We like to say that interesting restaurants open all over the country, and that's true. But some cities are stocked with top-chef talent, like San Francisco and Las Vegas. And ... Plano?

The Dallas suburb was ranked as Yelp's No. 4 foodie city in its list of the top 10.

And, truly, Plano has wildly expanded its culinary offerings in the past decade or more. Where it used to be the land of Chili's and McDonald's, Plano now has its own food hall, a cool downtown area, and a restaurant-centric shopping district in both the Shops at Legacy and Legacy West, which flank the Dallas North Tollway. Some of Dallas' buzziest restaurants, like Sixty Vines, started in Plano, not the other way around.

So, sure, Plano is a delicious city, which I chronicled in a 2015 story called "How Plano got cool."

But is it the fourth best foodie city in the country? Does it beat out Austin, which came in at No. 10; and Houston, which is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world but didn't make Yelp's list at all? And what about smaller, arguably cooler cities like Charleston, S.C., and Asheville, N.C.? What about New Orleans? Portland? LA? New York?

The answer is in the numbers. Yelp's list was culled by combining its users' ratings and reviews, plus "cuisine diversity and percentage of food photos," says a statement from Yelp. Its Data Science team was tasked with the job of picking Yelpers' favorite food cities.

Yelp's list of top 10 foodie cities looks like this:

San Francisco, California St. Louis, Missouri Honolulu, Hawaii Plano, Texas San Diego, California Las Vegas, Nevada Richmond, Virginia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Baltimore, Maryland Austin, Texas

Yelp picked Plano as the No. 4 foodie city in the United States. (Courtesy of Yelp)

In the writeup about Plano, Yelp notes "this North Texas city is way more than just barbecue." And that's true. Outside of Lockhart Smokehouse, Plano is not widely known for its barbecue — not like other parts of Texas are. Yelp lists a few restaurants in Plano, like Lima Taverna (which we reviewed in 2017) and First Watch. Oddly, First Watch is a chain, and Plano is but one of nearly 10 North Texas cities where First Watch can be found.

It's great to see Union Bear Brewing Co. on Yelp's list. But we're left wanting to see these popular shops: Mudleaf Coffee, Yao Fuzi Cuisine, Bavarian Grill, Whiskey Cake and so many more.

What others would you have added, to help show that Plano is a great foodie city?