Annie’s Mimosas, a Placerville breakfast and lunch spot, is planning a Folsom restaurant opening in January 2027 in the former Chant’el Cafe space at Folsom Corners.
A new Folsom restaurant opening is on the calendar for early 2027. Annie’s Mimosas, a breakfast and lunch restaurant that opened at 155 Placerville Drive in Placerville in 2019, plans a second location at 1750 Prairie City Road, Suite 150, in the Folsom Corners shopping center, with a target opening of January 2027. The Sacramento Business Journal first reported the plan, and WhatNow Sacramento followed on Nov. 6, 2026. For local owners, it is a clear example of a small operator growing by taking over a ready-made restaurant space.
Owners Victor and Ana Sanchez spent about a year looking for a second site, according to the reports. The Folsom space is about 2,220 square feet and was most recently Chant’el Cafe, which closed its Folsom Corners location in October 2026. The Placerville restaurant will stay open.
The two locations will not share a menu. Placerville serves Mexican-style breakfast and lunch, while the Folsom restaurant will be American-style, with waffles, omelettes, eggs Benedict and burgers. The owners said the change reflects the fact that another Mexican restaurant already operates in the same center. Folsom Corners tenants include Salsa’s Taqueria, Belly Barbeque, Mylapore and Chicago’s Pizza Twist.
Two lessons stand out for owners planning a second location. First, a second-generation restaurant space, one that already housed a cafe, can shorten build-out time and lower costs compared with an empty shell. Second, reading the existing tenant mix before signing a lease helps a new concept avoid competing head-on with a neighbor that already owns the same customers.
Key takeaways
- Annie’s Mimosas plans a Folsom location at 1750 Prairie City Road, Suite 150 (Folsom Corners), targeting January 2027.
- The roughly 2,220-square-foot space was formerly Chant’el Cafe; the original Placerville restaurant stays open.
- The Folsom menu will be American-style breakfast and lunch to avoid overlapping with another Mexican restaurant in the center.
