Among the 20 cafés and the 20 gyms we read around Waukesha, not one business had answered any of its recent reviews. That is the plainest fact in the 480 businesses someone searching in Waukesha, WI is shown, across 24 trades. The median café we read carries 447.5 reviews over its listing's life, and the most-reviewed carries 2,556. The median gym carries 154.5, and the most-reviewed 1,036.
Among the restaurants we could measure, Dave's Family Restaurant answered the most of its recent reviews: 1 of its last 10, on a listing of 1,021 reviews. Among the bars, Boscos Social Club answered 1 of 10, and among the food trucks, The Fatty Patty®-92nd St (Food Truck) answered 1 of 10. Among the coffee shops, Arepanita's Cafe answered 10 of its last 10 and Mama D's Coffee - Waukesha 3 of 10, and among the bakeries, Divino Gelato Cafe answered 9 of 10.
In five trades, each of the three businesses named here answered 10 of its last 10. Among the dentists: ForwardDental Waukesha, Dental Care of Waukesha and Dental Associates - Waukesha. Among the med spas: Luna Med Spa, A Younger You Medical Spa and Wisconsin Vein Center & MediSpa. In plastic surgery: Sono Bello Milwaukee, Quintessa Aesthetic Center and Bonness MD Cosmetic Surgery. Among the nail salons: Anthony Vince Nail Spa, Tiki Nails Spa and Love Nail Spa. Among the pet groomers: Camp Bow Wow Waukesha, Pet Supplies Plus Waukesha and Furry Land Milwaukee. Camp Bow Wow Waukesha also appears among the pet boarding businesses named here, at the same 10 of 10. Among the barbershops, Milano Barber Shop Waukesha and Forever Faded Barber Shop answered 10 of 10, and Diesel Barbershop - Poplar Creek Town Center 9 of 10.
The benchmark measured here, across all trades together, is 81%: that is the share of recent reviews a typical measured business answered, taken across 56 businesses. It is not a figure for any one trade, and we can't see how the businesses we could not measure handled theirs.
What to do about it
If you run a café or a gym, none of the 20 businesses we read in your trade had answered any of its recent reviews, so a single reply from you is more than any of them had on their recent reviews. If you run a restaurant, bar or food truck, the most any business we could measure in your trade had answered was 1 of its last 10.
Whatever your trade, the check is the same. Open your listing, look at your last 10 reviews, and count how many carry a reply from you. That is the same measure behind every reply figure above. The benchmark measured here is 81%, and the dentists, med spas and nail salons named above answered 10 of 10. A reply is the one part of a review you write. Start with the newest review, answer it in your own words, and do the same for each one after it.
Food & drink in Waukesha, WI
Among the 20 cafés someone searching in Waukesha, WI is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. That is the plainest fact in this section, and it belongs to the trade with the highest median review count in it: the median café we read carries 447.5 reviews in total, and the most-reviewed carries 2,556. Restaurants follow at a median of 364, then bars at 209.5, bakeries at 153, coffee shops at 152 and food trucks at 132. Median ratings run from 4.55 for bars to 4.8 for food trucks.
Among the businesses we could measure in this section, the highest reply figures belong to a coffee shop and a bakery. Arepanita's Cafe answered 10 of its last 10 reviews; its listing carries 399 reviews in total. Divino Gelato Cafe, among the bakeries, answered 9 of its last 10, on a listing of 279. Also among the coffee shops, Mama D's Coffee - Waukesha answered 3 of its last 10, on a listing of 530.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 364 | 4.6 | Dave's Family Restaurant | 1 of 10 |
| Cafés | 447.5 | 4.6 | — | |
| Coffee shops | 152 | 4.7 | Arepanita's Cafe | 10 of 10 |
| Bars | 209.5 | 4.55 | Boscos Social Club | 1 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 153 | 4.7 | Divino Gelato Cafe | 9 of 10 |
| Food trucks | 132 | 4.8 | The Fatty Patty®-92nd St (Food Truck) | 1 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Waukesha, WI
Among the nail salons someone searching in Waukesha, WI is shown, the three we can name for answering reviews each replied to 10 of their last 10: Anthony Vince Nail Spa, on a listing of 950 reviews, Tiki Nails Spa on 680 and Love Nail Spa on 667. We read 20 nail salons, and we can't see how the others we read handled their recent reviews. What stands out is that all three named replies sit on large listings: the median nail salon we read carries 110 reviews, and the most-reviewed carries 1,165.
The named barbershops are close behind. Milano Barber Shop Waukesha answered 10 of its last 10 on a listing of 1,006 reviews, Forever Faded Barber Shop answered 10 of 10 on 373, and Diesel Barbershop - Poplar Creek Town Center answered 9 of 10 on 345. Across the 20 barbershops we read, the median listing carries 98.5 reviews and a median rating of 4.75, and the two most-reviewed carry 1,050 and 1,006.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 98.5 | 4.75 | Milano Barber Shop Waukesha | 10 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 72 | 4.9 | The Leather Strop Barber Shop | 9 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 110 | 4.8 | Anthony Vince Nail Spa | 10 of 10 |
Spa & aesthetics in Waukesha, WI
In two trades in this section, every business we can name answered all of its last 10 reviews. Among the med spas someone searching in Waukesha is shown, Luna Med Spa, A Younger You Medical Spa and Wisconsin Vein Center & MediSpa each answered 10 of 10, on listings of 474, 356 and 293 reviews. Among the plastic surgery practices, Sono Bello Milwaukee, Quintessa Aesthetic Center and Bonness MD Cosmetic Surgery each did the same, on listings of 626, 263 and 177 reviews.
The trades in this section carry very different listing sizes. The median dermatology practice we read carries 244 reviews; the median massage business carries 25 and the median day spa 39.5. The most-reviewed dermatology listing, Highlander Dermatology & Aesthetic Center, carries 1,065 reviews, and its owner answered 10 of its last 10. Forefront Dermatology Wauwatosa and Forefront Dermatology Brookfield, WI each answered 9 of 10, on listings of 860 and 781 reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 39.5 | 5 | Aqua Beauty Lounge & Med Spa | 10 of 10 |
| Massage | 25 | 5 | Viridity Medical Spa | 10 of 10 |
| Med spas | 151.5 | 4.95 | Luna Med Spa | 10 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 53 | 4.9 | Lake Country Aesthetics Health & Wellness | 9 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 244 | 4.9 | Highlander Dermatology & Aesthetic Center | 10 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 59 | 4.8 | Sono Bello Milwaukee | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Waukesha, WI
Not one of the 20 gyms we read among the businesses someone searching in Waukesha, WI is shown had answered any of its recent reviews. That is the clearest point in this section. Those gym listings are not short of reviews to answer: the median gym we read carries 154.5 reviews, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,036, 635 and 533. The median gym rating is 4.7 stars.
The chiropractors we read look different. The median chiropractor we read carries 67 reviews and a median rating of 5 stars, and the three most-reviewed carry 253, 224 and 220. Among the chiropractors we could measure, Chiropractic Company of Waukesha answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 224 reviews, and Pewaukee Family Chiropractic answered 9 of its last 10, on a listing of 170. We can't see how the other chiropractors we read handled theirs, so those two figures describe those two practices and nothing wider.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 154.5 | 4.7 | — | |
| Chiropractors | 67 | 5 | Chiropractic Company of Waukesha | 10 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Waukesha, WI
Among the dentists someone searching in Waukesha, WI is shown, the three we could measure answering the most of their recent reviews each replied to 10 of their last 10. ForwardDental Waukesha did it on a listing of 905 reviews, the most-reviewed of the 20 dentists we read. Dental Care of Waukesha answered 10 of 10 on 651 reviews, and Dental Associates - Waukesha answered 10 of 10 on 436. We can't see how the other dentists we read handled theirs.
Across their whole listing history, the median dentist we read carries 256.5 reviews and a median rating of 4.8. The three most-reviewed dentists carry 905, 651 and 530 reviews. Those are whole-listing totals; the reply figures above cover only the last 10 reviews on each listing.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 256.5 | 4.8 | ForwardDental Waukesha | 10 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 97 | 4.9 | Griffin Orthodontics - West Allis | 10 of 10 |
Pets in Waukesha, WI
Every pet business named in this section answered at least 9 of its last 10 reviews. Among the groomers we read, Camp Bow Wow Waukesha, Pet Supplies Plus Waukesha and Furry Land Milwaukee each answered 10 of 10. Among the boarding businesses, K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel Brookfield answered 10 of 10 and Spa Paw & Tail Premier Pet Resort 9 of 10. Camp Bow Wow Waukesha appears among both the groomers and the boarding businesses named here, at 10 of 10 in each. We can't see how the other businesses we read handled their recent reviews; these are the ones we could measure answering the most.
The veterinarians follow the same pattern. Among the vets we could measure, Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital & Exotic Care and Integrative Veterinary Service each answered 10 of their last 10 reviews, and WVRC - Waukesha answered 9 of 10. WVRC - Waukesha is also the most-reviewed veterinarian we read, with 1,703 reviews on its listing; Brook-Falls carries 761 and Integrative Veterinary Service 534. The listing totals and the reply figures are separate measures: one counts every review ever left, the other looks only at the most recent ten.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 75 | 4.7 | Camp Bow Wow Waukesha | 10 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 108 | 4.75 | Camp Bow Wow Waukesha | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 206.5 | 4.65 | Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital & Exotic Care | 10 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Waukesha, WI
Among the tattoo studios someone searching in Waukesha, WI is shown, Waukesha Tattoo Company @ Galleria Edge answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Over its whole listing it carries 322 reviews, the largest among the tattoo studios we read. No shop we could measure came close to that reply figure: among the shops, Savvy Seconds answered the most of its recent reviews, at 5 of 10.
The other tattoo and piercing names with replies on record sit much lower. Golden Crystal Body Piercing answered 2 of its last 10, and Piercing by Kelly - Waukesha Piercing also answered 2 of 10. Their listings hold 280 and 174 reviews respectively. We read 20 tattoo studios; the median one carries 33 reviews and a 4.9 rating, and the three most-reviewed carry 322, 309 and 280. We can't see how the other tattoo studios we read handled their recent reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shops | 33.5 | 4.8 | Savvy Seconds | 5 of 10 |
| Tattoo studios | 33 | 4.9 | Waukesha Tattoo Company @ Galleria Edge | 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 Waukesha, WI 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. Waukesha, WI has a population of 70,779 and a median household income of $81,651 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.