There’s a new fast-casual pasta joint in town to sink your teeth into. Spaghetti Shark opened in June near Kyrene and Warner roads in Tempe. This family-owned spot is both tasty and affordable, so prepare to get hooked.

The quaint storefront, formerly a Domino’s, has a small counter with stools for dining inside and a fridge stocked with bottled and canned sodas. Above the cash register, a giant artificial shark head hangs with spaghetti and meatballs dripping from its jaws.

Owners Aaron Middleton and Jame Burk were inspired by Burk's family to open their new concept.

His family owns a few By the Bucket locations in the Valley, a pasta franchise that originated in northern Arizona. When the family floated the idea of a new spin-off concept, Burk and Middleton, tired of office life, ju

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