{"id":265423,"date":"2026-08-14T17:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/265423\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:36:05","slug":"fast-casual-dining-concept-opens-1st-lehigh-valley-eatery-at-former-wiz-kidz-spot-eat-sip-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/265423\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast-casual dining concept opens 1st Lehigh Valley eatery at former Wiz Kidz spot | Eat, Sip, Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 A tasty new business has set 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 held a soft opening about a week ago on 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=\"kazis spot 3.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1997\" height=\"1038\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a7f40995f262.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"104\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kazi\u2019s Spot, offering \u201cthe ultimate street food experience delivered with passion,\u201d operates on the ground floor of the Pinnacle @ 65 building at 65 E. Elizabeth Ave. 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 closed earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Kazi\u2019s Spot, with a tagline of &#8220;taste the heat, love the crunch,&#8221; features a variety of freshly prepared eats, including gyros, smash burgers and Nashville hot chicken sandwiches and tenders, among other items.<\/p>\n<p>The Bethlehem eatery, open 10 a.m. to midnight daily, offers dine-in, take-out, delivery and catering services.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Kazi Zoha opened the first Kazi\u2019s Spot in April in Langhorne, Bucks County, and he also opened another location near Temple University\u2019s campus in north Philadelphia earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Plans for further expansion of Kazi\u2019s Spot are already in the works.<\/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>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"kazis spot.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1988\" height=\"1042\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a7f409f10c88.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"105\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kazi\u2019s Spot, offering \u201cthe ultimate street food experience delivered with passion,\u201d operates on the ground floor of the Pinnacle @ 65 building at 65 E. Elizabeth Ave. in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/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 offers indoor seating for around a dozen guests, and additional outdoor seating is available on a front patio.<\/p>\n<p>Guests also can enjoy salads, chicken wings in a choice of sauce, sides such as waffle fries and mozzarella sticks, and desserts such as cheesecake and tiramisu.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"kazis spot 4.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a7f409c1587f.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kazi\u2019s Spot, offering \u201cthe ultimate street food experience delivered with passion,\u201d operates on the ground floor of the Pinnacle @ 65 building at 65 E. Elizabeth Ave. in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Ryan Kneller<\/p>\n<p>Online ordering is available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kazisspot.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">kazisspot.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest Kazi\u2019s Spot updates, follow the business\u2019 pages on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61587814163275\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kazis.spot\/?hl=en\" 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 has set up shop in Northampton County. 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