Sacramento is not only the capital city of California, but it is also home to a myriad of cultural and ethnic groups. Chinatown was first established in 1960 and today, the Asian Community Center in Sacramento promotes an enhanced quality of life for Chinese citizens in all areas of the city. Just 12 miles away from Chinatown, South Sacramento has many Chinese restaurants to choose from.
Panda Express is a national chain offering Chinese cuisine that is popular in major metropolitan areas and inside shopping mall food courts. Head chef Andy Kao has been creating delicious food since he was a boy in China when he helped his mother in the kitchen. With a total of 1,272 restaurants in over 38 states and Puerto Rico, Panda Express has grown to become an institution among affordable Chinese food chains. Catering service is also available for business and social gatherings. At the Bruceville Road location, sit-down dining in is an option in a room designed with the company's signature colors of red, black and white. With its many menu items, entrees include orange chicken, Mongolian beef and string bean chicken breast.
Panda Express
8251 Bruceville Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95823
(916) 681-0929
pandaexpress.com
The Rice Bowl Seafood Restaurant has the appearance of an authentic Chinese pagoda as you approach it from the outside with its tilted, tile roof and bright red doors. The interior displays similar architecture with its circular red door, exposed brick and other Chinese decorations and ornaments. The space can be converted into a banquet hall for which the restaurant caters receptions, reunions, anniversaries and other personal celebratory milestones. In addition to the various forms of dim sum displayed on the menu, specialty entrée items include deep-fried crab with minced garlic, deep-fried squab and shark fin.
Rice Bowl Seafood Restaurant
2378 Florin Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95822
(916) 421-7528
ricebowlrestaurant.com
The South Villa Restaurant serves both Chinese and Filipino fare. This family-owned and -operated establishment was opened by chef and owner Ben Cu after he closed his previous restaurant in Manila’s Chinatown in the Philippines over three decades ago. Banquets and catering services are available with one popular catering menu item being a whole roasted suckling pig. There are a variety of menu items and South Villa specialties include crispy pata and crispy chicken.
South Villa Restaurant
7223 55th St.
Sacramento, CA 95823
(916) 429-1949
southvilla.com
