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Restaurants near Rio Hondo College (RHCCD)

60 places to eat within 2 miles of Rio Hondo College, closest first, including Express Breakfast Lunch Dinner and Hamburger Express.

The 50 places to eat closest to RHCCD

Closest first, out of 60 within 2 miles. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (2)

One to two miles · a short drive, bus or bike ride (48)

Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026), open places with a street address only. Hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout near RHCCD.

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The food scene around RHCCD

60places to eat within 2 miles
47%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 60 places to eat within 2 miles of RHCCD, none of them within a ten-minute walk of the middle of campus, and 289 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (10), pizza (5) and donuts (5). 6 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.

Where to walk: the streets with the most places to eat within 2 miles are Durfee Ave (23), Beverly Blvd (9), Crossroads Pkwy (8) and Norwalk Blvd (4).

What stands out around RHCCD is donuts, breakfast & brunch and chicken — types that are listed here at 3 to 5 times the national rate.

By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:

Mexican 10 Pizza 5 Donuts 5 Sandwiches 4 Burgers 4 Ice cream 3 Chicken 3 Breakfast & brunch 3 Thai 2 Tacos 2

Popular cravings near RHCCD, within 2 miles: Mexican food (10 places) and Asian food (6). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Eating on a student budget near RHCCD

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 6 are fast-food counters: the cheapest default, rarely the cheapest good meal. The value is usually in lunch specials, counter service, short menus and dishes built on rice, noodles, bread or beans. Where to eat when you're broke covers what to look for, or search cheap eats near RHCCD.

Need somewhere open right now? These listings do not carry live opening hours, and late at night a fair share of what is listed as open is not. The late-night guide covers how to check before you go, or search late-night food near RHCCD and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Whittier, CA
  • Other names, current or former — RHCCD, RHC
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 students
  • Type — Public four-year institution

Campus figures are from IPEDS, the US Department of Education's institutional survey. Size is reported as the survey's own bracket rather than an exact headcount, because that is what the public dataset gives and we would rather quote it than estimate.

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Guides worth reading

What to eat during finals week Where to eat when you're broke Where to eat late at night Where to take visiting family and friends Eating out with a dietary restriction

Questions about eating near RHCCD

What restaurants are near RHCCD?
A few to start with, nearest first: Express Breakfast Lunch Dinner (american, 1 mi), Mom’s Touch Chicken & Sandwiches - City Of Industry, Tepeyac Restaurant & Tequila Sports Bar (mexican, 1.2 mi), Burger Zone (burger, 1.5 mi) and Super Pizza Veloz (pizza, 1.5 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near RHCCD?
Open map listings put 60 places to eat within 2 miles, and 289 within 3 miles. About 47% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 6 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near RHCCD?
The busiest streets are Durfee Ave (23 places), Beverly Blvd (9 places), Crossroads Pkwy (8 places) and Norwalk Blvd (4 places).
What kind of food is near RHCCD?
The most common types are Mexican (10), pizza (5) and donuts (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: donuts, breakfast & brunch and chicken.

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