Nashville chef Sean Brock has closed his Joyland eating places in East and West Nashville.
Brock partnered with Nick Pihakis of Pihakis Restaurant Group and Southall Farm and Inn founder Paul Mishkin to personal and function the restaurant, which is thought for its biscuits, burgers and fried hen. Pihakis relies in Birmingham and lately closed — both completely or quickly — a number of restaurant ideas positioned within the metropolis, in accordance with AL.com.
AL.com additionally stories that the restaurant group faces practically a dozen lawsuits for greater than $23.4 million. The corporate additionally operates a Joyland, recognized for its Crustburger, in Birmingham, which stays open.
Officers concerned with Joyland couldn’t be reached for remark. A Reddit submit gives a photograph of a “Going Out of Enterprise” signal on the East Aspect Joyland.
A James Beard Award winner, Brock opened Joyland in 2020 in East Nashville within the house final residence to Keep Golden, with an deal with of 901 Woodland St. The West Aspect Joyland, which opened in late 2024, was positioned at Hill Heart Sylvan Heights at 4013 Charlotte Ave.
Brock is greatest recognized for Husk, which operates downtown within the Rutledge Hill neighborhood. The chef created the menu however ended his affiliation with the possession group in 2013. Beforehand and in 2011, Bon Appétit named Husk’s sister restaurant in Charleston, S.C., the “Greatest New Restaurant in America.”
Through the previous few years, Brock has closed Nashville eating places The Continental, Bar Continental and June.
Brock additionally based East Nashville restaurant Audrey, which focuses on delicacies influenced by Appalachian and Southern recipes, although govt chef Sam Jett has since taken the helm there.
This text was first printed by our sister publication, the Nashville Publish.
