Pihakis Restaurant Group Faces Lawsuit, Liens, and Closures

0:00Pihaki's restaurant group in Birmingham is hitting rough financial waters with a fresh lawsuit from local food supplier Evan's meats. They're claiming nearly $400,000 in unpaid bills for meat, seafood, and other goods bought on credit. Filed Monday in Shelby County Court, it targets multiple spots under the group, like Hero Donuts, Little Donkey, and Rodney Scott's BBQ Plus owner. Nick Pihaki's senior himself. Evan's meats says the restaurant's signed credit deals but skipped payments, leaving a balance of $394,200, $38,73. Pihaki's personally guaranteed over $220,000 of that debt, and now they're after full repayment plus interest, legal fees, and collection costs. This suit piles on top of other red flags, showing real strain. Just earlier this month, landlord slapped leans, totaling more than $340,000 on several Pihaki's properties across Shelby, and Jefferson County's hitting places like Luka,

1:02Joyland, and more Hero Donuts. Lately, closures are stacking up too. Tasty town and downtown Birmingham shut its doors. A Hero Donuts and Hoover went permanent, Hero Diner and Trussville closed indefinitely, and Valley. Little shows is temporarily closed online with dark lights and empty lots when crews checked. All these moves signal deeper troubles for the group, and it'll be key to watch how the courts and creditors shake out in the coming weeks. This has been Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.