Jason Trommetter

I moved to the Harrisburg area a little over a year ago so I’m still trying to find my way around sometimes. One thing we had plenty of when I lived in South Carolina was wing joints. My friends and I had several places we used to eat at a lot. Up here, good places to eat buffalo wings are few and far between.

Today, I found the most awesome wing place I’ve ever eaten at in Pennsylvania. It’s called Arooga’s. They have over 30 different wing sauces. Everything from the standard mild, medium, hot and instant death to more exotic flavors like Red Thai and General Tso’s.

I didn’t think my stomach could take Hot today, so I ordered Medium. Those big juicy meaty wings were had plenty of spicy goodness. The were served over a basketful of what appeared to be fresh cut fries.

Since I was eating alone, I appreciated the fact they had a small TV at every table that you could tune to your favorite channe. Best lunch I’ve had in a long time!

Our waitress was complaining, “They normally have three girls working this section, but I’m the only one working it tonight.” It was a lousy excuse, she was just slow and inattentive.

The food is decent, but expensive. I think I paid 2 bucks more than I should have for my steak sandwich.

Even though it’s close to my house, I won’t eat there again any time soon. Better to go on down the Pike and eat at the Middlesex diner.

The Pioneer Tunnel is a wonderful place to visit if you want to learn about the history of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania. We didn’t go down into the coal mine because I’m claustrophobic.

We did take a trip on the steam locomotive, the Henry Clay. At one time it was actually used to haul coal out of the underground and strip mines in the area. The passenger cars are converted coal cars. Along the way the engineer and the conductor tell you some of the history of the area. I learned about bootleg mining, something I had never heard of before. If you’re going to visit, you might want to look at the Pioneer Tunnel web site first.