River Roast
American restaurant · 315 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60654, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 5,898 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 292 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
292
29% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Oct ’25 | 35 | 25 |
| Nov ’25 | 99 | 26 |
| Dec ’25 | 77 | 22 |
| Jan ’26 | 58 | 15 |
| Feb ’26 | 67 | 23 |
| Mar ’26 | 115 | 38 |
| Apr ’26 | 86 | 22 |
| May ’26 | 124 | 34 |
| Jun ’26 | 94 | 17 |
| Jul ’26 | 225 | 59 |
| Aug ’26 | 20 | 11 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
6 occurrences — worst: 8 five-star reviews on 2025-10-26 vs avg 0.6/day
weight 1
Show all 6
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-10-20 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-10-21 vs avg 0.1/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-10-22 vs avg 0.3/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-10-24 vs avg 0.4/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2025-10-26 vs avg 0.6/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2026-02-08 vs avg 1.6/day
- low activity account 250 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 23 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 12 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food great vibes and great service
- Marty Bowen ★★★★★ 2025-11-20 suspicion 56
- Paul Clinkert ★★★★★ 2025-12-20 suspicion 54
- Jhoan Duno ★★★★★ 2026-02-19 suspicion 57
- Junior Abajuo ★★★★★ 2026-02-22 suspicion 75
- Aqua Hart ★★★★★ 2026-03-03 suspicion 58
- Alex Alcantara ★★★★★ 2026-03-19 suspicion 90
- Jonathan Kellogg ★★★★★ 2026-03-25 suspicion 90
- Dorian Nason ★★★★★ 2026-04-10 suspicion 71
- delaney greenway ★★★★★ 2026-05-28 suspicion 96
- Troy Muenzer ★★★★★ 2026-07-10 suspicion 71
- C Glazer ★★★★★ 2026-07-21 suspicion 67
- Shauna ★★★★★ 2026-07-24 suspicion 65
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent service and food is delish!
- Khikar Gevorgyan ★★★★★ 2025-11-14 suspicion 54
- Asaf Morales ★★★★★ 2025-11-30 suspicion 58
- Michele Williams ★★★★★ 2026-07-08 suspicion 73
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great view of downtown. The food was delicious! Our service was great!
- Melinda Rankins ★★★★★ 2026-05-28 suspicion 54
- Kristi Boggess ★★★★★ 2026-08-03 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Awesome food.and great service and ambience.
- Mahitha Unnikrishnan ★★★★★ 2026-03-23 suspicion 59
- Julio Martínez Alba ★★★★★ 2026-07-08 suspicion 59
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
amazing ambience,food & service
- Janice Lopez ★★★★★ 2026-01-29 suspicion 70
- Holly Jones ★★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 70
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Amazing food and amazing atmosphere
- Christopher Farmer ★★★★★ 2025-11-13 suspicion 94
- Victoria Holt ★★★★★ 2026-02-08 suspicion 95
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 269 remaining flagged reviews.
Walker Nelsen
1 review
★★★★★
2026-02-08
Michael Thoresen
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-08
Waiter and manager made the visit very special. Thx again!
laurencia berdny
1 review
★★★★★
2026-02-08
ENDLESS TOUCH DETAIL
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-24
Taylor Holtrop
activity unknown
★★★★★
2025-10-20
joshua blaine
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-20
James Brrown
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-20
Barbara Kovacs
7 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-08
Molly Semla
3 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-08
Gary Smith
8 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-08
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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