Pequod's Pizza
Pizza restaurant · 2207 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614, United States · United States
★ 4.4 on Google · 16,629 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 114 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
999
Flagged
114
11% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.5★
place average 4.4★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Nov ’25 | 59 | 25 |
| Dec ’25 | 95 | 12 |
| Jan ’26 | 99 | 14 |
| Feb ’26 | 68 | 6 |
| Mar ’26 | 119 | 12 |
| Apr ’26 | 115 | 10 |
| May ’26 | 105 | 8 |
| Jun ’26 | 144 | 7 |
| Jul ’26 | 174 | 18 |
| Aug ’26 | 21 | 2 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
5 occurrences — worst: 6 five-star reviews on 2025-11-16 vs avg 0.0/day
weight 1
Show all 5
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-11-16 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-11-17 vs avg 0.2/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-11-20 vs avg 0.5/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-11-21 vs avg 0.7/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-11-23 vs avg 1.0/day
- low activity account 62 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 31 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 9 reviews, near-identical wording
Famous best deep dish pizza 🍕 number 1 in Chicago! 😋
- Alireza Yazdiani ★★★★★ 2026-01-06 suspicion 90
- Gregory Trengove ★★★★★ 2026-02-22 suspicion 90
- RR M ★★★★★ 2026-03-16 suspicion 57
- David Ashworth ★★★★★ 2026-03-18 suspicion 90
- Jag Singh ★★★★★ 2026-03-31 suspicion 73
- Kev Gilfoy ★★★★★ 2026-04-02 suspicion 59
- Bruno Sokic ★★★★★ 2026-05-08 suspicion 64
- Hungry Bear ★★★★★ 2026-07-18 suspicion 55
- Yuan Zho ★★★★★ 2026-07-31 suspicion 68
Exhibit — 6 reviews, near-identical wording
Best pizza I’ve ever had in my life!
- Kolby Petersen ★★★★★ 2025-11-16 suspicion 95
- Lucas Moody ★★★★★ 2026-01-07 suspicion 64
- Matthew Boyer ★★★★★ 2026-03-12 suspicion 79
- Dorathy Morin ★★★★★ 2026-03-15 suspicion 74
- Martin Soltys ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 79
- Chad Carter ★★★★★ 2026-07-30 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 6 reviews, near-identical wording
Pizza 10/10 service 1000/10 best pizza in chicago
- Jordan Carlson (jcarhorizon) ★★★★★ 2025-12-04 suspicion 55
- Jacko Ryan ★★★★★ 2025-12-30 suspicion 90
- Jennifer Kowalski ★★★★★ 2026-01-02 suspicion 90
- Kristen Busch ★★★★★ 2026-05-11 suspicion 77
- Alan Quirol ★★★★★ 2026-06-01 suspicion 55
- Leo Perez ★★★★★ 2026-07-04 suspicion 55
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Hands down the best deep dish pizza in Chicago.
- Ram N. ★★★★★ 2026-01-14 suspicion 82
- Josh Martinez ★★★★★ 2026-03-19 suspicion 77
- Michael Herlihy ★★★★★ 2026-07-31 suspicion 82
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Best deep dish in the world
- Michael O'Neill ★★★★★ 2025-11-24 suspicion 90
- Ramiro Munoz-Garcia ★★★★★ 2026-01-06 suspicion 59
- Danny ★★★★★ 2026-01-13 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Definitely the best deep dish pizza in town.
- Bharath Kilari ★★★★★ 2025-11-23 suspicion 95
- Anthony Terrones ★★★★★ 2026-07-18 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great pizza. Horrible service.
- Lizzy O ★★★★★ 2026-02-23 suspicion 62
- Jeff ★★★ 2026-05-08 suspicion 62
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 83 remaining flagged reviews.
Krisztofer Molnár
8 reviews
★★★★★
2025-11-23
Best and the most unique pizza in town!
Stephen Bivin
170 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-23
One of the better chicago deep dish I've had.
Adrian Harris
38 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-23
Titan Lobster
54 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-23
Best Pizza Ever! The airiness of the dough Oh my God! The sauce with the taste of fresh tomatoes, the crust. It’s perfect. Absolutely perfect
Michael McCarthy
3 reviews
★★★★★
2025-11-21
Justice C
25 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-21
Shane Thompson
24 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-21
Pat McDonnell
5 reviews
★★★★★
2025-11-21
Pizza was good! Service was even better!! Noah was awesome!! Best service I’ve had in the city by far!! I will be coming back and hopefully Noah will be there. He’s the man!
J Mann
108 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-21
Lily was a very helpful waitress. The food was amazing. I had reservations and was given a seat 2 minutes after my reservation time. My table had 2 small deep dish pizzas and a side salad.
Suomirakastaa
1110 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-20
I would definitely recommend making a reservation if you're able. This place can get busy in a blink and you'll be out of luck for a table. The service was prompt and very friendly. The red sauce, breadsticks, and pizza did not disappoint! Worth the hype and the drive from Indiana. 😊
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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