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They are very specialized. They only have assam laksa on most days. Nyonya laksa is only available on Friday. That's it. There are are no other choices. The good thing is, it does make decision making so much simpler. You don't have to agonize over what ifs.
For their side dish, you have one and only one choice. Fried spring roll.
PSA : the spring rolls are advised to be dipped into the laksa sauce. Hence they don't actually provide any other sauce for their spring rolls.
There in comes the hiccup, they didn't tell us about it and the spring rolls came early. But the time the laksa arrived, we already finished half of it. The good news is that we can therefore compare the taste of the spring roll in it's original form and the dipped version. Oh well, a little heads up would've been nice though.
Coming to the laksa, the first thing that struck me was the lightness in its flavour and aroma. Most Assam laksa in penang is heavy in flavour but here, it has a well balanced not over the top flavours. This is not to say that it's tasteless, far from it, it's actually delicate for laksa but flavour punch is still there. Loved the small pieces of fish meat, cucumber, pineapple, mint and ginger flower. They don't include chillies unless you ask for it, so the spiciness is partially controlled by you. Meanwhile, I found the laksa noodle itself incredible. Smooth, shiny and soft. Perfectly made.
The only mistake was forgetting to ask for the fermented shrimp paste. This particular paste is important for a taste kick. It slipped my mind but I was a bit sad that they didn't offer it. Offering it or putting a small sample on the table should've been second nature for those that accidentally forget. I still feel exasperated at this blunder.
Anyhow, it was generally a clean tasty filling meal and a good choice for laksa. But beware that they don't have any other options.
