Reviews for Red Hot Chilli Pepper( Shangri-La Evanston) in Evanston, IL

Fantastic place with great service and flavor! They are an Indo-Chinese Halal place with a ton of great options. We got Momo... Chicken dumplings and Chilli Chicken appetizer which were both amazing! Really enjoyed them. We got Khow suey noodles which weresuper flavorful and great. The "Burned Garlic Fried Rice" was a little bland, so we used the noodle sauce to add more spice. Ipersonally didn't like the hot and sour soup, but it was made really well (just not my taste). Don't recommend the Nojitomocktail (just glorified sprite). Their service was really fantastic especially so close to closing time. All the staff wereconstantly checking in and willing to make adjustments to the food as needed. Food was overall really good - definitelyrecommend the momos and chilli chicken. They recommend reservations on weekends or for large groups! It was pretty full onFriday evening. Read more

We come to this spot whenever we are craving Indo-Chinese. The staff is always so accommodating and friendly. Their food is... consistently delicious — we love their serving sizes and it’s nice to order a lot and share as a group. Their fried rice isiconic and made so well! One of my favorite dishes is their Gobi Manchurian appetizer. You won’t go wrong! Read more

Love the fact that we can get some authentic Indo Chinese food in Chicago. The location is on prime downtown area Davis Street.... U can find street parking behind the block. Everything was tasty. We ordered mango lychee Mocktail which was very tasty,vegetarian Momos, baby corn Chilli and Hakka Noodles. Momos were balanced flavor wise, baby corn is medium spicy, so your tastebuds will dance, finally to finish off we ordered Hakka Noodles, they are wok fried and balanced salt pepper and sou sauce, notspicy at all. Everything was delicious and we will come back again. The service was quick as well. Read more

VERY DISAPPOINTED. My first time trying this place on Valentines dinner. We ordered drink, momos, cauliflower Manchurian and... Shangri-La noodles. We asked to keep food medium. We ordered Shangrila noodles, but it came out so spicy that I couldn't eat.The waiter took the plate away telling me they will make a new one. I got the same noodles with tons of tomato sauce added. Itmade the noodles so sour, tangy, sweet, soggy and overcooked to lower down the spiciness from the food I was served previously.Cauliflower Manchurian were also sweet and no crispy at all. Should have taken a picture from the bowl to see difference. Itruined whole mood of Valentines. Read more

I’ve been to this place several times since it opened around 4 years ago. This started off as a great place for Indo-Chinese... cuisine in Chicagoland. The restaurant has seen its share of ups and downs in the last 4 years and finally, it seems likethere’s been a change in ownership. The food options are more or less the same, maybe one or two options have been deleted.But on our most recent visit, the food was exceptional and faultless. Felt nostalgic eating Manchurian and noodles. We had babycorn, vegetable momo , Chili garlic noodles, chili garlic tofu , and gobi (cauliflower) Manchurian. The portion sizes was bigand the food was well-spiced. I’ve always liked the ambience of the place, service was quick and attentive. I had been a bitupset with their take-outs in the past, but honestly in terms of the quality of food, and especially for dine-in, it is back toit’s full glory now. There is a lot less staff around , which is understandable given the significant shortage of staffing ingeneral in the food and service industry. But those who were around, did a great job. Very happy that this place is moving backtowards what it used to be like when it opened. Read more

This place is beyond our expectation. The food is phenomenal and the staff including the chef is very courteous. This place... offers true Indian-chinese experience, a unique cuisine from India. The spices will treat your taste buds well and make youcrave more. We ordered Manchow Soup (Splendid!!), Veg momos (Out of the world!!), Chilli garlic noodles (Mind blowing!!), andManchurian (Exceptional!!). Must try place. Hope they could open a place in downtown Chicago. Will visit again soon. Read more

An excellent Indian-Chinese restaurant in Evanston. It surely remembered us about the yummy Calcutta street Chinese foods. They... are really awesome. If you would like to have good Indian Chinese food, this place is a must!!! I fully recommend thisrestaurant… Read more

We had very good experience. Food was very good. Ambience is also nice. Their service was also good and quick. We had chilli... garlic noodles and cauliflower manchurian gravy. Noodles were really good. Manchurian was also fine. They also served plane ricewith the manchurian which was surprise for us as they did not mention it in menu. They have good vegetarian options. Theirportion size is also very good. Read more