
Perko’s Cafe to take up old Citrus Heights Denny’s restaurant on Sunrise
Sentinel staff report– American comfort food will soon be served up for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at a new cafe and grill slated to open at the old Denny’s restaurant building on Sunrise Boulevard near Greenback Lane. David…

Citrus Heights planning commission approves new drive-thru pizza
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights planning commissioners on Wednesday voted 5-1 in favor of a proposal to re-format an old gas station near Auburn Boulevard and Antelope Road into a drive-thru pizza restaurant. “The main focus isn’t to…

Citrus Heights restaurant listed on Yelp’s top 100 places to eat in U.S.
Sentinel staff report– After opening in 2014 on Zenith Drive in Citrus Heights, one local Mediterranean drive-thru has rapidly earned over 750 reviews on Yelp — nearly all of which are raving 5-out-of-5-star reviews. The high volume of…

New Mexican restaurant opens in Citrus Heights on Auburn Blvd
Sentinel staff report– A new Mexican restaurant recently opened its doors on Auburn Boulevard near Antelope Road, serving up enchiladas, quesadillas, and various seafood selections. Panchito Mexican Restaurant is owned and operated by two families who officially opened…

Citrus Heights ‘Chamber U’ to feature seminar, Q&A on new tax law
Sentinel staff report– Wondering how the new tax law affects you and your business? The Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce has scheduled an upcoming seminar at city hall to address the new tax law. The seminar will be…

Q&A: What’s going on with Ben’s Hawaiian Cafe in Citrus Heights?
Sentinel staff report– Doors are locked. Unopened mail is strewn on the floor. The phone number doesn’t go through. And the faded green truck advertising the cafe sits in the parking lot along Auburn Boulevard with a yellow boot…

Owners say portable sign ban in Citrus Heights hurts small businesses
Sentinel staff report– Code enforcement officers have been making the rounds to dozens of Citrus Heights businesses in recent months in an effort to clean up portable commercial signs around the city, but some business owners aren’t happy…

RT’s new Uber-style ride service to launch in Citrus Heights on Monday
By Hazel Ford– Beginning Monday, Citrus Heights public transit riders will have the option to hail a bus to their door through the Sacramento Regional Transit District’s new “microtransit” pilot project. A ribbon cutting to celebrate the new…

Cattle Rustlers steakhouse closes; owners now operating Beer Dogs
Sentinel staff report– A popular saloon and steakhouse in Citrus Heights on Sunrise Boulevard closed last month, after the couple who owned the restaurant said they opted to move on to take over operations of Beer Dogs at…

New ‘fun center’ inside Sunrise Mall offers games, rides for all ages
By Hazel Ford– Although you may not have noticed it on a quick trip to the Sunrise Mall, JJ’s Kids Fun Center opened in the mall last September — offering a variety of arcade games, rides and ticket…