We read 440 businesses across 22 trades for the businesses someone searching in Oak Park, IL is shown, and the clearest pattern is how many owners answered every one of their 10 most recent reviews. Three med spas did: Dvida Spa | Med Spa Services 60654 on a listing of 629 reviews, Viva La Med Spa on 553 and Sparkle Aesthetics on 342. Bloom Plastic Surgery and Chicago Breast & Body Aesthetics answered 10 of 10 too, as did CNS Infusions among the IV therapy businesses. Of the 55 businesses we could measure here, the typical one answered 69 percent of its recent reviews.
Food and drink looks different from one trade to the next. The median restaurant we read carries 632 reviews and the most-reviewed carries 2,410; Taco Pros - Oak Park answered 9 of its last 10 on a listing of 1,091. Among the coffee shops, Spilt Milk answered 8 of 10 and Kribi Coffee Cafe & Roastery 5 of 10. Among the cafés, the leading replier in our read, Mulata Kitchen + Coffee, answered 1 of 10. Pete's Market #12 - Oak Park I, the largest listing among the bakeries we read at 4,741 reviews, answered 10 of 10.
In hair and barbering, Estillos Barber Studio answered 10 of 10 on 144 reviews and Legends Barbershop & Shave Parlor 9 of 10 on 110. Fantastic Sams Cut & Color answered 10 of 10 on 478. Level Nails Bar and Pink Nail Studio each answered 9 of 10. Across their whole listing history, the nail salons we read have a median rating of 4.15, against 4.9 for the med spas.
Some trades show lower figures even at the top of our read. Among the tattoo studios, the leading replier, Ageless Arts Tattoo and Body Piercing, answered 2 of 10. Danny The Groomer and Yuppie Puppy Pet Grooming each answered 1 of 10, and O'Sullivan's Public House answered 3 of 10 among the bars. In all 22 trades, though, at least one business we read had answered a recent review.
What to do about it
Open your listing and count how many of your last 10 reviews carry a reply. The typical business we measured here answered 69 percent of its recent reviews, and the owners named above show 10 of 10 is done on a listing of 144 reviews and on one of 4,741.
If you run a café, a tattoo studio, a grooming shop or a bar, the leading replier in your trade in our read answered between 1 and 3 of 10, so a steady reply habit would set you apart from those named. If you run a med spa, a dental office or a plastic surgery practice, at least one business we read in your trade answered 10 of 10. Either way, answer the good reviews as well as the hard ones, keep it short, and write it yourself. A reply is the one part of that exchange you write.
Food & drink in Oak Park, IL
The largest listing among the food and drink businesses in this section is Pete's Market #12 - Oak Park I, read under bakeries, at 4,741 reviews. Its owner answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews. The next-largest bakery listings we read carry 849 and 575 reviews, and the median bakery of the 20 we read carries 189, with a median rating of 4.7.
Of the five trades in this section, restaurants carry the highest median review count. The median restaurant among the 20 someone searching in Oak Park, IL is shown carries 632 reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 2,410, 1,874 and 1,626. The restaurant we read answering the most of its recent reviews is Taco Pros - Oak Park, which answered 9 of 10. The median restaurant rating is 4.6.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 632 | 4.6 | Taco Pros - Oak Park | 9 of 10 |
| Cafés | 187 | 4.7 | Mulata Kitchen + Coffee | 1 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 137 | 4.8 | Spilt Milk | 8 of 10 |
| Bars | 130.5 | 4.5 | O'Sullivan's Public House | 3 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 189 | 4.7 | Pete's Market #12 - Oak Park I | 10 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Oak Park, IL
Among the businesses someone searching in Oak Park, IL is shown, the median nail salon carries more reviews than the median barbershop or hair salon, and a lower median rating. The median nail salon we read holds 169.5 Google reviews at a median rating of 4.15. The median barbershop holds 69 reviews at 4.8, and the median hair salon 74.5 at 4.7. Each of those is a single midpoint across the 20 we read in that trade, taken over each listing's whole history, so it says nothing about how any one salon's page looks.
Among the 20 barbershops we read, two had answered nearly every recent review. Estillos Barber Studio replied to 10 of its 10 most recent, on a listing of 144 reviews, and Legends Barbershop & Shave Parlor replied to 9 of 10, on a listing of 110. The most-reviewed barbershop we read carries 223.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 69 | 4.8 | Estillos Barber Studio | 10 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 74.5 | 4.7 | Fantastic Sams Cut & Color | 10 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 169.5 | 4.15 | Level Nails Bar | 9 of 10 |
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Spa & aesthetics in Oak Park, IL
Among the med spas someone searching in Oak Park, IL is shown, Dvida Spa, Viva La Med Spa and Sparkle Aesthetics each answered every one of their 10 most recent reviews. Plastic surgery has the same mark at its top. Bloom Plastic Surgery and Chicago Breast & Body Aesthetics each answered 10 of 10, and Chicago Cosmetic Surgery & Dermatology answered 9 of 10.
The other medical trades in this section show similar leaders. Sparkle Aesthetics appears again among the IV therapy businesses, alongside CNS Infusions at 10 of 10 and LUME Wellness & Aesthetics at 9 of 10. In dermatology, Chicago Cosmetic Surgery & Dermatology and Forefront Dermatology each answered 9 of 10, and Chicago Skin Clinic 8 of 10. Among weight-loss clinics, Olivera Weight Loss answered 9 of 10, Kinetix Medical Weight Loss and Wellness 8 of 10, and Rejuvae Aesthetics & Wellness 7 of 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 192 | 4.7 | Allyu Spa | 7 of 10 |
| Med spas | 72 | 4.9 | Dvida Spa | Med Spa Services 60654 | 10 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 80 | 5 | Sparkle Aesthetics | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 49 | 4.9 | Olivera Weight Loss | 9 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 295 | 4.75 | Chicago Cosmetic Surgery & Dermatology | 9 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 149 | 4.9 | Bloom Plastic Surgery | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Oak Park, IL
Among the fitness and wellness businesses someone searching in Oak Park, IL is shown, the clearest reply record belongs to a gym. Momentum OP had answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews, and it is also one of the three most-reviewed gyms we read, carrying 499 reviews. It is the gym answering the most of its recent reviews among the 20 we read. We can't see how the other gyms handled theirs, so this section says nothing about them.
Among the 20 chiropractors we read, the business answering the most of its recent reviews was Smith Chiropractic Health Care, which had answered 4 of its 10. It also sits among the three most-reviewed chiropractors we read, at 595 reviews. Neither trade is marked as one where nobody answers: in both, at least one business we read had replied to recent reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 64 | 4.8 | Momentum OP | 10 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 30.5 | 5 | Smith Chiropractic Health Care | 4 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Oak Park, IL
Among the dentists someone searching in Oak Park, IL is shown, Dental Care of Oak Park had answered all 10 of its 10 most recent Google reviews, on a listing that carries 580 reviews. Among the orthodontists in the same search, Orthodontic Experts Chicago had answered 9 of its 10 most recent, on a listing with 845 reviews. Those are the highest recent reply counts among the 20 dentists and the 20 orthodontists we read.
The listings themselves are large. The median dentist we read carries 246 Google reviews and the median orthodontist 266, and the median rating in both trades is 4.9. The three most-reviewed dentists carry 889, 770 and 680 reviews; the three most-reviewed orthodontists carry 889, 845 and 770. Those totals and ratings cover each listing's whole history, which is a different window from the counts of recent reviews answered above.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 246 | 4.9 | Dental Care of Oak Park | 10 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 266 | 4.9 | Orthodontic Experts Chicago | 9 of 10 |
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Pets in Oak Park, IL
Among the pet businesses someone searching in Oak Park, IL is shown, the sharpest contrast is between the groomers and the boarding kennels. We read 20 of each. The groomers answering the most of their recent reviews were Danny The Groomer and Yuppie Puppy Pet Grooming, and each had replied to 1 of its 10 most recent reviews. Those two also hold the largest review counts among the groomers we read, at 337 and 325.
Boarding looks different at the top. Canine Crews had answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews, Camp Bow Wow Oak Park 8 of 10, and Tucker Pup's Pet Resort 7 of 10. Tucker Pup's carries 1,095 reviews, the most of any boarding business we read. These figures describe those three businesses; they are not a reading of every kennel in the set.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 70 | 4.65 | Danny The Groomer | 1 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 116 | 4.8 | Canine Crews | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 437 | 4.7 | Midwest Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital | 9 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Oak Park, IL
Among the tattoo studios someone searching in Oak Park, IL is shown, the studio answering the most of its recent reviews had replied to 2 of its 10 most recent. That studio is Ageless Arts Tattoo and Body Piercing. The next two, The Body Art Bar and Jade Dragon Tattoo and Body Piercing, had each answered 1 of 10. Those three are the studios we can name as leaders out of the 20 we read, and this page reports reply figures for them only.
For comparison, the reply benchmark measured in this catchment is 69 percent: that is the share of recent reviews a typical business answered, taken across 55 businesses we measured here. Set beside that figure, the three tattoo studios answering the most of their recent reviews had answered 2, 1 and 1 of their last 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 73.5 | 4.75 | Ageless Arts Tattoo and Body Piercing | 2 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 Oak Park, 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. Oak Park, IL has a population of 53,315 and a median household income of $108,026 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.