Topic

What restaurant reviews say about cleanliness in Washington, United States

Cleanliness appears in 0.6% of analyzed complaint excerpts in this market.

TripAdvisor is below the baseline by 0.2 percentage points.

Confidence
12,963
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: +1.4pp

Complaint signal

0.6%

Praise signal

2.0%

Google Maps
Signal balance: +1.0pp

Complaint signal

0.7%

Praise signal

1.7%

How this market compares

Compare this subdivision with country-level Restaurants patterns.

Largest gap: Tripadvisor is below baseline by 0.2 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.

Google Maps

Complaint signal is 0.7%.

Praise signal is 1.7%.

Baseline signal is 0.7%.

Delta vs baseline is 0.0 points.

Tripadvisor

Complaint signal is 0.6%.

Praise signal is 2.0%.

Baseline signal is 0.8%.

Delta vs baseline is -0.2 points.

Largest difference from baseline

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

Tripadvisor

0.2pp below

Current signal is below baseline by 0.2 points (current 0.6%, baseline 0.8%).

Google Maps

0.0pp above

Current signal is above baseline by 0.0 points (current 0.7%, baseline 0.7%).

What reviewers keep mentioning

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

Tripadvisor Top complaints
After about forty-five minutes of dirty appetizer and cocktail dishes sitting on the table, they were finally cleared by yet another staff person to make way for the main courses.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
After receiving little to no service during our visit; dirty plates piling up, no guidance on how the rodizio works, and a server who barely acknowledged us; we politely raised concerns about being forced to pay a 20% service charge, despite their own policy stating it only applies to parties of six or more.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
As a fellow hospitality worker, dirty bath/ usually dirty kitchen!
Tripadvisor Top praises
Clean place.
Tripadvisor Top praises
Clean.
Tripadvisor Top praises
Restaurant was clean.
Google Maps Top complaints
Almost every table was dirty.
Google Maps Top complaints
Also, dirty windows.
Google Maps Top praises
Clean and fresh sushi, tastes good.
Google Maps Top praises
Clean and well decorated.
Google Maps Top praises
Clean but not fancy inside.

Representative review quotes

These excerpts show the review language behind the measured signal.

Tripadvisor Complaint quote
It looked like it had not been cleaned in 4-5 days, with paper towel strewn about, pee all over the floor, soap smeared and dripped all over the counters -it was just gross.

Review rating: 1.0

Tripadvisor Praise quote
The restaurant was clean, with a cool vibe.

Review rating: 5.0

Google Maps Complaint quote
We walked in and almost all the open tables were dirty.

Review rating: 1.0

Google Maps Praise quote
He got on his hands amd knees to clean the sticky floor.

Review rating: 5.0

What the signal means

Coverage

127 insight listings mention Cleanliness in this scope.

Signal strength

Complaint signal is 0.6% across available platforms.

Praise signal is 1.9% across available platforms.

Next step

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Compare Washington, United States with the national Restaurants pattern to see what stands out locally.

Use the Cleanliness signal to decide where to look, then check it against recent feedback from your own Restaurants.

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.
  • Washington, United States, Restaurants uses 12963 analyzed reviews across 2 platforms, 1 locality records, and 127 supporting insight listings for Cleanliness.
  • Google Maps has the strongest complaint signal for Cleanliness at 0.7%, compared with a measured average of 0.6% across platforms.
  • Tripadvisor has the strongest praise signal for Cleanliness at 2.0%, compared with a measured average of 1.9% across platforms.

How reliable is this signal?

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Reviews analyzed

12,963

Collected reviews: 189,826 · Analysis coverage: 6.8%

Platforms covered

2

Last update

August 09, 2026

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