Of the 20 bakeries someone searching in Glenview, IL is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. Bakeries are the only trade in our data where that is true. On the whole listing history, the median bakery we read carries 251 Google reviews, and the most-reviewed carries 4,777.
In the other food and drink trades, the businesses answering the most sit far apart. The Olive Brunch Restaurant and Cafe - Niles answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews, and Log Cabin Bar answered 9 of 10. Among the restaurants we read, the one answering the most was Wildfire, at 3 of 10, with Ēma Glenview at 1 of 10. The coffee shop answering the most was Complimentary Cafe, at 1 of 10, and the leading food truck, Wetti Food Trucks & Catering, also answered 1 of 10. Among the gyms we read, the leader was Steel Fitness Club, at 1 of 10.
The practices we read show several leaders at the top of the scale. North Coast Dental of Northfield answered 10 of 10, Smile Today Dental 9 and Advanced Dentistry Morton Grove 7. Graber and Gyllenhaal Orthodontics and Orthodontic Experts Skokie each answered 10 of 10, as did Dr. Speron Plastic Surgery and Skinflection Laser and Facial Med Spa. Deerfield Dermatology answered 9 of 10. Leaders in other trades reached the same mark: Cut n shave barbershop, Josie Nail Spa, 88 Massage Spa, Allure De Vie Day Spa & Med Spa, Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique and Companion Skokie each answered 10 of 10, and Vuitton Salon answered 8.
We read 480 businesses across 24 trades, 20 in each. For a reference point, the typical business measured here answered 62% of its recent reviews, on a sample of 47. Lifetime review counts are a separate figure: the median restaurant we read carries 331 reviews and the median dermatology practice 416.5.
What to do about it
If you run a bakery, the finding is plain: none of the 20 bakeries we read had answered a recent review. Any reply you post puts your listing somewhere none of them were when we read them. If you run a restaurant, coffee shop, food truck or gym, the business answering the most in your trade was at 3 of 10 or lower.
The practical step is the same for every trade. Open your Google listing, reply to your 10 most recent reviews, and then answer each new one as it comes in. Thank people by what they mention, keep it short, and answer the critical ones calmly and in the open. The businesses named above at 10 of 10 show what that looks like in this catchment. A reply is the one part of that exchange you write.
Food & drink in Glenview, IL
Not one of the 20 bakeries we read around Glenview, IL had answered any of its recent reviews. These are the bakeries someone searching in Glenview, IL is shown. The median one carries 251 reviews and a 4.5 median rating, and the most-reviewed carries 4,777.
Two businesses in this section stand apart on replies. The Olive Brunch Restaurant and Cafe - Niles, one of the cafés we read, answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews, on a listing of 877 reviews in total. Log Cabin Bar, among the bars we read, answered 9 of its 10 most recent, on a listing of 730. Neither figure speaks for its trade. The other café we can name, Complimentary Cafe, answered 1 of its 10 most recent, and it is also the one coffee shop we can name for replying, with the same 1 of 10 on a listing of 623 reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 331 | 4.7 | Wildfire | 3 of 10 |
| Cafés | 283.5 | 4.6 | The Olive Brunch Restaurant and Cafe - Niles | 10 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 294.5 | 4.6 | Complimentary Cafe | 1 of 10 |
| Bars | 336 | 4.6 | Log Cabin Bar | 9 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 251 | 4.5 | — | |
| Food trucks | 35 | 4.85 | Wetti Food Trucks & Catering | 1 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Glenview, IL
Cut n shave barbershop, a listing with 524 reviews, and Josie Nail Spa, with 281, each answered every one of their 10 most recent Google reviews. We read 20 barbershops, 20 hair salons and 20 nail salons among the businesses someone searching in Glenview, IL is shown, and those two replies-on-everything records are where this section starts.
Among the barbershops we read, the median listing carries 145.5 reviews and a median rating of 4.75. The three most-reviewed carry 590, 524 and 447. On their most recent reviews, Cut n shave barbershop answered 10 of 10, and LUI’S Barber Shop On Willow, with 292 reviews, answered 2 of 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 145.5 | 4.75 | Cut n shave barbershop | 10 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 147.5 | 4.75 | Vuitton Salon | 8 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 111.5 | 4.5 | Josie Nail Spa | 10 of 10 |
Spa & aesthetics in Glenview, IL
Start with who answers. Among the spa and aesthetics businesses someone searching in Glenview, IL is shown, Allure De Vie Day Spa & Med Spa, 88 Massage Spa, Skinflection Laser and Facial Med Spa and Dr. Speron Plastic Surgery each answered 10 of their 10 most recent Google reviews. Deerfield Dermatology and Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute answered 9 of 10. Massage Saranity & Lymphatic Drainage Center, White Pearl Med-Spa & Nail Lounge and Advanced Practice Health Institute answered 8 of 10. For a baseline: across the 47 businesses we measured around Glenview, the typical one answered 62% of its recent reviews.
Listing size is a separate measure. It covers each listing's whole review history, not the recent handful. The median dermatology practice we read carries 416.5 reviews, the highest median among the trades in this section, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,923, 1,260 and 1,250. Massage sits at the other end of this section: the median massage business we read carries 30 reviews, and the most-reviewed carries 446. The largest listing among the spa and aesthetics businesses in this section is a day spa at 2,712 reviews, against a day-spa median of 170. Median ratings sit between 4.5 for massage and 5 for weight-loss clinics.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 170 | 4.85 | Allure De Vie Day Spa & Med Spa | 10 of 10 |
| Massage | 30 | 4.5 | 88 Massage Spa | 10 of 10 |
| Med spas | 123 | 4.9 | Skinflection Laser and Facial Med Spa | 10 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 95 | 4.9 | New Image Works | 2 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 44.5 | 5 | Advanced Practice Health Institute | 8 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 416.5 | 4.8 | Deerfield Dermatology | 9 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 100 | 4.9 | Dr. Speron Plastic Surgery | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Glenview, IL
Across the 47 businesses we measured for replies among the businesses someone searching in Glenview, IL is shown, the typical one had answered 62% of its recent reviews. The gyms and chiropractors in this section do not come close to that at the top. Steel Fitness Club was the gym answering the most of its recent reviews, and it had answered 1 of its 10 most recent. ChiroMend Natural Health Center led the chiropractors, with 2 of its 10 most recent answered. Neither trade is one where nobody answers, but those are the leading figures we found: 1 of 10 and 2 of 10.
We read 20 gyms in this catchment. The median gym we read carries 121.5 Google reviews and a median rating of 4.85. The three most-reviewed gyms carry 631, 537 and 318 reviews. Steel Fitness Club is the listing at 537, so the gym credited here for answering is also one of the three largest gym listings we read.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 121.5 | 4.85 | Steel Fitness Club | 1 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 43 | 5 | ChiroMend Natural Health Center | 2 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Glenview, IL
Among the orthodontists someone searching in Glenview, IL is shown, two of the 20 we read had answered all 10 of their most recent reviews: Graber and Gyllenhaal Orthodontics and Orthodontic Experts Skokie. The next orthodontist on that measure, Glen Orthodontics - Glenview, had answered 5 of 10. Those three are the orthodontists answering the most; we can't see how the others handled their recent reviews.
The dentists we read around Glenview look similar at the top. North Coast Dental of Northfield answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews, Smile Today Dental answered 9 of 10, and Advanced Dentistry Morton Grove answered 7 of 10. We read 20 dentists, and these are the three answering the most. For a wider reference point, a typical business we measured in this catchment answered 62% of its recent reviews, a figure taken across 47 businesses rather than from dentists alone.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 164 | 4.9 | North Coast Dental of Northfield | 10 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 90.5 | 4.9 | Graber and Gyllenhaal Orthodontics | 10 of 10 |
Pets in Glenview, IL
Among the businesses someone searching in Glenview, IL is shown, the median veterinarian we read carries 229 Google reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 2,726, 906 and 592. The median pet groomer we read carries 62 reviews, and the median boarding business 119.5. Of the 20 read in each trade, the median groomer and the median veterinarian are both rated 4.7, and the median boarding business 4.85.
Among the 20 pet groomers we read, three stand out for answering their recent reviews. Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews, Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Glenview answered 9 of 10, and Carriage Hill Kennels answered 6 of 10. Splash and Dash is also the most-reviewed groomer we read, at 329 reviews, and Woof Gang carries 234. The three most-reviewed groomers we read carry 329, 258 and 234 reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 62 | 4.7 | Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique | 10 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 119.5 | 4.85 | The Dog Stop - Deerfield | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 229 | 4.7 | Companion Skokie | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Glenview, IL
Of the 20 tattoo studios we read among the businesses someone searching in Glenview, IL is shown, the three with the most Google reviews are the same three that lead on replies. Tattoo Factory carries 965 reviews, Mind Crusher Tattoo 906 and Chi Town Tattoo & Body Piercing 862. No other studio in this section appears on the list of businesses answering the most of their recent reviews.
The reply figures across those three are very different from one another. Of its 10 most recent reviews, Mind Crusher Tattoo had answered 8. Tattoo Factory had answered 3 of its 10 most recent, and Chi Town Tattoo & Body Piercing 1 of 10. Credit where it is due: 8 of 10 is a studio treating its recent reviews as something to respond to. These numbers describe these three studios only. We can't see how the rest of the tattoo studios we read handled their recent reviews, so they are not a picture of the trade as a whole.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 122 | 4.9 | Mind Crusher Tattoo | 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 Glenview, 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. Glenview, IL has a population of 47,682 and a median household income of $138,758 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.