06/02/2026
POV: there’s bottomless Saka Sauce and you can’t get enough 🌶️
ft. ’s favorite meal (the Saka Special): 3 boneless chicken thighs, PERi Chips, and garlic bread
Nando's Peri-Peri is a South African and chicken restaurant located at Oakbrook Center. They are known for their legendary and flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken, which is marinated in their signature sauce made of PERi-PERi, salt, garlic, lemon, onion, oil, and vinegar for 24 hours. Customers can choose their preferred level of heat from lemon herb to extra hot. Aside from chicken, they also offer a variety of sides bursting with flavors such as PERi chips (fries), flame-grilled corn on the cob, Portuguese rice, garlic bread, macho peas, salads and more. Experience an unmistakable flavor with a kick of heat that gently builds on the tongue and culminates in a full-body experience only at Nando's Peri-Peri!
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523 Oakbrook Center
Oak Brook, IL
60523
To get to Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook via public transport, take the Metra BNSF Railway line to the Hinsdale station and then transfer to the PACE bus route 663 or 668, which will drop you off at the mall entrance. Alternatively, you can take the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line train to Forest Park station and then transfer to PACE bus route 331 that stops at Oakbrook Center.
If you are driving to Oakbrook Center, take either I-88 or I-294 and exit onto Cermak Road/22nd Street. Follow Cermak Road until you reach Oakbrook Center, where there is ample parking available.
| Monday | 10:30am - 10pm |
| Tuesday | 10:30am - 10pm |
| Wednesday | 10:30am - 10pm |
| Thursday | 10:30am - 10pm |
| Friday | 10:30am - 11pm |
| Saturday | 10:30am - 11pm |
| Sunday | 10:30am - 10pm |
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Nando's Peri-Peri, located in Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, has received mixed reviews from newspaper critics. A review from the Daily Herald dated March 4, 2020, praised the restaurant for its "tender and flavorful" chicken dishes cooked to perfection on an open flame grill. Another review from the Chicago Tribune dated July 1, 2019, applauded Nando's Peri-Peri for its "spicy and addictive" peri-peri sauce and salads made with fresh ingredients.
However, not all reviews were positive. A review from the Naperville Sun dated January 9, 2020, criticized the restaurant's lack of attentive service and understaffed kitchen leading to slow service. Another review from the Chicago Reader dated May 30, 2019, noted that while some dishes were flavorful and well-prepared, others fell short in terms of taste and quality.
Despite these mixed reviews from critics, many customers have raved about their experiences at Nando's Peri-Peri online. On Yelp.com, one customer wrote that they "love their chicken livers" and that "every visit is a win." Another customer on Google Reviews raved about how Nando's is their "go-to spot for great food," adding that their chicken is always cooked perfectly.
Overall, while there have been some criticisms of Nando's Peri-Peri in recent newspaper reviews regarding service and consistency in quality of dishes served; many customers have had positive experiences dining there for both takeout or dine-in.