Cooking Up A Storm: Chef Shangri-La Restaurant celebrates 50 years

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Cooking Up A Storm: Chef Shangri-La in North Riverside

NORTH RIVERSIDE, Ill. (WLS) -- The Chef Shangri-La Restaurant has been well-known in North Riverside for almost 50 years.

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It's a tropical theme inside, complete with tiki drinks, but the Mongolian beef is the most ordered item.

Co-owner Lisa Abrams and Chef Yong Yao Li joined ABC7 on Thursday.

To learn more about the restaurant, visit chefshangri-la.com

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