It’s best to take Lulu Chi by surprise. The doyenne of Central Arkansas Asian restaurants doesn’t relish attention. “We are small people. We don’t want a big deal,” Lulu explained recently at Chi’s.

We'd previously reported that Chi Restaurant Group had been planning to put a second location of Lulu's Seafood Kitchen in the former La Madeleine Country Fresh Cafe, 12210 W. Markham St., Little Rock ...

Lulu Chi has been a dominant figure on central Arkansas' Asian restaurant scene for nearly four decades. Photo by Eric E. Harrison The Salt Calamari appetizer at Lulu’s Crab Boil comes in a light ...