PT's of SoHo
PT's of SoHo (formerly PT's Sports Grill) was located at 1830 29th Avenue South in SoHo Square in Homewood.
The restaurant and bar originally opened as PT's Sports Grill on March 17, 1982 by brothers Pete and Tim Vakakes at 400 Hollywood Boulevard in Homewood. The Vakakeses opened a second location in Inverness on March 17, 1992 when U. S. Highway 280 was slated to get a cloverleaf exchange at Hollywood Boulevard. The Inverness location closed in 2002. The original restaurant had been closed in 1999 when the parcel and building were sold to make way for a condominium project which never developed. Mexico Lindo re-opened in PT's old spot.
In 2014, after returning to restaurant management at Sweet Tea, Tim decided to partner with Charles Matsos to re-open PT's in the former Lovoy's space in SoHo. The newly renamed PT's of SoHo opened on August 27. Vakakes left the business after six months, leaving Matsos as the sole owner. PT's did more business as a bar then a restaurant, which Matsos, who also owns Golden Rule Bar-B-Q locations, wasn't comfortable with. He closed PT's in early August 2016 to focus on the barbecue restaurant business.
References
- Carlton, Bob (May 9, 2014) "Birmingham's PT's Sports Grill reopening after a decade, moving into Homewood's SoHo Square." The Birmingham News
- Carlton, Bob (August 27, 2014) "PT's sports bar and grill opens today in Homewood's SoHo Square, a decade after closing." The Birmingham News
- Carlton, Bob (August 19, 2016) "Homewood restaurant and bar PT's Sports Grill closes after two years." The Birmingham News