As one demonstrator said to reporters on the day of the protest: "We are not here to save this particular building, but to protect a piece of our culture. The Formosa Cafe is a living museum of West Hollywood."
一位參與示威活動人士，對新聞媒體說了一句含義深刻的話：「我們要保護的，不是這幢建築，而是我們的文化資產﹘﹘台灣酒家是好萊塢活生生的博物館。」