NANDO’s PERi-PERi, the South African-Portuguese restaurant known
worldwide for its spicy flame-grilled chicken, celebrates its grand
opening on SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of
CHICAGO. The restaurant, at 1447 E. 53rd Street, is the 11th NANDO’s
to open in and around CHICAGO.NANDO’s will pay it forward by
donating 100 percent of opening-day sales to the Kenwood Academy High
School [http://www.kenwoodacademy.org/] in Hyde Park. The donation
will help fund college visits for students at Kenwood Academy,
consistently ranked as one of the best public schools in the city.
“Nearly nine out of every 10 Kenwood Academy graduates continue on
to a four-year institution, and we are proud to help support this
outstanding tradition,” said Burton Heiss, CEO of Nando’s
PERi-PERi [https://www.nandosperiperi.com]. “It’s all about being
good neighbors, and Nando’s looks forward to becoming an integral
part of the South Side.”
Nationwide, Nando's has donated more than $200,000 to schools and
local non-profit organizations, all through opening-day sales.
Every NANDO’s is painstakingly designed and completely unique, with
earthy textures and bright colors that reflect its sunny
African-Portuguese heritage. With thousands of pieces of original
works of art that are a constant reminder of where the restaurant came
from, NANDO’s has become the largest collector of South African
contemporary art in the world. NANDO’s new Hyde Park restaurant
features one-of-a-kind South African artwork, too, including a
corrugated-metal mural that was hand-painted in Hyde Park
[http://hpherald.com/2016/12/07/artist-creates-one-of-a-kind-mural-for-hyde-park-nandos/]
by South African street artist Kilmany-Jo Liversage.
Nando’s has built an intensely loyal following, from London to the
Loop, by providing fresh food in a relaxed atmosphere with friendly
service. Nando’s is known worldwide for its succulent PERi-PERi
chicken, marinated for 24 hours, flame-grilled to perfection, and
basted to the customer’s preferred flavor and spice.
WHAT: NANDO’S GRAND OPENING IN HYDE PARK
WHERE: 1447 E. 53RD STREET, CHICAGO.
WHEN: GRAND OPENING IS SAT., JAN. 14, AT 11AM CT
THE KENWOOD ACADEMY FUNDRAISER RUNS FROM 11AM TO 10PM
ABOUT NANDO'S PERI-PERI
The first Nando’s restaurant opened its doors in 1987 in
Johannesburg, South Africa. Since then, the Nando’s flame has spread
to 1,200 restaurants in 23 countries on five continents. Nando’s is
known worldwide for its succulent PERi-PERi chicken, marinated for 24
hours, flame-grilled to perfection, and basted to the customer’s
preferred flavor and spice. It’s equally renowned for its spicy
PERi-PERi, the Bird’s Eye chili pepper that indigenous Africans
introduced to the Portuguese centuries ago.
NANDO’s PERi-PERi made its U.S. debut in 2008 with the opening of
its first location in Washington, DC. NANDO’s PERi-PERi now operates
three dozen restaurants in and around CHICAGO, Washington and
Baltimore. For more information, please visit www.nandosperiperi.com
[https://www.nandosperiperi.com], follow @NandosUSA
[https://mobile.twitter.com/NandosUSA] on Twitter or Like Us at
Nando’s PERi-PERi USA [https://www.facebook.com/NandosUSA] on
Facebook.
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