Topic

What restaurant reviews say about cleanliness in Missouri, United States

Cleanliness appears in 1.1% of analyzed complaint excerpts in this market.

Google Maps is above the baseline by 0.4 percentage points.

Confidence
12,612
Reviews analyzed
Last update
August 09, 2026
2 platforms in the sample

At a glance

Share of complaint snippets where this topic appears by platform.

This metric tracks topic presence in complaint snippets, not positive versus negative sentiment split.

Balance is praise minus complaint for this topic on the same platform.

Tripadvisor
Signal balance: +1.7pp

Complaint signal

1.2%

Praise signal

2.8%

Google Maps
Signal balance: +1.7pp

Complaint signal

1.1%

Praise signal

2.8%

How this market compares

Compare this subdivision with country-level Restaurants patterns.

Largest gap: Google Maps is above baseline by 0.4 points.

Google Maps

Country baseline

0.7%

Tripadvisor

Country baseline

0.8%

Platform-by-platform signal

Compare complaint and praise mentions by source, including the available baseline.

Tripadvisor

Complaint signal is 1.2%.

Praise signal is 2.8%.

Baseline signal is 0.8%.

Delta vs baseline is 0.4 points.

Google Maps

Complaint signal is 1.1%.

Praise signal is 2.8%.

Baseline signal is 0.7%.

Delta vs baseline is 0.4 points.

Largest difference from baseline

This is the largest measured difference between the current market and its available baseline.

Google Maps

0.4pp above

Current signal is above baseline by 0.4 points (current 1.1%, baseline 0.7%).

Tripadvisor

0.3pp above

Current signal is above baseline by 0.3 points (current 1.2%, baseline 0.8%).

What reviewers keep mentioning

These themes appear most often in the analyzed excerpts for this market.

Tripadvisor Top complaints
45 minutes later, I was finally called, and as the host was walking me to my table upstairs, they told him it would be a 5-minute wait as they cleaned off the table.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
After 30 minutes they finally sat us at a dirty table.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
After our drinks and meal (side note: hair in our food and dirty glasses were sent back to be fixed), we asked the manager for a place to finish drinks and deserts on the patio.
Tripadvisor Top praises
Neat place.
Tripadvisor Top praises
Very clean.
Tripadvisor Top praises
A clean restaurant with excellent food and service.
Google Maps Top complaints
A little dirty in the seating but I'd go back if I'm in downtown again.
Google Maps Top complaints
But the dirty dishes piled up, the second drink was never offered , and it soon became clear they needed to turn over my seat.
Google Maps Top praises
Also their salad bar is always clean and stocked, I frequently see a staff member coming out every 5-10 mins to clean up the food around the bar and restock the baskets.
Google Maps Top praises
Amazing food, clean tables but walls and floor could use a good scrub.
Google Maps Top praises
Asked him to clean the table and basically he stopped servicing us.

Representative review quotes

These excerpts show the review language behind the measured signal.

Tripadvisor Complaint quote
The lady clearing the tables kept trying to take our “dirty” appetizer plates even though we were still using them.

Review rating: 3.0

Tripadvisor Praise quote
The smiles are genuine and the atmosphere is open, clean, and welcoming.

Review rating: 5.0

Google Maps Complaint quote
When we arrived, the hostess told us there were no available tables at the moment, but said that if we found one that had been wiped down and cleaned, we could let her know and she would seat us.

Review rating: 1.0

Google Maps Praise quote
Instead, the decor makes you feel like you are stepping back in time—beautifully nostalgic, remarkably clean, and incredibly well-curated without ever feeling stuffy.

Review rating: 5.0

What the signal means

Coverage

129 insight listings mention Cleanliness in this scope.

Signal strength

Complaint signal is 1.1% across available platforms.

Praise signal is 2.8% across available platforms.

Next step

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Evidence behind this topic

  • Cleanliness groups review language such as clean, cleanliness, dirty, hygiene, pests, and sanitary, so the signal stays tied to concrete guest wording rather than a generic score.
  • Missouri, United States, Restaurants uses 12612 analyzed reviews across 2 platforms, 1 locality records, and 129 supporting insight listings for Cleanliness.
  • Tripadvisor has the strongest complaint signal for Cleanliness at 1.2%, compared with a measured average of 1.1% across platforms.
  • Tripadvisor has the strongest praise signal for Cleanliness at 2.8%, compared with a measured average of 2.8% across platforms.

How reliable is this signal?

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Reviews analyzed

12,612

Collected reviews: 127,196 · Analysis coverage: 9.9%

Platforms covered

2

Last update

August 06, 2026

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