McDonald's
Fast food restaurant · 201 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States · United States
★ 3.0 on Google · 6,498 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 186 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
186
19% of examined
Flagged avg rating
3.5★
place average 3.0★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sep ’22 | 23 | 6 |
| Oct ’22 | 37 | 10 |
| Nov ’22 | 24 | 4 |
| Dec ’22 | 32 | 2 |
| Jan ’23 | 33 | 6 |
| Feb ’23 | 36 | 8 |
| Mar ’23 | 28 | 2 |
| Apr ’23 | 39 | 7 |
| May ’23 | 41 | 3 |
| Jun ’23 | 32 | 4 |
| Jul ’23 | 36 | 11 |
| Aug ’23 | 25 | 8 |
| Sep ’23 | 23 | 0 |
| Oct ’23 | 14 | 3 |
| Nov ’23 | 32 | 5 |
| Dec ’23 | 21 | 2 |
| Jan ’24 | 15 | 2 |
| Feb ’24 | 20 | 4 |
| Mar ’24 | 13 | 4 |
| Apr ’24 | 27 | 9 |
| May ’24 | 20 | 6 |
| Jun ’24 | 14 | 3 |
| Jul ’24 | 24 | 6 |
| Aug ’24 | 22 | 4 |
| Sep ’24 | 12 | 4 |
| Oct ’24 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov ’24 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec ’24 | 13 | 2 |
| Jan ’25 | 26 | 6 |
| Feb ’25 | 13 | 1 |
| Mar ’25 | 14 | 2 |
| Apr ’25 | 16 | 3 |
| May ’25 | 32 | 7 |
| Jun ’25 | 26 | 6 |
| Jul ’25 | 26 | 6 |
| Aug ’25 | 25 | 4 |
| Sep ’25 | 19 | 2 |
| Oct ’25 | 28 | 6 |
| Nov ’25 | 10 | 2 |
| Dec ’25 | 14 | 2 |
| Jan ’26 | 12 | 0 |
| Feb ’26 | 10 | 1 |
| Mar ’26 | 13 | 4 |
| Apr ’26 | 20 | 3 |
| May ’26 | 14 | 1 |
| Jun ’26 | 12 | 2 |
| Jul ’26 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug ’26 | 6 | 3 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
6 occurrences — worst: 4 five-star reviews on 2022-10-01 vs avg 0.8/day
weight 1
Show all 6
- 3 five-star reviews on 2022-09-13 vs avg 0.1/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2022-10-01 vs avg 0.8/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2023-11-08 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-07-19 vs avg 0.6/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-07-17 vs avg 0.8/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-08-02 vs avg 0.1/day
- low activity account 162 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 10 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Drive thru service is terrible😞
- Marlene Aparicio ★★ 2024-05-02 suspicion 60
- Di Mo ★ 2026-04-24 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent place for a quick meal
- jose Humberto Domínguez Espinoza ★★★★ 2024-04-14 suspicion 55
- Gaby Villanueva ★★★★★ 2025-05-02 suspicion 55
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Very clean and fast service
- Ivan Mukul ★★★★★ 2023-08-29 suspicion 65
- Bossy Legit ★★★★★ 2024-06-13 suspicion 65
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great customer service
- Jenny Pooh ★ 2023-05-08 suspicion 79
- Mario Rojas ★★★★★ 2024-03-20 suspicion 57
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
A YouTuber named daz got robbed here and they didn't care so give them 1 star
- Kenzojauncey ★ 2023-08-01 suspicion 79
- Roy Droll ★ 2023-08-12 suspicion 79
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 176 remaining flagged reviews.
felipe plascencia
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-08-02
Alan Garcia
2 reviews
★★★★★
2023-11-08
New era Correa
4 reviews
★★★★★
2026-08-02
Excellent service
Darold Caldwell
4 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-08-02
klau pieruzzini
25 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-07-17
I love it and it solves my problems
Marlon Jonathan Alfonzo Leiva
9 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-07-17
By your side
Evgenii Kurdanov
7 reviews
★★★★★
2025-07-17
Responsive staff. They make strong coffee. And they always pour my favorite espresso as I ask.
Yoslen Hern_d
10 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-07-17
Lorreen Medina
23 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-07-19
Ayelen Martinez
3 reviews
★★★★★
2024-07-19
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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