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Stax Billy D’s
ichael Stathakis is delighted by the response to Stax Billy D’s, the restaurant he opened in 2010 to bring some of the famous Stax brand of restaurant magic to Spartanburg. “I love it here,” Stathakis says, whose family of restaurateurs own Stax Grill, Stax Original Cherrydale, and Stax Original Woodruff Road in Greenville. “It has been a wonderful journey for me.” To express his appreciation, Stathakis is opening his restaurant for breakfast. “We’re providing a breakfast menu that people are accustomed to at Stax family restaurants – an Omega style with New Orleans flair.” Watch for more than a dozen versions
of Eggs Benedict, including Eggs Brennan named for the famous New Orleans restaurant. A new menu combining Billy D’s classics and Stax’s most popular items over the last 40 years is in the works, and Chef ’s Day specials are on the website. Stax Professional Catering division has seen tremendous growth. Events are welcomed at Billy D’s as well, with two private rooms available that can combine to serve 80. When not busy with the restaurant, Stathakis not only collects vintage guitars, but plays guitar in the Aurora Borealis band, and spends time with his wife and two children.
tax D’s SBilly
880 South Pine Street Spartanburg 864.591.2008 www.staxbillyds.com
Monday-Friday 11am-10pm Saturday 7am-2pm & 4pm-10pm Sunday 7am-3pm Restaurant
Photograph by: Carri Bass