Started in Harrisburg, Pa 2008. Arooga’s is renowned for their made-to-order bar grub such as their scratch made apps, Buffalo Festival award-winning wings, and unique plant-based, meatless alternatives. Arooga's can be found in several states on the east coast U.S. and has plans for further expansion throughout the U.S.
About Arooga’s
The server was super friendly. I wish I remembered names better. We got 2 drinks and an app sampler while waiting for a show at 89 north to start. Locations, food, drink, price, everything pretty much standard for the area. No complaints.
Arooga’s in Patchogue was very pleasant. The atmosphere gave me BWW at home and was more than inviting and welcoming. The staff was friendly and typical for a sports bar. What our meal consisted of: Amish Pirogues. Traditional cheese & potato dumplings with a house-made sweet chili sour cream dip. The pierogies themselves were great! Very hot when we got them and a flaky soft outer shell. The chili-sour cream dipping sauce being a tad too sweet is what kind of took away from such a great appetizer. Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich. Which consisted of Hand-breaded chicken breast, Nashville hot infused oil, a sliced dill pickle, on a buttered brioche. Talk about a mouthful.. this sandwich was delicious. Never have I ever had to cut a sandwich in half like I would a burger. Twas very large! But aside from size, what a bar set for future chicken sandwiches! I absolutely fell in love with the breading and the flavor of the chicken! Although the “hot infused oil” was far from hot (flavor).. or oil? It was a delight to have a new twist on such a staple idea that is the chicken sandwich. Then last but definitely not least was the Impossible Burger which consisted of a Plant-based burger patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickle, burger sauce, all on a brioche bun with the option to sub for vegan if desired. My girlfriend had this and she was pleasantly delighted with how it turned out. She didn’t say much more due to her mouth being full of delicious food! No gripes from me! Was a very sterile and clean environment! Although we went at lunch and the place was slightly empty but it was definitely crowding up as the night progressed! Also, LOTS of beer on tap. More than I’ve ever seen! 10/10!
We used our Habitat for Humanity beer card and had a nice draft beer on the house. The bartenders were very nice. The food was good. The wings were happy hour pricing and good. They weren't amazing but they weren't terrible. Just good. This is a great place to have a beer and watch a game in the heart of Patchogue. Tell 'em Barsnobs sent ya!
Bar had pretty good food. The pretzel was very good. I got a cheesesteak. Wasn’t as good but I liked the tots on the side. Our waiter was slow. There were only a couple people there and we were waiting for more than 40 minutes for food. There were about 5 waiters there. Nothing to judge them, maybe there was an issue. Kids eat for free Monday’s.
My friends and I went last night for Trivia. Our waitress was Michelle and she was AWESOME! Very attentive and she has a great personality. She was a burst of Happy Energy!!! We will be back! PS My salad was delicious also :)