Unsure where the insiders of Dallas are 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 eateries have been getting a noteworthy uptick in attention 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 extra hot this summer.
Bison Bar & Grill
Open at 3030 Ross Ave. in East Dallas, this event space, traditional American restaurant and bar is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Bars" on Yelp.
Citywide, bars saw a median 3.4% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Bison Bar & Grill saw a 27.9% increase, maintaining an excellent five-star rating throughout. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis, Bison Bar & Grill's review count increased by more than 600%.
It's not the only trending outlier in the bar category: Bullion has seen a 9.8% increase in reviews.
Bison Bar & Grill features a menu of eclectic American and Tex-Mex-inspired food items, including churros, bison dumplings and chicken-fried bison, which can be enjoyed on the venue's dog-friendly patio.
House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Victory Park's House of Blues Restaurant & Bar, the New American bistro, which offers burgers, barbecue and much more, is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "American (New)" on Yelp saw a median 4% increase in new reviews over the past month, House of Blues Restaurant & Bar bagged a 22% increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a mixed 3.5-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 6.5 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
There's more that's trending on Dallas' New American scene: Homewood has seen a 50% increase in reviews.
Open at 2200 N. Lamar St. since 2007, House of Blues Restaurant & Bar specializes in Southern-style cooking, serving dishes such as shrimp and grits, jambalaya, gumbo, fried chicken and baby back ribs.
Miriam Cocina Latina
Uptown's Miriam Cocina Latina is also making waves. Open at 2015 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, the Mexican cantina has seen a 56.5% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 3.7% for all businesses tagged "Mexican" on Yelp.
Miriam Cocina Latina offers a vast menu of Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Items to try include brisket enchiladas, salmon tacos and vegetable quesadillas. Over the past month, it's seen its Yelp rating tick down from five stars to 4.5 stars.
3 Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails
West End Historic District's 3 Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails is the city's buzziest breakfast and brunch outlet by the numbers.
The well-established cocktail bar and traditional American breakfast and brunch spot, which is open at 311 N. Market St., Suite 100, increased its new review count by 6.2% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 4.3% for the Yelp category "Breakfast & Brunch." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 2.4 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
3 Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails is known for its extensive menu of upscale brunch, lunch and dinner entrees, along with a selection of desserts and shareable plates such as heirloom cherry bruschetta, crispy calamari and spiced black bean hummus.
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