PHOENIX, ARIZONA (August 26, 2024) – NAI Horizon facilitated the long-term lease for a restaurant that is bringing home-cooked food from Chicago to Downtown Phoenix’s popular Roosevelt Row.
NAI Horizon’s Jay Mininberg, J.D., represented the landlord, Zheng Feng Qing and Chen Guowen of Phoenix, in the long-term lease at 719 E. Roosevelt St., The tenant is Big Bacon’s LLC.
Big Bacon’s, which has been operating out of a ghost kitchen in Tempe, is known for its authentic Chicago soul food including stuffed jerk burgers, fried chicken, fried pork chop sandwiches, and a variety of seafood dishes including salmon and catfish.
Downtown Phoenix's Roosevelt Row arts district 23is home to restaurants, art galleries and spaces, street art, bars and nightlife, and apartment communities. Roosevelt Row is also home to the monthly Phoenix First Friday art walk, in which studios open their doors, live musicians play, and vendors offer food and beverages.
“This is exciting news for Roosevelt Row,” Mininberg said. “It’s a pleasure to represent ownership and work with Big Bacon's to welcome them to the neighborhood. I wish them much success in a part of Downtown Phoenix where I know they will flourish.”
Big Bacon's will take over the 1,277 SF historic property near the intersection of 7th Street and East Roosevelt Road to bring its authentic Chicago cuisine to the Historic Garfield District.