Want the intel on Phoenix's most talked-about local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to discover which eateries have been seeing especially high review volumes this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Phoenix businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increase their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are getting plenty of attention this spring.
Little Rituals
Open since January 2019, this cocktail bar and lounge is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Cocktail Bars" on Yelp.
Citywide, cocktail bars saw a median 3.2 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Little Rituals saw a striking 118.2 percent increase, with a slight downward trend from a five-star rating a month ago to 4.5 stars today.
Located at 132 S. Central Ave., Floor 4 in Central City, Little Rituals offers a rotating list of handcrafted cocktails made with daily fresh-squeezed juices and syrups, foams, infusions and other ingredients. The drinks menu also has wines by the glass and bottle and a variety of beer.
The Hatter and Hare
Camelback East's The Hatter and Hare is also making waves. Open since July 2018 at 6101 N. Seventh St., the popular bar and New American spot has seen a 7.5 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.8 percent for all businesses tagged "Bars" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis The Hatter and Hare's review count increased by more than 250 percent.
The Hatter and Hare offers "Alice in Wonderland"-themed handcrafted cocktails such as Mad Hatter, with Irish whiskey, apricot brandy, English tea, passion fruit, lemon and tiki bitters and White Rabbit, with gin, crème de violette, simple syrup, lemon juice and egg white. Over the past month, it's maintained a mixed 3.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Farm & Craft
Alhambra's Farm & Craft is the city's buzziest New American spot by the numbers.
The cocktail bar and New American and breakfast and brunch spot, which opened at 5538 N. Seventh St., Suite 100 in April 2018, increased its new review count by 8.6 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 2.3 percent for the Yelp category "American (New)."
Farm & Craft offers kale Caesar, grass-fed burger, bacon and Brussels sprout flatbread, salmon poke bowl and a build-your-own bowl with choice of protein and sides.
Tocaya Organica
Paradise Valley's Tocaya Organica is currently on the upswing in the Mexican category on Yelp.
While businesses categorized as "Mexican" on Yelp saw a median 3 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, this Mexican spot increased its by 19.4 percent—and kept its rating consistent at 4.5 stars.
Open for business at 7012 E. Greenway Parkway, Suite 100 since November 2018, the business offers seasonal dishes, salads, bowls, tacos and burritos with choice of protein and cheese,sides and desserts.
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