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Restaurants in Santee, CA

There are 31 independent places to eat in Santee, San Diego County, counted on . National chains are left out. 14 have hours on record. Mary's Donuts is open 24 hours every day.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

By kind

  • Restaurant20
  • Counter service9
  • Deli1

Kitchens, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • Mexican7
  • Pizza4
  • Thai3
  • Vietnamese3
  • Chinese2
  • Donuts2
  • Burgers1
  • Chicken1
  • Hawaiian1
  • Italian1

Every one of the 31 is listed. Places named in print or on Reddit come first, the ones more publications have named ahead of the rest. Then places with hours on record, then the rest by name. The order is how much the map knows about a place, never how good anybody thinks it is.

Named in print or on Reddit 16

Hours on record 8

On the map, hours not on record 7

  • Chicago Pizza Company

    Pizza

  • Estrada's Mexican Food

    Mexican

    8528 Magnolia Ave, Santee, CA 92071

  • Jimmy's Family Restaurant

    Restaurant

    9635 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, CA 92071

  • Leela Thai Cuisine

    Thai

  • Los Amigos

    Mexican, counter service

    10251 Mast Boulevard, Santee, CA 92071

  • Marieta's

    Mexican

    8915 Carlton Hills Boulevard, Santee, CA 92071

  • The WrapShack

    Restaurant

    9490 Cuyamaca Street, Santee, CA 92071

What the hours can tell you

How many places to eat are there in Santee?

Hot Tip lists 31 independent places to eat in Santee, San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Restaurant 20, Counter service 9, Deli 1, no tag on file 1. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

Which places to eat in Santee are open after 11pm?

Of the 14 with hours on record, 1 is open after 11pm at least one night: Mary's Donuts (24 hours every night).

Which places to eat in Santee are open on Monday?

Of the 14 with hours on record, 13 open on Monday. The one that does not is The Chicken Shop.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. A place with no hours on record stays on the map and is never the app's answer, because the answer promises open now. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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