Ke Te-lung, a local antiquarian and second-generation proprietor of a snack shop on Huaxi Street, feels that the makeover has left nothing more than an insipid shell of the Bopiliao that once was, but others are more positive about it, and feel that bringing in cultural and artistic elements has breathed new life into the neighborhood.
萬華文史工作者、華西街「阿猜嬤」甜湯店第二代老闆柯得隆認為，剝皮寮經過老屋整併、大幅翻新後，風味盡失、徒留空殼；反之，也有人肯定添加文化藝術元素後，已為該處注入新靈魂。