Pihakis Restaurant Group Faces Financial Crisis

0:00It's April 30th. You're listening to Birmingham News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. Pihaki's restaurant group, a big player in Birmingham's food scene, shut down three spots, Thursday morning, while another switched hands. Rodney Scott, barbecue and hero diner in Homewood, posted temporary closure signs, and little donkey there locked his doors too. The trouble started, April 12th, with tasty town-greek spot in Birmingham closing for good. While lawsuits piled up over more than $1 million in unpaid bills, plus leans topping $12,600,000 from A, developer across two counties. Folks are feeling the hit employees at Little Donkey, mentioned in ownership change with a reopened planned Friday. At Luca Legato on 28th Street South, a fresh logo says, Salis, and Chef Rita Bernhardt is sticking around under new owners. Dozens of locations got hit hard. Contemporary shutdowns at Rodney Scott and Trustville, and hero spots in multiple cities

1:02to permanent closes like, Hero, and Nashville, meanwhile, Joyland and Avondale and Magnolia Point stayed open Thursday. PRG says they're consulting experts, so some joints might bounce back soon while others fade out, Birmingham's watching close as this unfolds.