Custom Rod-Builder Spotlight:Steve Maillakakis of Spartan Stix

By A Mystery Man Writer

Hurricane Ian was nearly a category 5 storm with 150-mile-per-hour winds and a towering storm surge when it made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast last September. Officially recognized as the fifth-strongest hurricane in U.S. history by measure of sustained winds at landfall, Hurricane Ian collected a devastating toll from Florida’s people, properties, and natural resources. One of those people was Steve Maillakakis, and one of those properties was his Plaka Restaurant, a beloved 43-year-old Greek-dining institution sitting near the foot of the Fort Myers Beach Pier.