Greater Sacramento Restaurant Question (Citrus Heights, Roseville: hotels, houses, live)

[krb740]

Hey All,

Can anyone recommend some good restaurants in Sacramento? We are going to be in Citrus Heights next to Sunrise Mall / Birdcage and most of the places there are chains such as Olive Garden. I hope to find some good Taqueria's, Italian, Spanish Tapas, or Steak Houses in the general area. Let me know what your facvorite restaurant or bar is. We are moving next weekend and are extremely excited to be there. Thanks in advance!

Robert

[volleyballer]

Casa Raoms. On Birdcage. Just drive around, in between some of those chian stores. It is awesome. The steak fajitas are the best! The waiters sing sometimes while walking by, the margaritas are perfect, and the atmosphere is relaxed. Very reasonable prices. Warm chips and good salsa. Love it. Maybe I'll go there tonight!

[CityGirl72]

Nothing worth eating is in Citrus Heights IMHO

Want some realy mexican food then go down to South Sac and pick any corner

WOnderful Tapas at Tapa the World on J st

I enjoy Lucca, or Michaelangelo's for italian

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That will help you find the good food

For Steak - I'd do Broiler Downtown, or even CHOPS

Really yummy is Esquire Grill too

And any out of towner I always take to Fat City in Old Sac

[cw68]

Originally Posted by krb740

Hey All,

Can anyone recommend some good restaurants in Sacramento? We are going to be in Citrus Heights next to Sunrise Mall / Birdcage and most of the places there are chains such as Olive Garden. I hope to find some good Taqueria's, Italian, Spanish Tapas, or Steak Houses in the general area. Let me know what your facvorite restaurant or bar is. We are moving next weekend and are extremely excited to be there. Thanks in advance!

Robert

There are some great restaurants in Midtown. Lucca was already mentioned, they have great zucchini chips though the rest of the food tends to be hit or miss. Sometimes it's awesome and the next time, it's so-so. Still a great place to have a glass of wine and sit at the bar, however. The pair also recently opened Roxy on Fair Oaks in the Arden area. I've heard good things about it.

My favorite Spanish is Aioli Bodega Española. It's the closest thing to real Spanish food in these parts.

The Kitchen (bring your wallet) is one of the best restaurants in town. As is Bibi (italian).

For a small chain Mexican, hit La Fiesta. Hands-down my favorite casual Mexican in these parts. Amazing carnitas. There are a number of them around here and there's on on Greenback in CH. Good seafood, too.

Queen Sheba on Broadway in Land Park is supposed to have great Ethiopian food. I also like Addis Ababa on Alta Arden.

In Folsom, Bidwell Street Bistro is one incredible restaurant. Their duck confit is to die-for. Pachanga's is also tasty and original.

I could go on and on. Love food! Check out my friend's food blog, sacatomato.com for info on all sorts of Sacto foodstuff.

[KidBlue]

I like the Elephant Bar at the Sunrise Mall, but it is a chain restaurant. Leatherby's (spelling?) Ice Cream palor is good for a snack when it's hot (any day in the next three months will work!). Since you are close to Roseville, there are several good restaurants including Fat's Asian Bistro. I've heard that Claim Jumpers is good, but I haven't been there. I'll let the locals let you know where the really good places are.

[Adamson865]

Last time I visited, I enjoyed Lucca and Ma Jong's.

BTW - I did discover what could vie for the title of the *worst* restaurant in Sac... it's down in Old Sac and is called Annabelle's. It's a pizza buffet-type place, and has horrific watery flavorless pasta sauces and the tiniest salad bar known to humanity. They must survive only by the tourist trade who passes through Old Sac and never comes back. Truly sad, in that there are a couple very good restaurants down there.

[KidBlue]

You are right. Annabelle's does suck....I agree with Ma Jong's and Lucca's. There are a bunch of other good restaurants downtown too. Most are close together, so if you don't like one, try another. I was trying to think of restaurants near Roseville, but downtown has a much better selection and not as many are chain restaurants.

[cw68]

My favorite Sacramento restaurant is Moxie. It's on H Street, just west of 20th. Yummy food, great atmosphere and the owner, Bill, is a riot. Boisterous, friendly guy from New York who will make you anything you want. The menu is smallish, but very eclectic, so there's something for everyone. I highly recommend checking it out.

[BearBranch]

The Brew Pub/restaurant on Madison close to Sunrise in Citrus Heights is good.

[cncsmomndad]

Q'Bole in Old Folsom is very good. So is Chicago Fire Pizza in Old Folsom. Both worth checking out. Head down Madison until it turns into Greenback then follow that across the bridge into Old Folsom. Quite a few decent (non-chain) restuarants down there IMO. Birdcage area is mostly chain restuarants.