Carnegie Diner & Cafe

Name: Carnegie Diner & Cafe
Rating: 4.5

Diner · 700 Plaza Dr, Secaucus, NJ 07094, United States · United States

★ 4.5 on Google · 2,866 reviews · View on Google Maps

60 / 100

Manipulation score

Suspicious

Completed Jul 19, 2026 · 342 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

342

34% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.9★

place average 4.5★

Reviews per month

Oct ’25

Dec ’25

Feb ’26

Apr ’26

Jun ’26

Reviews per month, total and flagged
Month	Reviews	Flagged
Oct ’25	21	1
Nov ’25	58	20
Dec ’25	100	27
Jan ’26	144	53
Feb ’26	170	65
Mar ’26	166	62
Apr ’26	92	29
May ’26	98	31
Jun ’26	66	13
Jul ’26	85	41

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst
6 occurrences — worst: 18 five-star reviews on 2026-01-24 vs avg 3.6/day
Show all 6
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-11-09 vs avg 1.1/day
- 9 five-star reviews on 2025-11-30 vs avg 1.7/day
- 18 five-star reviews on 2026-01-24 vs avg 3.6/day
- 16 five-star reviews on 2026-05-10 vs avg 2.6/day
- 18 five-star reviews on 2026-07-17 vs avg 2.6/day
- 18 five-star reviews on 2026-07-18 vs avg 3.2/day
weight 1
low activity account 231 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 78 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 15 reviews, near-identical wording

Nathan was a great server and Carnegie provided excellent food and ambiance.

Esme Tv ★★★★★ 2026-01-22 suspicion 55
San Tropez ★★★★★ 2026-01-23 suspicion 79
Sai Surya ★★★★★ 2026-01-25 suspicion 79
Pavan Chandana ★★★★ 2026-01-25 suspicion 67
Mavie Ebrahim ★★★★★ 2026-02-02 suspicion 89
sue vaiana ★★★★★ 2026-02-22 suspicion 61
Maggie Q ★★★★★ 2026-02-28 suspicion 64
Mike Ippi ★★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 91
pradeep uderani ★★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 60
Glenn Nava ★★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 61
David Benkarski ★★★★★ 2026-03-18 suspicion 62
Msin U ★★★★★ 2026-03-26 suspicion 57
Suzanna Litvinko ★★★★★ 2026-04-04 suspicion 73
nydimka23 ★★★★★ 2026-04-04 suspicion 76
Kimberly Covington ★★★★★ 2026-05-17 suspicion 57

Exhibit — 10 reviews, near-identical wording

Nathan was a great server. Very appreciated.

jowan oliver ★★★★★ 2026-01-10 suspicion 57
Liam Houston ★★★★★ 2026-01-19 suspicion 100
Chelsea Ramos ★★★★★ 2026-02-27 suspicion 72
Michelle Reardon ★★★★★ 2026-03-08 suspicion 100
Diana Urgiles (Diana) ★★★★★ 2026-03-14 suspicion 69
shanelle ministro ★★★★★ 2026-03-15 suspicion 87
Abigail Melendez ★★★★★ 2026-03-16 suspicion 56
Juan Bravo ★★★★★ 2026-04-04 suspicion 57
Douglas Chavez ★★★★★ 2026-05-28 suspicion 63
Jill Costa ★★★★★ 2026-06-21 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording

Great food and great service. Nathan is the best!

Craig Goodstadt ★★★★★ 2026-01-25 suspicion 70
Jesus Fernandez ★★★★★ 2026-02-21 suspicion 79
Swadeep Babu ★★★★★ 2026-02-21 suspicion 71
Alicia Meza ★★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 57
Jacqueline Zamora ★★★★★ 2026-04-04 suspicion 71

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Nathan is the best server they’re is

Kiing Drewski ★★★★★ 2026-03-02 suspicion 76
Jessica Skye ★★★★★ 2026-03-16 suspicion 77
Joseph Kodetsky ★★★★★ 2026-03-26 suspicion 92
Marco Lopez ★★★★★ 2026-05-10 suspicion 95

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Great server! Nathan was an amazing server!

Eddie Rodriguez ★★★★★ 2026-01-24 suspicion 95
Sarai Colon ★★★★★ 2026-02-18 suspicion 68
Adriana ★★★★★ 2026-02-25 suspicion 89
Iris Dawson ★★★★★ 2026-03-09 suspicion 89

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Nathan was a good server he was cool

Jason Rolon ★★★★★ 2026-02-28 suspicion 86
Lady L ★★★★★ 2026-03-02 suspicion 68
Dianne Feliciano ★★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 86

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

The food and service was amazing here! Nathan is the best!

Maria ★★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 79
Hena Vetere ★★★★★ 2026-03-09 suspicion 59
Steven Valentin ★★★★★ 2026-03-28 suspicion 61

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Fus spot, great customer service.

gerald ward ★★★★★ 2025-11-09 suspicion 95
Cindy Dagrin ★★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 69
Robert Sangster ★★★★★ 2026-03-27 suspicion 69

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Mia was amazing!!!!!! great service

Valerie Pagan ★★★★★ 2026-02-01 suspicion 63
Chris Gustavo ★★★★ 2026-02-08 suspicion 56
Leonor Hernandez ★★★★★ 2026-03-08 suspicion 63

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Amaya was an amazing server and the food was delicious!

pamela sepulveda ★★★★★ 2025-12-02 suspicion 67
Sarah Cummings ★★★★★ 2025-12-27 suspicion 67
TheSilencer935 ★★★★★ 2026-03-08 suspicion 79

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Food and Service was great! Amaya was very attentive, appreciate the service!

Mikayla Vovk ★★★★★ 2025-10-25 suspicion 64
William Argueta ★★★★★ 2026-02-08 suspicion 79
Howie_doing ★★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 64