King Taco
Taco restaurant · 645 E Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015, United States · United States
★ 4.2 on Google · 4,992 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 153 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
153
15% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.5★
place average 4.2★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Nov ’22 | 15 | 2 |
| Dec ’22 | 24 | 1 |
| Jan ’23 | 27 | 3 |
| Feb ’23 | 37 | 6 |
| Mar ’23 | 36 | 8 |
| Apr ’23 | 28 | 3 |
| May ’23 | 37 | 5 |
| Jun ’23 | 36 | 4 |
| Jul ’23 | 35 | 5 |
| Aug ’23 | 33 | 5 |
| Sep ’23 | 34 | 5 |
| Oct ’23 | 32 | 6 |
| Nov ’23 | 24 | 2 |
| Dec ’23 | 27 | 4 |
| Jan ’24 | 22 | 2 |
| Feb ’24 | 18 | 3 |
| Mar ’24 | 29 | 7 |
| Apr ’24 | 21 | 3 |
| May ’24 | 24 | 3 |
| Jun ’24 | 17 | 1 |
| Jul ’24 | 21 | 3 |
| Aug ’24 | 14 | 1 |
| Sep ’24 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct ’24 | 19 | 2 |
| Nov ’24 | 21 | 5 |
| Dec ’24 | 22 | 1 |
| Jan ’25 | 13 | 2 |
| Feb ’25 | 22 | 8 |
| Mar ’25 | 14 | 2 |
| Apr ’25 | 17 | 5 |
| May ’25 | 28 | 5 |
| Jun ’25 | 23 | 4 |
| Jul ’25 | 17 | 0 |
| Aug ’25 | 15 | 2 |
| Sep ’25 | 15 | 4 |
| Oct ’25 | 21 | 9 |
| Nov ’25 | 10 | 0 |
| Dec ’25 | 19 | 3 |
| Jan ’26 | 9 | 3 |
| Feb ’26 | 20 | 6 |
| Mar ’26 | 14 | 2 |
| Apr ’26 | 12 | 3 |
| May ’26 | 24 | 2 |
| Jun ’26 | 17 | 2 |
| Jul ’26 | 18 | 0 |
| Aug ’26 | 3 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
5 occurrences — worst: 4 five-star reviews on 2025-10-19 vs avg 0.5/day
weight 1
Show all 5
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-02-11 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-04-08 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-09-13 vs avg 0.5/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-10-19 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-02-23 vs avg 0.3/day
- low activity account 129 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 13 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent experience and great food
- CandyPop Heart ★★★★ 2023-05-15 suspicion 74
- deuntrick thomas ★★★★ 2024-06-05 suspicion 57
- Jaime Solorzano ★★★★★ 2026-01-27 suspicion 74
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food, great service and great prices 👍
- Roxanne Bell ★★★★★ 2023-10-24 suspicion 77
- Rigoberto Marin ★★★★★ 2024-01-23 suspicion 54
- Ivan Rivera ★★★★★ 2025-12-13 suspicion 77
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Very good food and fast service
- BANDAS DE LA BAHÍA ★★★★★ 2023-03-24 suspicion 87
- Olivia Castrillo ★★★★★ 2023-08-12 suspicion 62
- Alma Ibarra ★★★★★ 2023-08-30 suspicion 72
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
its a good place to go eat tacos
- Francis Avila ★★★★★ 2022-11-21 suspicion 58
- Clemente Pardo ★★★★★ 2025-09-13 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent, thank you very much
- antonio soriano ★★★★★ 2023-10-02 suspicion 60
- Dulce Cuervo ★★★★★ 2024-02-16 suspicion 60
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 140 remaining flagged reviews.
Osman Espinoza
1 review
★★★★★
2026-02-23
Tulie Jones
activity unknown
★★★★★
2025-10-19
Mel Rosas
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-19
Good service
Edith Lima
146 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-02-23
Great food, great deals.
Shauna L. Howard
29 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-02-23
Shavon Fincher
15 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-19
My carne asada tacos were seriously so good!!! The customer service gets high marks as well. :) :)
juan acevedo
84 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-19
The service was very friendly and we really enjoyed the chicken; in fact, we buy it very often! The young lady was very kind and refilled our water glasses at no extra cost.
Bill Brooks
21 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-09-13
As an out of towner, I was attracted to this place because they boast having the best taco, and also because the line and the wait was so long! That was part of the experience though, waiting in line at 2:00 in the morning for the “best” taco. And they didn’t disappoint! After waiting in line and pa...
Marzo Uri
27 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-09-13
B Vite
56 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-04-08
Always a great place for a late night bite to eat. Love their vegetarian sopes and green salsa.
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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