Q. What are your plans for the future?Insha’Allah our aim is to be the leading national, and maybe one day international, 100% Halal hand slaughtered food Franchise. As we grow we will also love to increase our work with the local communities and mirror the Auburn Franchise which is 50% owned by a Muslim organisation were the profits are used for Dua. We hope to have one off these type of stores in every state in Australia within 5 years.
Q. Tell us what you think the difference is between Halal hand slaughtered and halal machine slaughtered meat.A large portion of my customers only eat 100% halal hand slaughtered products. I am no scholar so I will not talk about the Islamic reasoning behind us only using hand slaughter. But it’s a personal choice that I believe is the right choice and its extremely hard to find eateries out there that can accommodate to those that want to eat strictly halal hand slaughtered food.
Q. What’s in your famous Douggies sauce?God love her, my mum was one day playing around and mixing a number of sauces together and adding different herbs and peppers trying to perfect our own brand of sauce, and this is how the Dougies Sauce was born. Some of it was hard work, but a lot of it was luck. I might be the face of Dougies but my mum is the backbone and the heart of the business. Without her involvement, especially early on, there would be no Dougies today. After Allah I owe it all to her.
Q. What’s your top selling burger?The Aussie and Dougie Burgers are our top selling burgers as they are very good value burgers. We use only fresh ingredeints and our Burgers/wraps are grilled not fried and cooked to order. Our suppliers deliver to us fresh on a daily basis. In saying that when we introduced our gourmet burger range about a year ago, now the Dougie Delux and the Wagyu beef have become extremely good sellers. Q. What’s the most you have seen a single person eat?Well the current record is held by a young man nicknamed “megahead”. The guy was a machine. He ate four Monster Dougie Burgers, large chips, a 1.25L bottle of soft drink and can of soft drink. It’s not normal. Whoever breaks his record can get his meal for free and a $50 voucher on top!
Q. What advice would you give someone wanting to start their own restaurant or business in general?
The number one piece of advice I have is honesty. People work hard to make a dollar these days so it’s the business owners responsibility to give customers what they pay for. Always give them a good quality product with a smile on your face and no matter what, do not sacrifice on quality and service. But I honestly think the most important advice I could give is be honest in what you sell.
MV Readers Special: “Like” Dougies on Facebook to get free chips + drink with any burger purchase + VIP Member status
All MV readers that come in to one of our stores by the end of December 2013 and show that they have “Liked” Dougies on Facebook, will get a free small chips + drink plus with any burger purchase, and sign up as a Dougie VIP member which entitles them to a 10% discount anytime they dine at any Dougies store.
Dougies Store Locations:
Dougies Grill – Auburn
Address: 107 Aurburn Road Auburn NSW 2144
Phone: (02) 9643 9249
Trading Hours: Mon – Sun: 11am – 11pm
OPEN ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Dougies Grill – Hurstville
Phone: (02) 9585 9688
Address: 239 Forest Road Hurstville NSW 2220
Trading Hours: Mon – Sun: 10am – 11pm
OPEN ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Dougies Grill – Liverpool
Westfield Shopping Centre
Address: Shop 2057a Macquarie street, Liverpool, 2170
Trading Hours: Mon – Thurs: 10am – 9pm Fri – Sat: 10am – Late Sun: 11am – 9pm
Phone: (02) 9734 9688
OPEN SOME PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (Please call shop for more details)
Dougies Grill – Kogarah
Address: Shop 2, 4&5 Montgomery Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217
Phone: (02) 8095 0995
Trading Hours: Mon – Sat: 11am – 9pm Sun: Closed
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Dougies Grill – Bankstown Central
Address: Shop T207 Bankstown Central 2200
Phone: (02) 9790 3535
Trading Hours: Mon – Sun: 10am -5:30pm
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OPENING DEC 2013 – Dougies Greenacre + Dougies Bankstown (Rickard Rd)
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