Unsure where Philadelphia's in-the-know crowd is eating and drinking? 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 restaurants have been seeing especially high review volumes this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Philadelphia 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.
Alpen Rose
Open since March 2019, this steakhouse, which offers seafood and more, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Seafood" on Yelp.
Citywide, seafood spots saw a median 1.6 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Alpen Rose saw a 55.6 percent increase, maintaining a convincing 4.5-star rating throughout.
It's not the only trending outlier in the seafood category: Acadia has seen a 15.6 percent increase in reviews, and Chubby Cattle and Chart House have seen 12 and 3.6 percent increases, respectively.
Located at 116 S. 13th St. in Washington Square, Alpen Rose offers hot dishes like roast beef, octopus and prawns slathered with garlic and butter. For veggie lovers, there are plates of roasted wild mushrooms or grilled turnips.
Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Old City's Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen, the beer bar and New American spot, which offers sandwiches and more, is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Sandwiches" on Yelp saw a median 1.7 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen bagged a 21.2 percent increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining an outstanding five-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 4.2 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
Open at 126 Chestnut St. since the summer of 2018, the business offers bar snacks, burgers and specialty dishes, like lamb sliders and rib-eye steak.
South
Spring Garden's South is also making waves. Open since 2015 at 600 N. Broad St., the well-established bar and Southern and jazz and blues spot has seen a 5.9 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.6 percent for all businesses tagged "Bars" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis South's review count increased by more than 190 percent.
The business offers Southern-style dishes like Carolina shrimp and grits, catfish and Creole deviled eggs. Over the past month, it's maintained a strong four-star rating among Yelpers.
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