Formosa Taipei is a stylish and welcoming spot with a great atmosphere that really captures a modern Taiwanese dining aesthetic. The service is attentive and warm, adding genuine hospitality to the experience. The food, however, is where it falls a little short — decent Taiwanese-inspired dishes but lacking the bold, authentic flavors you'd hope for from a restaurant with such a strong concept and name. With more depth and authenticity in the cooking, Formosa Taipei could be a truly standout destination.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
I. H.
Incredible food. I ordered take out of 7 dishes for a large New Year’s party . The food was outstanding!!!! We are from Taiwan and this is legit flavors. I will be ordering from here again. Thank you for the awesome food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dean Dimizas
Excellent takeout, good portions, consistent quality. Wide menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lidia Lee
Ordered take out lunch specials today. The food was good but was surprised to see that 15% of tip was automatically added to the bill for my take out order. I didn’t notice it until I have picked up the food. I wish I was asked during the ordering process. #price
Mitch Tyson
Great take out place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ohan Heghinian
TAKE OUT ONLY! (Therefore I did not order here)
Diem Allis
Formosa Taipei is a take out only spot for Taiwanese cuisine. The menu has a lot of options. The scallion pancakes were crispy and yummy. The sauteed string beans were cooked perfectly and the chicken with garlic sauce was delicious.
The service was friendly and efficient, and our food came out quickly. The space is very small with no seating area. Prices are reasonable for the quality and portion sizes. Free parking is available.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Courtney Costantino
A lot of people on here hating on this restaurant. People saying it’s not “authentic”. Of course not, it’s American style Chinese food. People saying it’s a “money grab” expecting prices to always stay the same in spite of enormous rise in cost of product. People saying they ordered via 3P who takes a huge % of their overhead then stiff them on a tip on a huge order. You’re all entitled to your subjective opinion about flavor. What I witnessed was 2 hard working, dedicated people hand snipping green beans and saying they hand make dumplings and bao in a restaurant style where that level of quality absolutely is not to be expected.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Billy Bondaruk
The Food was not what was expected. They make up their own style dishes that look like leftovers. There are dishes on the menu that look nothing like what they are supposed to look like. Some dishes taste good, but when I tried to take back a dish that they had turned into a soup and it wasn’t on the soup side of the menu. I didn’t order a soup dish they just said too bad. Rude people, don’t expect anything back from the restaurant owners. They’re not about customers satisfaction …. Reminded me of the soup nazi in Seinfeld
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jaeho Chung
Best take out place in Lexington. Been here for 8 years, food always tasty
This is a great spot with amazing food and quick preparation. It has been my go-to Chinese spot for the last few years and I don’t expect that to change anytime soon. One big detail: THERE IS NO SEATING, THIS IS TAKEOUT ONLY. The restaurant itself is simply a pickup counter, but don’t let that scare you off, the food is excellent! I would highly highly recommend the spicy minced chicken and the salt and pepper pork chops, unbelievably good.
Food: 5
Scott Sahovey
I got the general Taos chicken. Very good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Henry Lombard
Food is decent enough but the owners or management is all about a money grab. We ordered 4 apps and 3 mains and they charged us $11 for some rice, and had an attitude about it.
Avoid this place and spend your money at better places with better ownership.
Food: 3
Service: 1
N F
The quality of most of the ingredients seems fine, and the person behind the counter seemed kind, but the amount of salt in some of these dishes is unbearable and we had to throw them out barely touched.
I may try again, but explicitly ask for low sodium.
Robert Cohen, Real Estate
This is our favorite Chinese food take out restaurant in Lexington. The food is very fresh and very reasonably priced. The owner is incredibly friendly and I have talked with him many times about real estate when I go in there to order our take out dinner. Since this restaurant is located in a very small commercial strip in our neighborhood, I have many times just walked up there to get our dinner (it’s actually quicker than waiting for the delivery driver).
Formosa Taipei is a stylish and welcoming spot with a great atmosphere that really captures a modern Taiwanese dining aesthetic. The service is attentive and warm, adding genuine hospitality to the experience. The food, however, is where it falls a little short — decent Taiwanese-inspired dishes but lacking the bold, authentic flavors you'd hope for from a restaurant with such a strong concept and name. With more depth and authenticity in the cooking, Formosa Taipei could be a truly standout destination.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Incredible food. I ordered take out of 7 dishes for a large New Year’s party . The food was outstanding!!!! We are from Taiwan and this is legit flavors. I will be ordering from here again. Thank you for the awesome food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent takeout, good portions, consistent quality. Wide menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered take out lunch specials today. The food was good but was surprised to see that 15% of tip was automatically added to the bill for my take out order. I didn’t notice it until I have picked up the food. I wish I was asked during the ordering process. #price
Great take out place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
TAKE OUT ONLY! (Therefore I did not order here)
Formosa Taipei is a take out only spot for Taiwanese cuisine. The menu has a lot of options. The scallion pancakes were crispy and yummy. The sauteed string beans were cooked perfectly and the chicken with garlic sauce was delicious.
The service was friendly and efficient, and our food came out quickly. The space is very small with no seating area. Prices are reasonable for the quality and portion sizes. Free parking is available.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
A lot of people on here hating on this restaurant. People saying it’s not “authentic”. Of course not, it’s American style Chinese food. People saying it’s a “money grab” expecting prices to always stay the same in spite of enormous rise in cost of product. People saying they ordered via 3P who takes a huge % of their overhead then stiff them on a tip on a huge order. You’re all entitled to your subjective opinion about flavor. What I witnessed was 2 hard working, dedicated people hand snipping green beans and saying they hand make dumplings and bao in a restaurant style where that level of quality absolutely is not to be expected.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Food was not what was expected. They make up their own style dishes that look like leftovers. There are dishes on the menu that look nothing like what they are supposed to look like. Some dishes taste good, but when I tried to take back a dish that they had turned into a soup and it wasn’t on the soup side of the menu. I didn’t order a soup dish they just said too bad. Rude people, don’t expect anything back from the restaurant owners. They’re not about customers satisfaction …. Reminded me of the soup nazi in Seinfeld
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Best take out place in Lexington. Been here for 8 years, food always tasty
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This is a great spot with amazing food and quick preparation. It has been my go-to Chinese spot for the last few years and I don’t expect that to change anytime soon. One big detail: THERE IS NO SEATING, THIS IS TAKEOUT ONLY. The restaurant itself is simply a pickup counter, but don’t let that scare you off, the food is excellent! I would highly highly recommend the spicy minced chicken and the salt and pepper pork chops, unbelievably good.
Food: 5
I got the general Taos chicken. Very good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Food is decent enough but the owners or management is all about a money grab. We ordered 4 apps and 3 mains and they charged us $11 for some rice, and had an attitude about it.
Avoid this place and spend your money at better places with better ownership.
Food: 3
Service: 1
The quality of most of the ingredients seems fine, and the person behind the counter seemed kind, but the amount of salt in some of these dishes is unbearable and we had to throw them out barely touched.
I may try again, but explicitly ask for low sodium.
This is our favorite Chinese food take out restaurant in Lexington. The food is very fresh and very reasonably priced. The owner is incredibly friendly and I have talked with him many times about real estate when I go in there to order our take out dinner. Since this restaurant is located in a very small commercial strip in our neighborhood, I have many times just walked up there to get our dinner (it’s actually quicker than waiting for the delivery driver).
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