Sacramento area sit down restaurant scene from the 1980s and 1990s

 

Sizzler on Madison Avenue in Sacramento. This photo was taken in December of 2022.

The major sit down restaurant chains and their locations in the 1980s or 1990s in the Sacramento area.

Sizzler:

5815 Madison Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841 --OPEN as of 2024--

872 W Onstott Frontage Rd, Yuba City, CA 95991 --OPEN as of 2024--

13570 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603 --Closed in 2022--

4085 Cameron Park Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 --Closed in 2020--

7811 Greenback Ln, Citrus Heights, CA 95610 --Closed--

2094 Nevada City Hwy, Grass Valley, CA 95945 --Closed--

2204 Sunrise Blvd, Gold River, CA 95670 --Closed--

1850 Douglas Blvd, Roseville, CA 95661 --Closed in 2020--

8353 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95826 --Closed--

4124 Florin Rd, Sacramento, CA 95823

2030 Fulton Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825

201 W Court St, Woodland, CA 95695

(they opened locations after 1997 in):

2901 Advantage Way, Sacramento, CA 95834 (opened in 2005) --OPEN as of 2024--

6009 Florin Rd, Sacramento, CA 95823 (opened in 2011, closed in 2020)

1785 Challenge Way, Sacramento, CA 95815 (opened in 2018, closed in 2020)

8531 Bond Rd, Elk Grove, CA 95624 (later moved to 8471 Elk Grove Florin Rd, Elk Grove, CA 95624) (opened in 2008, originally closed in 2013, reopened in 2015, closed in 2020)

1201 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA 95630 (opened in 2001??, closed in 2007)

Baker’s Square:

13365 Lincoln Way, Auburn CA 95603

255 2nd Street, Davis CA 95616

2817 Zinfandel Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

2244 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Sacramento CA 95825

1235 Harbor Boulevard, West Sacramento CA 95691

Bradshaw’s (now Brookfields)

11135 Folsom Blvd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 --OPEN as of 2024--

1817 Taylor Rd, Roseville, CA 95661 --OPEN as of 2024--

4343 Madison Ave, Sacramento, CA 95842 --OPEN as of 2024--

9647 Micron Ave, Sacramento, CA 95827 (may have moved to Rancho Cordova. Became Perko’s Café, now Huckleberry’s)

Carrow’s:

100 N Sunrise Ave, Roseville, CA 95661

3110 Bradshaw Rd, Sacramento, CA 95827

Coco’s:

7887 Madison Ave, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

1830 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815

Eppie’s:

4657 W Capitol Ave, West Sacramento, CA 95691 (moved to the former Denny’s at 4025 Lake Rd, West Sacramento, CA 95691 in 2014) -STILL OPEN AS OF 2024-

3421 Coach Ln, Cameron Park, CA 95682 (became Three Brothers Café)

6840 Green Leaf Dr, Placerville, CA 95667 (was already Rawleigh’s)

1716 L St, Sacramento, CA 95811

3001 N St, Sacramento, CA 95816

6341 Florin Rd, Sacramento, CA 95823

4600 Madison Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841

2525 Watt Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821

Lyon’s:

13360 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603

6400 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA 95608

6303 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

8473 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758

1201 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA 95630 (became Sizzler. Now Carbon Health)

2075 Nevada City Hwy, Grass Valley, CA 95945 (now Lumberjacks)

1160 Broadway, Placerville, CA 95667 (now Thai Unique)

10717 White Rock Rd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 (now Casa Ramos)

5820 Madison Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841 (now Lumberjacks)

300 Bercut Dr, Sacramento, CA 95811

3000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95816

8865 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95826

1000 Howe Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825

2495 Watt Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821

1025 Colusa Ave, Yuba City, CA 95991

Marie Callender’s:

5622 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95822 --OPEN as of 2024--

3129 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95825

5525 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

9134 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624

Locations opened after 1997:

110 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn, CA 95603 (opened in 1999, closed in 2010, now Max’s Restaurant)

Perko’s Café:

11988 CA-88, Jackson, CA 95642 --OPEN as of 2024--

6986 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

4343 Sunrise Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA 95628

10395 Rockingham Dr, Sacramento, CA 95827

1530 E Main St, Woodland, CA 95776

724 W Onstott Frontage Rd, Yuba City, CA 95991

Black Angus:

7925 Greenback Ln, Citrus Heights, CA 95610 --OPEN as of 2024--

1625 Watt Ave, Sacramento, CA 95864

6601 Florin Rd, Sacramento, CA 95828

Hungry Hunter:

5623 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

10750 Olson Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

450 Bercut Drive, Sacramento, CA 95814

El Torito:

5637 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

1598 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815

1234 Howe Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825

Peppermill:

5511 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

1502 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815

Mysterious restaurant??(I don't know what it was, but has an apparent design unique to that former restaurant):

5495 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

10831 Olson Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

7271 Franklin Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95823

JJ North’s Grand Buffet:

2342 Sunrise Blvd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

5999 Florin Rd, Sacramento, CA 95823

1030 Howe Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825

Black-eyed Pea:

7217 Greenback Ln, Citrus Heights, CA 95621