That was more than three times the review count of any other restaurant in its dataset, the company said. The location ranked ninth in Florida by average rating and first among qualifying restaurants in Central Florida.<\/p>\n
McDonald\u2019s has featured the Sand Lake Road restaurant among its most distinctive U.S. locations<\/a>, highlighting its pizza, pasta, play area and arcade games.<\/p>\n How the ranking was calculated<\/p>\n SEO Backlinks said it collected Google review data Oct. 5 for 12,834 open McDonald\u2019s restaurants across the country, including 846 in Florida.<\/p>\n Only restaurants with at least 500 reviews were included. The company said it calculated averages using the number of reviews at each star level rather than Google\u2019s rounded displayed rating.<\/p>\n Florida\u2019s qualifying restaurants averaged 3.46 stars, placing the state 17th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Each restaurant received equal weight in the statewide average.<\/p>\n The results reflect online reviewers\u2019 ratings at the time the data was collected. They are not food safety ratings or an inspection of restaurant operations.<\/p>\n Central Florida\u2019s highest rated locations in the analysis<\/p>\n The company supplied these rankings for Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard and Flagler counties:<\/p>\n 6875 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando4.0228,2202701 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando3.983,0597055 Narcoossee Road, Orlando3.942,1631920 W. State Road 426, Oviedo3.891,4383802 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Port Orange3.881,842Central Florida\u2019s lowest rated locations in the analysis4701 Babcock St. NE, Palm Bay2.651,4371376 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach2.784,0318530 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee2.871,2354851 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast2.902,408132 Malabar Road SW, Palm Bay2.921,828<\/p>\n The Babcock Street restaurant ranked second-lowest among Florida locations included in the analysis. A restaurant on Mahan Drive in Tallahassee had the lowest calculated average, at 2.55 stars.<\/p>\n Ratings can change as customers submit new reviews, and restaurants with fewer than 500 reviews were excluded.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n