Cindy's Rooftop

Name: Cindy's Rooftop
Rating: 4.4

Restaurant · 12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, United States · United States

★ 4.4 on Google · 5,635 reviews · View on Google Maps

10 / 100

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Aug 5, 2026 · 63 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

6% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.4★

place average 4.4★

Reviews per month

Oct ’24

Feb ’25

Jun ’25

Oct ’25

Feb ’26

Jun ’26

Reviews per month, total and flagged
Month	Reviews	Flagged
Oct ’24	22	9
Nov ’24	33	0
Dec ’24	37	0
Jan ’25	23	0
Feb ’25	39	1
Mar ’25	44	4
Apr ’25	43	3
May ’25	57	0
Jun ’25	57	3
Jul ’25	60	3
Aug ’25	68	4
Sep ’25	61	2
Oct ’25	48	3
Nov ’25	37	4
Dec ’25	32	2
Jan ’26	15	1
Feb ’26	39	3
Mar ’26	41	2
Apr ’26	38	2
May ’26	66	3
Jun ’26	62	4
Jul ’26	72	9
Aug ’26	6	1

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst 3 five-star reviews on 2024-10-22 vs avg 0.1/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2024-10-24 vs avg 0.3/day weight 1
low activity account 49 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 7 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Amazing spot! Great food and atmosphere!

Olga ★★★★★ 2025-11-14 suspicion 68
Jamie Butler ★★★★★ 2026-02-07 suspicion 68
Yen Yeong Cheong ★★★★★ 2026-05-27 suspicion 61

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Great rooftop views and excellent service

Kevin Seamster ★★★★★ 2025-06-10 suspicion 58
Judith Honey ★★★★★ 2026-07-21 suspicion 58

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Beautiful views of Lake Michigan and Millennium park!

G Teabo ★★★★★ 2025-06-27 suspicion 60
Kelly Voges ★★★★★ 2026-04-26 suspicion 60

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 56 remaining flagged reviews.

Colt Van Rite

180 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-10-24

Sonia Sandoval

60 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-10-24

Katja Scholz

185 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-10-24

Best rooftop bar recommendation I received, incredible cocktails with a view!

Erin D

48 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-10-24

5 stars for unbeatable views of the city alone. The food was good but a bit overpriced for what it is in opinion. The atmosphere inside the restaurant is beautiful and very bright. You can see the bean from the outside area as well as the lake. If you’re visiting Chicago I would recommend strictly b...

Frank Ziller

22 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-10-22

Erin Fox

19 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-10-22

5 stars all around! The food, views, atmosphere, music, lighting, and views were all perfect! The chef's salad and burger were delish (two of us split both items and it was the perfect amount)! Highly recommend this charming spot!!

Christopher Gosselin

64 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-10-22

Drew Ceccarelli

2 reviews

★★★★★

2026-08-03

Great atmosphere, tasty food, and very good service. What is even better are the views you get from the restaurant, truly incredible!

Cam Moblo

1 review

★★★★★

2026-07-29

It was very fun rooftop experience

ReviewHonest

1 review

★☆☆☆☆

2026-07-21

The first impression was great with good serving staff, coffee, and gorgeous view… until we found out that there were some colorful particles in one of our water glasses. (The water was refilled twice by then.) The waitress went to inform the manager and we were waiting with the impression that he/s...

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