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  • Folsom Palace finally opens new restaurant in Citrus Heights

    Folsom Palace finally opens new restaurant in Citrus Heights

    Folsom Palace is now open at 5450 Sunrise Blvd., in Citrus Heights. // S.B. Williams

    By Sara Beth Williams–
    A new Asian bistro is now open on Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights, following pandemic-related delays pushing the opening date back.

    In an interview with the Sentinel on Tuesday, Folsom Palace restaurant owner Bill Zheng explained the difficulties involved in opening the new location in Citrus Heights.

    “It took two years, starting from when we talked about leasing. A lot of things changed because of COVID,” Zheng said, noting contractor shortages and special order delays. “We ordered furniture and it took five to six months to get it.”

    The Citrus Heights location opened on July 22 and is located at 5450 Sunrise Blvd, Suite E. The restaurant faces Sunrise Boulevard and is tucked between Nation’s Giant Burgers and Dos Coyotes Border Cafe. Zheng owns three Folsom Palace restaurant locations, including one on Riley Street in Folsom, and a second location on Park Drive in El Dorado Hills.

    Zheng described business as “pretty good” during opening weekend, and said his Folsom location had a customer base that included Citrus Heights residents.

    The Folsom Palace menu features seafood, rice and noodle dishes from across Asia, such as Hong Kong style sweet and sour prawns or fish, Japanese teriyaki prawns or scallops, Thailand-style eggplant prawns, Cantonese style salmon, Northern China style salmon, Canton fried rice, and Singapore Rice Noodles.

    Vegetarian choices are also available, such as sautéed spinach with garlic, Malaysia-style dry cooked string beans and tofu, Thai basil tofu and sautéed sugar snap peas. The menu also features Asian cuisine staples such as wonton soup, cashew or almond chicken and lemon chicken.

    Dine-in prices per dish ranges from $12.95 for daily lunch specials and soups, to $25 or more for specialty seafood and poultry dishes.

    The restaurant interior consists of modern, white furniture and colorful hanging lanterns.

    Folsom Palace’s location in Folsom has received several awards and certificates, some of which are listed on their website. In 2015, the Riley Street location was listed as one of the best Chinese restaurants by Sacramento News & Review magazine. In 2018, the Folsom Telegraph voted Folsom Palace Best of the Best Chinese Restaurant.

    The restaurant’s full menu is posted online at www.folsompalace.com.

  • Asian cuisine plans opening in former Citrus Heights PizzaRev location

    Folsom Palace Asian Cuisine & Bar is planning to open a new location in the former PizzaRev at 5450 Sunrise Blvd. // M. Hazlip

    By Mike Hazlip–
    Folsom Palace Asian Cuisine & Bar is planning to open a third restaurant in Citrus Heights, taking up a spot recently occupied by a pizza franchise on Sunrise Boulevard.

    Folsom Palace currently has locations in Folsom and El Dorado Hills, and the city announced in a newsletter last month that third location is “coming soon” to 5450 Sunrise Blvd., in the Sunrise MarketPlace business improvement district.

    A spokesperson for the restaurant could not be reached Thursday, but Kathilynn Carpenter, executive director of the district, confirmed the restaurant is in the permitting stage, with an opening date not yet set. Business incorporation documents were also filed last month for “Folsom Palace Sunrise Inc,” with an address of 5450 Sunrise Blvd, Suite E.

    The suite was formerly occupied by PizzaRev, which closed down several months ago. Adjacent restaurants in the same retail center are Dos Coyotes, Nations Giant Hamburgers, and Menchie’s frozen yogurt.

    From December: Popular Japanese noodle restaurant to open new location in Citrus Heights

    Folsom Palace has an average four-star rating on Yelp, with several hundred reviews. The restaurant’s menu describes entrees with “low sodium, less oil, and no MSG.” Diners can expect entrees such as mu shu pork, curry beef or chicken, and various seafood offerings. Vegetable and tofu entrees are also listed on the menu. The business has been in the food and restaurant industry for over 20 years, according to the company’s website.

    Folsom Palace’s dine-in menu shows prices ranging from about $10 for appetizers to just over $20 for some entrees, with most meals priced between $13 and $16.

    A previous report from The Sentinel shows Pizza Rev was one of the first occupants after Alta Sunrise Retail Center was remodeled in 2018. Property owner, Cordano Company, created an outside dining plaza by reducing the front face of the building.

    The new architecture brought the structure up to date from it’s previous 1970s strip mall aesthetic. Prior to the remodel, the building was home to “Organize It” and a sports bar.

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