Original research
Bar and Grill Near Me in Carmichael, CA: Reviews, Ratings and Map Rankings
A measurement of 349 businesses seen in Google Maps searches for "bar and grill near me", taken on 2026-08-10
- Key findings
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- Method steps
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- Sources
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- Owner implications
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If you run an independent bar, grill or restaurant in a small market, the question behind this study is practical. When someone searches "bar and grill near me" and sees the map results, who shows up in the first three spots, and does anything about their listing explain it? We measured that for Carmichael, California on 2026-08-10, then looked at the websites of the businesses that appeared and at the follow-up questions Google returns around the search.
The measurement observed 349 businesses in the market. The 25 businesses that surfaced most prominently are ranked in this page by their top-three share, which is the percentage of sampled searches in which a listing appeared in positions 1 to 3. That is not the same as the percentage of searches in which a business was shown first, and nothing here reports a first-position rate.
The results are a small-sample snapshot, not a market-wide ranking, and the number of sampled searches is not stated. Treat them as a map of how contestable the local results look and what the visible competitors disclose, not as proof of why any listing ranks where it does.
The evidence
Key findings
The Carmichael 'bar and grill near me' market is large, highly rated and almost fully claimed.
- Number
- 349 businesses observed; 346 rated; average rating 4.26; 91% claimed; 301 with a website listed
- Basis
- All businesses observed in sampled Google Maps searches for 'bar and grill near me' in Carmichael, CA, measured 2026-08-10. Includes restaurants that are not strictly bar and grills.
Keyword volume is modest and no business led consistently. Two businesses tied for the highest top-three share.
- Number
- 20 monthly searches; top-three share of 40% for Palm Street Pub & Grill and 40% for Twisted Mac
- Basis
- Keyword Planner monthly estimate for 'bar and grill near me'; top-three share is the percentage of sampled Maps searches in which a listing appeared in positions 1-3. The number of sampled searches is not stated.
Review volume did not line up with top-three appearances.
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The Carmichael 'bar and grill near me' market is large, highly rated and almost fully claimed.
Of the 349 businesses observed, 346 had a rating, and the average of those ratings was 4.26. 91% of listings were claimed and 301 had a website listed. With claimed profiles and websites this common, having them looks like a baseline here rather than something that sets a business apart. An unclaimed listing or one with no website listed is the exception, and may be a gap worth testing. Ratings reflect Google reviews, not food quality or service.
Keyword volume is modest and no business led consistently. Two businesses tied for the highest top-three share.
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 sampled searches or in none. This is top-three share, not the share of searches in which a business was shown first. With no consistent leader and modest keyword volume, top-three visibility looks contestable, and tracking the share of searches in which a listing appears may say more than a single ranking check. The sample is small and is not a market-wide ranking.
Review volume did not line up with top-three appearances.
Scotty's Double Deuce (5.0 rating, 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 reviews) and Skip's Kitchen (2,093 reviews) did not appear in the top three in any sampled search. Review count alone may not be what drives top-three appearances in this segment. Relevance to the search phrase and proximity could matter more, but this evidence does not establish that. It is a correlation in a small sample and shows no cause.
Method
How the study was built
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Google Maps results for 'bar and grill near me' in Carmichael, CA were sampled, and the businesses observed were recorded with rating, review count, whether the Google listing was claimed, and whether a website was listed. The measurement date was 2026-08-10.
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Top-three share was calculated for each business as the percentage of sampled searches in which it appeared in positions 1-3. The number of sampled searches is not stated.
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Keyword volume comes from Keyword Planner monthly estimates, grouped by search intent. Estimates are not counts of people.
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Eight business websites were captured on 2026-10-01 (Twisted Mac, Divided Sky Tavern, DQ Hawaiian BBQ, Yerevan Bar and Restaurant, The Clubhouse Bar & Grill, Main Event Bar and Grill, The LODGE and Cricket Country Kitchen). What the websites say is each business's own statement.
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What it means
No single business led "bar and grill near me" in Carmichael. Palm Street Pub & Grill and Twisted Mac each appeared in the top three results (positions 1-3) in 40% of sampled searches, most other listed businesses appeared in the top three in 20% or 0%, and review count did not track those appearances: the median was 325 reviews for businesses that appeared in the top three and 395 for those that did not.
For owners
What to act on
Because 91% of listings are claimed and 301 of 349 businesses list a website, a claimed profile and a listed website are baseline here. An unclaimed listing, as with Main Event Bar and Grill, Scotty's Double Deuce, Good Neighbor European Deli, Chasers Bar and Bowinkle's Drive Thru, is the exception, and claiming it is worth testing as a gap. No business led consistently, Palm Street Pub & Grill and Twisted Mac were each in the top three in only 40% of sampled searches, and most listed businesses were at 20% or 0%. Top-three visibility for this phrase looks contestable, so track the share of searches in which your listing appears rather than a single ranking check. Median review count was 325 for businesses that appeared in the top three and 395 for those that did not, and two listings with 5 and 34 reviews appeared in the top three while three listings with over 2,000 reviews did not. Review count alone may not be what moves top-three appearances, so do not assume that a low review count rules out visibility. Relevance and proximity could matter more, but this is not established. The results mix a golf course restaurant, a casino restaurant, a Hawaiian BBQ restaurant and an Armenian and Georgian restaurant with bar and grills, and some sit in Fair Oaks and Rancho Cordova. A standalone bar and grill may want its profile categories, menu and location details to state clearly what it is. Palm Street Pub & Grill tied for the highest top-three share with no website listed, so a website is not a requirement for top-three placement in this sample. Reviews and a claimed profile may carry weight, which is untested. Of eight captured websites, only Cricket Country Kitchen showed menu prices in the captured text, and happy hour, closure days and hours were stated by only some. Putting hours, happy hour, closure days and prices in plain page text may answer pre-visit questions faster than competitors do. This is untested. Sampled Yerevan reviews repeat a price and value theme even with a 4.7 rating. Showing prices and describing portions up front might reduce price-related disappointment, though whether it changes reviews is not established. The follow-up searches around bar and grill are about menu, open now, cocktails, photos, reviews, happy hour and trivia night. Making menu, hours, happy hour and event nights easy to find on the listing and website addresses those searches.
Measurement design
Google Maps results for 'bar and grill near me' in Carmichael, CA were sampled on 2026-08-10. For every business observed, the measurement recorded the rating, review count, whether the Google listing was claimed and whether a website was listed.
Market-level figures (349 businesses observed, 346 rated, average rating 4.26, 91% claimed, 301 with a website listed) cover every business observed in the sampled searches. This includes restaurants that are not strictly bar and grills.
The 25 businesses listed on this page are those that surfaced most prominently, in rank order of measured Maps visibility. For each, top-three share is the percentage of sampled searches in which the listing appeared in positions 1-3. It is not the percentage of searches in which the business was shown first. The number of sampled searches is not stated.
Median review calculation
The median review count of the 25 listed businesses was calculated separately for those that appeared in the top three in at least one sampled search (325) and for those that did not (395). These medians cover only the listed businesses, not the whole market.
Website capture
Eight business websites were captured on 2026-10-01: Twisted Mac, Divided Sky Tavern, DQ Hawaiian BBQ, Yerevan Bar and Restaurant, The Clubhouse Bar & Grill, Main Event Bar and Grill, The LODGE and Cricket Country Kitchen. What each site says is the business's own statement. Captured text is partial and may omit menus held in PDFs or separate pages.
Limitations
Market figures cover every business observed in the sampled searches, including restaurants that are not strictly bar and grills.
Ratings reflect Google reviews, not a measure of food quality or service.
Top-three share is the percentage of sampled searches where a listing appeared in positions 1-3. It is not the percentage shown first.
The number of sampled searches is small and not stated, and the sample is not a market-wide ranking.
Keyword volume is a Keyword Planner monthly estimate, not a count of people.
The median review figures (325 and 395) cover only the 25 listed businesses, not the whole market.
The relationship between review count and top-three appearances is a correlation in a small sample, and no cause is established. Map visibility is not a measure of workmanship, price or service quality.
Venue descriptions are what each business says about itself. Whether the search engine treats these venues as direct competitors is not established.
'No website listed' means none appears on the Google listing, not that the business has no web presence. The sample does not show why any business appeared in the top three.
Website statements are the businesses' own, not verified facts. Captured text is partial and may omit menus held in PDFs or separate pages, so missing prices in captured text do not prove prices are not published. The LODGE page lists happy hour times in two slightly different ways.
The Yerevan review sample is the newest review per star rating, so it over-represents low ratings relative to the 4.7 overall rating. Themes describe these sampled reviews only, not all customers. Reviews that made conduct allegations were left out.
How often a question recurs in the search observations is a signal about the sample, not a count of people or search volume. Brahma Bar and Grill appeared in 0% of sampled top-three results, so lookups for it reflect interest in a named venue, not its visibility.
The market at a glance
Sampled Google Maps searches for 'bar and grill near me' in Carmichael observed 349 businesses. 346 of them had a rating, and the average rating was 4.26. 91% of listings were claimed, and 301 had a website listed.
Those figures cover every business observed in the sampled searches, which includes restaurants that are not strictly bar and grills. Ratings reflect Google reviews and are not a measure of food quality or service.
What this means in practice: claiming a profile and listing a website is the norm in this market. A business that has done both has not done anything its neighbors haven't. A business that has not claimed its listing, or has no website listed, is in a minority, and that may be a gap worth testing.
Who appears in the top three, and how often
The table below lists the 25 businesses, in rank order of measured Maps visibility. Top-three share is the percentage of sampled searches in which the listing appeared in positions 1-3. It is not the percentage of searches in which the business was shown first. The number of sampled searches is not stated, and the sample is not a market-wide ranking.
Palm Street Pub & Grill and Twisted Mac each appeared in the top three in 40% of sampled searches. Most other listed businesses appeared in the top three in 20% of sampled searches, or in none. No single business was shown first consistently. Together with a Keyword Planner estimate of 20 monthly searches for the phrase, that suggests top-three visibility is contestable here. Tracking the share of searches in which a listing appears is likely to be more informative than checking a single ranking.
Businesses in rank order by measured Maps visibility, Carmichael, CA
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