Want the inside word on Las Vegas' buzziest local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to discover which restaurants have been most discussed this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Las Vegas 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 increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are on a hot streak, right now.
Strat Café & Wok
Located within the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower and open since last October, this diner and traditional American and breakfast/brunch spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "American (Traditional)" on Yelp.
Citywide, traditional American spots saw a median 2.8 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but STRAT Café & Wok saw a 41.7 percent increase, with a slight downward trend from a 3.5-star rating a month ago to three stars today.
Located at 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South in Meadows Village in a space previously occupied by Roxy's Diner, STRAT Café & Wok's menu includes breakfast favorites and wok specialties.
Stacks & Yolks
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about North Cheyenne's Stacks & Yolks, the well-established breakfast and brunch spot is a hot topic, according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp saw a median 2.5 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Stacks & Yolks bagged a 4.9 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a mixed three-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 12 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
There's more that's trending on Las Vegas' breakfast and brunch scene: Kapuna Cafe has seen a 9.9 percent increase in reviews, and MTO Café and Eureka! Discover American Craft have seen 5.7 and 6 percent increases, respectively.
Open at 3200 N. Jones Blvd. since 2016, Stacks & Yolks offers breakfast skillets, scrambles and flavored pancakes, plus burgers and wraps.
Eclipse Theaters
Downtown Las Vegas' Eclipse Theaters is also making waves. Open since 2016 at 814 S. Third St., the eight-screen cinema, bar and New American spot has seen a 4.2 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1.4 percent for all businesses tagged "American (New)" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Eclipse Theaters' review count increased by more than 320 percent.
Eclipse Theaters offers a chance to watch first-run movies and nosh on steak and fries, chicken and waffles, and nachos. Over the past month, it's maintained a superior four-star rating among Yelpers.
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