Satisfy your cravings for Chinese food
Not only is Formosa the name given to Taiwan by Portuguese mariners in 1544, it is a local restaurant serving authentic Chinese food every day of the week.
Formosa owner Ling Lin said Formosa means beautiful isle, and if the need to satisfy a Chinese food craving is apparent, Formosa Restaurant is a place of tastes, smells and atmosphere.
A year ago, Formosa changed owners and is now owned and managed by Lin who said she has altered a number of things in the restaurant, including the pictures and layout of the Web site.
Lin said Formosa has been open for business more than 20 years and is still thriving due to Logan’s appetite for quality Chinese food.
“My purpose in the Formosa business is to bring Chinese food into Cache Valley. I would like to bring some Chinese culture to the people,” she said.
A lot of Chinese food is Americanized and Lin said she would like to see more authenticity in the dishes served. However, she said they will still leave some dishes that Americans are comfortable with.
Creating high-quality health foods is a necessity to Lin. She said she would like customers to eat more fresh vegetables. The two-entree meal will hopefully encourage Lin’s customers to get their favorite item from the menu and accompany it with a vegetable dish. Lin said a very popular menu item is the tiny spicy chicken. When USU students graduate, many of them come back to Formosa because they love this entree so much, she said.
“I have a lot of customers that are my friends,” Lin said. “They are so cute. Even the kids give me cards. I introduce new foods to them.”
Some customers have requested new menu items to Lin and not only does she agree to their request, she names the dish after them. She said one boy went to Formosa after coming back from Taiwan with his Asian wife and requested some of the foods that he had enjoyed there. Salty Pepper Mark Tofu is now a featured menu item.
Samantha Creer, freshman and psychology major, said she has enjoyed dinners at Formosa with her roommates.
“It is really fun to share the dishes,” she said.
There are a lot of services Formosa offers that many are unaware of. A USU lunchbox can be ordered by phone for $5. The box contains two entrees, steamed rice and soup that is still hot from the kitchen when it is delivered to the USU campus. The pick-up location is on the north side of the Merrill-Cazier Library. During testing weeks, students can order a full week of lunches for $30. The lunchbox must be ordered before 10 a.m. and picked up between noon and 1 p.m.
Lin said if USU students show their student I.D. they can get 10 percent off dinner.
“I know college is difficult and I want to support the students,” she said.
–catherine.meidell@aggiemail.usu.edu