I thought this lunch was outstanding. I liked every dish, and some were simply great.
Red Hot Chilli Pepper previously occupied this space, and the Evanston Lunch Group™ visited in April 2018. (I don't know whether ownership has changed since then or not.) Both menus are pan-Asian and somewhat similar, but I thought the food at Shangri La was a huge improvement.
Here's what we had:
Khao soi noodles - Flat noodles, coconut milk, red curry paste, mix vegetable, garlic on top, and (add-on) chicken
Chicken momo - Steamed, pan-fried, soup with handmade dumplings with minced chicken, onions, scallions, ginger, garlic paste
Cauliflower Manchurian - Cauliflower fritters, cilantro, onions, scallions, ginger
Dry chilli chicken - Chicken, onions, scallions, ginger, garlic, chilli paste
Bang bang shrimp - Shrimp, sweet & spicy mayo sauce, romaine lettuce
Burned garlic rice - Bell peppers, corn, scallion, burned garlic, and (add-on) shrimp
Hongkong lamb - shredded lamb, onions, green peppers, mild sauce
Mango lychee (mocktail) - Mango, lychee, lemonade
A couple of notes...
- For the momo chicken, our server noted that they are neither pan-fried nor soup, despite the menu description.
- The dry chilli chicken was different from the dish with similar name from Lao Sze Chuan. Both are very spicy, but Shangri La's is moist (despite the name) and full of ginger flavor, whereas LSC's is deep fried and much drier.
As I mentioned above, I liked everything; for me the standouts that I would order again next time were the bang bang shrimp, the dry chilli chicken, and possibly the chicken momo.
An added bonus is that all of these foods travel and re-heat well. Shangri La is going into our regular rotation for carry-out!
Thanks to those who were there for this terrific lunch!