Restaurants in Compton, CA

Compton, with 91,129 residents, has 231 places listed in this guide: 190 restaurants, 31 quick service spots, 8 cafes and 2 bars. Mexican leads the category counts at 31, with Bakeries and donuts at 24 and Pizza at 13 in the listings.

Compton records 25.3 listed places per 10,000 residents, below the 41.8 median for all cities in this guide. The figure reflects the places listed in this guide, not every business in the city.

148 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Subway (8), McDonald's (4), Starbucks (4) and El Pollo Loco (3).

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