Of the 20 barbershops someone searching in Redwood City, CA is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. Among the trades we read, barbershops are the only one where that is true. The median barbershop we read carries 105 reviews across its whole listing, with a median rating of 4.7, and the most-reviewed carries 1,074. In the same group, among the nail salons we read, Jason's Nail Salon Redwood City answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, Retreat Salon - Nail & Hair 9 of 10 and Heavenly Nail Spa 4 of 10.
The median restaurant we read carries 447 reviews, and the most-reviewed carries 2,076. Donato Enoteca, with 1,031 reviews, answered 9 of its last 10, and it appears among both the restaurants and the bars named here; Zareen's answered 4 of 10. Mademoiselle Colette answered 9 of 10 and appears among both the coffee shops and the bakeries named here. Among the cafés, Tong Sui Desserts & Drinks (Redwood City) and Timber & Salt each answered 1 of 10, and among the food trucks, Los Carnalitos answered 1 of 10.
Among the orthodontists, Yang Orthodontics and Peninsula Orthodontic Group each answered 10 of 10, and Western Dental & Orthodontics 9 of 10; Western Dental & Orthodontics also appears among the dentists named here, beside Smile Craft Dental at 9 of 10. Among the plastic surgery practices, RejuveenMD Liposculpture and Aesthetx each answered 10 of 10. Schweiger Dermatology & Allergy - San Mateo answered 10 of 10 on a listing of 1,170 reviews, and Fiore Dermatology 7 of 10. Among the chiropractors, Awender Chiropractic Inc. answered 10 of 10, and among the veterinarians, SAGE Veterinary Centers Bldg 1 - Redwood City answered 9 of 10 on a listing of 1,244 reviews.
The benchmark measured here is 70: a typical measured business answered 70% of its recent reviews, measured across 46 businesses in all trades together. That figure is not a standard for any single trade.
What to do about it
Count your last 10 reviews and how many carry your reply. That is the same measure behind every reply figure above, and it covers only your most recent reviews, not your whole listing. The benchmark measured here is 70, across all trades together rather than any one of them.
If you run a barbershop, none of the 20 we read had answered a recent review, so any reply you post is one that none of the barbershops we read had on its recent reviews. If you run a café, coffee shop or food truck, the named businesses at 1 of 10 sit well under the 9 of 10 that Mademoiselle Colette and Donato Enoteca reached. Answer the unhappy reviews first, keep each reply short and specific to what the customer wrote, and never argue. Of everything in that exchange, the reply is the only part you write.
Food & drink in Redwood City, CA
Among the food and drink businesses someone searching in Redwood City, CA is shown, the highest reply figure among those we could measure is 9 of 10, held by Donato Enoteca and by Mademoiselle Colette. Donato Enoteca answered 9 of its last 10 reviews on a listing of 1,031, and it appears among both the restaurants and the bars we read. Mademoiselle Colette answered 9 of its last 10 on a listing of 532, and it appears among both the coffee shops and the bakeries named here.
Among the restaurants we could measure, Zareen's answered 4 of its last 10, on a listing of 1,812 reviews, one of the three most-reviewed restaurants we read. On the whole listing history, the median restaurant we read carries 447 reviews and the most-reviewed carries 2,076. The bars include the largest listing among the food and drink businesses in this section, at 3,124 reviews; the median bar we read carries 322.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 447 | 4.5 | Donato Enoteca | 9 of 10 |
| Cafés | 337.5 | 4.5 | Tong Sui Desserts & Drinks (Redwood City) | 1 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 204.5 | 4.5 | Mademoiselle Colette | 9 of 10 |
| Bars | 322 | 4.45 | Donato Enoteca | 9 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 189.5 | 4.4 | Mademoiselle Colette | 9 of 10 |
| Food trucks | 37 | 4.55 | Los Carnalitos | 1 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Redwood City, CA
Of the 20 barbershops we read among the businesses someone searching in Redwood City, CA is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. That is the clearest point in this section. The median barbershop we read carries 105 Google reviews and a 4.7 rating. The three most-reviewed barbershops we read carry 1,074, 345 and 251 reviews.
The nail salons we read around Redwood City tell a different story at the top. The median nail salon we read carries 59 reviews and a 4.4 rating, and the three most-reviewed carry 714, 517 and 177. The businesses answering the most of their recent reviews can be named. Jason's Nail Salon Redwood City answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Retreat Salon - Nail & Hair answered 9 of its last 10. Heavenly Nail Spa answered 4 of its last 10. We make no claim about how the rest of the nail salons we read handled theirs.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 105 | 4.7 | — | |
| Nail salons | 59 | 4.4 | Jason's Nail Salon Redwood City | 10 of 10 |
Spa & aesthetics in Redwood City, CA
Among the spa and aesthetics businesses someone searching in Redwood City, CA is shown, Dr Syverain Weight Loss Clinic is named among both the IV therapy businesses and the weight-loss clinics here, and it answered 10 of its most recent 10 reviews. SoliVana Wellness Lab does something similar: it appears among both the day spas and the med spas named here, and it answered 9 of its last 10.
Several other named owners answered most of their recent reviews. Among the plastic surgery practices we read, RejuveenMD Liposculpture and Aesthetx each answered 10 of their last 10. In IV therapy, Rev(IV)al Hydration answered 10 of 10 and Peninsula RSI Chiropractic Wellness Center 9 of 10. Among the weight-loss clinics, Foreviva Medical Clinique - Menlo Park answered 10 of 10 and Powerhouse Gym Elite 8 of 10. In dermatology, Schweiger Dermatology & Allergy - San Mateo answered 10 of 10 and Fiore Dermatology 7 of 10. Among the med spas, LuminaSkin Med Spa answered 8 of 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 65 | 4.75 | SoliVana Wellness Lab | 9 of 10 |
| Med spas | 41 | 4.9 | SoliVana Wellness Lab | 9 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 39 | 4.9 | Dr Syverain Weight Loss Clinic | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 59.5 | 4.95 | Dr Syverain Weight Loss Clinic | 10 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 102.5 | 4.9 | Schweiger Dermatology & Allergy - San Mateo | 10 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 50 | 4.9 | RejuveenMD Liposculpture | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Redwood City, CA
Among the chiropractors someone searching in Redwood City, CA is shown, Awender Chiropractic Inc. answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, Golden Gate Chiropractic - San Carlos answered 10 of 10, and Peninsula RSI Chiropractic Wellness Center answered 9 of 10. Among those we could measure, these three answered the most of their recent reviews. They are the only chiropractors we can name, so we can't say how the other chiropractors handle their reviews.
Among the gyms, Powerhouse Gym Elite answered 8 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing that carries 581 reviews in total. Heartcore Redwood City answered 2 of its last 10, on a listing of 276. Among those we could measure, these two answered the most of their recent reviews. That names who answered; it does not tell you how many gyms replied to anyone.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 89 | 4.7 | Powerhouse Gym Elite | 8 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 30 | 5 | Awender Chiropractic Inc. | 10 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Redwood City, CA
Among the 20 dentists we read around Redwood City, the practices answering the most of their recent reviews are the same ones carrying the most reviews. The three most-reviewed dentists someone searching in Redwood City is shown hold 669, 641 and 593 reviews on their listings, and those are the listings of the three practices named for replying. Dentist Redwood City - United Dental, on a listing of 669 reviews, answered 8 of its 10 most recent. Smile Craft Dental, on a listing of 641, answered 9 of 10. Western Dental & Orthodontics, on a listing of 593, also answered 9 of 10.
The orthodontists we read show high reply counts among the practices we can name. Yang Orthodontics answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews, on a listing of 509. Peninsula Orthodontic Group answered 10 of 10, on a listing of 349. Western Dental & Orthodontics appears among both the dentists and the orthodontists named here, and answered 9 of 10 in the orthodontic search as well. Every practice named in this section answered at least 8 of its 10 most recent reviews. That describes those named practices only; it says nothing about the rest of the 20 read in each trade.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 196.5 | 4.9 | Smile Craft Dental | 9 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 188 | 5 | Yang Orthodontics | 10 of 10 |
Pets in Redwood City, CA
Among the pet groomers someone searching in Redwood City, CA is shown, the most-reviewed listing we read carries 1,367 reviews. That listing belongs to Art Pet Mobile Grooming, and its owner answered 5 of its last 10 reviews. For scale, the median groomer among the 20 we read carries 62 reviews in total, with a median rating of 4.6.
Veterinarians carry the largest listings in this section: the median vet we read holds 125.5 reviews, against 62 for groomers and 53 for boarding. They also include the strongest reply figure here. SAGE Veterinary Centers Bldg 1 - Redwood City answered 9 of its last 10 reviews, and its listing, at 1,244 reviews in total, is the largest among the veterinarians we read. Village Square Woodside Veterinary Hospital answered 8 of its last 10, on a listing of 182 reviews. Nine Lives Cat Adoptions & Medical Clinic answered 3 of its last 10, on a listing of 385.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 62 | 4.6 | Art Pet Mobile Grooming | 5 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 53 | 4.8 | Smilin Dogs | 8 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 125.5 | 4.5 | SAGE Veterinary Centers Bldg 1 - Redwood City | 9 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Redwood City, CA
Among the tattoo studios someone searching in Redwood City, CA is shown, the reply figure we can put a name to belongs to Paw Tattoo: its owner answered 1 of its last 10 reviews. We read 20 tattoo studios in this catchment, and Paw Tattoo is the studio we can credit by name for answering. The measurement records whether a reply exists. It says nothing about why any owner replies or does not, and it says nothing about the studios whose replies we could not measure.
The listing figures cover a different period from that reply count. They are whole-history totals. The median tattoo studio we read carries 73 reviews and a 4.9 rating, and the three most-reviewed carry 221, 208 and 205 reviews. Paw Tattoo's listing carries 164, which is not one of those three. A median of 73 does not describe any single studio; it marks the middle of the 20 we read, and it tells you nothing about how the rest are spread above or below it.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 73 | 4.9 | Paw Tattoo | 1 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 Redwood City, 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. Redwood City, CA has a population of 82,423 and a median household income of $150,840 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.