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First look: first ‘Fire Tiger Dessert Café’ in the country opens in Arizona

The Thailand chain opened its AZ location in Mesa
Fire Tiger Dessert Café is a Thailand chain that has gone global over the last few years; the company is known for its “signature fire milk tea."
First look: first ‘Fire Tiger Dessert Café’ in Mesa, Arizona.
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MESA, AZ — Fire Tiger Dessert Café opened its first US location in Arizona!

Every drink is hand crafted and some of them are “lit.”
Every drink is hand crafted and some of them are “lit.”

Fire Tiger Dessert Café is a Thailand chain that has gone global over the last few years; the company is known for its “signature fire milk tea."

Guest will pick up their drinks from the Tiger’s mouth.
Guest will pick up their drinks from the Tiger’s mouth.

The Mesa storefront officially opened its doors to the public on October 8, 2022.

According to Wooveena Ching, the co-owner of this storefront, they’ll only be offering their signature drinks. The dessert menu will possibly be offered within a couple weeks.

IF YOU GO

Location: 111 S Dobson Rd #108 in Mesa, Arizona

Seating area of the first United States location.
Seating area of the first United States location.

Opening day hours: Saturday, October 8, from 12 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

  • Fire Tiger will have a special promotion on this day, buy two drinks get one free.

Regular operating hours:

  • Sunday-Thursday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Friday-Saturday: 11a.m. to 10 :30 p.m.

WHY OPEN IN ARIZONA?

The Fire Tiger Dessert Café chain currently has branches in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Cambodia, and now it’ll have a home in Arizona!

In an interview with Wooveena Ching, the co-owner stated that the gold accents/details throughout location is because it’s a signature color for Fire Tiger brand.
In an interview with Wooveena Ching, the co-owner stated that the gold accents/details throughout location is because it’s a signature color for Fire Tiger brand.

So how did the concept land in Mesa, Arizona? Well, a visit from Rady Samphan and Wooveena Ching [Valley couple] to Thailand sparked the interest in bringing Fire Tiger Dessert Café to the Grand Canyon State.

Owners Rady Samphan and Wooveena Ching inside the 'Fire Tiger Dessert Café’ in Mesa, Arizona.
Owners Rady Samphan and Wooveena Ching inside the 'Fire Tiger Dessert Café’ in Mesa, Arizona.

Samphan and his wife tried the chain’s popular drinks during a visit to Thailand a couple of years ago and recall them as “very delicious drink and [it] was so memorable.”

If you pay close attention to the tiger, it says the word ‘fire’ in Chinese [火].
If you pay close attention to the tiger, it says the word ‘fire’ in Chinese [火].

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