20-plus new restaurants open around Sacramento. Here’s where to find your next meal
June brought 22 new restaurants around Sacramento, with the majority of them opening in communities surrounding the capital city.
Only six restaurants opened within Sacramento city limits. The rest debuted in Roseville (four new restaurants), Davis and Placerville (three), El Dorado Hills (two) and Antelope, Elk Grove, West Sacramento, Rocklin and Auburn (one apiece).
Adoboink (1450 Lead Hill Blvd., Suite 140, Roseville): Ramses and Maylani Monterola started their Filipino catering company, best known for its “Oompa Lumpia” cups, in 2018 and opened their first brick-and-mortar Adoboink on June 21.
Bull N’ Mouth (217 E St., Davis): Burgers and beer are the main draw at this new downtown Davis restaurant, such as the “Down the Hatch” half-pound patty topped with pepper jack cheese, green chilis, bacon and a house sauce.
Cajun & Sushi House (2921 Elverta Road, Antelope): Seasoned bags of crab legs share table space with bento boxes and sashimi at Cajun & Sushi House, which opened on June 9.
Cookie Plug (4720 Elk Grove Blvd., No. 130, Elk Grove): This cookie chain brought flavors such as purple velvet, chocolate chip walnut and marshmallow-filled s’mores to Elk Grove after making its market debut in Fair Oaks last year.
Creamy’s by Cayla Jordan (2023 Vine St., Suite 106, El Dorado Hills): Miniature cheesecake queen Cayla Jordan opened her third dessert shop on June 24 in the El Dorado Hills Town Center, adding to ones in midtown Sacramento’s Ice Blocks development and Fountains at Roseville.
Everest Chilli Pepper (214 Harding Blvd., Roseville): Indo-Chinese and Nepalese foods such as okra masala, paneer chow mein and steamed lamb momos take center stage at Harding Plaza’s new restaurant.
Falafel Corner (720 2nd St., Davis): Sajad Shakoor’s 18th Sacramento-area Falafel Corner follows the same script as the others: accessible Middle Eastern bites such as halal beef burgers, gyro platters and chicken rice bowls.
Geartooth Alewerks (7553 Green Valley Road, Placerville): Placerville’s newest brewery and barbecue joint specializes in “trisket” (slow-smoked tri-tip that tastes similar to brisket), baby back ribs and bratwurst braised in a house IPA.
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Benjy Egel, a Sacramento native, covers local restaurants and bars for The Bee.
Home & Bar (6930 65th St., Suite 117, Sacramento): A new Sichuan-style Chinese restaurant and karaoke lounge in Florin Town Centre, Home & Bar has a whole section of spicy braised snacks such as crawfish or beef tendon.
Hot Off the Griddle (4800 Granite Drive, Rocklin): Sean Jimenez and Jason Dass’ all-American brunch spot opened its third location on June 28, adding to preexisting concepts in South Natomas and Orangevale.
Mamma (226 F St., Davis): Michael Galyen and Arnaud Drouvillé’s long-awaited Italian restaurant opened at the former home of Bistro 33 in downtown Davis, offering pastas, seafood, pizza and breakfast all day.
Pasquale’s Ristorante (210 Washington St., Auburn): Laura McGuire opened Pasquale’s in Old Town Auburn on June 14, continuing the Italian restaurant’s legacy long after predecessor Pasquale T’s (where McGuire worked for more than 15 years) closed in 2008.
Placerville Biergarten (696 Main St., Placerville): Look for pub grub such as giant pretzels, bratwurst and “Sloppy Otto’s,” a sloppy Joe with melted cheese and mustard on a pretzel bun, at this German-influenced biergarten.
Saigon Alley Kitchen & Bar (4630 Natomas Blvd., Suite 150, Sacramento): Mymy Nguyen’s new-school Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar found its new home on June 23 after initially opening in midtown Sacramento in 2020.
Shah’s Halal Food (3000 W. Capitol Ave., West Sacramento): Founded as a New York City halal cart in 2005, Shah’s brought its fast casual Middle Eastern wraps, burgers and loaded fries to West Sacramento on June 6.
Shorty’s Doughnuts (1216 Broadway, Suite A, Placerville): Morgan Hunter’s traveling doughnut shop found a brick-and-mortar home on June 10 and added handmade gelato, cinnamon rolls and cupcakes to the menu.
Sumer Nights (2316 Watt Ave., Sacramento): Find everything from falafel wraps and chicken burgers to arayes (Lebanese meat-stuffed pita) at this new Middle Eastern restaurant in Arden Arcade.
Taco Twist (2915 K St. and 8359 Elk Grove Florin Road, Suite 109, Sacramento): Indian-Mexican-American fusion meets at these two new restaurants, with items such as achari mango tacos and stuffed kulcha sliders.
Tasty Pot (1020 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Suite 170, Roseville): This international chain became Roseville’s newest hot pot spot on June 10, its bubbling stews stuffed with fermented tofu, lamb slices and lots of other ingredients.
Teaspoon (4420 Town Center Blvd., Suite 110, El Dorado Hills): Boba drinks are the main attraction at this Bay Area-based chain, but you’ll also find desserts such as coffee cake, macarons and Peruvian chocolate brownies in its new El Dorado Hills Town Center cafe.
Urban Rolls (1525 Blue Oaks Blvd., Suite 130, Roseville): This Vietnamese restaurant now whips up banh mi, spring rolls and baos in Campus Oaks Town Center, as well as a Rocklin location.
