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Sense overtook the former Tasty Noodle House location, which was the former Kenny's Noodle location at First Markham Place.
A complete redecoration of the restaurant added a more modern, upscale feel to the restaurant. I also liked how they placed a wall between the entrance and the seats (you'd have to walk to the left for reception), so we wouldn't get the draft inside while dining.
It's still a relatively new restaurant, so the servers were a little disorganized. However they do try! They will also assist you if you're not used to the menu selections, as the selections are quite different from most of the other Japanese restaurants one would go to.
I had the red miso seafood cast iron with poached egg, truffle scallop tempura with yuzu teriyaki sauce, and house clam chowder. I also got a free sample of salmon and ahi tuna on the house.
The red miso seafood cast iron was quite good, however you will likely end up with messy hands as the shrimp still had the shell on the outside. Peel, peel, peel...yeah. The truffle scallop tempura was probably one of the more unique dishes I've tasted (and even presented), as there was what looked like soap bubbles covering the dish...but it's not actually soap bubbles. As for the dish itself, it was decent but nothing too spectacular. Finally, the house clam chowder was more like house clam soup, as the clams were in whole pieces, and I didn't feel much of a "chowder" experience...the soup was more like a light cream soup...with one fresh scallop inside. It did taste very good, though the item is a little misleading.
I would think this restaurant is similar to Inspire, though I haven't been there yet. It's certainly not as loud as the izakaya places downtown. Not sure if this place would survive, considering Markham is a more family-oriented place than Toronto. Either way I would likely come here again to try some other items.
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