We read 480 businesses among the businesses someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown, and the plainest fact sits in two food trades. Among the 20 coffee shops and the 20 bakeries we read, not one business had answered any of its recent reviews. The median coffee shop we read carries 150.5 reviews in total and the median bakery 180; the most-reviewed bakery carries 2,091.
Among the restaurants, cafés and bars we read, one business can be named answering: Francesca's Famiglia, which answered 3 of its last 10. At 2,568 reviews it is the most-reviewed listing we read in each of those three trades. Among the food trucks, BBQ'd Productions Bar & Grill answered 10 of its last 10 on a listing of 1,206 reviews, and Paul's Burrito Express answered 10 of 10 on 649.
Outside food, several named businesses answered every one of their last ten. Among the chiropractors, Van Ness Chiropractic (516 reviews), Evolve Chiropractic of Palatine (400) and Evolve Chiropractic (Inside Buehler YMCA) (331) each answered 10 of 10. Among the veterinarians, Companion Lake Zurich, Loving Care Animal Hospital and Buffalo Grove Animal Hospital each answered 10 of 10, on listings of 590, 474 and 272 reviews. 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington answered 10 of 10 and appears among the barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, day spas and massage businesses named here; at 473 reviews it is the most-reviewed listing we read in each of those five trades. Among the dentists, Hart Dental answered 9 of 10 on 935 reviews, and Main Street Smiles, which appears among both the dentists and the orthodontists named here, answered 9 of 10 on 333.
The benchmark measured here is 67 percent: the share of its recent reviews a typical measured business answered. The coffee shops and bakeries we read sit at none, and the one named restaurant at 3 of 10.
What to do about it
If you run a coffee shop or a bakery, there is no one in the businesses we read to catch up to: none of them had answered any of its recent reviews. Answering your own is something not one of them is doing. If you run a restaurant, café or bar, the one business we can name answered 3 of its last 10, against a benchmark measured here of 67 percent.
In any other trade, find it above and put your last ten reviews beside the named figures, such as the 10 of 10 from each chiropractor and veterinarian named, or the 9 of 10 from Hart Dental. Then answer each new review as it comes in: thank people for the specific thing they mentioned, and answer a complaint with what you did about it. The reply is the one piece of that exchange that is yours to write.
Food & drink in Barrington, IL
Among the coffee shops and the bakeries someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown, not one business had answered any of its recent reviews. We read 20 of each. The median coffee shop we read carries 150.5 reviews and the median bakery 180. The most-reviewed coffee shop we read carries 869 reviews, and the most-reviewed bakery carries 2,091. The median rating is 4.55 for the coffee shops and 4.7 for the bakeries.
The food trucks we read look different. BBQ'd Productions Bar & Grill answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, and so did Paul's Burrito Express. BBQ'd Productions carries 1,206 reviews on its listing; Paul's Burrito Express carries 649. Chicago Culinary Kitchen + BBQ also appears among those answering, with 1 of its last 10. The median food truck we read carries 364 reviews and a 4.7 median rating.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 365.5 | 4.55 | Francesca's Famiglia | 3 of 10 |
| Cafés | 297.5 | 4.55 | Francesca's Famiglia | 3 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 150.5 | 4.55 | — | |
| Bars | 258 | 4.6 | Francesca's Famiglia | 3 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 180 | 4.7 | — | |
| Food trucks | 364 | 4.7 | BBQ'd Productions Bar & Grill | 10 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Barrington, IL
One name sits at the top of the reply figures in all three trades in this section. 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington appears among the barbershops, the hair salons and the nail salons someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown, and in each list it answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. It is also a large listing. It carries 473 reviews, and 473 is the highest review count we recorded in each of these three trades.
Among the 20 barbershops we read, the median listing carries 87.5 reviews and has a median rating of 4.85. The three most-reviewed carry 473, 403 and 260. The Gents Place Barbershop Deer Park carries 403 reviews. On its recent reviews, it answered 3 of its last 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 87.5 | 4.85 | 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington | 10 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 53 | 4.9 | 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington | 10 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 32 | 4.8 | 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington | 10 of 10 |
Spa & aesthetics in Barrington, IL
Among the spa and aesthetics businesses someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown, 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington appears among both the day spas and the massage businesses named here, and it answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Its listing carries 473 reviews. In each of the 7 trades we read for this section, at least one business had answered a recent review.
Among the day spas, cozy feet spa answered 9 of its last 10 and Orawan Well Being Spa Arlington Heights 7 of 10. In IV therapy, Rejuvii IV Therapy & Wellness answered 10 of 10 and Vitality Urgent Care Lake Zurich 9 of 10. Among the weight-loss clinics, Red Light Therapy - Lake Zurich answered 10 of 10 and Advanced Bariatrics 8 of 10. Among the massage businesses, Ahavah Organic Salon and Spa answered 5 of 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 45 | 5 | 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington | 10 of 10 |
| Massage | 27.5 | 5 | 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington | 10 of 10 |
| Med spas | 56 | 5 | OMNIRA | Aesthetics & Wellness | 6 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 56 | 4.9 | Rejuvii IV Therapy & Wellness | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 41 | 5 | Red Light Therapy - Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 58 | 4.7 | Kimberly Ricaurte DO | 10 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 82.5 | 4.8 | Dermatology Specialists Of Illinois - Barrington | 9 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Barrington, IL
Each of the three chiropractors we can name among the businesses someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Van Ness Chiropractic did it on a listing of 516 reviews, the most-reviewed chiropractor we read. Evolve Chiropractic of Palatine did the same on a listing of 400 reviews, and Evolve Chiropractic (Inside Buehler YMCA) on a listing of 331. That is a reply on every one of the most recent reviews at each of those three listings.
The gym figures read differently. Among the 20 gyms we read, the highest reply figure we can name belongs to Powerhouse Gym Palatine, which answered 1 of its last 10 reviews on a listing of 344, the second-most-reviewed gym we read. We can't see how the other gyms we read handled their recent reviews; we can name the businesses answering the most, and in this trade that is one name at 1 of 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 39 | 5 | Powerhouse Gym Palatine | 1 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 59 | 5 | Van Ness Chiropractic | 10 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Barrington, IL
Main Street Smiles appears among both the dentists and the orthodontists named here, and in each list it answered 9 of its most recent 10 reviews. It is the only name on both lists of leaders in this section.
We read 20 dentists among the businesses someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown. The median dentist we read carries 119.5 reviews, and the median rating is 4.95. The three most-reviewed dentist listings carry 1,264, 935 and 429 reviews. On replies to recent reviews, Hart Dental answered 9 of its last 10, Main Street Smiles also answered 9 of 10, and Pennino Family Dentistry answered 6 of 10. Separately, on lifetime totals, Pennino Family Dentistry and Hart Dental hold the two largest dentist listings we read, at 1,264 and 935 reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 119.5 | 4.95 | Hart Dental | 9 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 49.5 | 5 | Main Street Smiles | 9 of 10 |
Pets in Barrington, IL
Among the veterinarians someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown, the three we can name for replies each answered 10 of their last 10 reviews: Companion Lake Zurich, Loving Care Animal Hospital and Buffalo Grove Animal Hospital. Over their whole history, those listings carry 590, 474 and 272 reviews. We read 20 veterinarians in this catchment. The median one carries 148 reviews and a 4.7 median rating, and the three most-reviewed carry 590, 474 and 384.
Among the 20 groomers we read, Scenthound Lake Zurich answered 10 of its last 10 reviews and Animal Care Center of Barrington answered 1 of its last 10. Those are the groomers we can name for replies; we cannot say how the others we read handled theirs. The median groomer we read carries 65 reviews and a 4.75 median rating. The three most-reviewed carry 386, 384 and 132.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 65 | 4.75 | Scenthound Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 107 | 4.7 | Dogtopia of Deer Park | 8 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 148 | 4.7 | Companion Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Barrington, IL
Among the shops someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown, the median listing we read carries 29.5 Google reviews. The three most-reviewed carry 226, 99 and 95. We read 20 shops. The median shop we read carries 29.5 reviews; the most-reviewed carries 226. Both figures count every review each listing has received, not a recent window.
The median rating among these shops is 4.85 stars. Like the review count, that figure covers each listing's whole history, and it is a single midpoint. It does not tell you how any individual shop's rating reads or how the ratings are spread.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shops | 29.5 | 4.85 | Little Leaf Inc. | 8 of 10 |
Method
Every figure comes from public Google listings — the businesses and owner replies any customer can see — read on 2026-09-24. Counts describe the businesses someone searching in Barrington, IL is shown, which is the competitive set a customer actually chooses from, not a register of businesses inside the city limits. A business is named only where we read at least eight of its recent reviews, and only the ones answering the most are named; the rest of a market appears as a distribution with its denominator. Chains are counted but never named. Nothing is ranked on star rating. Barrington, IL has a population of 11,049 and a median household income of $150,714 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.