Formosa Chinese Restaurant

The restaurant is now re-opened. There was a change of ownership due to previous owners' legal financial liabilities. The new restaurant has a somewhat different, smaller menu that's a little bit more "mainstream". That means some of the more "authentic" items had been dropped in favor of some additional Americanized chinese dishes. The taste is still good, and the atmosphere is still good. Interior decoration greatly improved over its previous iteration as Shanghai Manor, but the American managers tend to ruin the Chinese atmosphere by opting for classical European music over traditional Chinese ones.

After the change in ownership and management, I couldn't help but to feel that this new one doesn't quite live up to the old Shanghai Manor. It was especially disappointing to see the menu change. Its waitstaff is also now predominantly American, whose lack of knowledge of the food they serve is a little disappointing. But given the dearth of choices in fine Chinese cuisine in town (Apologies, but Chinese buffets do not count as fine dining), this is still your best bet for the best Chinese food in town.

This used to be our favorite chinese place, very sad to see it closed.

Unfortunately this wonderful restaurant is now closed. :-) I haven't found anyone that can replace this great loss.