Tri-tip tacos and waffle sandwiches: These 22 restaurants just opened around Sacramento

April showers brought new food to devour, as 22 restaurants opened around the Sacramento region throughout the month.

Three new restaurants opened in Folsom, and Elk Grove and Roseville each added two. Rancho Cordova, West Sacramento, Rocklin, Davis, El Dorado Hills, Woodland, Galt and El Dorado all saw one new restaurant open.

▪ Akame Sushi (1902 Taylor Road, Roseville): An all-you-can eat Japanese concept with varying prices based on whether you want rolls, hibachi or nigiri, Akame replaced Maneki Sushi on April 6.

▪ Biryani & Chaat (4800 Granite Drive, Suite B-11, Rocklin): South Indian specialties from Andra Pradesh show up on Biryani & Chaat’s menu, including gutti vankaya (stuffed eggplant biryani) and a country-style chicken curry called natu kodi, along with Northern Indian dishes such as paneer lababdar (cashew-tomato curry with cheese).

▪ Boomba Tea (2784 East Bidwell St., Suite 300, Folsom): Pair ramen, popcorn chicken, bubble waffles or Spam musubi with your milk tea of choice at Broadstone Marketplace’s new boba cafe, which opened April 20.

▪ Bruxie (500 First St., Suite 9, Davis): Fried chicken sandwiches with waffles for bread define this Davis Commons restaurant, which opened its first Northern California location (and 11th overall) in April 8.

▪ Chick-N-Burger (2770 E. Bidwell St., Suite 400, Folsom): Halal fried chicken or Wagyu beef patties come on brioche buns at this Broadstone Plaza fry shop, which replaced short-lived Japanese concept Hibachi Town.

▪ Cozy Oaks Cafe (5787 Pleasant Valley Road, El Dorado): French toast, seasonal fruit salads and hefty burgers greet customers at this rural outpost, the successor to COVID-controversial Cafe El Dorado.

▪ Engawa Fusion (7301 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento): Alvin Zhang’s modern yet homey Japanese restaurant is your place for mackerel in plum sauce, eel-and-tamagoyaki donburi or “sushi tacos” filled with tuna, salmon or vegetables.

▪ Express Sushi & Teriyaki (10113 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova): Alex Smbatyan opened Express Sushi & Teriyaki’s second location in Rancho Cordova on April 19, expanding its sesame chicken and deep-fried rolls beyond the original Carmichael restaurant.

▪ Formaggio Pizza Express (3377 Bass Lake Road, Suite 110, El Dorado Hills): Sedrak Galstyan’s second El Dorado Hills pizzeria debuted its pies, strombolis, wings and more in Sienna Ridge shopping center, including a unique Armenian Combo pizza (bacon, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, red onions, mozzarella, crushed red pepper and jalapeños with white garlic sauce).

▪ Grand Hot Pot Lounge (2346 Florin Road, Sacramento): A sleek Chinese hot pot and karaoke staple in San Francisco and Pacifica, Grand Hot Pot Lounge opened its first Sacramento-area dining palace in Florin Square shopping center.

▪ Las Catrinas Restaurant & Bar (520 N. Lincoln Way, Galt): Fill your mulitas, burritos or tortas with a choice of meat at this taco-truck-turned-Mexican-restaurant in southern Sacramento County, or opt for antojitos such as empanadas de tinga.

▪ Le Macaron French Pastries (1011 7th St., Sacramento): A wide range of macaron flavors — Sicilian pistachio! Basil white chocolate! Cassis jam! — are supplemented by éclairs, pains au chocolat and gelato at this chain pâtisserie across from Downtown Commons.

▪ Licious Chinese Cuisine (9160 E. Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove): Clay pot lamb stew, sampan congee, Hong Kong-style barbecued noodles and other eye-catching dishes from across China dot the menu at Licious, an eye-catching restaurant where Hidden Sichuan once was.

▪ Masa Masa (2310 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Suite 130, Roseville): Opened April 15 in Village Westpark shopping center by Emily Torres, Ashlie Millington and Juli Hilton, Masa Masa donates proceeds from each taco to specific charities — beer battered shrimp for the Housing Industry Foundation, say, or lobster supporting United Farm Workers.

▪ Melty (486 Howe Ave., Sacramento): This Utah-based dairy emporium began serving loaded grilled cheese sandwiches, cheeseburgers and fries on April 9 in The UV shopping center.

▪ Octopus Peru (980 9th St., Suite 170, Sacramento): The newest restaurant from local Mexican food magnate Ernesto Delgado, Octopus Peru elegantly offers seafood such as ceviche or crab tostadas across from Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Sacramento.

▪ Pho Namdo (1837 E. Gibson Road, Suite A, Woodland): Woodland’s lone Vietnamese restaurant serves up 16 styles of pho, including vegan and seafood options as well as many chock-full of beef.

▪ Poke House (8211 Bruceville Road, Suite 103, Sacramento): A popular Hawaiian-inspired chain in the South Bay, Poke House opened its first Sacramento-area shop near the Elk Grove border on April 18.

▪ Prime Gyro & Grills (704 E Bidwell St., Suite 1, Folsom): Hop into Hamid Sayed’s halal Mediterranean restaurant for a quick gyro or falafel wrap, or stick around for ground shami or chapli kebab plates.

▪ Roundhouse Deli (1914 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento): Known for tri-tip tacos at its Elk Grove and Roseville locations, Roundhouse Deli opened its East Sacramento sandwich shop on April 3 where Casa Tulum once stood.

▪ Taco Exxpress (9146 Harbour Point Drive, Elk Grove): Elk Grove residents and visitors can now get their fill of drippy quesabirria tacos at Taco Exxpress, as can people near preexisting Rocklin, Folsom, Hollywood Park and southeastern Sacramento locations.

▪ Taqueria Mi Querido Michoacán (1235 Harbor Blvd., West Sacramento): This West Sacramento taqueria might be the only restaurant around to find chavindecas, quesadilla-like specialties from the Mexican state of Guerrero that sandwich cheese and meat between two flour tortillas, or vegetarian enchiladas Michoacánas in red sauce.