Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
Brazilian restaurant · 234 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101, United States · United States
★ 4.7 on Google · 5,319 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
Likely ManipulatedCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 451 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
451
45% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 4.7★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Nov ’25 | 111 | 68 |
| Dec ’25 | 88 | 23 |
| Jan ’26 | 161 | 90 |
| Feb ’26 | 96 | 35 |
| Mar ’26 | 111 | 51 |
| Apr ’26 | 88 | 44 |
| May ’26 | 119 | 39 |
| Jun ’26 | 104 | 42 |
| Jul ’26 | 102 | 49 |
| Aug ’26 | 20 | 10 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
12 occurrences — worst: 22 five-star reviews on 2026-03-22 vs avg 2.9/day
weight 1
Show all 12
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-11-14 vs avg 0.1/day
- 12 five-star reviews on 2025-11-15 vs avg 0.3/day
- 10 five-star reviews on 2025-11-16 vs avg 0.9/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2025-11-21 vs avg 1.6/day
- 17 five-star reviews on 2025-11-24 vs avg 2.2/day
- 15 five-star reviews on 2026-01-15 vs avg 2.9/day
- 21 five-star reviews on 2026-01-18 vs avg 4.2/day
- 22 five-star reviews on 2026-03-22 vs avg 2.9/day
- 11 five-star reviews on 2026-04-25 vs avg 2.0/day
- 14 five-star reviews on 2026-04-26 vs avg 2.5/day
- 11 five-star reviews on 2026-06-13 vs avg 2.0/day
- 22 five-star reviews on 2026-07-20 vs avg 3.6/day
- low activity account 358 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 12 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
roy was awesome, 10/10 service!
- Harold Barleta ★★★★★ 2026-04-27 suspicion 66
- Edson Dominguez ★★★★★ 2026-07-20 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Roy was our server very attentive!
- robin atallah ★★★★★ 2026-02-07 suspicion 56
- Ryan Porter ★★★★★ 2026-06-21 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Daniela, our Server...was AWESOME!!!
- Perla Berzunza ★★★★★ 2025-12-26 suspicion 56
- Jamar Randolph ★★★★★ 2026-03-22 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Daniella was a great server!
- Nostrural ★★★★★ 2026-01-15 suspicion 100
- Aurora Bugg ★★★★★ 2026-03-16 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Daniela was very nice, great service good food.
- Isaias Hernandez ★★★★★ 2025-12-21 suspicion 79
- Martha Alarcon ★★★★★ 2026-02-12 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great service from Daniella!
- Mot Maramba ★★★★★ 2025-11-14 suspicion 100
- Miguel Haro Jr. ★★★★★ 2025-12-21 suspicion 90
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 439 remaining flagged reviews.
Azucena Arana
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Roy and Anna went above and beyond for my party, amazing service.
Luz Marina Cervera Vargas
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Jane Chou
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Lucas and Roy offered us excellent service and we appreciate their generous hospitality, attentive warm services, making us feel so special like VIPs. We had best celebration of our birthdays in this lovely restaurant. Thank you.
Frida Ortiz
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-20
We had a great experience at Fogo de Chão! The food was delicious, the meats were cooked perfectly, and the service was outstanding. Roy, Anna and Lucas were attentive and made us feel welcome throughout our visit. We’ll definitely be coming back!
Nancy
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-20
I came to dinner for my friends birthday dinner. Johnathan the manager at Fogo De Chao in Pasadena was very friendly and wonderful! He made our dinner very pleasant and fun!! Great manager!!
Aura Bella Huang-Anacleto
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Wonderful service by the team friendly and fun! Jonathan is rhe best
Stephanie Arreola
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-20
This was my first time here and Roy was a great server he explained the options of the menu very well and made me feel very welcomed 10/10
Jessie Lopez
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Roy was the best man always checking up efficient. Made the highlight of the night
Elda Zavala
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Roy was amazing and really did save the day as service started off a bit slow. Thank you, Roy, for your attention, kindness and humor.
Meredith Canaan
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-20
The food and atmosphere was great! And our server made sure we got to finish with the cheese and honey!
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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