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Restaurants near Santa Ana College (SAC)

81 places to eat within a mile of Santa Ana College, closest first, including Nam Vietnamese Eatery, Super Antojitos Express and Puerto Madero.

The 50 places to eat closest to SAC

Closest first, out of 81 within a mile. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (19)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (9)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (22)

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 SAC.

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The food scene around SAC

81places to eat within 1 mile
58%independent, not chains
0coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 81 places to eat within 1 mile of SAC, 25 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 1,119 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (29), pizza (5) and bakeries (5). 7 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 1 mile are W 17th St (26), N Bristol St (18), W 5th St (10) and W Civic Center Dr (6).

What stands out around SAC is Mexican — a type that is listed here at about 5 times the national rate.

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

Mexican 29 Pizza 5 Bakery 5 Ice cream 3 Burgers 3 Sandwiches 3 Donuts 2 Wings 2 Tacos 2 Deli 2

Popular cravings near SAC, within 1 mile: Mexican food (29 places). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for SAC

Mexican Food near SAC 29

Eating on a student budget near SAC

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 7 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 SAC.

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 SAC and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Santa Ana, CA
  • Other names, current or former — SAC
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • 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

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Questions about eating near SAC

What restaurants are near SAC?
A few to start with, nearest first: Nam Vietnamese Eatery (pan asian, 0.1 mi), Super Antojitos Express (mexican, 0.2 mi), Puerto Madero (latin american, 0.2 mi), Kabo Kitchen (mediterranean, 0.3 mi) and Yo! Sushi (sushi, 0.6 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near SAC?
Open map listings put 81 places to eat within 1 mile, 25 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 1,119 within 3 miles. About 58% are independent rather than chains; none are coffee shops or cafés and 7 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near SAC?
The busiest streets are W 17th St (26 places), N Bristol St (18 places), W 5th St (10 places) and W Civic Center Dr (6 places).
What kind of food is near SAC?
The most common types are Mexican (29), pizza (5) and bakeries (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Mexican.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to SAC.