Among the pet boarding businesses someone searching in Hinsdale, IL is shown, the three we name each answered 10 of their last 10 reviews: Hinsdale Animal Hospital, on a listing of 511 reviews, and Dogtopia of Oakbrook Terrace and Dogtopia of Downers Grove, on listings of 283 and 218. We read 480 businesses across 24 trades, 20 in each. The benchmark measured here is 65: a typical measured business answered 65 percent of its most recent reviews, across the 59 businesses whose replies we could measure.
The bars read differently. The best reply figure among the bars we could measure was Twin Peaks, at 2 of its last 10, with Fuller House and Barrel House Social at 1 of 10 each. Separately, on lifetime totals, the median bar we read carries 380 reviews and Twin Peaks carries 7,987. Among the restaurants, Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar answered 9 of its last 10 and Davanti Enoteca 5 of 10. Among the bakeries, Weber's Bakery answered 9 of 10 on a listing of 3,768 reviews, the most-reviewed bakery we read, and Roka Bakehouse answered 6 of 10.
Several of the named practices answered 10 of their last 10. Among the orthodontists, Hinsdale Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry answered 10 of 10, Chawla Orthodontics & Kids Dentistry 9 of 10 and Oakbrook Orthodontics 8 of 10. Among the med spas, MedAndSpa and Facecard MedSpa each answered 10 of 10. Among the dentists, Hamel Dental answered 10 of 10 and Dentists of Hinsdale Lake 7 of 10. Aespala MedSpa & Plastic Surgery answered 10 of 10 among the plastic surgery practices.
Among the shops and salons, I Design Salon & Blowdry Bar answered 10 of 10 on 637 reviews, the most-reviewed hair salon we read. Crowned Barber & Co. answered 10 of 10 among the barbershops, Exodus Ink 10 of 10 among the tattoo studios, and Venezia Nail Spa 9 of 10 among the nail salons. The medians sit at different sizes: the median massage business we read carries 29.5 reviews and a median rating of 5, while the median restaurant carries 335 reviews and a median rating of 4.6.
What to do about it
Find your trade above and look at the figure next to the best-named business in it. That is a figure a business in your trade reached on its last ten reviews, which makes it a fair target. If you run a bar, the best figure we could measure among the bars was 2 of 10, so answering your next ten would put you above every figure we could measure among the bars. If you run an orthodontic practice, the three named orthodontists answered 10, 9 and 8 of 10, so a reply to each new review is the figure to aim for.
Start with the next review that arrives, good or bad. Thank the person, answer anything specific they raised, and keep it short. The reply is the one piece of that exchange that is yours to write.
Food & drink in Hinsdale, IL
The most-reviewed bakery someone searching in Hinsdale, IL is shown is Weber's Bakery, at 3,768 Google reviews. The median bakery we read carries 199. Weber's Bakery also answered 9 of its last 10 reviews, and so did Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, which at 2,064 reviews is the most-reviewed of the 20 restaurants we read. Among the bakeries, Roka Bakehouse answered 6 of its last 10 and Balkan Bakery 1 of 10.
Among the restaurants, Davanti Enoteca answered 5 of its last 10 and Fuller House 1 of 10. The median restaurant we read carries 335 reviews and a median rating of 4.6. YiaYia's Cafe appears among both the cafés and the coffee shops named here, answering 7 of its last 10. Among the coffee shops, Coffee For The Soul, Oak Brook answered 9 of 10. The median café we read carries 264.5 reviews and the median coffee shop 286; the most-reviewed café and the most-reviewed coffee shop we read each carry 789.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 335 | 4.6 | Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar | 9 of 10 |
| Cafés | 264.5 | 4.7 | YiaYia's Cafe | 7 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 286 | 4.6 | Coffee For The Soul, Oak Brook | 9 of 10 |
| Bars | 380 | 4.55 | Twin Peaks | 2 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 199 | 4.7 | Weber's Bakery | 9 of 10 |
| Food trucks | 154 | 4.6 | Taco Grill and Salsa Bar | 6 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Hinsdale, IL
Among the hair salons someone searching in Hinsdale, IL is shown, the listing with the most reviews is also one whose owner answered every recent review. I Design Salon & Blowdry Bar carries 637 reviews, the highest count among the 20 hair salons we read. Its owner replied to 10 of its 10 most recent reviews. Among the other hair salons we can name, Harmony Hair answered 4 of its last 10 and Alia Rose Salon 1 of 10. The median hair salon we read carries 61 reviews and a 4.95 rating, the lowest median review count of the three trades in this section.
Among the 20 barbershops we read, Crowned Barber & Co. answered 10 of its last 10 reviews and Zack’s barber shop answered 7 of 10. Across their whole histories, those two listings carry 453 and 551 reviews. The median barbershop we read carries 114 reviews and a 4.85 rating, and the three most-reviewed carry 676, 587 and 551.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 114 | 4.85 | Crowned Barber & Co. | 10 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 61 | 4.95 | I Design Salon & Blowdry Bar | 10 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 84.5 | 4.6 | Venezia Nail Spa | 9 of 10 |
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Spa & aesthetics in Hinsdale, IL
Among the med spas someone searching in Hinsdale, IL is shown, MedAndSpa and Facecard MedSpa each answered 10 of their last 10 reviews. Skin Med Spa, also named in that trade, answered 1 of its last 10. The median med spa we read carries 183 reviews; MedAndSpa's listing carries 311 and Facecard MedSpa's 268.
The same full count shows up in two other trades in this section. Among the plastic surgery businesses we read, Aespala MedSpa & Plastic Surgery answered 10 of its last 10, Sono Bello Oak Brook 7 of 10 and Kovak Cosmetic Center 4 of 10. Kovak Cosmetic Center's listing, at 634 reviews, is the most-reviewed plastic surgery listing we read, where the median is 45. Among the massage businesses, The NOW Massage Westmont answered 10 of its last 10. The median massage listing we read carries 29.5 reviews and a median rating of 5.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 72 | 4.8 | Kohler Waters Spa at Burr Ridge | 2 of 10 |
| Massage | 29.5 | 5 | The NOW Massage Westmont | 10 of 10 |
| Med spas | 183 | 4.9 | MedAndSpa | 10 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 98 | 4.9 | ETHR LAB - Wellness and Aesthetics | 5 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 48.5 | 4.95 | Rejuvenate Health | 8 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 221 | 4.85 | CSC Dermatology | 7 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 45 | 4.8 | Aespala MedSpa & Plastic Surgery | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Hinsdale, IL
Among the chiropractors someone searching in Hinsdale, IL is shown, Abundant Health Chiropractic answered 9 of its last 10 reviews, and Rejuvenate Health answered 8 of its last 10. Their listings carry 229 and 292 reviews in total, the same counts as the third- and second-largest chiropractic listings we read. The largest carries 682.
Of the 20 gyms we read, Just Lift Fitness answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, and CFX Willowbrook answered 5 of its last 10. Just Lift Fitness's listing holds 338 reviews and CFX Willowbrook's holds 259. Neither is among the three most-reviewed gyms, which carry 664, 653 and 453 reviews. This section says nothing about how the other gyms we read handle their reviews. It can only credit the ones named in it. Those reply figures count only each business's most recent reviews, not its whole listing.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 83 | 4.75 | Just Lift Fitness | 10 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 54.5 | 5 | Abundant Health Chiropractic | 9 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Hinsdale, IL
Among the businesses someone searching in Hinsdale, IL is shown, the median orthodontist carries more Google reviews than the median dentist. Of the 20 orthodontists we read, the median listing holds 180 reviews; of the 20 dentists we read, the median holds 79.5. The most-reviewed orthodontist we read, Chawla Orthodontics & Kids Dentistry, carries 1,356 reviews, with 699 and 563 on the next two. The three most-reviewed dentists we read carry 1,109, 401 and 365.
The median rating is 4.95 for the dentists we read and 5 for the orthodontists. Both are single mid-points taken across each listing's full history; they do not describe how any one practice is rated.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 79.5 | 4.95 | Hamel Dental | 10 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 180 | 5 | Hinsdale Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry | 10 of 10 |
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Pets in Hinsdale, IL
In each of the three pet trades in this section, at least one named business answered all of its last 10 Google reviews. Hinsdale Animal Hospital answered 10 of 10, on a listing of 511 reviews, and it appears among both the boarding businesses and the veterinarians named here. The reply benchmark measured here is 65 percent: the share of recent reviews a typical measured business answered, measured across 59 businesses from all trades together.
Among the 20 boarding businesses we read from what someone searching in Hinsdale is shown, Hinsdale Animal Hospital, Dogtopia of Oakbrook Terrace and Dogtopia of Downers Grove each answered 10 of their last 10 reviews. Their listings carry 511, 283 and 218 reviews. Across the boarding listings we read, the median carries 78 reviews and the median rating is 4.8; the three most-reviewed carry 511, 392 and 283.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 51 | 4.8 | Lane Veterinary | 10 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 78 | 4.8 | Hinsdale Animal Hospital | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 181 | 4.65 | Hinsdale Animal Hospital | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Hinsdale, IL
Among the tattoo studios someone searching in Hinsdale, IL is shown, Exodus Ink answered 10 of its 10 most recent Google reviews. Across its whole history, its listing carries 138 reviews, a smaller listing than the most-reviewed tattoo studios we read, which carry 780, 582 and 492. On the part of the listing an owner writes, Exodus Ink has a reply under each of its latest 10 reviews.
We read 20 tattoo studios in this catchment. The median studio among them carries 76.5 reviews over its listing's lifetime, and the median rating is 4.9. Those are midpoints, one number each. They do not describe the spread, and they say nothing about what any single studio's listing looks like.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 76.5 | 4.9 | Exodus Ink | 10 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 Hinsdale, 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. Hinsdale, IL has a population of 17,155 and a median household income of $250,001 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.