🥔 Move over, burger joints. Apache Junction has a new comfort food contender, and it goes by the gloriously punny name of Spud Happens.
The potato-forward eatery recently opened its doors near the southwest corner of the Apache Trail and Ironwood, and locals are already lining up for its creative, loaded-up takes on everyone’s favorite tuber.
The menu is refreshingly simple and decisively spud-centric. Whether you’re in the mood to Get Fried, Get Baked, or Get Loaded, there’s a potato situation waiting for you.
The Twisted Spud – a spiral-sliced, fried beauty dusted in garlic parmesan ($5) – is a great entry point, while the Wild West Baker ($12), piled high with crispy chicken, bacon, shredded cheese, BBQ, and ranch, makes a serious case for being the valley’s most indulgent baked potato.
Sliders, chicken tenders, and an all-beef hot dog round out the menu for those who need a little protein alongside their starch, and a fudge brownie a la mode ($5) closes things out on a sweet note.
Open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Monday.
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