Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q is a casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1985 by insurance executive Jim Pihakis and his son Nick.

The chain currently includes 27 locations, eight of which are in the Birmingham area. Other locations can be found in Montgomery, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The chain is expanding not by typical franchising, but by adding partners to the overall ownership. Rights to the Atlanta area are split between partners Bob McGurk (western metro) and Bryan Lyman (eastern metro).

A typical new Jim 'N Nick's location seats 215 diners in 5,500 square feet and costs around $3 million to construct. Yearly revenues average over $4 million. Up to 40 percent of revenues come from take out and catering orders.

Birmingham locations

• 295 Alabaster Boulevard, Alabaster (November 11, 2008–present)
• 1908 11th Avenue South, Birmingham (Five Points South, formerly 11th Avenue Grill)
• 915 Odum Road, Gardendale
• 220 Oxmoor Road, Homewood
• 2831 Greystone Commercial Boulevard, Hoover (Greystone)
• 1810 Montgomery Highway, Hoover (Riverchase)
• 1804 U.S. Highway 78 East, Jasper
• 1660 Gadsden Highway, Trussville
• 305 21st Avenue, Tuscaloosa

Former locations

• Lakeview

References

• Tobin Ramos, Rachel (June 23, 2006) "Birmingham-based Jim 'N Nick's is smokin' in metro Atlanta area". Birmingham Business Journal.
• "Jim ‘N Nick’s celebrates a year". (November 9, 2009). Shelby County Reporter. Accessed November 10, 2009.

External links

• Jim 'N Nick's web site
• Jim 'N Nick's at Birminghammenus.com