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Where to eat in Rialto, CA
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A few places to eat in Rialto
- Chiva Coco Restaurante Mexican · 0.1 miles
148 W Foothill Blvd, Rialto - Pupuseria El Rancho Antojitos Salvadorenos Salvadoran · 0.1 miles
214 E Foothill Blvd, Rialto - Tom's Original Super Burgers Burger · 0.2 miles
201 W Foothill Blvd, Rialto - Chinatown Chinese Restaurant Chinese · 0.2 miles
227 W Foothill Blvd, Rialto - Raspados La Pasadita Dessert Shop · 0.3 miles
303 E Foothill Blvd, Rialto
The closest few by distance from central Rialto, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Rialto.
The food scene in Rialto
Open listings put 153 places to eat within 2 miles of central Rialto, 34 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Mexican (29), pizza (14) and burgers (9). 23 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Rialto is tacos, Mexican and donuts — types that are listed here at 3 to 4 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Mexican 29 Pizza 14 Burgers 9 Sandwiches 7 Ice cream 6 Donuts 6 Tacos 5 Chinese 5 Bakery 4 Barbecue 2
The food in Rialto
Rialto has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
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Eating out in Rialto
Rialto has a population of about 101,910. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Rialto, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Rialto is a little thinner on options than average
Rialto sits in San Bernardino County, where the Census counts 1,244 full-service restaurants, 1,863 limited-service places, 532 cafés and snack bars and 89 bars — 3,728 places to eat or drink in all. Rialto makes up about 5% of the county's population.
That is 17.1 per 10,000 residents, a little under the national median of 19.4. Fewer options than average, which makes picking the right one matter more. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
Those county figures also cover San Bernardino, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Victorville, Hesperia, Chino, Chino Hills and 7 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Rialto.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Rialto
- Fontana, CA — about 4 miles away
- Colton, CA — about 4 miles away
- San Bernardino, CA — about 5 miles away
- Highland, CA — about 9 miles away
- Jurupa Valley, CA — about 10 miles away
- Riverside, CA — about 11 miles away
Campuses in and near Rialto
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- San Bernardino Valley College
- California State University-San Bernardino
- Riverside City College
- University of California-Riverside
- Chaffey College
- California Baptist University
- Crafton Hills College
- Norco College
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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