Cox: Formosa Bistro

Carburetor Roll

We tried the Carburetor Roll ($13.50 ***), made with tempura prawns, cucumber, avocado, crab salad and tobiko, and it was enough for everyone at the table. Why it was called a carburetor roll was beyond us, but who cared, since it was so delicious?

To sum up: Formosa Bistro leans heavily on the Japanese side of Asian cuisine, and it does it well.

Jeff Cox writes a weekly restaurant review column for the Sonoma Living section. You can reach him at jeffcox@sonic.net.

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FORMOSA BISTRO
Where: 799 Gravenstein Highway S. (behind McDonald’s), Sebastopol
When: Mondays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. of Fridays and Saturdays. Closed Sundays
Reservations: Call 823-6688
Price range: Inexpensive to moderate, with entrees from $9.95 to $14.95 and full combination dinners from $17.95 to $24.95
Website: www.formosabistro.com

Sake list: **
Ambiance: **
Service: **
Food: ***
Overall: **½

**** Extraordinary
*** Very good
** Good
* Not very good
0 Terrible