Restaurant Owner Finds New Calling in the Kitchen
Margarita Challenger owns two restaurants in Glencoe, Everest Burger and Guanajuato Contemporary Mexican & Tequila Bar.
Sandwiched between 7-Eleven and Binny's Beverage Depot, the storefront of Everest Burger fits snugly in a string of businesses on Green Bay Road. Inside, Margarita Challenger answered phones, took orders and served up burgers at 91 Green Bay Rd. What began as a way to pay school tuition has become a passionate livelihood for the 41-year-old restauranteur, who also owns Guanajuato Contemporary Mexican & Tequila Bar, 73 Green Bay Rd, with her husband, Mark. "My mom trained me to be a housewife but I didn't want to do that," said Challenger, who was the first in her family to go to college. "When I came here and tried to have a career, my English was not good enough and I had no way to pay for myself." RELATED: A Review of Everest Burger …
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