El Mercadito Mariachi Restaurant
Mexican restaurant · 3425 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90063, United States · United States
★ 4.3 on Google · 8,920 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 126 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
126
13% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.7★
place average 4.3★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Dec ’21 | 29 | 10 |
| Jan ’22 | 51 | 4 |
| Feb ’22 | 44 | 5 |
| Mar ’22 | 35 | 4 |
| Apr ’22 | 29 | 5 |
| May ’22 | 38 | 5 |
| Jun ’22 | 28 | 3 |
| Jul ’22 | 22 | 6 |
| Aug ’22 | 15 | 2 |
| Sep ’22 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct ’22 | 9 | 1 |
| Nov ’22 | 12 | 0 |
| Dec ’22 | 10 | 0 |
| Jan ’23 | 5 | 0 |
| Feb ’23 | 17 | 1 |
| Mar ’23 | 22 | 8 |
| Apr ’23 | 16 | 1 |
| May ’23 | 17 | 3 |
| Jun ’23 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul ’23 | 17 | 6 |
| Aug ’23 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep ’23 | 16 | 1 |
| Oct ’23 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov ’23 | 11 | 0 |
| Dec ’23 | 11 | 1 |
| Jan ’24 | 15 | 3 |
| Feb ’24 | 28 | 4 |
| Mar ’24 | 32 | 3 |
| Apr ’24 | 19 | 2 |
| May ’24 | 32 | 5 |
| Jun ’24 | 21 | 3 |
| Jul ’24 | 32 | 1 |
| Aug ’24 | 26 | 1 |
| Sep ’24 | 27 | 2 |
| Oct ’24 | 23 | 5 |
| Nov ’24 | 21 | 3 |
| Dec ’24 | 30 | 6 |
| Jan ’25 | 23 | 1 |
| Feb ’25 | 28 | 7 |
| Mar ’25 | 23 | 3 |
| Apr ’25 | 29 | 3 |
| May ’25 | 19 | 2 |
| Jun ’25 | 12 | 2 |
| Jul ’25 | 11 | 0 |
| Aug ’25 | 14 | 1 |
| Sep ’25 | 21 | 1 |
| Oct ’25 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov ’25 | 9 | 2 |
| Dec ’25 | 9 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
7 occurrences — worst: 5 five-star reviews on 2025-02-11 vs avg 0.7/day
weight 1
Show all 7
- 4 five-star reviews on 2021-12-13 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2021-12-17 vs avg 0.2/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2023-03-07 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2023-07-30 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-01-17 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-10-21 vs avg 0.6/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-02-11 vs avg 0.7/day
- low activity account 99 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 8 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
A great place for Mexican food and Mexican snacks
- Maria Frias ★★★★ 2022-07-27 suspicion 57
- Norma Flores Trejo ★★★★★ 2024-11-04 suspicion 61
- Jorge Puentes ★★★★★ 2025-09-18 suspicion 61
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent great Mexican food
- Jesus Aguirre ★★★★★ 2021-12-26 suspicion 61
- Robert ceballos ★★★★★ 2024-02-24 suspicion 59
- Mr. RN ★★★★★ 2024-06-22 suspicion 61
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great place to shop, eat, walk around.
- Luci O. ★★★★★ 2022-02-24 suspicion 60
- luis silva ★★★★ 2024-03-01 suspicion 60
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 118 remaining flagged reviews.
Alberto Lucero
2 reviews
★★★★★
2024-10-21
Rosaura Fonseca Ruiz
2 reviews
★★★★★
2024-01-17
Carlos Perez
2 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-07-30
Perla Diaz
1 review
★★★★★
2023-03-07
Eduardo Romero
1 review
★★★★★
2021-12-13
Ef “F” Martnez
609 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-11
Always something to do here
Christian Quezada
198 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-11
Good
Athena Ibarias
18 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-11
Jose Hernandez
10 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-11
Alba Calvo
15 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-11
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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