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| - A small local restaurants that serves an Asian fusion flavour and/or ingredients combination. I have meant to try this place for some time. A friend of mine came to visit, I recommended we go to this place for dinner. So I made a reservation the day before, and glad I did. Because even on a Tuesday evening, this place was a full house. One suggestion I would like to add is: perhaps an online reservation system?
Onto the restaurant. The decor is simple yet stylish. Simple wooden chairs and tables that are very functional. Also the lighting seemed a bit dim at first. But once we sat down, that wasn't the case. On top of that, the staff are friendly and efficient. Once we placed our order, food came out not too long after.
Onto the food. We ordered the following: Duck Confit Frites, Chicken & Waffles and Udon Carbonara. After seeing the pictures from other posts, I gotta try these. And these didn't disappoint one bit. The frites had some 5 spice added along with some chopped chilies. They aren't overpowering in terms of spice flavour. Instead the spice complemented the frites and duck very nicely. The chicken and waffles had a compote with beans and mango that went with the ginger maple butter. This combo of flavour came in layers and it was like WOW. The chicken was a bit crunchy yet the meat was still juicy. I was pretty amaze with the flavour. Then the udon carbonara arrived. Don't expect this to be same as other carbonaras. It's far from what I have tasted before. There's quite a bit of black pepper to go with the steak, also the Italian spicy sausage is a nice addition. The udon was just al dente and that's how I like it. Can I even use al dente with non pasta?? hahaha! Flavour for this dish can be on the peppery side. So just a head's up. But overall taste of the udon carbonara is excellent.
Just a summary, if anyone wants to come to Inspire. Please do make a reservation. Food is great, got lively music to match with the mood. Serving staff got great attitude. I will come back for sure.
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