Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company
Pizza restaurant · 2121 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 7,330 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 79 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
79
8% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.6★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Nov ’24 | 22 | 4 |
| Dec ’24 | 53 | 2 |
| Jan ’25 | 47 | 6 |
| Feb ’25 | 43 | 3 |
| Mar ’25 | 57 | 4 |
| Apr ’25 | 55 | 6 |
| May ’25 | 56 | 6 |
| Jun ’25 | 57 | 1 |
| Jul ’25 | 58 | 2 |
| Aug ’25 | 50 | 3 |
| Sep ’25 | 59 | 1 |
| Oct ’25 | 48 | 4 |
| Nov ’25 | 51 | 2 |
| Dec ’25 | 39 | 2 |
| Jan ’26 | 46 | 2 |
| Feb ’26 | 34 | 3 |
| Mar ’26 | 46 | 2 |
| Apr ’26 | 42 | 2 |
| May ’26 | 45 | 8 |
| Jun ’26 | 38 | 8 |
| Jul ’26 | 47 | 8 |
| Aug ’26 | 7 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2024-11-25 vs avg 0.4/day; 7 five-star reviews on 2026-07-20 vs avg 1.3/day weight 1
- low activity account 62 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 9 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording
This is a great place, great services 👍 and great food 👌
- Arturo Vazquez ★★★★ 2025-01-19 suspicion 55
- Antonio Arcos ★★★★★ 2025-03-27 suspicion 90
- Joan Johnson ★★★★★ 2025-05-31 suspicion 90
- Bill Buhro ★★★★★ 2026-04-17 suspicion 90
- Patrick Mcginnis ★★★★★ 2026-05-09 suspicion 75
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Food and services was delicious!!
- Matthew Fitzpatrick ★★★★★ 2025-01-15 suspicion 71
- Desi Boy ★★★★★ 2026-07-19 suspicion 71
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
I think the way to go here is with the oven grinder, not the pizza pot pie. My wife ordered the Italian sausage grinder and it was gigantic. Easily could be shared by 2 hungry people. The large garden salad was also huge and had olives, pepperoncini, artichoke hearts and roasted red peppers. it...
- tom Kanelos ★★★ 2025-05-27 suspicion 54
- Thomas Kanelos ★★★ 2025-05-27 suspicion 54
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 70 remaining flagged reviews.
Kenji Yang
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-20
The best service you can get
Tina
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-20
We went here to try something different after a day downtown. It was so amazing. From the host, to the waitress, to the food… everything was excellent. We were quite happy with our experience and will definitely return. A++
G Suarez
173 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Delicious pizza and salad with poppyseed dressing. A half pounder is plenty for one person. Small place so prepare for a wait during peak times but so worth the wait!
Anthony Laster
11 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Old times very traditional the pizza pot pies are 1 of a kind 👌🏽🔥
Amanda Arany
55 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-07-20
Great vibes, great service, great food with MASSIVE portions. Expensive, but worth it.
Lindsey Chamberlin
9 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-20
My absolute favorite place ever!!!
Sam Beuch
98 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-07-20
A restaurant that comes recommended and has great reviews for a reason. From start to finish an absolute master class in operations. We came in with a big group in which I’m always nervous about but the staff was immediately accommodating and worked as a team to help us out. Our server was phenomen...
414SHOTIT
7 reviews
★★★★★
2024-11-25
This one of those times where the viral videos don’t disappoint
Tracy Sauer
213 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-11-25
Anthony Szabelski
5 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-11-25
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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