SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - Silver Dragon, a popular Chinese restaurant for over 30 years in the Sunrise Village in Citrus Heights, has found a new home at 8116 Madison Avenue in the Fair Oaks Plaza.

The restaurant closed on Jan. 24, 2021, leaving loyal patrons without their favorite dishes until its new location opens later this summer. Owners of Silver Dragon were unavailable for comment, but evidence of exterior construction at the restaurant is underway.

The new location is in a shopping plaza on the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard, next to Caffe Italiano Ristorante.

Reviewers of Silver Dragon highlighted its affordable prices and a large menu, noting popular dishes like pork fried rice, chow mein, hot and sour soup and various lunch specials.

“We have been blessed to serve you and your families for the past 30 years in this location and hope to see you again very soon,” said a message taped on the restaurant door at the time of its closure last January.

According to the sign left by its owners, a lease for the location could not be renewed, as Sunrise Village is undergoing major renovation. The restaurant’s former location and commercial businesses in the Citrus Heights shopping plaza have since been gutted, awaiting new tenants.

In Citrus Heights, Folsom Palace Asian Cuisine & Bar is planning to open a third restaurant at 5450 Sunrise Blvd., Suite E, in the Sunrise MarketPlace business improvement district. The restaurant has locations in Folsom and Eldorado Hills and will open in the location of the former PizzaRev, a pizza franchise restaurant. Adjacent restaurants in the same retail center are Dos Coyotes, Nation’s Giant Hamburgers, and Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt.

An initial building permit has been submitted to the Citrus Heights planning department, said Alison Bermudez, city planner. “We reviewed their initial request and have sent it back with our notes.”

The building permit submission was filed by Leck Soungpanya, doing business as Leck Associates.

A spokesperson for the restaurant could not be reached.

Kathilynn Carpenter, executive director of the Sunrise MarketPlace business improvement district, confirms the restaurant is in the early permitting stage, with an opening date not yet set. Business incorporation documents have been filed for “Folsom Palace Sunrise Inc,” with an address of 5450 Sunrise Blvd, Suite E.

According to the company’s web site, the business has been in the food and restaurant industry for over 20 years. Its dine-in menu features popular entries such as moo shu pork, curry beef or chicken and various seafood offerings prepared with low sodium, less oil and no MSG.