Penang Famous Air Itam Laksa

After staying at Ipoh for one night, we then went up to Penang to visit my Kuku ( my dad's sister ) . We wanted to try their famous Laksa at Air Itam, knowing that there will be traffic jam all the way as it was one day after Labour Day ( which is a replacement for Labour Day as it falls on a Sunday ) , we still went and got what we wanted. With a bit of happenings going on. Will elaborate more later.

Thankfully, I have waze to bring me through some roads that are not congested. We went and turn around housing area to avoid the traffic jam.

So the place was actually along some shoplots, and man the road was congested ( no thanks to tourist and cars parked illegally on both sides of the road , haha including the car in was in :) ). The tables were fully occupied, with some empty tables that are yet to be cleaned but already booked by those coming for the Laksa.

Banyaknya orang !

I went there with both my parents, my uncle and aunt and one of their children. While all of us except my dad went down to eat , my dad did not as he had to wait inside the car incase something happens, and guess what something really happened. But my aunt did bought a tin carrier to take away for one person.

Some pictures of the stall.

There is the sugarcane drink seller over here that is enjoying breeze business because its the only available drink over there. Every table seems to be having a few glasses of it.

Ok, we waited only a while and dish was served.

 All I can say that the Laksa tasted so good. I really really like them. Sometimes when I wanted to have Laksa, I will try to get them around Kajang , or even going to OldTown White Coffee to have their laksa eventhough I know it tasted below average. So this bowl of warm, hearthy Laksa served its purpose well!

The markerel that was used in the broth was flaked and in large amount. The use of lemongrass, mint, pineapple  , ginger, onions , prawn paste and others make this dish a great one to have. The mee and everything really blends well together, the broth is really declicious, its one of the few times I actually drink up almost all of the broth. It's like super healthy and tasty.  I literally would love to have another bowl, thats because I always get disappointed when I order Laksa at Kajang. Anyone can intro some great Laksa I can try out in Kajang ? Do comment below. It comes in a generous amount and it cost RM3.50 if I am not mistaken, or RM4 . I know its cheap for a bowl like this. I think its because this is located at a morning market area. ( If I am not mistaken ) .

LAKSA!!!!!

 

We ordered two Sugarcane drinks and it tasted so nice as the weather was freaking hot that day.

So here the SOMETHING really happen, my uncle finished his bowl of Laksa so he wanted to go to the car so that my dad can come over to have his turn ( Already taopao in the tin can ) , but my dad also came in time. He said the car was parked at a better place, should be no problem if just leave for a while. Then, suddently there were people shouting "Polis, Saman , Polis Saman '' . It was literally like 5 seconds when my dad came over. So my uncle hurriedly went over to the car and thankfully it did not get saman yet ! . Hahaha   . Some other cars was not that fortunate as I saw the Saman Ticket on their windscreen . Those that are eating the Laksa also quickly went to their car and drive off . So yeah, we got lucky that day.

So to those coming to have their meal here, I know its hard to find parking at the place, so if you want to park illegally, please be more alert. That 15 minutes can cost you RM150 and a sad day to top it up.

Anyone that visits this place, if you need to go to the washroom, there is actually one quite near to this stall, and its free ! Or maybe there was not one collecting entry fee on that day. The toilet was voted best toilet or something, with certificates and design hanging on the wall. quite fancy actually cause its a market area!!!

To those coming to try out this place, please be careful.  I read  online that the Sugarcane drink seller will insists on you ordering a few drinks if you are having a bowl of Laksa over there. Not sure weather its true but hey just ordered one if you are there. The same person also stated that he was cheated because he paid RM50 for his Laksa Meal but did not get the correct amount of change , and was later told he only paid RM10. So, keep some small change in your wallet/purse to avoid things like this happen. Expect other customer to stare at you because they want to have your table after you leave :)

Signature: Penang Laksa
Prices: Cheap
 Instagram friendly: No
 WIFI: No
Service : Moderate
Ambience: Outside , Hot
Aircond: No

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11500 Air Itam, Penang

Ps . All write-up is based on my own opinion