If you intend on impressing your date, this place is going to be your best bet in Markham. You get a good view of Downtown Markham in a rather classier looking restaurant with a centre stand of sushi chefs working on your food. The servers are also dressed to cater to your feel of luxury while a bar stands in the front of the restaurant.
Food is OK. You are looking at a rather pricy bowl of ramen and additives. They do have lunch specials but they are still on the expensive side of things, as much as $28.
As a ramen addict, I have to say that the noodles are just a little too thin to my liking. The soup is very, very flavourful with options that could ignite the palette quite a bit. We ordered the roasted garlic shoyu ramen which I thought was good but pretty strong with an overpowering garlic residue. I personally do like garlic so that didn't bother me until I realized after the meal, I would probably have to talk to people. We also ordered the tokyo shoyu ramen which was more classic with a broth that was less powerful, but probably a wiser choice in hindsight for a date.
In addition we added the extra $3 for the takoyaki octopus balls. They were the highlight of the meal! I highly recommend them and you won't be disappointed. The balls had great flavour and the octopus inside is always a pleasant surprise (yet not surprising) little addition.
Overall it gives a great impression if you are having your first date with someone. But honestly, I wouldn't be a frequent visitor here as the prices are on average $3-5 more and I prefer the santouka and sansotei ramen craze.