Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
Seafood restaurant · 60 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States · United States
★ 4.7 on Google · 5,692 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 259 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
259
26% of examined
Flagged avg rating
5★
place average 4.7★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sep ’25 | 13 | 6 |
| Oct ’25 | 52 | 18 |
| Nov ’25 | 100 | 23 |
| Dec ’25 | 87 | 25 |
| Jan ’26 | 67 | 19 |
| Feb ’26 | 69 | 18 |
| Mar ’26 | 88 | 21 |
| Apr ’26 | 110 | 21 |
| May ’26 | 126 | 29 |
| Jun ’26 | 127 | 44 |
| Jul ’26 | 147 | 34 |
| Aug ’26 | 14 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 4 five-star reviews on 2025-09-29 vs avg 0.2/day; 7 five-star reviews on 2025-10-28 vs avg 1.3/day weight 1
- low activity account 233 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 23 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 7 reviews, near-identical wording
Michael was excellent. Food was fabulous and great service.
- Arturo Duarte ★★★★★ 2025-10-07 suspicion 100
- Tiffany Dunlap ★★★★★ 2025-11-01 suspicion 78
- Anthony Calendo ★★★★★ 2026-05-02 suspicion 59
- IDEAL EDUCATION, LLC ★★★★★ 2026-05-25 suspicion 81
- S L ★★★★★ 2026-06-17 suspicion 77
- Kabee ★★★★★ 2026-06-20 suspicion 63
- Gab CN ★★★★★ 2026-07-13 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording
Wonderful service and experience!
- John Gonzaba ★★★★★ 2025-10-31 suspicion 63
- Rod Kaplan ★★★★★ 2026-05-27 suspicion 68
- Luiz Gustavo Lee ★★★★★ 2026-06-18 suspicion 68
- Catelynn Finkenbine ★★★★★ 2026-07-18 suspicion 61
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great server , food was amazing
- Lenard ★★★★★ 2025-10-28 suspicion 95
- Audrey Wong ★★★★★ 2026-04-27 suspicion 72
- Marcara Mack ★★★★★ 2026-07-19 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent food, amazing service and very nice atmosphere
- Jihad Hussami ★★★★★ 2025-12-01 suspicion 69
- Cris Carvalho Aguiar ★★★★★ 2026-01-18 suspicion 72
- stefanie newman ★★★★★ 2026-02-23 suspicion 72
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Incredible food and spectacular service
- John Collins ★★★★★ 2026-03-25 suspicion 58
- William Gress ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 58
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The food was wonderful and so was the service!
- Cheryl Burns ★★★★★ 2025-12-30 suspicion 60
- Nicole Martin ★★★★★ 2026-05-21 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Everything was great.
- Matthew ★★★★★ 2025-11-30 suspicion 90
- Daniel Díaz ★★★★★ 2026-01-12 suspicion 100
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 236 remaining flagged reviews.
boris sorkin
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-28
Sergio Lopez
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-10-28
Terence Lee
1054 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-28
Crazy crowded, everything we got was great!
Bill Lake
13 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-28
Mia Miller
3 reviews
★★★★★
2025-10-28
Joe’s truly set the standard for what fine dining should feel like. My husband and I dined there while visiting Chicago, me nine months pregnant, our 8-year-old in tow, and dressed casually after a long day of sightseeing yet the staff treated us like honored guests from the moment we walked in. Ev...
Valerio Dilda
98 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-28
Amazing mix of seafood (lobster tail and crab meat is just wooww!) and meat as main course. Service is highly professional and effective. Overall atmosphere is worth the experience
Ray Mercado
31 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-09-29
The food and service was excellent. Howie our server was the best. It was our first time there and he explained everything, took his time to care of our family. Ask for Howie. We will definitely go back.
KEVIN HILLMAN
74 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-09-29
Always top notch service and the food was fantastic!
PAUL Dworski
687 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-09-29
Seafood was amazing. Service was old fashioned way, superb. Our next time will be steak dinner. If you haven’t eaten there yet, it’s a must at least to try it.
Heather Cohen
4 reviews
★★★★★
2025-09-29
Joes is my in-laws go to whenever they visit and so it’s become our youngest’s go to for special events like her birthday. The food and service are always top notch, but our new to us server Jesse was just fantastic. Told us new things despite us probably having been there fifteen times.
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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