Want the inside word on Long Beach's buzziest local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to analyze 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 worth exploring, right now.
Waters Edge Winery Of Long Beach
Open since October 2019, this wine tasting room and New American spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "American (New)" on Yelp.
Citywide, New American spots saw a median 1.2% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Waters Edge Winery of Long Beach saw a massive 263.6% increase, maintaining a superior 4.5-star rating throughout.
It's not the only trending outlier in the New American category: Next Door has seen a 12.4% increase in reviews, and Georgie's Place has seen a 0.8% bump.
Located at 217 Pine Ave. in Long Beach, Waters Edge Winery of Long Beach offers lamb curry flatbread, braised pork belly and bison burger with bacon jam, gorgonzola and spiced mayo. View the menu here.
Waters Edge Winery of Long Beach is open from 1 p.m.–10 p.m. on Tuesday-Thursday, 1 p.m.–11 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m.–11 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.–8 p.m. on Sunday. (It's closed on Monday.)
Arize Bistro
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Long Beach's Arize Bistro, the diner and breakfast and brunch and Asian fusion spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp saw a median 1.2% increase in new reviews over the past month, Arize Bistro bagged a 53.3% increase in new reviews within that time frame, with a slight downward trend from a 4.5-star rating a month ago to its current four stars.
There's more that's trending on Long Beach's breakfast and brunch scene: Lou & Mike’s has seen a 9.5% increase in reviews, and Meant To Be Cafe has seen a 9.4% bump.
Open at 306 Elm St. since September 2019, Arize Bistro offers French toast bites, chicken curry eggs Benedict and breakfast nachos with scrambled eggs and beef brisket. See what else is on the menu.
Arize Bistro is open from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m.–4 p.m. on weekends.
Cali Shrimp And Wingz House
Long Beach's Cali Shrimp And Wingz House is also making waves. Open since March 2015 at 1169 E. 10th St., the well-established spot to score chicken wings, burgers and seafood has seen a 4.3% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1% for all businesses tagged "Seafood" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Cali Shrimp And Wingz House's review count increased by more than 240%.
Cali Shrimp And Wingz House offers a wide variety of seafood by the half-pound or pound, from crawfish to snow crab legs to boiled shrimp. Over the past month, it's maintained a healthy four-star rating among Yelpers.
Cali Shrimp And Wingz House is open from 3 p.m.–10 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and noon–9 p.m. on weekends. (It's closed on Tuesday.)
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