{"id":228397,"date":"2026-06-26T01:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T01:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/228397\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T01:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T01:58:23","slug":"rapidly-growing-fast-casual-concept-to-open-1st-lehigh-valley-eatery-at-former-wiz-kidz-spot-eat-sip-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/228397\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapidly growing, fast-casual concept to open 1st Lehigh Valley eatery at former Wiz Kidz spot | Eat, Sip, Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 A tasty new business is setting up shop in Northampton County.<\/p>\n<p>A new location of Kazi\u2019s Spot, offering \u201cthe ultimate street food experience delivered with passion,\u201d is coming soon to the ground floor of the Pinnacle @ 65 building at 65 E. Elizabeth Ave. in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"kazi.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1958\" height=\"1058\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a3dce282c681.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"108\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new location of Kazi\u2019s Spot is coming soon to the ground floor of the Pinnacle @ 65 building on East Elizabeth Avenue in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/p>\n<p>The space was previously home to Wiz Kidz, a 1980s- and \u201890s-themed restaurant specializing in cheesesteaks, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/features\/eat-sip-shop\/eatery-s-allentown-location-permanently-closes-bethlehem-spot-in-holding-pattern-co-owner-says\/article_c333b68d-a964-4828-866e-087bf502fdbb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">closed earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kazi\u2019s Spot, with a tagline of &#8220;taste the heat, love the crunch,&#8221; offers a variety of freshly prepared eats, including gyros, smash burgers and Nashville hot chicken sandwiches, among other items.<\/p>\n<p>The Bethlehem eatery is expected to open in about two weeks and will be a second location of Kazi\u2019s Spot, owner Kazi Zoha told 69 News.<\/p>\n<p>Zoha opened the first Kazi\u2019s Spot in April in Langhorne, Bucks County, and he plans to open a third location near Temple University\u2019s campus in north Philadelphia at the end of July.<\/p>\n<p>Plans for further expansion of Kazi\u2019s Spot are already in the works.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"kazi 2.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"2004\" height=\"1034\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a3dce212a160.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"103\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new location of Kazi\u2019s Spot is coming soon to the ground floor of the Pinnacle @ 65 building on East Elizabeth Avenue in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the end of the year, we plan to have six locations, and by the end of 2027, we\u2019ll have 10-15 locations,\u201d Zoha said.<\/p>\n<p>Kazi\u2019s Spot offers all-natural smash burgers such as a Kazi\u2019s double burger (American cheese, grilled onion, pickles and Kazi\u2019s Sauce on Martin\u2019s potato bun) and Kazi\u2019s spicy burger (American cheese, grilled onion, lettuce, tomato, long hot pepper, pickles and Kazi\u2019s sauce on Martin\u2019s potato bun).<\/p>\n<p>The black angus halal beef is grass-fed and grain finished.<\/p>\n<p>Customers also can enjoy gyros such as chicken, lamb, mix and falafel, along with rice platters (served with salad and French fries) including chicken, lamb, mix, falafel, shrimp and fish.<\/p>\n<p>Other menu highlights include Nashville hot chicken sliders and tenders; chicken wings (with choice of sauce); loaded fries (waffle fries, cheese wiz, chopped tenders and Kazi\u2019s Sauce); mac supreme (mac, cheese, chopped tenders and Kazi\u2019s Sauce) and loaded rice (yellow rice, cheese wiz, chopped tenders and Kazi\u2019s Sauce).<\/p>\n<p>The Bethlehem restaurant will offer indoor seating for around a dozen guests, and additional outdoor seating will be available on a front patio.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"kazi 3.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1956\" height=\"1059\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a3dce23aec28.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"108\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new location of Kazi\u2019s Spot is coming soon to the ground floor of the Pinnacle @ 65 building on East Elizabeth Avenue in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/p>\n<p>Guests also will be able to enjoy salads, sides such as curly fries and mozzarella sticks and hand-dipped milkshakes such as chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and Oreo.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest Kazi\u2019s Spot updates, including an official opening announcement for the Bethlehem location, follow the business\u2019 pages on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61587814163275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kazis.spot\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 A tasty new business is setting up shop in Northampton County. 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