Sentiment Analysis · NLP · Restaurant Reviews

What Customers Say
And What It Means

Interactive exploration of 6,166 restaurant reviews from we8there.com. Discover which phrases, topics, and rating patterns predict customer satisfaction — using descriptive analysis, LASSO regression, and LDA topic modeling.

6,166 Reviews 2,640 Bigrams 10 LDA Topics 5 Rating Dimensions Purdue University
95.9%
P(Overall = 5★) when Food=5 & Service=5
6,166
Customer Reviews
we8there.com · 2004–2007
r = 0.90
Food → Overall
Strongest correlation
95.9%
P(5-star | Food=5 & Svc=5)
Near certainty
56.4%
Give Food 5-stars
Most positively skewed
10
Hidden Topics (LDA)
Auto-discovered themes
Phrase Cloud
Most Distinctive Phrases by Rating

Click a star rating — the cloud rebuilds instantly showing phrases most exclusive to that rating. Size = frequency · Opacity = exclusivity vs. all other ratings.

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Distributions
Rating Distributions

All dimensions skew toward 5-star — but the spread differs meaningfully across dimensions.

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Topic Fingerprint
Topic Profile by Star Rating

Each rating has a distinct topic fingerprint. Toggle ratings to compare — the shape shifts dramatically between 1-star and 5-star.

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T1 (Wait Time) spikes to 23.7% in 1-star — 3× higher than 5-star. T7 (Excellence) dominates 5-star at 19.3% — nearly 4× its 1-star presence.
Correlations
Rating Dimension Correlations

How strongly does each dimension predict Overall? Hover any cell for a plain-English interpretation.

Food → Overall r=0.90 is the strongest driver. Atmosphere → Overall r=0.77 is weakest — a beautiful room alone cannot save a bad meal.
Joint Calculator
The 95.9% Rule — When Does Overall Hit 5-Stars?

Each cell = % of reviews giving Overall=5 when Food (rows) and Service (columns) have those values. Hover any cell for review count and interpretation. The pattern is unmistakable.

When Food=5 AND Service=5 (43.4% of all reviews), Overall is also 5-star in 95.9% of cases. Drop either to 4 and the probability falls to ~73%. Drop to 3 and it collapses below 20%.
Topic Heatmap
Topic Prevalence Across All Ratings — Full Picture

Mean proportion of each topic in reviews at each star level. Click any bar for topic details. Green = dominant · Red = rare.

1-star DNA: T1 Wait Time (23.7%) + T9 Food Issues (17.6%) + T4 Mixed Experiences (14.4%)  ·  5-star DNA: T7 Excellence (19.3%) + T2 Recommendations (13.4%) + T5 Friendly Staff (12.4%)