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34 | February 7, 2019 | The winnetka Current dining out winnetkacurrent.com Glencoe’s Shanghai Garden serves up ‘real Chinese food fast’ Megan Bernard Contributing Editor When Chin’s Chop Suey closed after 20 years in downtown Glencoe, residents were left missing their Chinese takeout. Luckily for them, the space didn’t stay vacant for long. “It has been a Chinese restaurant since 1964,” landlord Kevin Campbell previously told 22nd Century Media. “It was originally owned by Mr. Chin. About 20 years ago, he retired and sold the business to family members, the Chens. They maintained the name and it’s basically another retirement situation. They found another family member who was interested in purchasing it.” Shanghai Garden, a new Chinese food restaurant, opened up shop in the beginning of October last year. It took about a year’s time from the possession to the opening date after the space was required to renovate due to Glencoe’s Village Code. The “total remodel,” Campbell said, included renovating the kitchen and equipment, changes to the seating, and new floors. “The fact that we didn’t have the restaurant there for a year’s time, it was really missed by the community,” Campbell said. “I was getting questions constantly through the process about the buildout and when we were going to open. “They were truly missed. There was a great deal of excitement when they got up and running.” Husband and wife, Rong and Shu Yan Wu, of Chicago, own and operate Shanghai Garden at 655 Vernon Ave. The vegetarian lo mein lunch special ($6.40) is made with egg noodles and chicken, shrimp, barbecue pork and beef can be added. The Wus — who are related to the Chin family and are “experienced restaurant owners,” according to Campbell — kept Chin’s staples, but updated and modernized the menu. The menu, described as authentic Hunan, Szechuan and Cantonese cuisine, offers lunch and dinner options with an additional section for Weight Watchers. The menu also provides a slogan to describe the food: “This isn’t fast food, it’s real Chinese food fast.” 22nd Century Media editors recently visited Shanghai Garden to see the new space and grab some lunch. The downtown establishment has several tables to dine at, but serves mostly as a takeout destination. To begin, we started with the chicken pot stickers ($5.95). The dumplinglike appetizer came with soy sauce and was packed with shredded meat. Other appetizers on the menu include crab meat rangoons, teriyaki beef, edamame and onion cake, among others. We also tried several lunch specials, including the Mongolian beef Shanghai Garden 655 Vernon Ave., Glencoe (847) 835-4660 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday 2:30-9 p.m. Sunday Closed Monday ($6.95), Kung Pao Shrimp ($6.95), orange chicken ($6.95) and lo mein ($6.40). The lo mein noodles come in five options including chicken, shrimp, BBQ pork, vegetable and beef. The lunch specials were a hit with our office and each flavorful dish was served with a heaping amount of chicken fried rice. Each of the lunch specials were considered entrees, and included an egg roll, the rice and a fortune cookie. The special runs from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. After 3 p.m., it is $1.50 extra. Shanghai Garden also offers soups, eastern popular noodle dishes, lo mein, chop suey or chow mein, Cantonese double pan fried noodles, egg foo young, seafood and The orange chicken lunch special ($6.95) features fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet orange-flavored chili sauce. Photos by Eric DeGrechie/22nd Century Media The Mongolian beef lunch special ($6.95) is stir-fried with vegetables in a savory brown sauce. smoothies. The restaurant provides takeout, dine in and delivery options. In all, residents have reacted well to the new restaurant, according to Jordan Lester, Village of Glencoe management analyst and deputy village clerk. “Residents responded very positively to a Village announcement on Facebook back in October that the restaurant had opened for business,” Lester said. Campbell added that so far, it’s so good. “The feedback has been positive,” he said. “The community is happy to have the Chinese restaurant back even though it’s under new ownership.”
winnetkacurrent.com real estate the winnetka current | February 7, 2019 | 35 The Winnetka Current’s What: 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms Where: 710 Walden Road, Winnetka sponsored content of the WEEK Amenities: Welcome to 710 Walden. Set on one of Winnetka’s unique winding streets right in the center of Winnetka, this house embodies Location with a capital L and lots of land - ¾ acre of in-town/country living. This charming brick and cedar home is reminiscent of a lovely country home in the English countryside and sited on one of the most picturesque, desirable streets in Winnetka. The house is full of architectural charm. Fabulous first floor features grandly scaled rooms: grand living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen ( Wolfe, Meile & Sub Zero) adjoining family room, office (or bedroom with full bath), laundry/mud room and spectacular solarium looking out on enchanting wooded lot. Upstairs landing leads to master with adjacent sitting room and fabulous Carrera bath plus two bedrooms and a bath. Third floor with two treetop bedrooms and bath. Delightful surprise is the newly renovated/dugout basement with soaring ceilings has large rec room, gaming area, playroom and full bath. Desirable attached garage! Part of yard is fully fenced. It’s a rare opportunity to buy .7 acre of gorgeous grounds on one of Winnetka’s most coveted streets. The lifestyle of walking to both towns, train, restaurants and k-8 schools is priceless! Asking Price: $1,599,000 Agent: Paige Dooley, (847) 609-0963, paige. dooley@compass.com Agent Brokerage: Compass To see your home featured as Home of the Week, email John Zeddies at j.zeddies@22ndcenturymedia.com or call (847) 272-4565. Jan. 10 • 402 Willow Road, Winnetka, 60093-4132 - Cirrus Investment Group Llc to Garrett Fonda, Samantha Fonda, $880,000 Jan. 2 • 1427 Edgewood Lane, Brought to you by: FOR ALL YOUR MORTGAGE NEEDS 664 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest, IL 60045 Phone: (847) 234-8484 thefederalsavingsbank.com Winnetka, 60093-1413 - Jo Anne B Mack to Andrew I. Jensen, Margaret E. Hermanson, $900,000 • 875 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, 60093-1940 - Bank Of New York Mellon Trust to Nicholas Jay Shafer, Christine Anne Shafer, $1,099,500 The Going Rate is provided by Record Information Services, Inc. For more information, visit www. public-record.com or call (630) 557-1000
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