Nando'S PERi-PERi Fires Up Laurel

Laurel, MD – September 24, 2014 – Nando’s PERi-PERi, the South African-Portuguese restaurant known worldwide for its succulent and spicy flame-grilled chicken, is hatching its newest location today in Laurel. Nandocas will be firing up their grills at the 134-seat restaurant, in the newly renovated Laurel Towne Centre on Route One.

“We marinate our chicken in PERi-PERi, also called Bird’s Eye chili, for at least 24 hours, then flame-grill it and baste it to our customers’ preferred spice,” said Burton Heiss, CEO of Nando’s PERi-PERi USA. “We think our newest customers in Laurel will really embrace our devotion to detail and fiery PERi-PERi flavors.”

All Nando’s restaurants feature unique designs and original contemporary South African artwork, and the Laurel location is no exception. A dramatic lighting sculpture made from woven baskets is suspended from the ceiling. An oversized portrait by Cape Town artist Mustafa Maluka dominates the back wall. And African tribal motifs and colors pop out on the restaurant’s handmade tiles, beaded-wood “Abacus” screen and 15-foot communal table. Outside, guests dine under vintage Tivoli lights in the 48-seat patio.

The newest Nando’s is centrally located in the Laurel Towne Centre, which has recently undergone a massive $130-million renovation. The 400,000-square-foot development was previously the Laurel Mall.

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 24 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 on 7th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood in Washington, DC. Nando’s PERi-PERi now operates 19 restaurants in and around the Washington area including Chinatown, Dupont Circle, The Yards and Tenleytown in DC; Bethesda, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, National Harbor, Annapolis, Baltimore, Towson, Waugh Chapel, Arundel Mills and Laurel in Maryland; and Pentagon Row, Gainesville, Ashburn, Woodbridge and Old Town, Alexandria, in Virginia. For more information, please visit www.nandosperiperi.com, follow @NandosUSA on Twitter or Like Us at Nando’s PERi-PERi USA on Facebook.