Many Fontana residents enjoy eating fast food, but apparently they are not willing (or able) to consume a lot of gourmet food.
According to a recent report entitled “2023’s Best Foodie Cities in America,” Fontana ranked near the bottom of all large cities nationwide.
To determine the best and cheapest local foodie scenes, the personal-finance website WalletHub compared 182 of the largest U.S. cities across 28 key metrics, and Fontana ended up at No. 174.
The data set in the report ranged from affordability and accessibility of high-quality restaurants to food festivals per capita to craft breweries and wineries per capita.
WalletHub said that Fontana ranked No. 137 in the category of “affordability” and No. 173 in the category of “diversity, accessibility, and quality” of the food.
Some local residents have complained that while Fontana has dozens of fast food restaurants, the city is lacking when it comes to “fine dining.” The reason for this is partly because of the cost of the food.
“Naturally, being a foodie can be quite expensive, especially during times of high inflation. Restaurant prices rose 6.5 percent just between August 2022 and August 2023. Even cooking your own gourmet meals can be pricy, as grocery store prices rose 3 percent between August 2022 and August 2023,” said Adam McCann, a WalletHub financial writer.
Some cities that are near Fontana offer more high-end dining opportunities, and yet, all of the Inland Empire cities were relatively low on the WalletHub list.
Riverside was ranked No. 148 out of all the large cities in the country, while Ontario was No. 159, San Bernardino No. 165, Rancho Cucamonga No. 171, and Moreno Valley No. 176.
The worst “foodie city” in the nation, No. 182, was deemed to be Pearl City, Hawaii.
Meanwhile, the No. 1 city was Orlando, Florida, according to WalletHub. Portland, Oregon was No. 2, followed by Sacramento, California.
To view the complete report, visit https://wallethub.com/edu/best-foodie-cities/7522
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