bar and grill · Carmichael, CA
Bar and grill near Carmichael: no single place leads the map, and the results mix pubs, golf courses, casinos and cuisine-specific restaurants
- Listings shown
- 25
- Shown listings: avg rating
- 4.5 ★
- Shown listings: reviews
- 16,975
- Measured
- 2026-08-10
Sampled Google Maps searches for "bar and grill near me" in Carmichael, CA surfaced 349 businesses. Of those, 346 had a rating, averaging 4.26. 91% of listings were claimed and 301 had a website listed. With ratings that close together, a star rating alone does little to separate one place from another. No business was shown first consistently. Palm Street Pub & Grill and Twisted Mac each appeared in the first three results in 40% of sampled searches. Most other listed businesses appeared in the top three in 20% of searches or in none. The phrase has an estimated 20 monthly searches in Keyword Planner, and the sample of searches is small, so this is a snapshot and not a market-wide ranking.
Review count did not line up with top-three appearances. Among the 25 listed businesses, the median review count was 325 for those that reached the top three and 395 for those that did not. Scotty's Double Deuce (5.0, 5 reviews, unclaimed) and Main Event Bar and Grill (4.4, 34 reviews, unclaimed) each appeared in the top three in 20% of sampled searches. Brookfields Restaurant Rancho Cordova (4,669 reviews), Cricket Country Kitchen (2,448) and Skip's Kitchen (2,093) never did. The results also mix venue types: a golf-course restaurant, a casino restaurant, a Hawaiian BBQ, an Armenian and Georgian restaurant, and venues in Fair Oaks and Rancho Cordova sit alongside classic pubs. Customers should check venue type, address, hours and current menu prices before heading out.
Observed standings
bar and grill in Carmichael, CA
- 01
Palm Street Pub & Grill
Claimed listing that appeared in the top three in 40% of sampled searches, with no website listed on the Google listing.
4.4 ★
498 reviewsClaimed listing that appeared in the top three in 40% of sampled searches, with no website listed on the Google listing.
- 02
Claimed listing in the top three in 40% of sampled searches; its website describes a Carmichael location at 4790 Manzanita Ave with dine-in, pickup and delivery, part of a multi-state concept crafted by Romano's Macaroni Grill.
4.9 ★
293 reviewsClaimed listing in the top three in 40% of sampled searches; its website describes a Carmichael location at 4790 Manzanita Ave with dine-in, pickup and delivery, part of a multi-state concept crafted by Romano's Macaroni Grill.
Findings
What the data shows
Ratings are tightly clustered and most listings are claimed
The sampled searches observed 349 businesses, 346 of them rated, with an average rating of 4.26. 91% of listings were claimed and 301 had a website listed. The market figures include restaurants that are not strictly bar and grills, and ratings reflect Google reviews, not a measure of food quality or service.
No business was shown first consistently
Palm Street Pub & Grill and Twisted Mac each appeared among the first three results in 40% of sampled searches. Most other listed businesses appeared in the top three in 20% of searches or in none. Top-three share means appearing in positions 1-3, not appearing first. The sample is small and is not a market-wide ranking. 'Bar and grill near me' has an estimated 20 monthly searches in Keyword Planner.
Review count did not line up with top-three appearances
Among the listed businesses, the median review count was 325 for those that appeared in the top three and 395 for the rest. Scotty's Double Deuce (5.0, 5 reviews, unclaimed) and Main Event Bar and Grill (4.4, 34 reviews, unclaimed) each appeared in the top three in 20% of searches. Brookfields Restaurant Rancho Cordova (4,669 reviews), Cricket Country Kitchen (2,448) and Skip's Kitchen (2,093) did not appear in the top three in any sampled search. This is a correlation in a small sample and no cause is established.
Results mix venue types and reach beyond Carmichael
Main Event Bar and Grill's website is the Ancil Hoffman Golf Course site (6700 Tarshes Dr., Carmichael). The LODGE is a restaurant inside Parkwest Casino Cordova in Rancho Cordova. Divided Sky Tavern states a Fair Oaks address. DQ Hawaiian BBQ describes itself as a Hawaiian BBQ restaurant, and Yerevan Bar and Restaurant describes itself as an Armenian and Georgian restaurant. Brookfields Restaurant Rancho Cordova is also listed. These are the businesses' own descriptions.
For customers
If you are choosing a provider
- 01
Do not rely on star rating alone: the market average is 4.26 and most listings sit close to it, so menu, hours and location details are more likely to help you choose.
- 02
Look past the first map result. Which bar and grill appears first changes from search to search, and a high review count does not guarantee a prominent position.
- 03
Check the venue type and address before you go. Results include a golf-course restaurant (Main Event Bar and Grill at the Ancil Hoffman Golf Course), a casino restaurant (The LODGE in Rancho Cordova), a Hawaiian BBQ restaurant, an Armenian and Georgian restaurant, and venues in Fair Oaks and Rancho Cordova, alongside classic pubs.
- 04
Confirm hours and closure days directly. DQ Hawaiian BBQ shows Tuesday as closed, and The Clubhouse Bar & Grill says it is closed Tuesdays except the first Tuesday of each month. These are the businesses' own statements.
- 05
For owners
If you run a bar and grill business in Carmichael
- 01
Treat a claimed profile and a listed website as baseline, not an edge: 91% of listings are claimed and 301 of 349 have a website listed. An unclaimed or website-less listing may be worth testing as a gap.
- 02
Track the share of searches in which your listing appears in the top three over time, not a single ranking check. No one business leads consistently, which suggests top-three visibility is contestable.
- 03
Do not assume review count drives map position. In this sample the median was 325 reviews for businesses that reached the top three and 395 for those that did not, and several listings with thousands of reviews never reached the top three. Relevance and proximity may matter, but this evidence does not establish that.
- 04
Make clear on your profile, menu and website what kind of venue you are. Competing results include golf-course, casino, cuisine-specific and neighbouring-city venues. This is a hypothesis, not a tested result.
Questions
Frequently asked
Sources
8 sources, captured 2026-08-10 · show· hide
- Twisted Mac website
- Divided Sky Tavern website
- DQ Hawaiian BBQ website
- Yerevan Bar and Restaurant website
- The Clubhouse Bar & Grill website
- Main Event Bar and Grill website (Ancil Hoffman Golf Course)
- The LODGE website
- Cricket Country Kitchen website
Vendor pages change. Figures are as published on the capture date; confirm before deciding.