PHOENIX — Keith Lee, the TikTok food critic with millions of followers, announced recently he's planning a trip to Arizona and is looking for local restaurants to try.
In a post made this week, Lee asked his followers for recommendations of mom-and-pop restaurants he can visit when he comes to the Grand Canyon State. He's also seeking submissions that embody the local food scene of Arizona and represent different cultures.
"Arizona here were come," Lee said in his social media video.
Lee's also asking the public to help him decide which cities in Arizona he should visit during his upcoming food tour.
Followers of Lee have already begun suggesting places like the Fry Bread House, which was recently featured on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," as a spot for Lee to visit in the Valley.
Lee has just completed a culinary journey through Dallas, where he posted a number of varying reviews for local eateries.
Restaurants given a rave review from the TikTok star notably reported experiencing the "Keith Lee Effect," which resulted in customers lining up at the door within hours of a video being posted on Lee's account.
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Maricopa County is the United States’ 4th largest county in terms of population with 4,485,414 people, according to the 2020 Census.
The county contains around 63% of Arizona’s population and is 9,224 square miles. That makes the county larger than seven U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire).
One of the largest park systems in the nation is also located in Maricopa County. The county has an estimated 120,000 acres of open space parks that includes hundreds of miles of trails, nature centers and campgrounds.
The county’s seat is located in Phoenix, which is also the state capital and the census-designated 5th most populous city in the United States.
The county was named after the Maricopa, or Piipaash, Native American Tribe.