Man's Greek restaurant in backyard honors late immigrant father: 'This is for him'

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A man is celebrating the success of his small restaurant after opening for the 10th summer in a row — in his backyard. Panikos Panayiotou, 44, is a father of three from Walsall, England, who runs and operates a Greek restaurant out of a semi-detached structure in his backyard. The sports development manager by day opened Lakis Greek Kitchen in 2014 — an idea that originated from his late father, Lakis Panayiotou.

RETIRED COUPLE FROM VIRGINIA IS TRAVELING TO EVERY ONE OF THIS RESTAURANT CHAIN'S LOCATIONS IN THE USA The elder man was in the process of building his own backyard Greek restaurant when he passed away due to small cell lung cancer in 2012, according to SWNS. Panayiotou told Fox News Digital that to honor his father and his Greek heritage, he decided he would make this happen himself. It took five months, he said via email.

Panikos Panayiotou, pictured here, opens the Lakis Greek Kitchen for six weeks of the year and donates most of the proceeds to charity. (SWNS) "I built it in memory of my father, who passed away from cancer. He tried to start it — [but he] built half a restaurant in his garden [and then] passed away before it could be finished," he also said to SWNS.

SOUTH DAKOTA BAR SNACK CHISLIC, ROOTED IN PIONEER TRADITION, ENJOYS MODERN AMERICAN MAKEOVER He added, "My father always wanted to run a traditional Greek taverna from his home, and so it’s a way of keeping his me.