Smoke House Restaurant
American restaurant · 4420 Lakeside Dr, Burbank, CA 91505, United States · United States
★ 4.4 on Google · 4,670 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 80 reviews flagged
How this score works
The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.
- Burst
- — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
- Low activity account
- — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
- Duplicate text
- — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.
Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.
Review anatomy
Reviews examined
1,000
Flagged
80
8% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 4.4★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Jun ’24 | 32 | 9 |
| Jul ’24 | 38 | 1 |
| Aug ’24 | 35 | 0 |
| Sep ’24 | 29 | 0 |
| Oct ’24 | 41 | 3 |
| Nov ’24 | 41 | 1 |
| Dec ’24 | 52 | 6 |
| Jan ’25 | 28 | 4 |
| Feb ’25 | 34 | 4 |
| Mar ’25 | 34 | 3 |
| Apr ’25 | 47 | 9 |
| May ’25 | 37 | 3 |
| Jun ’25 | 48 | 2 |
| Jul ’25 | 43 | 2 |
| Aug ’25 | 36 | 0 |
| Sep ’25 | 43 | 4 |
| Oct ’25 | 37 | 3 |
| Nov ’25 | 36 | 0 |
| Dec ’25 | 45 | 3 |
| Jan ’26 | 35 | 3 |
| Feb ’26 | 39 | 5 |
| Mar ’26 | 37 | 6 |
| Apr ’26 | 36 | 1 |
| May ’26 | 38 | 2 |
| Jun ’26 | 45 | 4 |
| Jul ’26 | 28 | 2 |
| Aug ’26 | 6 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 4 five-star reviews on 2024-06-06 vs avg 0.0/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2024-06-14 vs avg 0.3/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2025-02-09 vs avg 0.7/day weight 1
- low activity account 64 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 6 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Good food, good service, good, experience
- Mark McLernon ★★★★ 2025-04-02 suspicion 56
- ryan fleming ★★★★★ 2026-05-26 suspicion 56
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food excellent prices.
- leslie curtis ★★★★★ 2025-07-01 suspicion 54
- mark yoshida ★★★★ 2026-02-05 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
We went there yesterday for my nephew 21st Birthday. Our server was Santiago. He was phenomenal. Very fast and efficient. The ambience on decor was nice. The food was good with decent amounts of food. I really enjoyed all the Christmas decorations! Thank you for the great service. Keep it up!
- Victoria Riewer ★★★★★ 2024-12-23 suspicion 64
- Arslan Shahid ★★★★★ 2025-04-11 suspicion 79
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 74 remaining flagged reviews.
paul bond
158 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-09
Awesome service great food and that old school feel. Highly recommend if you are in the area we'll even if you aren't
StylosityYourWay
121 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-09
Forever an icon!!
Chan Chuckwow
801 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-09
Fri 2/7: about 4:30 pm. Wonderful staff. $8 valet parking, or free 2 hr street parking in the neighborhood. I did the Dine LA 3-course menu, great clam chowder, ribs and choco mousse.
Bernard Williams
16 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-09
Been a favorite restaurant of my mother and her best friend since the late 60s! Still has the classic, classic Hollywood vibe and great dining! FUN FACT: The Smoke House is directly across from Warner Bros. Studios. Back in the day you could spot a number of stars eating and drinking at the Smoke...
Bob Whitfield (Bobby's World)
121 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-06-14
We recently had two large gatherings at the Smokehouse. This restaurant has valet parking at $8. It offers several private group areas/rooms. The food is excellent, the cheesebread alone is worth comjng for - yum (just shove that in the doggie bag!!!!). It is like an old-timer steakhouse dinner spot...
Sheila Torres
116 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-06-14
1st time and loved everything about the restaurant!
Anna Vidal
179 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-06-14
Food was delicious😋 although unfortunately part of my salmon was raw so I sent it back and they grilled it some more. The cheesy bread is to die for so good and also the wedge salad you can't go wrong. Definitely give three thumbs up!👍👍👍
Robert Martin
23 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-06-06
JD
14 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-06-06
The food is top tier, and they have so many cool pictures on the wall of Hollywood stars. Highly recommend the prime rib and fried pickles. Don't forget the cheese bread either!! The bbq food is amazing as well. The service is top-notch . If I could only choose one restaurant, this may be it.
Victoria Attanasio
52 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-06-06
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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