Formosa

Iowa City, IA · Sushi restaurant

Rating
4.1/5
★★★★☆ 4.1
Reviews
20
Rank in Iowa City
#70
of 170 restaurants
City Percentile
35%
rating percentile
Address
Formosa, 221 E College St, Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone
(319) 338-8880
Website
formosaiowacity.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=wix_google_business_profile&utm_campaign=13742112367376203805
Status
Closed · Opens 4 PM

Formosa is a restaurant located in Iowa City, IA. It is one of 170 restaurants listed in Iowa City. Its 4.1-star rating is slightly below the Iowa City city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Formosa

Formosa is located in the heart of Downtown Iowa City. Situated in the ground level of Hotel Vetro, our modern architectural features are sure to catch your eye. We are known for a lively, energetic, and friendly atmosphere. Whether you are a local... More

Hours

Saturday4 PM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Erinn · Oct 2025

Went for the Tuesday night which they host a variety of specials. They offer a variety of cocktails for $3 and $4!!! With a huge variety of basic sushi rolls at $4 and specialty rolls at $9. We ate at the bar and service was amazing. They only had one bar tender and it was a pretty busy night. She did amazing job and kept our drinks full, and guided me through some of the local favorites. Will definitely go back ❤️

★★★★★ 5.0 shawn maloney · Feb 2024

Made reservations for 4pm on a Saturday. Seating for 8. They greeted us and sat promptly. Our server was great! She checked on us frequently and kept drinks full. The menu was very easy to understand with clearly marked cooked verse raw food. The server was able to answer any questions we had. The food was very fresh, prepared perfectly. The flavors and quality where the best we have experienced . Best sushi resturant in the area. I can't say enough positive things about the service and food.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Silas C · Sep 2025

Sushi is just eh. But it definitely hits the spot. Especially for the deals. 4 dollars for some basic sushi is great during the happy hour period. Drinks are also nicely priced.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Shantel L · Nov 2025

Terrible customer service. The blonde girl at the front was very rude and gave absolutely no details. She told us to sit down, nothing else. People continued to pass by as we waited. Then she hit us with the “Soo… okay guys, we can seat you but you have to be out of here by 5:50.” Giving us exactly 45 minutes to sit down, order our food, wait for our food to be made and delivered to us and then eat our food. This is how you treat your customers Formosa? Also while we walked out, the restaurant literally looked more than halfway empty. 💀 Get better staff.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 amyc · Oct 2025

I made a reservation here at 7:15 on a tuesday night and I understand that it is busy because of deals. The host put our name down for a table in the same list as walk ins, we had to wait 30-35 minutes to get our table for two when we had a reservation. No point of a reservation at that point.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Sushi restaurantBarBar & grillJapanese restaurantJapanese steakhouseRestaurantSushi takeawayWine bar

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