Pier 54

Pier 54 brings a restaurant to Tempe, Arizona, just steps from Arizona State University. Owned and run locally, not by a chain headquartered somewhere else entirely. Arizona State University students and Tempe residents pass by it on any given day, whether they stop in or not. No corporate test kitchen behind this one - just people cooking food they want to serve. Part of the fun of a college town like Tempe is finding places like this on your own. A first visit tends to turn into a habit around here, one meal at a time.