New obsession, their Pakistani corn soup reminds me of home and my moms soup. So delicious and hearty, we even ordered a large container to go. Their spicy chicken sandwich IS AMAZING. Hands down of the best chicken sandwiches we ever had. Warm toasted bun, crunchy chicken and delicious spice and coleslaw!! We even brought it home and it wasn't even soggy, was so delicious. The owner is also very friendly my husband spoke with him and you can tell he cares about each customer and the quality of the food. Our new favorite place, we come weekly!! read more

Reasonable prices, excellent service, great food. Located in a shopping center/town. Reasonable portions and you can choose your own level of heat. Indoor sitting and carryout options. The owner is super friendly and making sure that the order is perfect everytime. Most important thing HALAL!!! would def. visit again..:) read more

Peri Peri Original - Portuguese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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It was worth it Driving 50 miles to get here try out peri peri chicken. Ordered shrimp tacos and 2 shakes . Both was good but the kitkat shake was so good . My wife loves any kind of shake but it has to be good taste . Ahw just loved it .About the cashier she was nice. Overall really good service read more

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My bf wanted to have some halal peri peri chicken so we drove for 1hr and got there. The food was really delicious and their staffs were very friendly too. Overall the was worth it for our 1hr drive. My personal favorite was the rocher ferrero milk shake. I'm a fan. Loved it! read more

Peri Peri Original - 16. Peri Peri shrimps tacos - Portuguese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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Delicious food, great selection.....BUT when there is a line "to the door", you guys should really focus on the people IN the restaurant instead of picking up the phone to answer orders. The patrons who are from the area and stop in on a regular basis are who end up feeling it. read more

This is a decent little place, with a smaller menu but decent variety or chicken and fast food type items. Great for a casual quick dinner. I really enjoyed the flavor of the Lemon Herb marinade. My chicken was moist and flavorful. My husband got the Mango Lime marinade but his chicken seemed to be a bit more dry. If you like milkshakes, they have a nice milkshake menu with lots of candy options. The staff and manager were very friendly and polite. read more

New place near Wegmans, stopped for lunch before food shopping. Nice space, clean, friendly counter help. Husband ordered the Chicken Strip Rice with lemon herb flavor. It was spicy, filling, nice tang to chicken. He enjoyed it I got the Lamb Kofta Pitta, mango and lime flavor, with fries. It was good, the lamb was in the pita grilled like a flattened disk. I was told it would be on the sweet side, but it was pretty spicy. I think the food here is all going to be spicy. Peri Peri is a hot pepper after all. The fries were good. Food is made fresh to order, so a slight wait. Different from Nando's, but similar. Nando's is fancier, differing menu items. Good food, good service. We won't be shopping hungry at least read more

Customer service is horrible; had a terrible experience here where we received the wrong order then were blamed and nothing was done to rectify the situation. Haven't returned since. read more

When I came here, it was only the second day of being opened. To me, the food was eh, it could've been better. The problem was we got the wrong stuff. We ordered tenders, but got mild wings. The mild wasn't mild for me, it was hot. I have a sensitive stomach so after reaching just one my stomached hurts the rest of the night. Another thing that we ordered was the lamb gyro pita. The size of it was small. The price is okay for the portion you received. What they have to change is the soda cups! The soda cups are made of a papery material. And once you put the soda in there, you can taste a mix of the soda with a papery taste. read more

Delicious chicken sandwich and lamb gyro! Also the fries were amazing ...glad I ordered a large order of them! I definitely would have given our meal 5 stars if it our Uber Eats guy had notified he'd left it in front of our door. Because of that it sat for about 45 minutes. Even cold our food was delicious and edible which says a lot about how awesome the food is from this restaurant. Definitely planning to order from here again because everything on the menu looks good and I loved the variety of milkshakes I saw! read more

Saw this new spot open up in Alexandria and decided to give it a try for lunch. Overall experience was pretty average. They have a pretty decent sized menu with chicken and shawarma options. I didn't want to splurge too much so I ordered a chicken quarter combo which came with fries and a drink. I went with the hot flavor which is the second from the top in terms of spice level. It ended up being not very spicy at all. I asked to try the extra hot flavor but was unable to because the sauces are cooking sauces and not for dipping. They had a a "hot chili sauce" available for dipping but it was more sweet than spicy. I think the management still has some kinks to figure out. For example, I decided to sit outside and didn't realize I had to come back in to pick up the food so the food sat under the heater for awhile. When I ordered my chicken, I was expecting to choose between dark meat and white meat but that wasn't an option. As you can see in my pictures, I got white meat which is not a problem. The problem with the chicken was the portion size. I thought I only got one piece when I first saw the food and realized it was just really small compared to other chicken places at Nando's or Peruvian Chicken. The highlight of this place for me was the garlic sauce. It went well as a dipping sauce for the chicken and fries. This might have been a one off ehhh experience so I'll probably be back again to give this place another try. read more

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Ordered 1/4 chicken with spicy rice and a lamb gyro for takeout. Everything was deliciously fresh and right off the grill. Fries, corn on the cob, spicy rice on point too. read more

Great food. Amazing services .love the food it was very tasty and flavourfull. I'll highly recommend this place .

This place is AMAZING. The owner Kevin was so faithful. The food is delicious. Check out their chicken burger! read more

Peri Peri Original - Portuguese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

This place is delicious, enough said. Wonderful service, wonderful food, and wonderfuly clean restrooms. This place felt spotless and the food was fresh and top quality. Give them a try! read more

Fresh and tasty! Excellent and CLEAN atmosphere. Pita was delicious. Got it hot and for someone who likes "hot" it was just what I wanted. read more

Good food plus its halal! Only thing I'd suggest would be to carry the hot/extra hot/mild sauces in bottles too, bc I felt like the chicken could have more sauce on it. Overall nice place, yum food read more

Peri Peri Original - Whole chicken - Portuguese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

My go to place for Portuguese chicken is the area. Better than Nando's and a much better value. Chicken is flavorful and always spicy to my preference. Staff is professional and courteous. Highly recommended and a great value. read more

The Chicken here is very dry, overcooked, and way overpriced. When you order a $23. Whole Chicken they pull out 4 pieces of half cooked, who knows when, Chicken from potentially 4 different chickens. They then put the pieces on a grill to reheat it before boxing it up. El Pollo Rico in Arlington sells a real whole chicken with 2 sides for a fair price of $16.50. They have a line out the door, which moves, and you watch your chicken come off 1 of 2 charcoal fired Rotisseries that are going nonstop. Fresh and juicy. If you don't want to drive to Arlington, walk a few hundred feet and get a Wegmans $6.99 Rotisserie Chicken, and season it with Nandos Peri Peri Sauce sold at Costco. Wegman's Chicken is not as old and dried as Peri-Peri, and you can get 3 Whole Juicy Chickens for less than 1 dry one at Peri-Peri read more

The food was really good. Their service never disappoints you. We ordered the mini platter which included 1/4 chicken , 2 chicken strips, 2 wings, and fries. The chicken was cooked very well and the sauce was delicious. Everything was fresh and the customer service was great. read more

Peri Peri Original - Portuguese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

This place is overpriced and the chicken is mediocre at best. Honestly it's just a rip off off Nandos, just go to Nandos. I'm pretty sure Nandos might be cheaper. There's nothing special about this place. read more

Peri Peri Original - The outside of the place - Portuguese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

One of the best hidden gems in Northern VA. Living in the area for a long time, I have tried many Halal places and this is one that I keep coming back to. We also held an impromptu birthday surprise and they were very cooperative with adjusting tables, keeping our cake in the freezer and providing forgotten utensils.. Definitely recommend 10/10 read more

If I can give this more then 5 stars I would. Don't think about it just go, you will definetly like it. We came here on a Friday for lunch - let me tell you we left very satisfied and with full tummies. Zayan the owner went above and beyond to give superior service. We ordered full chicken extra hot, beef and chicken burgers, and wraps. The chicken was very juicy and burgers delicious. The lamb kofta wrap was the best for me. My sister loved the beef burger. Place was very clean and nicely decorated. They also entertained us. Their operations manager spoke multiple languages - spanish, urdu, punjabi, and chinese. Overall we all left very happy and would definitely be coming again. read more

I am not a big fan of chicken . . .unless it is prepared exactly the way I like it. Peri Peri Original gets it right! The chicken is yummy- well seasoned. I first visited the restaurant three weeks ago, then I came back last week with a coworker. I really enjoyed the chicken wrap. My only complaint is that the portions are WAY TOO LARGE. I hate throwing out food, but I can never final my meal, and I hate trying to save chicken for the next day. If you are not a big-eater like me, it it best to share with a friend. Next time, I want to try their lamb gyro. read more

I went to Peri Peri Original for the first time with my family on 10/15/2018. We were glad to see that they had high chair for my 11 month old son. We didn't see any menus at the tables or To Go Menu at the counter. Unable to find a menu on their website http://periperioriginal.com/ We ordered a half chicken and a beef sandwich. The food came out in less than 10 mins. The food was good. The men's room was clean. At the end of the meal as we were leaving, Kevin and Zayan, introduced themselves as owners, and asked "what did we think of the food?" We said we liked the food. I went back on 10/22/18 and ordered a gyro sandwich and chicken boti for To Go. The food came out in less than 10 mins. read more

In all honesty, for the price, you can't ask for a better peri peri place. The chicken is flame grilled to perfection every time and the sauces they have easily rival Nandos. I personally would recommend the lemon and herb sauce. Very zesty and has a savory sweetness to it 10/10. The extra hot sauce is full of flavor as well as being a spicy lovers dream chicken. To top it all off, the staff is extremely friendly and always put their best foot forward. read more

Poor service and unnecessarily rude staff. I was a fan of peri peri, but their customer service will be the reason I never eat there again.

Chicken was well cooked and sauces were decent. Staff was extremely friendly. Great family ambience!

Peri peri is an awesome fast food chain. Their food quality is great and both the owners are very friendly. Their gyro sandwich is quite amazing and what makes it stand out is the additIonal peri peri flavor they add to it At some point they stopped putting out their garlic sausage (which is quite amazing) and that was a complete let down but then I think after hearing customers complain they thankfully listened and brought it back. Plz keep listening to ur customers and cater to what they want. Thanks for running this great restaurant read more

I've had lunch here twice. It's good, but the food is always spicier than I like. First time, I tried the mild. It was spicy for me. The second time I thought I would be safe with the mango flavor, but it still had some heat. I wish they had an option for those that don't like heat. Both times I got the wrap - the second time it was very soggy. Maybe too much mayo? Solid French fries though. read more

Tastes nothing like peri peri chicken. Their menu looks very confusing. I had chicken "burger: and it was super dry. My husband tried the quarter chicken and that was pretty bad as well. Don't think we will go back again. read more

I ate lunch there today with my family and now the whole family is sick my son and my wife vomit and my stumic is upset Since we ate.

Love the experience and specially the spices. We liked the way they've designed to serve with bread. Bread is absolutely tasty with chicken.

Great food, and awesome service. The guy at the register even let us try out the sauces before we ordered. They were pretty busy so he told us it'll be 15 minute wait but the food came out within 5 minutes. The customer service was amazing! They even gave us complimentary ice cream sundae. We ordered classic cheese gourmet burgers with hot sauce, fries and onion rings, and Mango-lime wings. The burgers were juicy and cooked just right, the fries and onion rings were nice and crispy, and the wings had just the right amount of sauce. One of my most favorite things was the garlic sauce!!!! It is soooooo good I wanted to take some home with me lol. The restaurant was clean, including the bathrooms. Overall, great experience at this place and I'd definitely go back. read more

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Great food and friendly service. So far we've tried their spicy chicken sandwich, half-chicken and potato wedges. They're also halal which is great. Definitely returning often. read more

Just got a chance to try today and although the wings to seem like they were on point, the peri peri chicken itself was lacking and very dry. I may give this place a shot one more time, but ultimately prob just for the wings. I'm sure this place may be excellent to others, but as someone who came in with expectations of Nando's, this just didn't hit the spot. read more

Love it! The place is clean & the ambiance is great. Its great to have this cuisine instead of other fast food restaurants. The food is prepared only when we order it. Not like other places that "pre-cook" everything. The portions are proportional to the price (reasonably priced). I had the chicken burger, combo 'A', it was juicy, fresh, right temperature, great taste, and not dry. If you're open to trying different cuisines this is the spot for you. Look at the menu to familiarize yourself with the options before you order, that way you can get a "feel" for what are the menu options. read more

Had catering done from Peri Peri original and everything was on point! The owner was really helpful and I'm very satisfied with the service overall. Would definitely recommend them! read more

Great food!! Hit the spot!! I got the mini platter (1/4 chicken, 2 chicken strips, couple wings and fries) Now I can't move. Must try read more

We came here on a Tuesday night just before closing and they took all our orders and let us eat in well past closing time. Even gave us a complimentary Sundae. 5 stars for the customer service! My friends had the chicken wings and strips and were more than satisfied. I tried them and thought it was delicious. I ordered the lamb kofta and was so impressed. Would highly recommend for those looking for an affordable, filling, and tasty halal option in the area. read more