After almost three decades serving up Peking duck and other Chinese fare on Grand Avenue in St. Paul, Grand Shanghai is closing this week. The last business day will be Saturday, said chef/owner Tak Yeung.

Yeung said the current lease ends this month, and he decided not to renew. But that’s not to say the restaurant won’t reopen at another place, another time.

“The rent is kind of higher than we want it to be,” Yeung said, adding that the landlord did not raise the rent but it was more than he wanted to pay. “We are wanting to take a break, too. We are looking for more space.”

He hopes to reopen at another location sometime. Fans of the restaurant can get updates here.

Grand Shanghai opened at Grand and Hamline avenues (1328 Grand Ave., St. Paul) almost 28 years ago. It was originally in another space in the same building and relocated five years later. The restaurant has been at its current spot for 23 years.