IHOP
Breakfast restaurant · 3196A John F. Kennedy Blvd, Union City, NJ 07087, United States · United States
★ 4.2 on Google · 4,521 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 269 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
269
27% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.8★
place average 4.2★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ’23 | 5 | 1 |
| Sep ’23 | 21 | 2 |
| Oct ’23 | 32 | 7 |
| Nov ’23 | 27 | 3 |
| Dec ’23 | 20 | 4 |
| Jan ’24 | 26 | 1 |
| Feb ’24 | 18 | 1 |
| Mar ’24 | 20 | 5 |
| Apr ’24 | 23 | 3 |
| May ’24 | 31 | 2 |
| Jun ’24 | 27 | 3 |
| Jul ’24 | 24 | 7 |
| Aug ’24 | 14 | 1 |
| Sep ’24 | 15 | 4 |
| Oct ’24 | 18 | 5 |
| Nov ’24 | 18 | 1 |
| Dec ’24 | 19 | 3 |
| Jan ’25 | 17 | 1 |
| Feb ’25 | 21 | 3 |
| Mar ’25 | 16 | 2 |
| Apr ’25 | 18 | 0 |
| May ’25 | 16 | 0 |
| Jun ’25 | 14 | 1 |
| Jul ’25 | 33 | 4 |
| Aug ’25 | 22 | 3 |
| Sep ’25 | 22 | 2 |
| Oct ’25 | 19 | 3 |
| Nov ’25 | 22 | 5 |
| Dec ’25 | 13 | 1 |
| Jan ’26 | 12 | 3 |
| Feb ’26 | 8 | 2 |
| Mar ’26 | 23 | 3 |
| Apr ’26 | 180 | 112 |
| May ’26 | 98 | 42 |
| Jun ’26 | 71 | 25 |
| Jul ’26 | 17 | 4 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
10 occurrences — worst: 19 five-star reviews on 2026-04-11 vs avg 1.9/day
weight 1
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- 4 five-star reviews on 2023-10-07 vs avg 0.7/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-07-17 vs avg 0.8/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-09-11 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-11-01 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-01-13 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-03-12 vs avg 0.4/day
- 18 five-star reviews on 2026-04-07 vs avg 0.9/day
- 13 five-star reviews on 2026-04-10 vs avg 1.4/day
- 19 five-star reviews on 2026-04-11 vs avg 1.9/day
- 13 five-star reviews on 2026-04-12 vs avg 2.5/day
- low activity account 209 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 26 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Scooby (Veronica) is the best server ever.
- Emmanuel Valle ★★★★★ 2026-05-31 suspicion 81
- Luis Him ★★★★★ 2026-06-03 suspicion 54
- Rudy Hernandez ★★★★★ 2026-06-24 suspicion 81
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent place, everything was delicious, and the service was very good.
- GAEL URIBE ★★★★★ 2024-02-13 suspicion 58
- Richard JM ★★★★★ 2026-04-19 suspicion 79
- Victor Castro ★★★★★ 2026-06-24 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
The food and service are always excellent.
- Adolfo Ruiz Ballón ★★★★★ 2025-08-27 suspicion 64
- Luis Lasso ★★★★★ 2026-01-13 suspicion 95
- barbara valenzuela ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 61
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Very friendly service and good food
- Fred ★★★★ 2025-10-12 suspicion 74
- Carlo Finazzo ★★★★ 2025-11-18 suspicion 74
- Leonarda Villa ★★★★★ 2025-12-21 suspicion 60
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Delicious, excellent service
- Teresa Cabrera ★★★★★ 2026-04-26 suspicion 100
- Claudia Valencia ★★★★★ 2026-07-06 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Crystal was an awesome waitress and the food was so great!
- Victoria Nunez ★★★★★ 2026-04-11 suspicion 95
- Juan Quintero ★★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 56
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Very kind and excellent service from Mr. 😊
- jaqueline salguero ★★★★★ 2026-04-25 suspicion 56
- Cortez Karen ★★★★★ 2026-04-26 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Our waitress Veronica was amazing!!!!
- Yasmairi Mercedes Antonio ★★★★★ 2026-04-11 suspicion 100
- Stacey Munoz ★★★★★ 2026-04-25 suspicion 59
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Our server crystal was amazing!! Very attentive and helpful
- LAURA LOPEZ ★★★★★ 2026-04-10 suspicion 100
- caylen ★★★★★ 2026-04-18 suspicion 83
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent, great atmosphere, great service and very fast, 100% recommended
- Jacqueline Martinez ★★★★★ 2023-11-04 suspicion 55
- OBED TAPIA ★★★★★ 2025-09-08 suspicion 55
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great Services and food always
- Jay Truth ★★★★★ 2023-08-27 suspicion 64
- J Martinez ★★★★★ 2025-02-14 suspicion 64
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 243 remaining flagged reviews.
Sandra Guevara
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-04-12
shenka amaro
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-12
Crystal is very kind and I liked her service… very nice
Melissa Zimmerman
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-04-12
Worry Don’t
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-12
Our server Veronica was amazing! She was so nice and super helpfu! Gave such great and delicious food advice! Will definitely come back
Mia Mateo
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-12
The waitress was very nice service is quick and the atmosphere is clean, the food is very sweet and they add so much of that sauce, I lost my appetite a bit but it made me full
INSANE_BANG_BANG
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-12
It was excellent
norman romario alcazar
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-12
The food is the best. Especially the Tres Leches pancakes.
Stephani Fonseca
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-11
Marianni Calcano
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-11
Our server janeth was super helpful and attentive and super friendly!!!
Matthew Neff
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-11
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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