Cool Lala Asian Cuisine

Airlie Beach


This place keeps somewhat erratic hours, but catch it open and feast on punchy kimchi, delicate steamed dumplings, Korean drumsticks that pummel your taste buds with twin hits of heat and sweetness, and bites of crispy Taiwanese chicken. Face it: this is excellent drinking food, aching to be paired with a Chang or Asahi beer. More substantial dishes come evening.


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