Naf Naf Grill Celebrates Homecoming with North Shore Opening
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Deerfield, Illinois - After a year away opening restaurants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, Naf Naf Grill is coming home to the Chicagoland area. The milestone fifteenth location will open on August 8 in Deerfield at 636 Deerfield Rd. With restaurants in nearby Glenview and Lincolnshire, Naf Naf Grill Deerfield is joining a community with an already-thriving fan base.
To celebrate the grand opening, Naf Naf Grill will hold an event from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8 that will feature a free pita sandwich, fries and a drink for everyone (one per guest). Starting on August 9, the Deerfield fast casual location will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
"Chicago is Naf Naf Grill's hometown, and we are pleased by the response we have received throughout the area," said CEO Paul Damico. "I joined the team because I am passionate about the food that Naf Naf Grill serves. With our pita handcrafted and baked every day, and our chicken shawarma marinated in house and slow-roasted, Naf Naf Grill has gained a loyal following in Chicagoland and we cannot wait to share the Naf Love with the Deerfield community."
"Naf Love" is a term the restaurant has coined to describe the passion it pours into the food and the promise to make guests and employees happy. Naf Naf Grill's dedication to fresh food is the backbone of the fast casual's commitment to serving excellent food throughout the Chicago area.
Naf Naf Grill has something everyone - start with a pita or bowl of basmati rice, romaine lettuce, couscous or hummus, and then add in chicken shawarma, steak or falafel. The guest also has the option of adding in chopped salad, purple cabbage, sumac onions and Israeli imported pickles before finishing off the dish with authentic Middle Eastern sauces. Naf Naf Grill's handmade sauces range from mild tahini and garlic, to yellow curry amba sauce, to seriously spicy green s'khug and red chili pepper harissa. The guest can complete their meal with Naf fries, lentil soup or basmati rice as a side dish.
"We couldn't be happier to continue our expansion in the Chicago area, and share the best of Middle Eastern flavors with the Deerfield community," said Founder and Chief Culinary Officer, Sahar Sander.
Naf Naf Grill Deerfield can be reached at (847) 696-6313.
About Naf Naf Grill
Naf Naf Grill was founded in 2009 and is the premium destination for fresh, authentic Middle Eastern food. Oven baked pitas, hand cut salads and freshly prepared sauces all serve as an accompaniment to award-winning shawarma and falafel. Naf Naf Grill is a fast casual restaurant with 32 locations (Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin) and dozens more under development. Naf Naf Grill has received industry acclaim, being named a 2016 Hot Concept by Nation's Restaurant News, a One to Watch by QSR Magazine and a Top 100 Movers and Shakers by Fast Casual. It has also received acclaim in its home market of Chicago with the Chicago Tribune. From the most humble of beginnings to a high-growth restaurant company in a few years, the company is guided by an idea they now fondly call 'Naf Love.' For more information, please visit http://www.nafnafgrill.com.
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