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Pihakis Restaurant Group Files for Bankruptcy | Birmingham News
Birmingham’s legendary restaurateur Nick Pihakis, 69, has filed for Chapter Seven bankruptcy after a devastating collapse of his restaurant empire — including beloved chains like Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q — leaving behind $44 million in debts and sparking over a dozen lawsuits. Once a culinary titan who helped shape Birmingham’s food scene since his father’s 1979 BBQ stand, Pihakis watched as locations like Tasty Town, Hero Diner, and Rodney Scott BBQ shuttered in April, triggering mass layoffs. Though some spots have reopened under new ownership, his bankruptcy marks the end of an era for one of…
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