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Out & About #109 | Pt. 1: Main St. Markham/Unionville + Inspire Restaurant 

7/4/2015

 
Main St. Unionville has long been known as a location for photoshoots exuding a serene, homely aura. But Main St. Markham has a more commercial vibe to it.

On this particular trip to Markham, we explored both Main St. Markham (for its Farmer's Market and interesting little shops) and Main St. Unionville (for the more independent shops it had to offer).
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A short coffee/morning ice cream stop was made at It's The Cat's Meow Cafe just before lunch. The cat-themed cafe, decked out appropriately with kitten figures, plushies, and window stick-ons, was hidden just behind one of the tents of the Farmer's Market on Main St. Markham. It offered a wide variety of items, including lattes adorned with a cocoa powder feline face, decadent cakes, and ice cream from Kawartha Dairy.

The lunchplace of choice was, once again, discovered via a brief Instagram search and was located just a bit further down Main Street.
The full album can be found HERE .
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For the most part, we weren't impressed with what the restaurant had to offer. The two main chefs were of Chinese and Indian backgrounds, and had attempted to compile a menu that consisted of a variety of items embodying flavours from foods of both cultures. This was a big flop.

Majority of the listings, especially the most popular items, were either spicy or contained some element capable of causing a fiery breath. Not everyone is a fan of spicy food, and this was a place that chose to disregard this specific dietary preference.
Our server wasn't particularly friendly either - a short, blunt "There are." was shot in our direction upon inquiring about spice-less food options. "The burgers aren't spicy. The salads aren't spicy." we were told.

But what if we don't like heavily battered-up, greasy fried chicken on a bun? Are we at a lack of options then? Apparently so.

We settled for a Pulled Pork Club Sandwich, Chilled Hanoi Beef Salad, and Duck Tacos in the end.
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Neither the club sandwich nor the tacos were particularly outstanding.
They hadn't been too generous with the minced duck pieces (who puts minced duck instead of actual slices of duck in a taco anyways?!), nor was the citrus salsa flavour as evident as the menu description had implied it to be.
The Pulled Pork Sandwich was even more of a disappointment - grease could be seen oozing out from the bun onto your fingers even with a slight touch; the pork wasn't tender either. Oh, and the fries? They were well seasoned, but rapidly became a soggy, salty mess.


The only decent dish of the afternoon was the Hanoi Chilled Beef Salad, which actually contained slices of beef deemed tender and flavourful.
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For the prices that were charged, the less-than-mediocre service that was received, and the failed attempts at creating full-on fusion dishes, I can assure you that I will not be recommending Inspire Restaurant to any of my acquaintances anytime soon.

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