The National Chef Leaderboard, ranked by performance.
ChefScore™ weighs verified ratings, completion volume, consistency, and would-hire-again rate — updated after every verified service.
Score Trend
National Average
Avg Rating
4.7★
Services
1525
Response
78%
Would Hire
86%
Top Score
96
Top 25 Chefs in America
Cuisine Mix
Top 5 Scores
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Not just stars
A chef with two five-star reviews should not automatically outrank a chef with 150 excellent reviews. ChefScore™ blends volume, consistency and would-hire-again rate into one dynamic 0–100 score.
Example profile
ChefScore: 94 · Ranked #3 in Atlanta · Ranked #1 for Southern Cuisine · 98% Would Hire Again
What the model considers
- Average customer rating
- Total verified services
- Recent performance
- Repeat-customer percentage
- Customer response rate
- Offer acceptance rate
- On-time performance
- Communication
- Food quality
- Presentation
- Professionalism
- Cleanliness
- Cleanup
- Value for price
- Cancellation history
- Complaint history
- Dietary-restriction accuracy
- Would-hire-again percentage
- Verified culinary experience
- Consistency over time
Recent performance matters, but one imperfect review will not destroy years of excellent work. Only verified completed services affect official rankings — protecting the platform from fake reviews and review bombing.