Is it? This may be heresy, but I found the food in the US to be better than in France. If you're willing to spend a lot of money it may be better in France, but for ordinary eating out I've found the US to be better. Patisserie is better in France, though.
I think so. But we mostly cook, so ingredient availability/price is more important than restaurants, which however I also found much better in France. Of course it probably depends on the areas you visit and how you select restaurants. Paris is full of tourist traps. In the US regional differences were enourmous.
Just the fact that you’re focused on the food makes me think you’re totally wrong. ;)
France has one of the highest tax-to-gdp ratios in the world (46%). If you like government constraints it’s not the place to be.