Unsure where Los Angeles's insiders 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 discover which eateries have been getting a noteworthy increase in attention this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Los Angeles 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 riding a trend, right now.
Mio Babbo
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Brentwood's Mio Babbo, the Italian spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Italian" on Yelp saw a median 1.2% increase in new reviews over the past month, Mio Babbo appeared on Yelp relatively recently. Many new businesses struggle to gain reviews, but it has seen a surge of interest.
Open at 11701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 12B since January 2020, Mio Babbo's menu offers choice of pasta, sauce, protein, vegetables and cheese for a customized pasta dish.
Mio Babbo is open from 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. and 5–9 p.m. on weekdays, 4–10 p.m. on Saturday and 4–9:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The OX Los Angeles
Koreatown's The OX Los Angeles is also making waves. Open since December 2019 in the Oxford Palace hotel at 745 S. Oxford Ave., Floor 2, the lounge, which offers coffee and tea and more, is relatively new to Yelp, but has seen a surge of new reviews, while all businesses tagged "Coffee & Tea" on Yelp saw an increase of 2.1% for new reviews in the past month. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis The OX Los Angeles' review count increased by more than 1,000%.
The OX Los Angeles serves drip coffee, cold brew, wild berry hibiscus iced tea and turmeric ginger chai latte. Over the past month, it's maintained a sterling five-star rating among Yelpers.
The OX Los Angeles is open from 8 a.m.–8 p.m. on Monday-Saturday and 8 a.m.–6 p.m. on Sunday.
AYCE Gogi
West Hills' AYCE Gogi is the city's buzziest Korean spot by the numbers.
The Korean spot, which offers barbecue and more and has been open at 6705 Fallbrook Ave. since January 2020, is still relatively new to Yelp but has seen a surge of new reviews. Meanwhile, the median new review count for the Yelp category "Korean" was up 1.7% over the past month.
AYCE Gogi offers bulgogi, garlic rosemary chicken, Korean fried rice and bibimbap.
AYCE Gogi is open from 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.–11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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