There is something inspiring about inspire. Not talking about the food but rather its ability to build hype. Don't get me wrong the food is great...but great for Markham. Honestly it's an average downtown spot blessed because it's actually located uptown
Service is fire. When you eat here expect to be pampered. Waitstaff was easily accessible and humble. However the hostess never called me back. I'm not bitter it's just that when I'm told to hold when I'm making a reservation, 30 mins is a long time to be alone with my thoughts.
The food itself is pretty good for a fusion place. Being Asian I was raised never to upgrade anything on the menu. "How much extras is the side of guac? ...Bitch please I aint that rich"But those duck confit fries with the INSP BURGER are blessed. Honestly my mouth had a mini orgasm. And not like ur boyfriends one shot and done orgasm. But multiple tiny ones over the whole meal. The.burger itself was good. But honestly if you add an egg and pork belly to your already juicy burger were gonna have a good time.
Was disappointed by the udon carbonara.
It's a decent pasta dish but it's literally just udon in a standard carbonara sauce. I mean it wasn't bad it just wasn't inspiring. Same with the chicken and waffles. The serving size was good and the waffles were crisp. However the chicken itself, while juicy was over seasoned.
That's the thing about fusion places is that there needs to be creativity and imagination. Subbing out one carb for another or adding an egg isn't fusion. Western and and eastern styles need to blend and bring out the best in each other. However INSPIRE just settles for meh. Maybe I'm a bit to hard on the place. However it calls itself a fusion restaurant, therefore I was promised creative and inventive new foods. What I got was pretty standard fusion fare. I'll be back but with lower expectations