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52% -- probability of 1 2 star rating given negative food mention for US restaurant reviews (2025)
A restaurant review containing a negative mention of food quality/taste has a 52% probability of receiving a 1–2 star rating.
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52%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Sample Size
8,000
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B
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95
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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VotedNumberOne
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https://votednumberone.com/average-google-rating-for-restaurants/ ↗
Source Article
Average Google Rating for Restaurants: 2025 Benchmarks
Our research team conducted a comprehensive analysis of restaurant Google ratings across the United States, examining over 8,000 restaurant reviews and cross-referencing industry benchmark data from 6,000+ establishments. This report provides restaurant owners with critical performance benchmarks to…
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VotedNumberOne
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Analysis of 8,000+ review sentence fragments
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US restaurant reviews: 52% probability of 1 2 star rating given negative food mention. Source: VotedNumberOne (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/negative-food-mention-1-2-star-probability
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/negative-food-mention-1-2-star-probability" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>52%</strong> -- probability of 1 2 star rating given negative food mention for US restaurant reviews<br><small>Source: VotedNumberOne (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/negative-food-mention-1-2-star-probability" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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