We read 460 businesses across 23 trades among the businesses someone searching in Lake Zurich, IL is shown, and in two of those trades not one business had answered any of its recent reviews: coffee shops and tattoo studios. Neither is a trade of empty listings. The median tattoo studio we read carries 105.5 reviews and the most-reviewed carries 2,659; the median coffee shop carries 131 and the most-reviewed 1,446. Among the 20 of each we read, not one owner had replied to a recent review.
The benchmark measured here sets the other end of the scale: a typical measured business answered 79 percent of its recent reviews. Among the hair salons we read, Avalon Salon Spa of Lake Zurich, Salon Coccole and Madison Reed Hair Color Bar Deer Park each answered 10 of their last 10. Among the dentists, Grand Dental - Lake Zurich and Sandy Point Dental, PC answered 10 of 10, and Hart Dental 9 of 10. Among the pet groomers, Scenthound Lake Zurich and Scenthound Buffalo Grove each answered 10 of 10, and among the chiropractors, Van Ness Chiropractic and Evolve Chiropractic of Lake Zurich did the same.
Among the restaurants we read, Beelow's Steakhouse answered 9 of its last 10, LAGO Italian Steakhouse 7 of 10 and The Hungry Mule 6 of 10. Among the bars, Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar answered 9 of 10 and Consume 8 of 10. Among the bakeries, Stompin' Grounds Cafe answered 7 of 10. Those reply figures cover each business's most recent ten reviews only.
Listing size is a separate, lifetime measure. The median restaurant we read carries 313.5 reviews and the median bar 268, while the median hair salon carries 50.5 and the median nail salon 53. Beelow's Steakhouse carries 2,577 reviews in total, and Avalon Salon Spa of Lake Zurich 932.
What to do about it
If you run a coffee shop or a tattoo studio, none of the 20 businesses we read in your trade had answered a recent review. Answering your next one is something none of them had done with theirs.
In every other trade, start by opening your listing and counting how many of your last 10 reviews carry a reply from you. Put that number beside the 79 percent benchmark measured here and beside the named owners in your own trade: 10 of 10 for the hair salons and groomers named above and for Grand Dental - Lake Zurich, 9 of 10 for Beelow's Steakhouse and Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar. Then answer each new review as it comes in, the five-star ones as well as the critical ones. Keep each reply short, thank the person, and mention something specific they wrote. A reply is the one part of that exchange you write.
Food & drink in Lake Zurich, IL
Among the 20 coffee shops someone searching in Lake Zurich, IL is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. The trade is not short of reviews to answer. The median coffee shop we read carries 131 Google reviews over its listing's life, and the most-reviewed carries 1,446. The zero is about the recent ones: on those, no owner had written back.
The restaurants we read look different. Beelow's Steakhouse answered 9 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 2,577. LAGO Italian Steakhouse answered 7 of 10 on a listing of 1,023, and The Hungry Mule 6 of 10 on a listing of 756. Beelow's Steakhouse and The Hungry Mule appear among both the restaurants and the food trucks named here. The food-truck search also returned BBQ'd Productions Bar & Grill, which answered 10 of its last 10 on a listing of 1,206. The median food truck we read carries 396 reviews; the median restaurant carries 313.5.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 313.5 | 4.6 | Beelow's Steakhouse | 9 of 10 |
| Cafés | 194.5 | 4.699999999999999 | Koffee Kup Diner | 1 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 131 | 4.6 | — | |
| Bars | 268 | 4.5 | Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar | 9 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 149 | 4.75 | Stompin' Grounds Cafe | 7 of 10 |
| Food trucks | 396 | 4.6 | BBQ'd Productions Bar & Grill | 10 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Lake Zurich, IL
Among the hair salons someone searching in Lake Zurich, IL is shown, each of the three we can name for replies answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews: Avalon Salon Spa of Lake Zurich, Salon Coccole and Madison Reed Hair Color Bar Deer Park. Their listings are very different sizes. Avalon's carries 932 reviews, the most among the 20 hair salons we read. Salon Coccole's carries 115 and Madison Reed's carries 109. The median hair salon we read carries 50.5 reviews, with a median rating of 4.9.
The named barbershops sit further apart from each other. Among the barbershops we read, 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. The Gents Place Barbershop Deer Park answered 3 of its last 10, and Element Barbershop answered 1 of 10. Over their full history, those three listings carry 473, 403 and 265 reviews. The median barbershop we read carries 105 reviews with a median rating of 4.8, and the most-reviewed carries 566.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 105 | 4.8 | 1924 Fine Men's Salon - Barrington | 10 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 50.5 | 4.9 | Avalon Salon Spa of Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 53 | 4.75 | Diva Nails | 10 of 10 |
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Spa & aesthetics in Lake Zurich, IL
The most-reviewed listing among the spa and aesthetics businesses in this section carries 1,601 reviews, and its owner is replying. Vitality Urgent Care Buffalo Grove, read among the IV therapy businesses someone searching in Lake Zurich, IL is shown, answered 8 of its 10 most recent reviews. In the same IV therapy search, Vitality Urgent Care Lake Zurich answered 9 of its last 10 and Amoveo Medspa 10 of 10.
Over each listing's whole history, the median rating is 5 for the massage, med spa, IV therapy and weight-loss businesses we read, 4.9 for day spas and 4.8 for dermatology. The median med spa we read carries 77.5 reviews and the median weight-loss clinic 58; the median IV therapy business carries 48.5. The most-reviewed dermatology listing carries 1,023 reviews, and the most-reviewed day spa 435.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 51.5 | 4.9 | Luxury Spa | 10 of 10 |
| Massage | 54 | 5 | Red Light Therapy - Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
| Med spas | 77.5 | 5 | Amoveo Medspa | 10 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 48.5 | 5 | Amoveo Medspa | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 58 | 5 | Evolve Chiropractic of Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 51 | 4.8 | LaserAway Chicago Deer Park | 10 of 10 |
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Fitness & wellness in Lake Zurich, IL
Among the chiropractors someone searching in Lake Zurich, IL is shown, the three owners we can name each answered 9 or 10 of their most recent 10 reviews. Van Ness Chiropractic answered 10 of 10. Evolve Chiropractic of Lake Zurich answered 10 of 10. Evolve Chiropractic of Barrington answered 9 of 10. Those are the figures that stand out in this section, and each belongs to a business you can look up.
Their listings are also large next to the trade's middle. Across the whole history of each listing, Van Ness Chiropractic carries 516 reviews, Evolve Chiropractic of Barrington 423 and Evolve Chiropractic of Lake Zurich 281. The median chiropractor among the 20 we read carries 43.5 reviews, with a median rating of 5. Every one of the three named listings sits well above that median count; the median says nothing about how the other chiropractors we read are spread around it.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 119.5 | 4.9 | The Kage Gym | 9 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 43.5 | 5 | Van Ness Chiropractic | 10 of 10 |
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Dental & orthodontics in Lake Zurich, IL
Among the dentists and orthodontists someone searching in Lake Zurich, IL is shown, one practice turns up in both searches among the businesses answering the most of their recent reviews. Grand Dental - Lake Zurich appears among both the dentists and the orthodontists named in this section, and it answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Its listing carries 632 Google reviews in total.
We read 20 dentists in this catchment. The median dentist we read carries 295.5 reviews across its whole listing history, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,264, 935 and 743. Among the dentists answering the most of their recent reviews, Sandy Point Dental, PC answered 10 of its last 10 and Hart Dental answered 9 of its last 10. Sandy Point Dental's listing holds 459 reviews in total; Hart Dental's holds 935.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 295.5 | 4.9 | Grand Dental - Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 169 | 4.9 | Grand Dental - Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
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Pets in Lake Zurich, IL
Among the pet businesses someone searching in Lake Zurich, IL is shown, one name is credited in all three trades we read. Scenthound Lake Zurich appears among the groomers, the boarding businesses and the veterinarians named here, and in each list it answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Its listing carries 386 reviews in total.
We read 20 pet grooming businesses. The median one carries 64.5 reviews and the median rating is 4.75; the three most-reviewed groomers carry 549, 386 and 254. Scenthound Lake Zurich and Scenthound Buffalo Grove each answered 10 of their last 10 reviews. Their listings carry 386 and 254 reviews respectively.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 64.5 | 4.75 | Scenthound Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 145 | 4.8 | Scenthound Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 245.5 | 4.7 | Companion Lake Zurich | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Lake Zurich, IL
Of the 20 tattoo studios we read among the businesses someone searching in Lake Zurich, IL is shown, not one had answered any of its most recent Google reviews. That is the plainest fact in this section, and it sits beside a reply benchmark of 79% measured here across 55 businesses, which is the share of recent reviews a typical measured business answered.
The listings themselves are not thin. The median tattoo studio we read carries 105.5 Google reviews across the whole life of its listing, and the three most-reviewed carry 2,659, 1,023 and 536. The median rating among the studios we read is 4.85. Those are whole-history figures. The reply finding covers a different window: only the most recent handful of reviews on each listing. So the two should be read side by side, not as one measurement of the same period.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 105.5 | 4.85 | — |
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 Lake Zurich, 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. Lake Zurich, IL has a population of 19,727 and a median household income of $139,959 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.