Want the inside word on Philadelphia's buzziest local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to uncover which local businesses have been getting a noteworthy increase in attention 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 worth exploring, right now.
Green Eggs Cafe
Open since spring 2019, this diner and New American breakfast and brunch spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp.
Citywide, breakfast and brunch spots saw a median 1.7 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Green Eggs Cafe saw a 91.7 percent increase, with a slight upward trend from a three-star rating a month ago to 3.5 stars today. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Green Eggs Cafe's review count increased by more than 160 percent.
Located at 2800 W. Girard Ave. in Fairmount, Green Eggs Cafe offers sweet and savory breakfast dishes like red velvet pancakes and a tofu scramble with vegan sausage and veggies.
Sandler's On 9th
Washington Square's Sandler's On 9th is also making waves. Open since summer 2018 at 834 Chestnut St., the well-established New American spot has seen a 12.2 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1.7 percent for all businesses tagged "American (New)" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Sandler's On 9th's review count increased by more than 200 percent.
There's more than one hot spot trending in Philadelphia's New American category: Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen has seen a 21.6 percent increase in reviews, and Friday Saturday Sunday has seen a 6.1 percent bump.
Sandler's On 9th offers items like burgers and sandwiches, as well as main dishes like crab cakes and short ribs. Over the past month, it's maintained a healthy four-star rating among Yelpers.
Woodrow's Sandwich Shop
Bella Vista's Woodrow's Sandwich Shop is the city's buzziest cheesesteak spot by the numbers.
The popular spot to score sandwiches and cheesesteaks, which opened at 630 South St. since 2016, increased its new review count by 5.1 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 2.2 percent for the Yelp category "Cheesesteaks." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 2.0 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
Woodrow's Sandwich Shop offers specialty eats like its coffee-infused barbecue brisket sandwich and a shrimp po'boy.
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