sports Bar – Camp Hill
"As the second move in what appears to be a quickly expanding sports bar chain, Arooga’s complimented their East Shore location with one on the West Shore located on the Camp Hill bypass..." - Susqueats
04/17/09 - Read the Article

Sports bar finds winning formula to thrive during recession
"Even some places where you're supposed to have a good time are hurting. While some tavern owners are finding out that they are not immune to the recession, the owner of a couple of midstate sports bars is enjoying strong business and looking to expand. Gary Huether, owner of Arooga's, said it's all a matter of paying attention..." - Pennlive/Patriot News
03/26/09 - Read the Article

Arooga's scores on West Shore
"...People want to see sports. We want it on a better TV than what we have at home. We want to be able to hear the game. And we want something decent, but casual, to eat. Nothing frou-frou but better than we make at home. Finally, one of those real sports bars has come to the West Shore. Arooga's 15 Grille House & Sports Bar has moved into the former Dorado's site in East Pennsboro Twp. There's also an Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar in West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County...." - Pennlive/Patriot News
12/04/08 - Read the Article