I made a long drive to get here because I was craving kare kare and my husband wanted lechon kawali. Many local Filipinos I know recommend this restaurant as having the best filipino food in the Charleston area.... and I can vouch for that! In addition to lechon kawali and kare kare, we also had lumpia, chicken adobo and pancit. All were delicious! Service was excellent and our host was very very friendly. I'll definitely be back again! read more

Formosa Chinese Restaurant - Kare kare - taste good, especially with lots of bagoong!!! 3 - Chinese Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

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The portions are extremely small like child meal portion size I spent $20 on a lunch special and the only drink that comes included is an iced tea. I don't drink tea so I asked if I could exchange it for something else which they replied with "there will be a charge." Why are you forcing me to drink tea? There was not a single person in the restaurant at lunch, the older gentlemen who I assume is one of the owners was sitting at one of the tables with his laptop watching tennis. When I walked in he just said can I help you? He didn't offer a menu or anything. There isn't a menu posted anywhere so I had to ask for one and he hands me this piece of paper in a folder. Absolutely ridiculous do not eat here. I left hungry and furious with $20 less in my pocket. Had to go buy lunch somewhere else. Went to Ocean Island across the street! They have the same lunch special for $8.99 including a can soda!!! Wish I had went there first. read more

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TINY PORTIONS, BASIC FOOD - OVERPRICED..RUDE OWNERS - A COMPLETE INSULT - DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY. I went to Formosa today with my husband and left absolutely FUMING. I've never felt so blatantly disrespected at a restaurant. They tried to have me pay $16.95 for what looked like a kid's sample plate-- it was that bad. The owner then slaps (I'm SERIOUS) the plate back on my table yelling, "OKAY, You can pay $14.00"..what the heck? You disrespect me and still want me to pay anything for this? You lost you mind. I was served maybe ONE OUNCE of chicken breast. Not a full meal -- not even close. Just a few sad slivers of onion and about half a cup of rice. For nearly $17. This wasn't some gourmet presentation either -- it looked like something thrown together at a soup kitchen. It was downright insulting. When I brought it up, calmly and respectfully, the owner snapped at me, saying, "DID YOU EVEN LOOK AT THE MENU?" Your menu should have said, food that looks like overpriced and basic. Excuse me? I didn't raise my voice, I didn't curse -- and that's the response I get? After I said I wasn't going to pay $16 for three bites of food, they started gossiping about me to other customers, giving me nasty looks, and rambling about being "in business for 20 years" as if that justifies their attitude and garbage portions. I'm sorry, but being in business for 20 years doesn't give you a license to treat people like trash or serve meals that wouldn't satisfy a toddler. Their arrogance is unbelievable. DO NOT EAT HERE. You'll walk away feeling ripped off, disrespected, and hungry. The owners clearly don't care about their customers anymore -- if they ever did. I paid cash for our lumpia and our sweet teas and left right after our interaction. I won't walk out on a bill but I wont ever be taken advantage of. These people were effing nasty. And if they are reading this -- yes, I'm talking to YOU TWO the owners -- maybe take a long, hard look in the mirror. Your behavior is disgraceful, and your food is embarrassing. Either drastically change the way you treat your paying customers, or do us all a favor and RETIRE - your washed up. read more

Formosa Chinese Restaurant - Insulting plate for 17 dollars.. does this look like General Tao chicken to you? - Chinese Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

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Walked in to order takeout and waited a while before anyone acknowledged me. Then the woman caught an attitude when I asked for a menu.

Portions are laughable. Almost 20 bucks for about as much food you would get in a Lean Cuisine meal and tastes about the same. Flavorless I miss Oriental Cuisine...do yourself and your wallet a favor go to Old Li's, Kocha, Naan or anywhere else read more

Let me start by saying I love Chinese food. I scanned this area for highly rated, frequently reviewed restaurants and found Formosa. I was there for a late lunch and there were only 3 people in the place. Figuring that many Chinese restaurants offer a nice for lunch portions, I ordered Szechuan chicken and substituted fried rice for white rice. I got the small order of egg rolls and had a water. What I got was what I consider a lunch portion sized plate which was not particularly flavorful. The egg rolls were very good and enjoyable. The price before tip was $28 for lunch!!!! You have to be kidding! read more

This place seems to be busy but I think the owners are the only ones running it. With that being said, service was good & the food was good. The bacon fried rice & lumpia were our favorite items! read more

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Absolutely overpriced as stated in someone else's review, lumpia with no filling , lechon kawali with no taste and the pansit so sweet my wife had to toss it , no personality from the staff. The person that recommended this place obviously has never had decent real filipino cooking. The pork adobo wasn't bad. $72 plus tip for lunch and most wasn't edible. Maybe they've been doing it too long because it reflects on the food and atmosphere . Seek Filipino food elsewhere my friends. Or marry a Filipina like I did. read more

This place is our go to for our Oriental Cuisine fix. The same great taste and good service. Very friendly staff, the wife there actually pulled up a chair and kept us company, while we ate our dinner. We solved all the world's problems talking politics! Would recommend to anyone. Just a bit more laid back and easy going. read more

So, my sister & I decided to get some Asian food, after craving for so long & it was near our stop to the grocery store so we walked in Formosa to see pricing originally! We were also excited due to the great reviews, so after contemplating, we walked in. No issues at first, the gentleman acknowledged us and handed a menu once asked. Now, my sister & I were in there for maybe 10 minutes & finally decided on what to order (Over priced, I will say) We wanted to see if we could swap an entree for their combo deal, so we asked! Politely, might I add, and omg!!! The red lipped lady at the counter was so terribly rude!! She rolled her eyes and said with a snouted mouth "No we don't substitute whats on the menu is whats on the menu, what we have there is what its gonna be, we're not changing that" VERY close to that. Very snotty, very nasty, extremely unacceptable behavior. Poor example of customer service. She repeated this twice, my sister & I did nothing but look at each other, hand back the menus & say never mind, thank you. Walked out in peace. All this to say, watch where you give your hard earned money to. TERRIBLE, unfortunately I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy. 0/5 . God Bless! read more

Hands down the best egg rolls and pepper steak in charleston area. Everyone we are close by we try to stop by and pickup extra egg rolls.

Great food and service. A family restaurant owned and operated. Each order cooked to order. The lumpia and pancit and grab dragon are all wonderful. read more

Over priced and extremely rude! My family has been going to the oriental cuisine for 40+years since i was a kid! we were sad when they closed but excited to find their relative owns this restaurant and food is similar. we have been twice now and its always hot and cramped. But food was still pretty good. Sadly the service is not. My 72 year old mom and her friend went today for lunch and though the sign on door says they don't close until 7pm they were abruptly asked to leave by the owner stating they had stayed too long. There weren't other customers and plenty of empty tables. Sadly my family won't be back. My dad passed away about a year and half ago and to see my mom treated like that is unfortunate. read more

Egg rolls class A great, the staff friendly and Attentive.we were happy with our order but no crispy noodle with chow mein only gripe

BEWARE...It is rare for me to comment on a bad restaurant experience. I am of the belief that you role the dice and hope for the best. Sometimes you receive a excellent meal, and sometimes not. I feel compelled to warn potential customers that my decide to try out Formosa Chinese Restaurant located on 650 College Park Road. I have frequented this restaurant many times thru the years. I have not been there for about 7 years and decided I wanted some Filipino food. I ordered 2 orders of the combination dinner and 1 order of Lumpia. The combination dinner is supposed to come with 1 entree, 2 lumpia, bacon fried rice, and ice tea. This was a take out order. Total cost was $50.00. I was shocked to say the least. I reluctantly paid for the order deciding I will never come back. When I got the order home, I noticed that they used plain rice, not bacon fried rice. The portion size was laughable at best. The lumpia included with the dinner were old and chewy. The extra order of lumpia were fresh and cooked properly. They also did not give me my ice teas. I couldn't believe I just paid $50.00 for this sad excuse for a meal. Again, you might want to think twice before you decide to go to the restaurant. read more

The food is always delicious. Convenient location. Excellent service, wonderful people.

We have been eating here for a very long time! The owners are very nice and polite. And the food is very delish! I highly recommend this restaurant. Pepper steak is very good along with the eggrolls or is it lumpia! read more

Best lumpias in Summerville hands down! And I love the sauce that's included. Very friendly owner, who is also welcoming.

If you're looking for authentic cuisine served by the nicest people, be sure to go to Formosa. They deliver on all points. Quality, service, calm enjoyable atmosphere and easy to find location. If you're in the mood for a really satisfying meal that's extremely affordable, get yourself to Formosa. read more

Giving this place 5 stars. One, because you can get legit Filipino food here. And two, my good friend's family owns this. And you can tell that they put their time into their recipes. Okay, so what. It'll be biased, but I'm speaking because they're really nice people even before they became friends of ours. Any time I visit GC, my family would come here if we didn't want to cook Filipino food that would normally take a long time to prepare and cook. It's in the Food Lion plaza behind Stratford High. Great food and great people. And for the low reviews, it's probably because you ordered something that they don't necessarily specialize in much. read more

Love this place! Family owned/ run, and yummy! Chinese with a Filipino twist. Formosa has individualized, fresh portions vs. buffet style. (Most Chinese restaurants in this area of SC are buffet style.) I love this place because the food has always been good, reasonably priced, and the lady always remembers my order! read more

Three of us went for an early dinner on Saturday. Very small dining room, only eight tables, but take-out business is brisk. We shared an order of lumpia. I thought they needed a bit more seasoning, but the wrappers were crisp and the dipping sauce was good. I would order them again. I got the Sinigang and was disappointed. The pork was short ribs, I believe, and that requires more work than I care for in removing all the bones, fat, and other inedible bits. I was told it was a good soup-as-meal that had tamarind in it. Honestly, I couldn't taste a bit of tamarind. The pork had an "off" odor to it, though it tasted okay for boiled meat. It had radishes, cabbage, green beans, and tomatoes. I'm glad there was plenty of rice. I would not order it again. My friends ordered two entrees that were great. The Pork Adobo was yummy! Rich flavor with a nice gravy. This dish has onions. I give it an A and would order it again. The third entree was the Chicken with Black Bean Sauce. It was also great! A bit on the sweet side, but I liked that. Very nice sauce, plenty of chicken, and a dish I would definitely order the next time. The owner served us and was funny and friendly. read more

Formosa Chinese Restaurant - Menu A side 3/1/14 - Chinese Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

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Amazing food and the owner and his wife are friendly and gracious. True authentic Filipino.

The food was really good affordable prices it's more of a Filipino restaurant then Chinese but overall really good I definitely will come back and bring my boyfriend read more

Formosa Chinese Restaurant - Pepper steak and sweet and sour chicken combination plate - Chinese Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

I love filipino food. Really enjoyed the pancit, very authentic. My husband thought the tocino was very good. The lumpias were excellent. The owner is very friendly and answered all our questions. read more

Little Mom and Pop GEM! Unbelievable lo mein. Sweet hand written menu prices and check. Family atmosphere. Can't wait to come back and try more! HIGHLY RECOMMEND! read more

It's the best authentic Phillipino food/Chinese food. The owner is very friendly. She makes you feel like you're at home. Great service. Prices are very reasonable for the amount of food you get. They've been open for 16 years. read more

If you're going here for lumpia, sure. Anything else, I'd honestly recommend Panda Express. I don't rate places often, but we paid $50 for a very disappointing dinner that we couldn't eat half of. You can tell the owners are lovely people, but this food just didn't meet our expectations for Chinese cuisine. read more

The best chinese/Filipino food ever! A little hole in tje wall mom and pop place! You will not be disappointed! read more

Formosa Chinese Restaurant - Lumpia, moma was in the back rolling them! - Chinese Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

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What a lovely surprise this place was! Based on Yelp ratings, I recently gave Formosa a try and was pleasantly surprised. Although the interior is a bit dated, everything seemed very clean and the staff was extremely friendly. Every dish had its on unique flavor and OH BOY what a flavor it was. I usually use wonton soup as a baseline for all Chinese cuisine and Formosa did not disappoint. The wontons were delicate and delicious! My friend and I also tried the General Tso's Chicken which was great. BTW- Have you ever had Bacon fried rice...I'm not sure where that's been all my life but I am now a convert. Formosa is my new go to Chinese place and an awesome choice for take out that's well above the typical fare. read more

Just placed an order from here. They have no online menu so i was ordering blind but going on the reputation. Called for lunch special order but since I didnt specify apparently , even tho it is lunch time, they gave us full price full size evening orders. Will not be going back. Beware companies that dont have a website/online menu! read more

The family running this restaurant were very kind and quick with our order. We ordered a couple of lo mein dishes, a pepper steak dinner and some lumpia. Everything was fresh and delicious. We will definitely be coming back. read more

If you want authentic Filipino food, this is the place to go! The hubby and I have ordered everything from the Kaldereta to the Lechon, to the Kare Kare and the Pancit and it has all been fantastic. This restaurant is owned by a Filipino family that remembers you when you order often! I know it says that it is a Chinese restaurant when you walk through the door, but definitely bypass the Chinese items on the menu. The quality of those are mediocre to downright bad. So if you are craving something besides your standard SC Asian fare, check out Formosa! read more

This place has hardcore authentic FILIPINO dishes like pancit, lumpia, sisig, dinuguan, sweet n sour fish, and more...they even have halo halo!!!! And they all taste very good!!! Staff is very friendly as well!!! read more

Formosa Chinese Restaurant - Dinuguan, sisig and escabeche (sweet and sour fish) - Chinese Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

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I don't know how this place gets good reviews. I've had no good Chinese experiences so far while living here in South Carolina.. But this was bad. General chicken was AWFUL. It tasted like someone poured franks hot sauce in it and instead of broccoli there were stringy onions. The pork lo mein noodles were horrible and tasted strange. The crab Rangoon wasn't bad, but 29 dollars total for the worst Chinese I've ever had in my entire life! I could have paid that and had a decent meal elsewhere. My mistake. I'll never go back. read more

This is my favorite local hidden gem! Everything from the Lumpia to the beef steak w lemon and everything in between! She always remembers what we order even if its sadly been a couple months between visits! And she knows when we leave 1 or all the kids at home haha. I LOVE this place! Even your first visit will have you feeling like family! read more

Got general tso chicken and sesame chicken it was terrible. They look and taste the same. Will never be getting food from here ever again. Wouldn't recommend to anyone read more

My gf and I ate from the Filipino menu instead of the Chinese. The meat dishes were very flavorful and tender. Everything had a home - made, soul food, hope in the wall feel to it. The owner is very sweet. Their filipino menu selection has enough variety to warrant another visit. read more

Formosa Chinese Restaurant - With the owner - Chinese Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

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Lady was super nice and tocina was awesome. Lumpia was good and was served hot. I have only been here one time but much more than willing to go back. read more

The women who picks up phone was really rude. She did not help me and just simply hang up my call. Terrible attitude