Perth City Part 2

I'm going to be very, very, very honest with you: Nando's was a huge piece of motivation for my 2008 trip to Australia. Huge piece of barbecued, marinated motivation slathered with hot sauce. I love it so much, it's just too bad I couldn't afford it with my pocket money when the franchise had an outlet in Marina Square in the 90's. Moreover, I was a fat kid so it's probably for the better that I didn't manage to form an addiction to Nando's.

The last time I mentioned Nando's on this blog was a year ago, remember me eating the seagull? The most convenient outlet was in the City, in this basement food court filled with office folks having their lunch and no surprise, we had to wait a while before we got a table. But shit, the wait only served to make my erection harder for some peri-peri sauce.



Wouldja lookit that, jaaeeysus christ mate, wot an absolute beaut. Not disappointed at all, the only regret I have is just having one meal at Nando's during my trip. Yes, I had salad as a side dish, maybe I'm starting to soften up a little but it had the freshest cherry tomatoes I've ever tasted in my entire life. The ones that NTUC sells in boxes might as well be dried because the ones at Nando's just fucking explodes in your mouth and they were sweet, not sour.



This is what Jules ordered and while the wrap was still pretty good, it was nowhere as enjoyable as cleaning a slab of chicken off the bones, I think it's a primal satisfaction kind of thing.

Apparently, one of the main reasons why Nando's didn't manage to take off in Singapore 10 years ago was because no one was expecting to pay more than $6 for a fast food meal and don't forget, that wasn't too long after the '97 regional economic fuckfest so that might have played a part in the franchise's failure here. Someone should just give it a go again, market and position it not too unlike Carl's Jr. but with slower expansion. If Carl's Jr. can have packed houses every mealtime, I don't see why Nando's can't do it this time around.

Maybe it's my desire to be able to have a plate of extra-hot chicken with a side of peri-peri fries 45 minutes away from my doorstep but god, I'd kill for some Nando's now. Shit, if only I have the money to bring the franchise over here. Feel free to paypal me cash, thanks.