As fans of cronuts and cake pops can attest, 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 seeing especially high review volumes this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Las Vegas 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.
DrinkLab Cafe
Open since April, this spot to score juices, smoothies, coffee, tea and sandwiches is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Coffee & Tea" on Yelp.
Citywide, coffee and tea spots saw a median 3.2% increase in new reviews over the past month, but DrinkLab Cafe saw a 61.5% increase, with a slight upward trend from a 3.5-star rating a month ago to four stars today.
Located at 7175 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 140, DrinkLab Cafe offers hot coffees and cold brews, more than a dozen milk teas and a variety of iced teas, as well as ice cream shakes and fruit and protein smoothies.
DrinkLab Cafe is open from 10 a.m.–8 p.m. on Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.–7 p.m. on Sunday.
Strat Café
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Strat Café, the traditional American and breakfast and brunch spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp saw a median 1.6% increase in new reviews over the past month, Strat Café bagged a 14.5% increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining a mixed three-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 2.5 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
There's more that's trending on Las Vegas' breakfast and brunch scene: My Garage Restaurant has seen a 20.5% increase in reviews, and Pacific Island Taste has seen a 9.3% bump.
Strat Café, in the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel and Tower at 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, features three-egg omelets, pancakes, meatloaf, chicken quesadillas, burgers and house-made fruit pies and milkshakes, including Oreo flavor.
Strat Café is open 24 hours daily.
Ada's
Ada's is also making waves. Open since May at 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 120, in Tivoli Village, the Italian restaurant, which offers pizza, ice cream and frozen yogurt, has seen a 19.4% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1.8% for all businesses tagged "Pizza" on Yelp.
There's more than one hot spot trending in Las Vegas' pizza category: Round Table Pizza has seen a 1.7% increase in reviews.
Ada's pizzas include peach and prosciutto, and puttanesca — with anchovies, capers and olives. Other pizza options are foie gras and bacon and egg. Over the past month, the restaurant has maintained a solid 4.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Ada's is open from 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on Monday-Thursday and Sunday and 11 a.m.–11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Flower Child
Flower Child is the city's buzziest New American spot by the numbers.
The popular New American and vegetarian spot, which offers salads and more, opened at 1007 S. Rampart Blvd. in May 2018. It increased its new review count by 4.5% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.2% for the Yelp category "American (New)."
It's not the only trending outlier in the New American category: Freedom Beat has seen a 3.5% increase in reviews.
All of the food at Flower Child is made from scratch, using "farm-fresh ingredients from close to home," the chain restaurant states on its website. Tomato toast, avocado hummus, a spicy coconut curry bowl, wraps, fresh juice and Nevada craft beers are among the offerings.
Flower Child is open from 11 a.m.–9 p.m. daily.
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