SOUTH SACRAMENTO · SACRAMENTO AREA
Menus
in South Sacramento.
Florin, Meadowview, Valley Hi and the Stockton Boulevard corridor: the densest run of independent small business in the county.
Where can I get menus in South Sacramento? Ace Printing & Same Day Signs, at 1835 Fulton Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825 (about 10 miles from South Sacramento), prints dine-in, takeout and laminated menus, plus seasonal inserts and table tents. Order by 10:00 AM Monday to Friday and most standard work is ready the same afternoon. Free proof before you pay. Call (916) 944-7195.
Ace Printing & Same Day Signs is at 1835 Fulton Ave in Sacramento, about 10 miles from South Sacramento. Menus ordered before 10:00 AM Monday to Friday are, for most standard work, ready to collect the same afternoon.
South Sacramento, and who buys menus there.
The businesses ordering menus in South Sacramento cluster into a few recognizable groups. Restaurants, cafes and food business, retail and storefront business, auto and vehicle-service business chief among them.
Nobody is testing a concept; they are buying the sign that has to bring people through the door.
Storefront banners and window lettering lead, because they do the most work for the least money.
Dine-in, takeout, seasonal inserts, table tents and price boards, and once the layout is on file, a seasonal update is a phone call rather than a design job.
Price lists, service menus and counter cards for shops that sell by the service rather than the item.
Service menus and price boards at the counter, where the decision is actually made.
What it costs.
Menus are quoted on size, stock, quantity and finishing. Single-sheet takeout menus follow the flyer rates. 500 for $165, 1,000 for $215.
Table tents, counter cards and inserts are small, cheap pieces, which is exactly why they’re the right place to test a dish before it earns a spot on the main menu.
Those are single-order rates. A genuine run (a crew, a campaign, a season, a roster) prices better per piece, so ask for the run rate instead of doing the multiplication yourself. The calculator handles the standard sizes.
What we actually build.
Update immediately if the phone number, hours or address change, regardless of the reprint schedule. An old menu with a dead number is worse than no menu, and it’s out there on refrigerators for months.
Leave white space. A menu with none can’t absorb a new dish without a redesign, which turns every small change into a project and is why so many menus end up with a taped-on insert.
Getting menus from South Sacramento.
About ten miles south of the shop, generally via the Capital City Freeway to Highway 99 and out to the Florin, Mack Road, or Stockton Boulevard exits depending on where you are. It’s a real drive, so South Sac customers tend to order by phone, approve the proof by email, and make one trip instead of two.
Standard printed menus and inserts are same-day when in by 10:00 AM. Laminated menus are not. Lamination is an extra process. Plan lead time. If the drive is the awkward part rather than the deadline, ask about delivery when you place the order. It’s available on many jobs, though for a genuinely same-day deadline collecting at the counter is still fastest.
Questions we get from South Sacramento.
What’s the cheapest way to update prices often?
Printed inserts inside a cover you buy once. You reprint paper whenever you like and the cover stays. For a menu that changes regularly, that’s usually the right structure.
What’s the fastest menu format to update?
Printed inserts inside a cover you buy once. You reprint paper whenever prices move and the cover stays put, for a menu that changes regularly, it’s the structure that saves the most over a year.
How far is the shop from South Sacramento?
About 10 miles. We’re at 1835 Fulton Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with parking in front and more in the rear.
Do South Sacramento customers pay a different rate?
No. One posted price list for everyone. Banners $6 per square foot, coroplast $9, vinyl lettering $7, PVC $11, aluminum composite $13.50, 500 business cards $58, shirts from $15. Where you drive from doesn’t change the number.