I was pleasantly surprised to hear that there was a new Japanese dessert place in Markham and the soft serve ice cream definitely does not disappoint here at tendou. It's perfect for cooling off from the summer heat. With an expanded menu coming, tendou has seriously potential. Just a heads up that there is a white-board menu near the magazine shelf, it's easy to miss.
I've had both the black sesame and matcha soft serves and loved them both. This is some good ice cream. I don't know if it's supposed to be that chunky, but I really enjoyed it like that; the ice cream is heavy and dense. Kind of ironic its called soft-serve but I'm no ice cream expert. All I know was that it was good ice cream. The matcha is heavy in flavour and is tad bitter in a good way. The cones were absolutely packed with ice cream to the last bite, which is awesome because it isn't a small cone either!
The value is fair, as you could do a lot worse for ice cream. It's $4.00 for the cup or $5.00 for the cone. You'll have to pay $0.50 more for a combination swirl which is a bit puzzling.
The place is quite small with only a few tables, and the first time I came here we just went outside and enjoyed our ice cream outside. The second time we managed to get a table, they also have those cute Japanese magazines to browse at. Service could be a bit better but I'll cut them slack since its only a soft opening. It took forever to get ice cream the first time. I'll be back for many more times, especially to try their drinks.