Restaurants in Roseville

Inspired by the fresh crepes that sizzle on griddles across France, Alma and Edi Zildzo form CrepeTown Cafe & Grill’s from-scratch batter into thin pancakes and fill them with classic sweet and savory fillings culled from local farmers. Though crepe architects specialize in classic French fixings such as béchamel and gruyère cheese, North American flourishes such as ahi steak, chipotle salsa, and the occasional bald-eagle tear also congregate within the crepe’s fluffy confines. Customers can complement their edible envelopes with sips from gourmet coffee drinks made at the espresso bar and sweet treats such as pastries and ice cream.

Inside Strikes Unlimited's cavernous entertainment complex, players send bowling balls hurtling down 50 gleaming lanes. Whether they're competing in a league or just enjoying the night with friends, bowlers can watch exciting plays on the center's bounty of flat-screen TVs and massive projection screens equipped with a cutting-edge sound system. Three nights a week, the lights dim, the black lights glimmer, and a DJ starts pumping beats for Glow Bowl, an event that blends the challenge of bowling with the excitement of the club.

Just around the corner from the crack of bowling pins, Halftime Bar and Grill fuels bowling and arcade games with juicy burgers made from certified Hereford-beef patties and frosty draft beers. Eight flat-screen TVs broadcast the big game, and pool tables offer a diversion from the bowling lanes. The dance floor pulses on Friday and Saturday nights, as live music ushers in a late-night menu. Trivia night and acoustic music are among other weekly attractions.

The writers at CBS Sacramento must have a taste for Habesha Restaurant's spicy beef and housemade chili sauce, since they chose the eatery as one of the city's two best Ethiopian restaurants. As the outlet writes in its recommendation, many of Habesha Restaurant's traditional dishes are prepared with the Ethiopian seasoning berbere, and condiment selections include nitir kibe, a purified butter. The scope of the menu is wider than a single country, though, as it also crosses the border to Eritrean and Mediterranean territory. After indulging in beef samosas or vegetarian entrees such as the split-pea-based kirk wot, diners may surf free WiFi or order dessert via smoke signal with flavored puffs off of one of Habesha’s hookahs.

The dining room's gold-flecked walls shimmer in the light of a wrought-iron chandelier, whose arms curl into individual glowing teacups. Frosted glass dividers separate the eatery's cozy booths, as servers arrive, arms carefully stacked with traditional rice plates and tender chicken, lamb, and beef kebabs. In the kitchen, Famous Kabob chefs employ house-made yogurt three ways––as a garnish to their authentic Persian soups, to thicken creamy dips, and in authentic doog drinks with salt and crushed mint. After searching for hints of sun-dried lime in a braised-beef stew, guests can indulge in Persian desserts such as bastani—ice cream with saffron, walnut, almond, and pistachio—or traditional baklava.

Baja Fresh's grilled tortillas add a slight crunch to hefty burritos and tacos overflowing with succulent steak, seafood, and avocado. At the free salsa bar, diners can amp up meals to their preferred spiciness or keep some sauce off to the side to add piquant flavor to complimentary chips. Baja Fresh adds new items and options every month, constantly shaking things up in order to maintain the menu's freshness and prevent a predictable, boring romance between pinto beans and cheddar cheese.

For more than five decades, Manuel treated his fellow Los Angelenos to from-scratch Mexican specialties at the original El Tepeyac Cafe. Today, his son Marcos follows in his culinary footsteps at Panchito's, where he nabs fresh veggies for the restaurant's piquant sauces and impromptu still-life paintings. He honors his family's generations-old recipes by spotlighting his dad's signature burritos, machaca (shredded beef), and towering tostadas on his own menu, and he maintains each dish's flavor and integrity by preparing everything fresh daily from the best ingredients available.