Placita Olvera
Mexican goods store · 5-11 Olvera St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 8,212 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 122 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
122
12% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ’23 | 49 | 14 |
| Sep ’23 | 45 | 3 |
| Oct ’23 | 51 | 8 |
| Nov ’23 | 60 | 4 |
| Dec ’23 | 50 | 5 |
| Jan ’24 | 38 | 0 |
| Feb ’24 | 14 | 1 |
| Mar ’24 | 19 | 3 |
| Apr ’24 | 28 | 7 |
| May ’24 | 35 | 2 |
| Jun ’24 | 35 | 8 |
| Jul ’24 | 24 | 1 |
| Aug ’24 | 29 | 2 |
| Sep ’24 | 24 | 2 |
| Oct ’24 | 22 | 5 |
| Nov ’24 | 26 | 6 |
| Dec ’24 | 24 | 3 |
| Jan ’25 | 23 | 2 |
| Feb ’25 | 19 | 5 |
| Mar ’25 | 30 | 3 |
| Apr ’25 | 29 | 6 |
| May ’25 | 30 | 3 |
| Jun ’25 | 10 | 0 |
| Jul ’25 | 7 | 1 |
| Aug ’25 | 24 | 2 |
| Sep ’25 | 19 | 2 |
| Oct ’25 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov ’25 | 33 | 5 |
| Dec ’25 | 19 | 1 |
| Jan ’26 | 14 | 1 |
| Feb ’26 | 15 | 2 |
| Mar ’26 | 24 | 1 |
| Apr ’26 | 25 | 2 |
| May ’26 | 25 | 4 |
| Jun ’26 | 31 | 5 |
| Jul ’26 | 32 | 2 |
| Aug ’26 | 3 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
7 occurrences — worst: 4 five-star reviews on 2023-08-08 vs avg 0.3/day
weight 1
Show all 7
- 3 five-star reviews on 2023-08-04 vs avg 0.1/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2023-08-08 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2023-08-11 vs avg 0.6/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-04-09 vs avg 0.7/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-11-11 vs avg 0.8/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-02-28 vs avg 0.6/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-11-01 vs avg 0.5/day
- low activity account 90 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 8 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
🌿GREAT HISTORICAL PLACE🍂
- Pete Pacheco Jr. ★★★★★ 2023-12-16 suspicion 75
- Miguel Jr Rojo ★★★★★ 2026-06-24 suspicion 75
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent customer service and food was excellent
- Joe Lovato ★★★★★ 2024-11-12 suspicion 66
- Harold Kessee ★★★★★ 2025-03-13 suspicion 66
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great place to visit and enjoy delicious food 😁
- Allison Wright ★★★★★ 2023-11-05 suspicion 55
- Christina Mendoza ★★★★★ 2024-06-28 suspicion 55
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
It's a very beautiful place, a place to remember Mexico
- Wendy Villa ★★★★ 2024-04-02 suspicion 67
- Rosa ★★★★★ 2024-06-06 suspicion 67
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 114 remaining flagged reviews.
Noe Uvalle
1 review
★★★★★
2024-04-09
Great place for food and a little shopping with the family
slađan ivanovic
227 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-01
The oldest house in L.A. in the Mexican neighborhood...it's worth seeing how the first Mexicans lived in California
Thomas REVEIL
25 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-01
It feels like we're in Mexico. The restaurants serve good food.
Norbella Castro
10 reviews
★★★★★
2025-11-01
I love the gorditas with special stew, the ones with pork rinds and green sauce.
Vladimir Millan
280 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-01
Feel the culture
David Nealy
47 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-28
An abundance of free museums and tours in the birthplace of Los Angeles.
Miriam Avila
29 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-28
E Guzman
11 reviews
★★★★★
2025-02-28
Nice little walk through the stalls and shops, surrounding area a little rough but security present and actively monitoring Picked up a nice set of lottery and some piggy banks for the kids
Rosalie Garcia
52 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-11-11
Our favorite place to go on weekends. 🌸
Edgar Valadez (KE6PLA)
18 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-11-11
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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