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Pihakis Restaurant Group Faces $13M Lawsuits, Closures

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Pihakis Restaurant Group Faces Financial Crisis: Lawsuits, Liens, and Closed Locations

The Pihakis Restaurant Group, known for Birmingham favorites, is grappling with nearly thirteen million dollars in lawsuits and liens, leading to the closure of multiple spots and disputes with suppliers and banks over unpaid bills. A local food distributor recently sued the group for unpaid deliveries, while Robertson Banking Company filed a lawsuit against managing member Nick Pihakis and EMB Hospitality for a defaulted loan of one million one hundred thousand dollars from 2022, intended for Tasty Towns expansion. The loan remains unpaid, with over six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars owed, and the bank seeks repayment or the restaurant gear. The crisis has resulted in the closure of fourteen out of twenty-five locations across Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia, with six remaining open in central Alabama. A supplier is pursuing four hundred thousand dollars, and landlord Michael Mouron has placed eight million dollars in liens on properties like Valley Post and Joyland.

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Pihakis Restaurant Group Faces $13M Lawsuits, Closures

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It's April 30th. This is Birmingham News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. The Pihakis Restaurant Group, behind some Birmingham favorites, is slammed with nearly $13 million in lawsuits and leans. This mess has shed now multiple spots and sparked fights with suppliers and banks over unpaid bills. Earlier this week, a local food distributor sued the group for dodging payments on deliveries. In Robertson Banking Company jumped in, hitting managing member Nick Pihakis and EMB hospitality with a lawsuit over a defaulted loan. That loan was $1,100,000 from 2022, meant for building out Tasty Town, which closed for good on April 12th. Now over $625,000 is still owed and the bank wants its money or the restaurant gear. The fallout hit hard, 14 out of 25 locations across Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia are closed, temporarily or permanently. Just six soldiers on in Central Alabama, spots like Hero Diner, Little Donkey, Rodney

Scots, and a few others. A supplier's chasing $400,000, while landlord Michael Moren slapped $8 million in leans on properties like Valley, Post and Joyland, no response from Pihakis or the group yet, but expect more as this shakes out.

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