Easy to book the restaurant. Nice space. I was unfortunate to be dining along side screeching kids, so if it’s quiet dining you want, come later. The chicken burger was excellent, no complaints at all. The panna cotta...I should have skipped. Needs work or just...deleting.More

Very impressed with a first visit to Inspire. Thoughtful details distinguished each dish we sampled - variety of flavours, textures, cooking styles. Everything was enjoyable, satisfying and often surprising. Started with a California Nachos with taro chips, ahi, avocado, pickled onion, jalapeños and spicy mayo,...which was excellent. Hanoi Greens salad was enlivened by pomegranate, radish, beats and more chilies. Our three entrees were all delicious. A playful Udon Carbonara with spicy sausage instead of bacon, and served with a raw quail egg. Thai meatballs with coconut, which were succulent and pricked with spicy heat. The Moco Loco, with both a dutiful observance of traditional Hawaiian composition - a housemade medium rare burger served on rice, but it was taken a notch higher with Shiitake Demi glaze, crispy onion strings and sautéed shrimp. (Unfortunately, the must have fried egg atop the gorgeous plate, was quite over cooked which took away from the unctuous blend of gravy and runny yolk...) Service was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. Definitely planning a return visit. Lots of similarly adventurous items we were tempted to try!More

Creative menu, unique ingredients, layered flavours... delicious every single time and I am determined to work through the menu. Intimate environment on Main Street and excellent, personable service. The owners clearly take great pride in their business. Can't wait to check out their new location...in Newmarket! I encourage you to support this small business in this "big box" generation.More

Inspire is an awesome restaurant and always at the top of my list when picking a place to dine out in Markham. This is a tiny restaurant with fabulous food and friendly service. I’ve tried many of the dishes on the menu and have never...been disappointed. If you enjoy Asian fusion and amazing food, this is an awesome place. Make a reservation as it’s busy every night.More

My partner and I decided on a whim to travel to Markham for the Pacific Mall and figured we would stop to eat somewhere along the way. I looked for good places to get brunch/lunch for vegetarians and vegans, and Inspire was the first place...to pop up, so we went there. The restaurant was completely full at the time and asked that we come back in half an hour to 45 minutes, which is understandable, we should have made a reservation, but were not aware of how popular this place was at the time. After 45 minutes, my partner and I were able to get a table and we were slightly disappointed with the lack of vegetarian options on the menu, as it appeared that a salad was our best bet for this place after having high hopes for some vegetarian dishes with the popular reviews via Google. I ordered the Hanoi Greens Salad and he ordered the Napa Cobb Salad without bacon, as those were the only apparent vegetarian options on the menu, sadly. After waiting about 30 minutes, we got our salads and they were enormous and surprisingly much more delicious than I was expecting. I loved the Hanoi Greens Salad, but I hope the restaurant explores more vegetarian dishes, as I would love to be able to order at least a small variety of different things each time I go.More

The place is really small. Very casual. Food was interesting, my partner had a hard time picking something to eat. I tried the greens salad, it was dry and not very flavorful, ceviche, which was ok, and a vegetarian burger. The food is just ok,...but I thought that fried chicken on a waffle was a bit of a stretch.More

Went with my wife last Thursday and we both had a wonderful meal. I had a Loco Moco and my wife ordered a Chicken & Waffles. Taste was really good. Price were fair and resonable. Will definitely visit again. Dinning area is relatively small so...be sure to make a reservation in advance.More

I took my 13 year old daughter one friday on a date. She had wanted to try something different than the usual Markham Asian or chain restaurant and Inspire did not disappoint. We both started off with appetizers, but the clear winner was the "Extra...Butter" Drunken Crustaceans. I think we should've ordered 2! For the entree, i had the Insp Loco Moco which was very good. I've enjoyed Loco Moco before in my trips to Maui, but the coconut gravy with the shrimp definitely enhanced it. My daughter had the Waff Out Loud because she had wanted some steak. I had thought it would have a little chicken and a little steak but it had large portions of each! it was very good as well, but far too much for her to eat - even more than i would eat! This may sound weird, but i might suggest reducing the portion size. Be warned that the restaurant is small, so reservations are recommended. While the menu choices are limited, they are very good. This little local gem is certainly worth a visit and i will likely be back with one of my other kids or my wife.More

I went there last night, shared the beef salad for starter and it was amazing. Although 20 for a salad seemed expensive, it can feed two. Salad is my favorite part of the meal. I ordered the Inspire loco moco, and it was not bad....It is beef patties covered with mushroom sauce. It was a little too rich for my taste. My husband had the curry meatball, he liked it but again was too rich. I definitely return to try the other stuff on the menu. Place filled up quick so need reservation. Service was great.More

Very unique combinations but everything was delicious. I went with some friends and we all enjoyed our meal! I would definately recommend the pulled pork fried and Loco Moco.

Went for lunch with my husband and we both really enjoyed it. He had the chicken and waffles and I had the inspire burger. My husband really enjoyed his meal and I loved the burger. We tried the duck fries also and they were good...too.I definitely recommend this place.More

We had a fantastic meal at this restaurant. They served delicious food with interesting ingredients. We really enjoyed it. The service was excellent and it was clean. We visited on a rainy Tuesday evening and there was still a line up out the door. Reservations...are highly recommended. Prices were fair and reasonable.More