Portillo's Chicago – Canal and Taylor
Fast food restaurant · 520 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States · United States
★ 4.2 on Google · 13,121 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 75 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
75
8% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.5★
place average 4.2★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Apr ’25 | 31 | 7 |
| May ’25 | 84 | 4 |
| Jun ’25 | 89 | 3 |
| Jul ’25 | 96 | 6 |
| Aug ’25 | 87 | 12 |
| Sep ’25 | 79 | 4 |
| Oct ’25 | 60 | 2 |
| Nov ’25 | 47 | 2 |
| Dec ’25 | 42 | 2 |
| Jan ’26 | 38 | 3 |
| Feb ’26 | 32 | 2 |
| Mar ’26 | 54 | 5 |
| Apr ’26 | 48 | 0 |
| May ’26 | 65 | 3 |
| Jun ’26 | 63 | 9 |
| Jul ’26 | 74 | 10 |
| Aug ’26 | 11 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 4 five-star reviews on 2025-04-19 vs avg 0.0/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2025-04-25 vs avg 0.5/day weight 1
- low activity account 65 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 4 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Always good service and great food.
- Sib Islas ★★★★★ 2025-05-25 suspicion 85
- Mimi English ★★★★★ 2026-01-22 suspicion 85
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The Italian Beef sandwich her was amazing!
- Anton Vickers ★★★★★ 2025-06-09 suspicion 64
- Trinetta Gray ★★★★★ 2025-08-10 suspicion 64
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 71 remaining flagged reviews.
David Winters
1 review
★★★★★
2025-04-19
Sonia-Rose Lyle
469 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-04-25
Quick and easy pick up Delicious hot dogs 😋
Proverbs_ TheDebutante
304 reviews
★★★★★
2025-04-25
Lord knows how much I miss my city! No other place in the world could throw down like Chicago🥰🥰🥰 HEY, HOW ABOUT OPENING A PORTILLO'S IN BOWLING GREEN, KY? I have 3 teenagers that would work😁... 1 Portillo's could take over every restaurant from Bowling Green, KY, to Owensboro, to Evansville, IN!...
Michael Julius
62 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-04-25
To go only
Erin Martinez
88 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-04-19
Amazing experience and great food !! Definitely a staple for the locals !!!
Christine Jackson
16 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-04-19
Always enjoy a Fantastic Beef Sandwich here! Fast Hot and Service with a SMILE
Cynthia Koppelman
101 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-04-19
Lela Mckenzie
1 review
★★★★★
2026-08-03
Yilmar Sanchez
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-27
Yajaira Padilla
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-26
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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