We read 460 businesses among those someone searching in Burlingame, CA is shown, and the sharpest fact among them is in food trucks. Of the 20 food trucks we read, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. The median food truck we read carries 38 reviews in total; the most-reviewed carries 1,071.
The pet groomers named here each answered 10 of their 10 most recent reviews: Alpha Grooming Pet Salon, Outlet Mobile Pet Grooming and Pawsitively Groomed Pet Salon. Separately, Alpha Grooming Pet Salon carries 1,365 reviews in total. The three dermatology practices named here each answered 10 of 10 as well: Schweiger Dermatology & Allergy - San Mateo, Frederick B Bartholomew, M.D. MBA and F. Landon Clark, M.D. MPH. Among the med spas, Ambition Medical Spa answered 10 of 10, Reviv Med Spa & Laser Treatment 9 and LuminaSkin Med Spa 8.
In hair and barbering, Jira Salon and CMX Beauty each answered 9 of their last 10, Hair Fornia 8, Ali Jan Barbershop 8 and Burlingame Barber Shop 7. Among the nail salons, Levit8 Lounge answered 9 of 10. Among the orthodontists, Orthodontics of San Mateo answered 9 of 10 and Alborzi Orthodontics 8.
In food and drink, the median restaurant we read carries 591 reviews and the most-reviewed carries 2,181. On the recent-reply measure, the restaurant answering the most that we could name is Rasa - Burlingame, at 3 of its last 10. Among the bakeries, Safeway answered 9 of 10; among the bars, Stella answered 5 of 10; among the coffee shops, Salt & Straw answered 4 of 10. The benchmark measured here puts a typical measured business at 62% of its recent reviews answered, across 52 businesses and all trades together, not any one trade.
What to do about it
Go to your listing and count your replies under your last 10 reviews. That is the same measure behind every reply figure above, and a reply is the one part of your listing you write yourself.
If you run a food truck, none of the 20 we read had answered a recent review, so one reply is one more than any of them showed. If you run a pet grooming salon or a dermatology practice, the businesses named here in your trade reached 10 of 10, and that is the figure to match. In every other trade, set your count beside the named businesses in your own trade, and beside the 62% benchmark measured here across all trades together. Answer the good reviews as well as the difficult ones, in your own words, and keep each reply short and specific to what the customer said.
Food & drink in Burlingame, CA
We read 20 of the food trucks someone searching in Burlingame, CA is shown, and not one had answered any of its recent reviews. No figure in this section is plainer. The median food truck we read carries 38 reviews and a 4.6 median rating; the most-reviewed carries 1,071.
The highest reply figure among the businesses named in this section belongs to Safeway, which turned up among the bakeries we read: it answered 9 of its last 10 reviews. Among the bars we read, Stella answered 5 of its last 10. Salt & Straw appears among both the cafés and the coffee shops named here, and answered 4 of its last 10. Those are figures for those named businesses only; we cannot speak for the other businesses in each trade.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 591 | 4.45 | Rasa - Burlingame | 3 of 10 |
| Cafés | 280 | 4.45 | Salt & Straw | 4 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 334 | 4.4 | Salt & Straw | 4 of 10 |
| Bars | 190.5 | 4.45 | Stella | 5 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 327 | 4.4 | Safeway | 9 of 10 |
| Food trucks | 38 | 4.6 | — |
Hair, nails & barbering in Burlingame, CA
Among the barbershops someone searching in Burlingame, CA is shown, the median one we read carries 88 Google reviews and a median rating of 5 stars. That is the highest median review count of the three trades in this section: the median hair salon we read carries 34.5 reviews and the median nail salon 31.5. The most-reviewed barbershops carry 703, 397 and 293 reviews; the most-reviewed hair salons 477, 321 and 192; the most-reviewed nail salons 259, 85 and 60. The median hair salon we read is rated 4.9.
Replies are measured on a different window: only each business's most recent reviews, not its whole history. Among the hair salons we read, Jira Salon answered 9 of its last 10, CMX Beauty 9 of 10 and Hair Fornia 8 of 10. Hair Fornia's listing carries 477 reviews in total; CMX Beauty's carries 86.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 88 | 5 | Ali Jan Barbershop | 8 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 34.5 | 4.9 | Jira Salon | 9 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 31.5 | 4.550000000000001 | Levit8 Lounge | 9 of 10 |
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Spa & aesthetics in Burlingame, CA
Among the dermatology practices someone searching in Burlingame, CA is shown, each of the three named here answered 10 of its last 10 reviews: Schweiger Dermatology & Allergy - San Mateo, Frederick B Bartholomew, M.D. MBA, and F. Landon Clark, M.D. MPH. Schweiger's listing carries 1,170 reviews, the largest among the spa and aesthetics businesses in this section. The median dermatology practice we read carries 59 reviews, with a median rating of 4.8.
Med spas and IV therapy look close behind in the names we can see. Among the med spas, Ambition Medical Spa answered 10 of its last 10, Reviv Med Spa & Laser Treatment 9 of 10 and LuminaSkin Med Spa 8 of 10. Reviv and LuminaSkin appear among both the med spas and the IV therapy businesses named here, with the same figures, and among the IV therapy businesses Blissfusion l San Francisco Bay Area answered 10 of 10. The median med spa we read carries 68.5 reviews and a median rating of 4.95; the median IV therapy business carries 37.5 reviews and a median rating of 5.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 69 | 4.8 | Shama Thai Massage | 9 of 10 |
| Massage | 97 | 4.9 | Shama Thai Massage | 9 of 10 |
| Med spas | 68.5 | 4.95 | Ambition Medical Spa | 10 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 37.5 | 5 | Blissfusion l San Francisco Bay Area | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 30.5 | 5 | Enara Health | 3 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 59 | 4.8 | Schweiger Dermatology & Allergy - San Mateo | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Burlingame, CA
Of the 20 gyms we read among the businesses someone searching in Burlingame, CA is shown, the median listing carries 48.5 Google reviews, while the three most-reviewed carry 1,129, 241 and 241. The chiropractors look similar on this measure: of the 20 we read, the median listing holds 40 reviews and the three most-reviewed hold 761, 194 and 147. Ratings sit high in both trades, with a median of 4.9 stars for the gyms we read and 5 for the chiropractors. Those review counts and ratings cover each listing's whole history.
Replies are measured differently, over each business's most recent 10 reviews. Among the gyms we read, Crossfit Burlingame answered 8 of its last 10, on a listing of 241 reviews. Basecamp Fitness Burlingame answered 4 of its last 10, on a listing of 151 reviews. We can't see how the rest of the gyms we read handled their recent reviews, so we say nothing about them.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 48.5 | 4.9 | Crossfit Burlingame | 8 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 40 | 5 | High Amplitude Health Chiropractic | 8 of 10 |
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Dental & orthodontics in Burlingame, CA
Among the orthodontists someone searching in Burlingame, CA is shown, Orthodontics of San Mateo answered 9 of its 10 most recent reviews and Alborzi Orthodontics answered 8 of 10. Among the dentists shown in the same search, the practice we can name as answering is San Mateo Dental Care, which replied to 3 of its last 10. Those three figures are the reply record we can put a name to in this section. We can't see how the other practices we read handled their recent reviews, so nothing here is a count of who answers and who does not.
We read 20 dentists and 20 orthodontists. The median dentist we read carries 105 Google reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 359, 311 and 277. The median orthodontist we read carries 58, while the three most-reviewed carry 466, 359 and 229. The median rating is 4.9 in both trades. These are whole-listing figures: every review a practice has collected, not the handful of recent reviews behind the reply figures above.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 105 | 4.9 | San Mateo Dental Care | 3 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 58 | 4.9 | Orthodontics of San Mateo | 9 of 10 |
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Pets in Burlingame, CA
Alpha Grooming Pet Salon appears among the groomers, the boarding businesses and the veterinarians named in this section, and it answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Its listing carries 1,365 Google reviews in total, which puts it among the three most-reviewed businesses in each of those three trades.
We read 20 pet groomers among the businesses someone searching in Burlingame, CA is shown. The median groomer we read carries 54 reviews and a 4.75 rating; the three most-reviewed carry 1,367, 1,365 and 474. Alpha Grooming Pet Salon, Outlet Mobile Pet Grooming and Pawsitively Groomed Pet Salon each answered 10 of their last 10 reviews. Outlet Mobile Pet Grooming's listing holds 474 reviews and Pawsitively Groomed Pet Salon's holds 234.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 54 | 4.75 | Alpha Grooming Pet Salon | 10 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 26.5 | 4.7 | Alpha Grooming Pet Salon | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 155 | 4.4 | Alpha Grooming Pet Salon | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Burlingame, CA
The most-reviewed tattoo listing among the businesses someone searching in Burlingame, CA is shown belongs to Salt & Straw, at 949 Google reviews. The next two carry 205 and 164. Those are the three largest listings among the 20 tattoo studios we read, and they sit well above the middle: the median tattoo studio we read carries 61 reviews, and the median rating is 4.9. Both of those are whole-listing figures, counted across each listing's entire history.
Replies are measured differently, on each business's most recent 10 reviews only. On that measure, Belmont Tattoo & Piercing answered 8 of its last 10, the highest reply figure among the studios named in this section. Salt & Straw answered 4 of its last 10, and Paw Tattoo answered 1 of 10. So this is not a trade where no one answers: named studios here are writing back to customers, each at its own figure.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 61 | 4.9 | Belmont Tattoo & Piercing | 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 Burlingame, CA 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. Burlingame, CA has a population of 30,526 and a median household income of $168,832 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.