Two trades stand out among the businesses someone searching in Simi Valley, CA is shown. Among the 20 gyms we read, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. The same holds for the 20 food trucks we read. Across their whole history, the median gym we read carries 59 reviews and the most-reviewed 1,021; for food trucks those figures are 66 and 500.
Elsewhere, the businesses named next each answered 8 or more of their last 10. The three tattoo studios we can name each answered 10 of their last 10: MD Tattoo Studio, Clear Vision Tattoo and Lucky's Tattoo. Among the veterinarians, Rancho Sequoia Veterinary Hospital answered 10 of 10, and Park Animal Hospital and Dr. Ron's Animal Hospital 9 of 10 each. DT Nails and ProfessioNail & Spa answered 10 of 10 among the nail salons, Royal Family Dental did the same among the dentists, and so did Simi Spine And Wellness among the chiropractors. Among the med spas, Setiba Medical Spa answered 9 of 10 and Functional Beauty Medical Spa Moorpark 8 of 10; among the dermatology practices, Forefront Dermatology answered 9 of 10 and Apex Dermatology 8 of 10.
In food and drink, Urbane Cafe answered 10 of its last 10, and Stater Bros. Markets, which appears among the coffee shops, did the same. Among the restaurants we could measure, IHOP answered the most of its recent reviews: 4 of 10. Among the bars, Cork & Batter Roadhouse answered 1 of 10, and among the bakeries, 85°C Bakery Cafe answered 1 of 10. We can't see how the other businesses we read in those trades handled theirs. On whole-listing counts, the median restaurant we read carries 269.5 reviews and the most-reviewed carries 2,358.
The benchmark measured here is 67%: a typical business we could measure answered 67% of its recent reviews. That figure is measured across all trades together, not any one trade alone.
What to do about it
Open your Google listing and count how many of your last 10 reviews carry a reply. That is the same measure behind every reply figure above, and the benchmark measured here puts a typical business at 67%.
If you run a gym or a food truck, none of the 20 we read in your trade had answered a recent review, so a reply is something no listing we read there shows. If you run a tattoo studio, nail salon, veterinary practice or dental office, businesses named above answered 10 of their last 10, and that is the figure to set yourself against. Answer each new review: thank the person for what they mentioned, and on a critical one, say plainly what you did about it. Keep it short and in your own words. The reply is the one piece of that exchange that is yours to write.
Food & drink in Simi Valley, CA: who answers their reviews
Of the 20 food trucks we read among the businesses someone searching in Simi Valley, CA is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. Those listings are not empty. The median food truck we read carries 66 Google reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 500, 321 and 297.
The reply figures look different among the cafés and coffee shops. Urbane Cafe answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 636, and it appears among both the cafés and the coffee shops named here. Among the coffee shops, Stater Bros. Markets also answered 10 of its last 10, on a listing of 763.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 269.5 | 4.6 | IHOP | 4 of 10 |
| Cafés | 241.5 | 4.6 | Urbane Cafe | 10 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 214 | 4.5 | Stater Bros. Markets | 10 of 10 |
| Bars | 145 | 4.5 | Cork & Batter Roadhouse | 1 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 78 | 4.6 | 85°C Bakery Cafe - Simi Valley | 1 of 10 |
| Food trucks | 66 | 4.6 | — |
Hair, nails & barbering in Simi Valley, CA: who answers their reviews
Among the nail salons someone searching in Simi Valley, CA is shown that we could measure, DT Nails and ProfessioNail & Spa each answered every one of their last 10 reviews, at 10 of 10. W Perfect Nails, another nail salon we could measure, answered 3 of its last 10. Those three listings carry 249, 202 and 244 reviews respectively. Across the whole history of their listings, the median nail salon we read holds 75 reviews and a 4.45 median rating.
Of the 20 barbershops we read, the median one carries 48 reviews and the median rating is 4.7; the three most-reviewed listings hold 864, 175 and 174. Among the barbershops we could measure, the ones answering the most of their recent reviews were His & Hers Barbershop and Unfiltered Barbershop, each at 1 of its last 10. His & Hers carries 175 reviews and Unfiltered 82. We can't see how the other barbershops we read handled theirs.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 48 | 4.7 | His & Hers Barbershop | 1 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 38.5 | 4.6 | Final Touch Hair Care Center | 4 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 75 | 4.45 | DT Nails | 10 of 10 |
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Spa & aesthetics in Simi Valley, CA: who answers their reviews
Among the day spas someone searching in Simi Valley, CA is shown, The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 192. It is the only 10 of 10 among the businesses named in this section. Revitalization Spa & Massage answered 6 of 10 on 169 reviews, and Burke Williams Day Spa 2 of 10 on 246. The median day spa we read carries 95.5 reviews and a 4.7 median rating.
Among the med spas we read, Setiba Medical Spa answered 9 of its last 10 on a listing of 244, Functional Beauty Medical Spa Moorpark 8 of 10 on 152, and NakedMD Med Spa Westlake Village 7 of 10 on 665. The median med spa listing carries 96 reviews, with a median rating of 5. Among the IV therapy businesses we could measure, Dr. Revive IV Therapy & Pain Clinic answered the most of its recent reviews: 9 of 10, on 224. The median IV therapy listing we read carries 66 reviews; the most-reviewed carries 360.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 95.5 | 4.7 | The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village | 10 of 10 |
| Med spas | 96 | 5 | Setiba Medical Spa | 9 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 66 | 5 | Dr. Revive IV Therapy & Pain Clinic | 9 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 272.5 | 4.9 | Forefront Dermatology | 9 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 81 | 4.9 | Bella Vista ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery | 7 of 10 |
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Fitness & wellness in Simi Valley, CA: who answers their reviews
Of the 20 gyms we read among the businesses someone searching in Simi Valley, CA is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. No figure in this section is plainer. It is not a matter of having nothing to answer: the median gym we read carries 59 Google reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,021, 839 and 742. Those are whole-listing totals, and they are the largest listings among the two trades in this section. The median gym rating is 4.8.
The chiropractors we read look different on the reply side. Simi Spine And Wellness answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 60 reviews. Dvora Family Chiropractic answered 9 of its last 10, on a listing of 70. We can't see how the other chiropractors we read handled their recent reviews, so these two are named for what they did, not as a picture of the trade.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 59 | 4.8 | — | |
| Chiropractors | 34 | 5 | Simi Spine And Wellness | 10 of 10 |
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Dental & orthodontics in Simi Valley, CA: who answers their reviews
The two dental trades someone searching in Simi Valley, CA is shown look nothing alike on volume. The median dentist we read carries 273 Google reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 567, 524 and 503. Among the 20 orthodontists we read, the median carries 53.5 reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 567, 295 and 266. The median rating is 4.9 in both trades, so the star figure alone does little to set the typical dentist apart from the typical orthodontist we read.
Replies are where the named practices differ. Among the dentists we could measure, Royal Family Dental answered 10 of its 10 most recent reviews. First Street Dental Group and Orthodontics answered 4 of its last 10, and Simi Valley Family Dental Office also answered 4 of 10. Measured over their whole history, those three listings carry 422, 567 and 503 reviews respectively. We can't see how the other dentists we read handled their recent reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 273 | 4.9 | Royal Family Dental | 10 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 53.5 | 4.9 | Western Dental & Orthodontics | 10 of 10 |
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Pets in Simi Valley, CA: who answers their reviews
Among the veterinarians someone searching in Simi Valley, CA is shown, the three we could measure answering the most of their recent reviews each answered 9 or 10 of their last 10. Rancho Sequoia Veterinary Hospital answered 10 of its last 10. Park Animal Hospital and Dr. Ron's Animal Hospital each answered 9 of their last 10. Their listings carry 722 reviews (Park Animal Hospital), 584 (Dr. Ron's Animal Hospital) and 371 (Rancho Sequoia Veterinary Hospital), against a median of 119 for the 20 veterinarians we read.
The best reply figures among the groomers and boarding businesses we could measure sit far lower. Among the groomers we could measure, Theresa's Country Feed & Pet answered the most of its recent reviews: 2 of 10. Among the boarding businesses we could measure, Cosmopawlitan Spa - Grooming & Retail answered the most, also 2 of 10. We can't see how the other groomers and boarding businesses we read handled their reviews, only that none we could measure answered more than those two.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 50 | 4.6 | Theresa's Country Feed & Pet | 2 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 54 | 4.8 | Cosmopawlitan Spa - Grooming & Retail | 2 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 119 | 4.7 | Rancho Sequoia Veterinary Hospital | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Simi Valley, CA: who answers their reviews
Among the tattoo studios someone searching in Simi Valley, CA is shown, MD Tattoo Studio, Clear Vision Tattoo and Lucky's Tattoo each answered every one of their last 10 reviews: 10 of 10. We read 20 tattoo studios, and of the ones we could measure, those three answered the most of their recent reviews. We can't see how the other studios we read handled theirs, so this is not a statement about tattoo studios as a trade. It is a statement about three named studios, each sitting at the top of the figure we measure.
That reply figure covers only each studio's most recent reviews. The review counts are a different measure: the whole history of a listing. On that measure, MD Tattoo Studio carries 514 reviews and Clear Vision Tattoo carries 266, the two largest listings among the tattoo studios we read. The third-largest carries 144. Lucky's Tattoo carries 110. The median studio we read carries 61 reviews, and the median rating among them is 4.9.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 61 | 4.9 | MD Tattoo Studio | 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 Simi Valley, 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. Simi Valley, CA has a population of 125,769 and a median household income of $117,703 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.