One of Birmingham’s most well-known restauranteurs is at the center of a series of sudden closings and liens filed against properties in two counties this month.
Nick Pihakis, 69, lent his name to one half of Jim ‘N Nick’s, and slowly built a series of companies to bring food to Alabama and the Southeast.
In many ways, Pihakis’ rise in the Birmingham food scene parallels the city’s burgeoning restaurant culture…