#Trending: What's heating up Anaheim's food scene this month

#Trending: What's heating up Anaheim's food scene this monthLit Cafe | Photo: Kelly T./Yelp
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Published on June 20, 2019

Food trends come and go. So how can you tell which tastes are trending right this minute?

We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to uncover which restaurants have been in the spotlight this month.

To find out who made the list, we looked at Anaheim 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.

Lit Cafe

Photo: Kelly T./Yelp

Open since March, this cafe and bakery is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp.

Citywide, breakfast and brunch spots saw a median 1.4 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Lit Cafe saw a 54 percent increase, with a slight downward trend from a five-star rating a month ago to 4.5 stars today.

It's not the only trending outlier in the breakfast and brunch category: El Torito has seen a five percent increase in reviews.

Located at 1071 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 100, Lit Cafe offers breakfast burritos, chilaquiles, open-faced turkey Croque Monsieur and brioche coffee buns.

View the menu here.

Craftsman Pizza Bar Grill

Photo: Joe R./Yelp

Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Anaheim Hills' Craftsman Pizza Bar Grill, the traditional American spot, which offers pizza and more, is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.

While businesses categorized as "American (Traditional)" on Yelp saw a median 2.1 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Craftsman Pizza Bar Grill bagged a 9.7 percent increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining a sound four-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 10 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.

There's more that's trending on Anaheim's traditional American scene: Keno's Restaurant has seen a 2.6 percent increase in reviews.

Open at 5645 E. La Palma Ave., Suite 170 since 2018, Craftsman Pizza Bar Grill offers beer-battered zucchini, fig and prosciutto flatbread, barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, swordfish Niçoise salad and signature pizzas like the steak and potato and the chicken, pesto and artichoke.

View the menu here.

Napolini

photo: napolini/yelp

Anaheim Resort's Napolini is also making waves. Open since 2009 at 1550 Disneyland Drive, the popular Italian spot, which offers pizza and more, has seen a 7.6 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.3 percent for all businesses tagged "Pizza" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis, Napolini's review count increased by more than 670 percent.

Napolini offers signature pizzas like the Brinner with bacon, egg, potato, fontina and mozzarella and the Capri with shrimp, mozzarella, fontina and lemon pesto sauce.

View the menu here.

Over the past month, it's maintained a mixed three-star rating among Yelpers. 


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