Restaurant News & Reviews

Reading Yelp ratings to discover which Wichita restaurants are trendy, polarizing or enduring


Lou's Charcuteria specializes in South American meats and cheeses.
Lou's Charcuteria specializes in South American meats and cheeses. File photo

Yesterday the Eagle showed that, based on TripAdvisor reviews of its top 30 restaurants, Wichita residents seem to be no more hateful in their reviews than visitors.

Today the Eagle analyzed the top 30 restaurants on Yelp to identify the trendiest, the most hated and the most enduring restaurants, among others.

Trendiest – most 2015 reviews

Doo-Dah Diner

71

Dempsey's Burger Pub

42

Public

34

Meddys

27

The Hungry Heart

24

Top 5 Most Reviewed Restaurants

Doo-Dah Diner

187

Sabor Latin Bar & Grill

141

Redrock Canyon Grill

125

Public

118

Newport Grill

94

The most extreme fans

(Greatest percentage of reviews that are 5 star reviews)

Krispy's Fried Chicken & Seafood

73.68

Pollo Express

73.68

College Hill Deli

72.50

The Hungry Heart

70.83

My Tho Restaurant

70.15

Fans love it, but don’t think it’s perfect:

(The greatest percentage of reviews that are 4 stars)

Redrock Canyon grill

43.20

Ziggy's Pizza

42.00

Meddys

40.00

Bite Me BBQ

37.84

Tanya's Soup Kitchen

36.76

The most haters among the top 30 restaurants

(Greatest percentage of 1 or 2 star ratings)

Fork & Fennel

21.74

The Monarch

20.97

Dempsey's Burger Pub

15.69

Public

15.25

Taste and See

13.46

Oldies but Goodies

(Oldest reviews of the top 30 restaurants)

Sabor Latin Bar & Grill

2008

Pig in Pig Out

2008

Mediterranean Grill

2008

Redrock Canyon grill

2007

Thai House

2007

The most enduring and buzzed about

(Highest average number of reviews per year, for restaurants with at least 2 year’s worth of reviews)

The Doo-Dah Diner

62

Public

39

Taste and See

26

Picasso’s Pizzeria

24

Top 30 restaurants in Wichita according to Yelp

1. Lou's Charcuteria and Cocktails

2. Public

3. Molino's

4. Pig in Pig Out

5. Taste and See

6. Doo-Dah Diner

7. Fork & Fennel

8. Usuluteco Restaurant

9. Yolo Grill

10. Ziggy's Pizza

11. My Tho Restaurant

12. Newport Grill

13. Wichita Brewing Co and Pizzeria

14. The Hungry Heart

15. Redrock Canyon Grill

16. College Hill Deli

17. The Monarch

18. Garden Grill Café

19. Krispy's Fried Chicken & Seafood

20. Tanya's Soup Kitchen

21. Thai House

22. Meddys

23. Harvest Kitchen and Bar

24. Sabor Latin Bar & Grill

25. Pollo Express

26. Bella Vita Bistro

27. Bite Me BBQ

28. Mediterranean Grill

29. Dempsey's Burger Pub

30. Picasso's Pizzeria

This story was originally published July 16, 2015 at 3:54 PM with the headline "Reading Yelp ratings to discover which Wichita restaurants are trendy, polarizing or enduring."

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