Laksalicious - 10050 George Town

Very tasteful and yummy! Also a milder, vegetarian laksa option available. Air conditioned, clean, super friendly and very helpful ?

Sorry to say that the service was super slow, but the staff was really good and kind. We had to wait a long time for food to be served as well as to be seated. Hope this can be improved.

The Penang Assam Laksa is known throughout the world - it's been voted at number 7 in CNN's "The world's 50 best foods". Therefore, when a restaurant has the name of the dish in its name and is located in Penang, it's carrying the weight of preserving the reputation of the dish or even take it to the next level. Laksalicious, located along Hutton Lane near the Transfer Road junction, is housed in a renovated old shoplot. Parking can be a little elusive along Hutton Lane itself, but non-peak hours should see a few lots available. The dining area that greets you when you walk in sees a few tables, but there's more seating upstairs as well. Just be a little careful going up and down on the new stairs, it's a little narrow. The menu offers both varieties of laksa - the Assam (tamarind) version or the Lemak (coconut milk) one as well. Other snacks are also available and some desserts as well. I had to try both in order to form an opinion. When the laksa arrived, I was amazed - the portions are hearty and both varieties came with a little surprise - a prawn cracker as well. The thick and rich broth for both types were delightfully well balanced and when mixed with the ingredients, it became a very aromatic and delicious bowl of laksa. The snacks are also good, especially the cucur udang (prawn fritters). Made to order, the crispy delights are served hot. These chunky bites are really good - recommended to give it a try. There are also mango rolls, and cempedak (jackfruit) rolls as well - all deep-fried and offers a sweet respite from all the savoury dishes. Also recommended is the Cendol, which is especially lemak with the rich coconut milk, red kidney beans and cendol, resulting in a great icy treat. Prices are very reasonable and it's worth a visit.

Quality assam laksa and laksa lemak found here, as well as new innovations like the laksa tea, which is like a mojito with laksa ingredients like bunga kantan, cucumber, pineapple, lemongrass. Good stuff!

First time trying Penang laksa and I must say I'm blown away. The perfect balance of assam in the laksa together with the al-dente noodles made an amazing meal! The interior of the cafe was beautiful too and I can't wait to return to have another bowl?

Overall pleasant dining experience! Limited tables so call to double confirm. The laksa tea is awesome!! Very unique. The laksa itself has good broth. Noodle texture is softer than usual

Highly recommended ? ??. The staff and owner are friendly. It doesn't have a halal certificate but it's a pork free restaurant. Visited for the first time a month ago. Luckily we went in the restaurant eventhough it was full at that time. We were later taken to the 1st first (thought there was only 1 floor, ground floor?). We ordered the Signature Laksa Tea (cold)(really nice, must try), Gula Melaka Cendol (just nice, not too sweet), Signature Crispy Prawn Fritters (5 pcs)(crispy with lots of prawns), Nyonya Sago Gula Melaka and Crispy Cempedak Rolls (2 rolls, cut half...4 pcs). The food were delicious ?. We didn't get to eat much as we just had our lunch. Will surely visit again when we go to Georgetown next time.

12.30pm - It's May 1 Labour Day. Travelling from KL, we decided to try well-rated Laksalicious, a heartbeat away from the centre of Georgetown, but a stone throw away from Hotel Penaga where we're perched this trip. Laksalicious was already packed to the brim. We walked in, took a table encrusted with all the "debris" leftover by previous diners still uncleared. Armed with bacterial wipes, we cleared and cleaned the table. ? 1pm - The Owner finally came over, and took our order, and apologised that it would be an extremely long wait for our food. I said, "No prob" and started penning this review to while my time away. 1.10pm - 2 index finger-long, crispy deep-fried Cempedak Rolls arrived, followed by the house special Laksa Tea. Unique to us foreigners, the Cempedak Rolls were delightful, but secretly wished there was more Cempedak in them. ? Another first for us, Laksalicious' Laksa Tea is a lime-based iced tea, with too few slivers of cucumber, pineapple, and bits of Bunga Kantan (Torch Ginger bud), a couple of mint leaves and a stick of lemongrass, to cause any impactful experiential effect. I doubt the Owners in their right minds would have incorporated fish as an integral part of this drink... ??? ... but it would have been radical if they did. 1.15pm - 2 slightly thicker, middle finger-long, yam bean based Spring Rolls arrived. Definitely fresh out of the deep frying pan, fried to perfection. ? 1.17pm - One of Penang's quintessential, Lor Bak, arrived. Instead of pork, Laksalicious uses chicken. Fresh out of the deep frying pan, the texture of this local delicacy was more subtle in texture and flavour, and succulent, compared to the pork version. A winner, for sure! ? 1.23pm - A large plate of 5 round-shaped Prawn Fritters arrived. Again, fresh out of the deep frying pan, fried to perfection. ? Unlike those from street vendors, Laksalicious' Prawn Fritters was thin and crisp, embodied with peeled Sakura-like shrimps. Another definite winner. ? 1.55pm - After another half hour of waiting, the Assam Laksa and Lemak Laksa, each "garnished" with a large Prawn Cracker, arrived. Not as dense and funky as other Laksa offerings in Penang, these Laksa were light and delicious. Hardcore Penang prawn-paste lovers may be disappointed, but we devoured them. To us, these Laksa tasted of home, and definitely for me, remiscent of my late Aunt's version, whose recipe was lost after her passing. Overall, other than the Owners not having the help they need today, which forgivingly is a public holiday, the food offered and served by Laksalicious were simple Penang street fare, but underratedly delicious, and for sure, the Assam Laksa played with our souls and brought back many wonderful memories of our late Aunt revving up delicious Nonya fare in her kampong kitchen in Kedah. When back in Penang, we'll definitely be back to Laksalicious again.