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 analyze which eateries have been on the tips of diners' tongues this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Los Angeles 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 sizzling hot, right now.
Traveler's Coffee Cup
North Hills' Traveler's Coffee Cup is making waves. Open since September 2018 at 8332 Sepulveda Blvd., Unit 4, the coffee and tea spot, which offers sandwiches and acai bowls, has seen a 28.2 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.8 percent for all businesses tagged "Coffee & Tea" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Traveler's Coffee Cup's review count increased by more than 550 percent.
Traveler's Coffee Cup offers coffee, loose leaf tea, smoothies and quick bites like turkey pesto sandwich and avocado toast. View the menu here. Over the past month, it's maintained a superior 4.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Ivanhoe Restaurant & Bar
Silver Lake's Ivanhoe Restaurant & Bar is the city's buzziest breakfast and brunch spot by the numbers.
The traditional American restaurant and bar, which opened at 2500 Riverside Drive in November 2018, increased its new review count by 32.2 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of two percent for the Yelp category "Breakfast & Brunch." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 2.2 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
It's not the only trending outlier in the breakfast and brunch category: Loupiotte Kitchen has seen a 40 percent increase in reviews, and Mimi's Cafe in Northridge and Mimi's Cafe in Glendale have seen 14.4 and 13.4 percent increases, respectively.
Ivanhoe Restaurant & Bar offers breakfast tacos, pancakes, fried chicken and waffle and Southern fried steak.
Go Greek Yogurt
Open since 2015, this dessert spot, which offers Greek yogurt and frozen yogurt, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Desserts" on Yelp.
Citywide, businesses tagged "Desserts" saw a median 2.1 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Go Greek Yogurt saw a 10.1 percent increase, maintaining a convincing four-star rating throughout. It gained 4.5 times more reviews than expected based on past performance, significantly outperforming the previous month.
Located at 6250 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 1587 in Woodland Hills, Go Greek Yogurt offers frozen yogurt flavors like wild berry, Greek honey and chocolate, as well as Greek yogurt flavors like hazelnut, rose and peanut butter and jelly.
Angry Birdz
Is Los Feliz's popular Angry Birdz on your radar? According to Yelp review data, the chicken shop and Southern and comfort food spot is seeing plenty of action.
While businesses categorized as "Southern" on Yelp increased their media new review count by 2.3 percent over the past month, Angry Birdz nabbed a 22.2 percent increase in reviews within that time frame, maintaining an impressive five-star rating.
Located at 5065 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 102, Angry Birdz offers combo meals of chicken tenders and chicken sliders and sides such as mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and coleslaw. View the menu here.
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