Folsom Palace

Also, ignore Shirley M.F's ridiculous review. No merit whatsoever! Obviously having a bad day and decided to take it out on these hard working people at Folsom Palace.

12/20/2024: Before attending Vintage Grace Church TGIF Service, I had one imperative "Honey-Do-List" errand--purchase a light snack at Folsom Palace which must tithe me over until, 7:00 PM. Welp~I decided inhaling something not too heavy but, it MUST satiate my hunger.While waiting for my snack, I began asking the Female Staff where the Chefs learned their cuisine styles . . .Female Staff hesitated responding, "Ahhh~Just different places . . . " That's IT? Where are the Chefs' original hometowns such as are they from Singapore, Macau, Kowloon, Beijing, Shanghai, Malaysia, South Korea~Will you please elaborate, eh? The Female Staff blandly stated, ". . . Just different places." WOT????IMHO, when a Staff Member doesn't know their Chefs' cuisine cooking styles nor where they were born, it equates not knowing ANYTHING!" The reason for inquiring is due to the coined reference, "Asian Fusion."Anyway, I received Folsom Palace's vegetable pot stickers and took a bite into one potsticker . . . OOOOoooof~the vegetable pot stickers were egregiously too doughy. Seriously, the HUMUNGOUS LET DOWN WAS THERE WAS MINUSCULE FILLING!!!! WTH!!!! I couldn't eat any of the pot stickers!!!!Now, from my YELP! Reviews, you can pretty well understand my reasons for KNOWING ABOUT ASIAN FUSION AND CHINESE CUISINE--I have traveled throughout FAR EAST ASIA inhaling different regions' cuisine for well over FIFTY YEARS!!!! Therefore, Folsom Palace's vegetable pot stickers lacks taste, i.e., horrifically BLAND, no seasoning was put into the vegetables, did I emphatically mention--TASTELESS, egregiously too doughy, and too waterlogged! Moreover, the plate presentation was heinously inadequate for "Asian Fusion" cuisine!!!! Well--My explicative, prose-style word is OUT:Here's a free-for-all soapbox ragging over the Chefs' cooking styles and their "so-called" specialty cuisines they create . . . As a result of ordering and attempting inhaling INEDIBLE potstickers . . .Since the CHEFS can't make a mere simple dish such as vegetable pot stickers:I'M NOT RETURNING INHALING ANYTHING AT FOLSOM PALACE, i.e., Americanized, blasphemed coining "Asian Fusion" equates, INEXCUSABLE, PSEUDO, INEDIBLE CRAP--"kiss my cooloo/looboot~this is NOT "ASIAN FUSION" vegetable filling, pot stickers!!!! BTW: I DO MEAN CRAP!!!! LOOK AT THE VEGETABLE POTSTICKERS--TELL FOLSOM PALACE THIS IS NOT AUTHENTIC "ASIAN FUSION" CUISINE!!!! FYI: FOLSOM PALACE HAS THE WORST POT STICKERS I HAVE EVER BITTEN, I.E., SERIOUSLY REFRAINING INHALING IN ALMOST SEVENTY YEARS OF MY LIFE--NEVER EAT ANYTHING CONSIDERED "ASIAN FUSION" AT FOLSOM PALACE!!!!

Excellent Chinese food. Service also outstanding and lovely decor. I ordered mixed vegetables with chicken

Modern and sleek design, always top notch service and food tastes delicious and fresh, what more can you ask for? Oh yeah, lunch specials are our go to, they come with soup and your choice or steamed white rice, fried rice or chow mein or a combination of 2 plus the entree! Today's visit was for dinner, we had orange chicken, fried rice, shrimp chow mein and Mongolian beef.

This restaurant is the El Dorado Hills (EDH) location. I mention that since there are two Folsom Palace locations. The other is in Folsom. For folks craving an authentic taste of any of the various cuisines of China, they may not fully experience that here. It is not to say the food is not yummy. It is just all about preference. The cuisine is more Asian fusion. I brought out of town folks here for a weekend lunch. They are accustomed to a more authentic cuisine. To me besides the chicken fried rice, all the dishes we ordered tasted the same. The Mongolian beef, mushroom and bok choy, and Hong Kong crispy seafood had a gravy that had the same oyster sauce like flavor. The chicken fired rice was pretty good, I enjoyed that. It was light and not at all oily. I would order that again. The mushroom and bok choy dish tasted promising. If they tweaked that gravy recipe, I would be all over that. The mushrooms were substantially sized with deep umami flavor and the bok choys were cooked while keeping the softness and crispness. They to not cook with MSG, that is a big huge plus with me. I am not a fan of the chemical flavor enhancer which most other Asian restaurants use. The service was pleasant. The interior is beautifully decorated in an ultramodern upscale style.

We ordered this as pick-up and the staff were very nice. I don't usually eat Chinese food, but we wanted to just give it a try. We typically avoid Chinese food because they cook with a lot of seed oils and corn starch which is bad for my gut. We ordered Mongolian beef, Szechuan beef and their standard noodles. They add so much onions and very little beef which I don't usually care, but this was excessive with the onions. It looked like two whole onions sliced with sprinkles of beef. The onions were the star of the dish. We did have an upset stomach and glad we tried it out.

Another regular stop on our local favorite eatery train. This is definitely a truly hidden gem right in our backyard. Storefront location in the Raley's anchored shopping center right off El Dorado Hills Boulevard and Hwy 50. Nicely decorated spot with several very comfortable table settings and a small bar. The staff are exceedingly cheerful as well as helpful and in multiple visits over several years there's never a wait. They do a huge takeout business as well. THE FOOD!!! EVERYTHING IS COOKED TO ORDER!On this most recent visit we arrived late afternoon Sunday for an early dinner and all was quiet. Moments after we ordered, the pleasing symphony of sounds of roaring burners and utensils working magic in woks took over. Lots of chatter and laughter from the cooks that showcase how much they enjoy creating these fine dishes. Soon we had some of our favorite dishes, piled high and piping hot - the food is terrific. On this visit we shared the fried prawn appetizer, Mu Shu Pork and Northern China Pork Chow Mein. The portions are huge and the flavors are heavenly!I invite you to try this hidden gem and discover you're new favorite place!

We have a new favorite Asian dining place to enjoy now that my sister found Folsom Palace and suggested we meet for lunch here! Good ol handy and dandy YELP to the rescue once again! My sister had work to do near by and searched for a place to meet for lunch and found out Folsom Palace uses fresh ingredients and is a healthier option so 2 thumbs up for healthier choices! We both were extremely beyond satisfied not only with our happy dancing taste buds but also with the portion amount served! We ordered the lunch specials and although we are both hefty diners we both had enough to take home and enjoy for dinner or lunch the next day! We normally order appetizers with our meals and are able to complete our entire meals however we were unable to complete our lunch plates here. The presentation of the plating is beautiful as is the plates and platters used. All the little extra care and touches creates for a even more enjoyable dining experience. We ordered for appetizers the Shanghai rolling lettuce chicken wraps and Hong Kong shrimp dumpling-8 serving portion. For lunch my sister enjoyed the Mongolian beef lunch special and I enjoyed the Thai basil tofu lunch special. The lunch specials comes with the choice of rice or chow mein and we both chose the chow mein. The vegetables are large and generous size portions which is greatly appreciated always! The Thai basil tofu is normally a spicy dish however I requested if I could have it made non spicy and was easily done so by cooking without the hot peppers! Parking is also easy here and plentiful since the restaurant is located next to Raleys supermarket. Already looking forward to my next meal here!

Amazing service, amazing food, some of the best Chinese food I've had in years. I'm so happy to have encountered this spot! The Singapore style rice noodles are spot-on amazing, as is the Korean BBQ short ribs dish. The BBQ pork buns are great and soft, and the crab rangoons are classically sweet and creamy. This will definitely be my go-to spot for Chinese food cravings from now on. Super friendly staff, just another bonus :)

Folsom Palace is to me, very good! Today as always. They still have many dishes I have yet had the pleasure to try. Service has always been attentive and friendly. I was just reading a review here on Yelp from Shirley M. F. You have to read it. Scroll down. Hilarious! She gave this place a one star bad review.., but gave 5stars to Panda Express?? I wonder where their chefs are from. Hahaha Anyway, check out Folsom Palace for yourself.