How much can a person eat?

I've always been a fan of eating. How can you not be when you work for a restaurant with such awesome food? But recently I've become a fan of a whole new type of eating... competitive eating.

I've always enjoyed the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island every year. They usually show it on ESPN, and the spectacle has always been entertaining to me. I gained a whole new appreciation for Major League Eating after our trip to Buffalo where we saw Joey Chestnut beat the Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas in the wing eating contest and earn the new world record. Seeing it in person and meeting some of the "athletes" really gave me a whole new appreciation for the sport. It really does take hard training (and lots of exercise!) to be able to compete at this level. One guy, Yasir Salem, is a triathlon athlete and is also ranked as the #22 competitive eater in the world. It's intense!

Here at Arooga's eating contests have always been a part of any celebration we do. Competitive eating really began with this style of contests, and we love keeping the tradition alive! We've done everything from french fries to pizza to wings.

By far our most popular contests to watch have always been Ghost Face Killa wing eating contests. It truly takes the bravest (and the strongest stomach) to be able to participate in this kind of competition. Ghost chiles are nothing to joke around about. This is a serious competition! I've seen some people truly regret participating. But there's always one who prevails!

If you think you can take on the Ghost Face Killa challenge, our store in Mechanicsburg is celebrating it's 2nd Anniversary this weekend and they are holding a Ghost Face Killa eating contest on Friday! The sign ups are at 9pm, the contest is at 10pm, and the winner gets a trip to Las Vegas!

Ghost Face Killa is for those who can handle the heat... but we know there's a lot more to eating than that. So on Saturday, the Mechanicsburg store is also holding a pizza eating contest! Embrace your inner "Deep Dish" Bertoletti and consume as much pizza as you can! The prize for this one is $250 and the registration is at 9pm and the contest is at 10pm.

There's lots of specials going on too so stop by this weekend and check it out!

Saucy News

Our boneless wing sampler gives you the ability to try 8 sauces at once!

We have lots going on lately in terms of our famous wing sauces!

Yesterday, we participated in Pennlive's Wing Quest. We are going up against 5 other local restaurants to determine which has the best wing in Central PA. You can check out a recap of the whole experience here!

We have some BIG NEWS too! Starting this month... we will feature a NEW, off-menu wing sauce every month! And for our first month we are offering our Pumpkin Wing Sauce. We originally concocted this stuff for Pumpkinfest in Enola a few years ago. Until now, that was the only place you can get it. We've had people continually ask over the years if they could get it in the stores, and now you can! This sauce doesn't have any heat, but has a nice sweet flavor full of pumpkin, nutmeg, and cinnamon. It's so perfect for this time of year. I highly recommend it! We have lots of sauces in the works for upcoming months too! So be on the look out for our sauce of the month!

Speaking of new sauces, we also recently released a new sauce on our regular menu! We call it the Hopinator! It's made with a mix of our hot and mild sauces, Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, hop pellets, and hop leaves. It's full of a very different flavor from any of our other sauces, and anyone who likes beer will dig this sauce too.

This is your chance to unleash your inner Joey Chestnut!

I know we have a lot of "hot heads" out there, who have digestive tracts of steel. So I'm happy to inform all of you out there that on Friday, October 19th we are holding a Ghost Face Killa eating contest at our Mechanicsburg location. Registration is at 9pm and the contest is at 10pm! The Mechanicsburg store is also celebrating its 2nd anniversary. You can check out all the details here!

Our wings are great for tailgates! And you get a free Super Ranch or Super Bleu Cheese with 50 or more wings to go!

They may not be "sauces" technically but we think our Super Ranch and Super Bleu Cheese are pretty great too. And now, every time you order 50 wings or more to go, you get a free jar of your favorite super dressing! Perfect for your tailgate party or football party at home!

Don't forget! You can buy our sauces in any of our stores, at our website, or at any Karnes location!