Want the scoop on Long Beach's buzziest local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to discover which local businesses have been seeing especially high review volumes this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Long Beach 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 this autumn.
Panini Kabob Grill
Open since August 2019, this Mediterranean and breakfast and brunch spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp.
Citywide, breakfast and brunch spots saw a median 1.6% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Panini Kabob Grill saw an 83.7% increase, maintaining an outstanding five-star rating throughout.
It's not the only trending outlier in the breakfast and brunch category: Plant Power Fast Food has seen a 13.8% increase in reviews, and Coffee Parlor has seen a 11.1% bump.
Located at 4101 McGowen St., Suite 100 in Long Beach, Panini Kabob Grill offers avocado toast with two eggs any style, banana bread pudding French toast and steak and egg wrap. View the menu here.
Panini Kabob Grill is open from 8 a.m.–9:30 p.m. daily.
Little Vice
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Long Beach's Little Vice, the popular wine bar, beer bar and Mexican spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Mexican" on Yelp saw a median 1.6% increase in new reviews over the past month, Little Vice bagged a 23.5% increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining a convincing four-star rating.
Open at 3317 E. Seventh St. since July 2019, Little Vice serve up vegan chorizo tortas, shrimp tacos and vegan carne asada burritos. See what else is on the menu.
Little Vice is open from noon–10 p.m. daily.
The Carvery
Long Beach's The Carvery is the city's buzziest New American spot by the numbers.
The steakhouse, cocktail bar and New American spot, which has been open at 201 Pine Ave. since February 2019, increased its new review count by 14.1% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.3% for the Yelp category "American (New)."
It's not the only trending outlier in the New American category: Portuguese Bend Distillery has seen a 12.1% increase in reviews, and The Ordinarie - An American Tavern and Hamburger Mary's have seen 7.1 and 4.2% increases, respectively.
The Carvery offers avocado and grilled street corn on sourdough, umami burger and crispy fried chicken. Check out the full menu here.
The Carvery is open from 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.–11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.–9 p.m. on Sunday.
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