Formosa Tea House Update

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I'm a fairly regular customer at the wonderful Formosa Tea House on University Avenue in Charlottetown. Since hearing they planned to expand into a new space this coming spring, many excited rumours have been flying around our fair city. Well, last weekend my girlfriend, my father, and I happened to see the lovely owners working on renovations on the new building and were invited in for a tour. Here's the scoop...

The new location is on Prince Street in the building that was formerly Big Momma's bar. They plan to open just the bottom floor with about 7-8 booths and 5-6 tables. It looks really nice already but there is much work to do. A kickin' sound system is already installed to play traditional Taiwanese music (we got to hear a sample). The owners also plan to alter the front steps to allow for a medium-sized porch with outdoor seating in the summer. They'll be living in a nice space on the second floor and will be using the top floor as a Tai Chi room.

Don't fear, the Formosa Tea House on University Avenue will remain open. The new place will be serving full meals while the tea house serves snacks. Hopefully things will be ready to open in March/April. I'm really looking forward to it.

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Steven Garrity -

http://www.actsofvolition.com

Bam! Thanks for the scoop.

Mandy -

http://www.hellodita.com

Wow, thanks for the update, that sounds terrific. I too can't wait to see what it looks like when all is said and done.

Carol Anne -

Try their bubble tea (if you haven't already) it's fantastic.

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