Want the scoop on where the in-the-know crowd of Dallas eats and drinks these days? It's easy to spot lines out the door, but some underlying trends are harder to see.
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to analyze which eateries have been in the spotlight this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Dallas 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 getting plenty of attention this summer.
Hero
This popular sports bar, traditional American restaurant and event space is trending in comparison to other businesses categorized as "American (Traditional)" on Yelp.
Citywide, traditional American places saw a median 1.9% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Hero saw a 73.3% increase, with a slight downward trend from a four-star rating a month ago to 3.5 stars today.
It's not the only trending outlier in the traditional American category: Frankie's Downtown has seen a 4% increase in reviews.
Located at 3090 Olive St. in downtown Dallas by Victory Park, Hero offers beer, cocktails, billiards, arcade games and assorted food items such as fish tacos, cheese fries, pulled pork nachos and jalapeño hush puppies.
SkinnyFATS
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Uptown's SkinnyFATS, the New American breakfast, lunch and brunch eatery is a hot topic, according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp saw a median 3.2% increase in new reviews over the past month, SkinnyFATS bagged a 30.8% increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a healthy 4.5-star rating.
There's even more trending on the Dallas breakfast and brunch scene: Snooze, an A.M. Eatery has seen a 14.1% increase in reviews.
Situated in the heart of Dallas at 3700 McKinney Ave., the brand SkinnyFATS initially got its start in 2013 at a small space in Las Vegas. SkinnyFATS' Uptown location is its first venture outside the state of Nevada.
Red Claws Crab Shack
North Dallas' Red Claws Crab Shack is also making waves. With a location in Arlington as well as its Dallas locale, found at 4727 Frankford Road, Suite 349, the bar and Cajun/Creole spot, which offers seafood and more, has seen an 8.9% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.5% for all businesses tagged "Bars" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Red Claws Crab Shack's review count increased by more than 280%.
Red Claws Crab Shack serves authentic Cajun-style seafood. Over the past month, it's seen its Yelp rating tick down from 4.5 stars to four stars.
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