McDonald's
Fast food restaurant · 3215 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Union City, NJ 07087, United States · United States
★ 3.8 on Google · 3,880 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 143 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
143
14% of examined
Flagged avg rating
3.9★
place average 3.8★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Jun ’22 | 4 | 0 |
| Jul ’22 | 25 | 3 |
| Aug ’22 | 33 | 3 |
| Sep ’22 | 19 | 1 |
| Oct ’22 | 27 | 6 |
| Nov ’22 | 26 | 2 |
| Dec ’22 | 21 | 1 |
| Jan ’23 | 20 | 1 |
| Feb ’23 | 12 | 2 |
| Mar ’23 | 23 | 4 |
| Apr ’23 | 20 | 0 |
| May ’23 | 27 | 5 |
| Jun ’23 | 27 | 6 |
| Jul ’23 | 24 | 3 |
| Aug ’23 | 30 | 1 |
| Sep ’23 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct ’23 | 19 | 2 |
| Nov ’23 | 19 | 1 |
| Dec ’23 | 19 | 4 |
| Jan ’24 | 22 | 2 |
| Feb ’24 | 23 | 1 |
| Mar ’24 | 15 | 4 |
| Apr ’24 | 18 | 1 |
| May ’24 | 27 | 4 |
| Jun ’24 | 17 | 5 |
| Jul ’24 | 30 | 4 |
| Aug ’24 | 21 | 1 |
| Sep ’24 | 12 | 1 |
| Oct ’24 | 10 | 2 |
| Nov ’24 | 15 | 3 |
| Dec ’24 | 20 | 2 |
| Jan ’25 | 12 | 0 |
| Feb ’25 | 9 | 2 |
| Mar ’25 | 14 | 2 |
| Apr ’25 | 18 | 2 |
| May ’25 | 24 | 3 |
| Jun ’25 | 15 | 1 |
| Jul ’25 | 28 | 7 |
| Aug ’25 | 14 | 4 |
| Sep ’25 | 12 | 3 |
| Oct ’25 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov ’25 | 18 | 6 |
| Dec ’25 | 46 | 6 |
| Jan ’26 | 18 | 5 |
| Feb ’26 | 14 | 3 |
| Mar ’26 | 21 | 8 |
| Apr ’26 | 23 | 4 |
| May ’26 | 21 | 5 |
| Jun ’26 | 28 | 6 |
| Jul ’26 | 9 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2024-03-23 vs avg 0.5/day weight 1
- low activity account 137 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 4 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Very good service & food
- Talat Yasmine ★★★★★ 2023-12-15 suspicion 58
- Domingo Diaz ★★★★★ 2026-01-18 suspicion 58
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
McDonald's is always a hit.
- Fernando Adarme ★★★★ 2022-12-12 suspicion 61
- M ★★★★ 2023-03-02 suspicion 61
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 139 remaining flagged reviews.
Enrique Mestanza
2 reviews
★★★★★
2024-03-23
Nandor Mohalek
54 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-03-23
Jose H Ramirez flores
20 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-03-23
Kim Smith
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-06-22
I ordered on app, got trapped between vehicles because the headset quit working...in the drive thru, finally got to a window 20 minutes later, they had me pull to the window and wait, still 15 more minutes. I finally went in, they gave me my 3 fries, still short a drink...had to wait..went back in t...
JustinRosas
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-06-22
waited 45mins and left. people in the front ignoring me. all i ordered was nuggets and fries …
adriana Rodriguez
2 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
2026-06-14
Everything is very slow, the self-service is useless, you have to wait almost an hour to be served.
haron nyangaresi
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-06-13
Anthony Giacoman
2 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
2026-06-08
I just ordered a Oreo McFlurry thinking it’s gonna be fast but instead I waited 30mins. When trying to get the employees attention they just ignored me. Once I finally got an employees attention, they couldn’t find my order, but I was pointing at their screen trying to show them the order. All I’m s...
amir belarbi
activity unknown
★☆☆☆☆
2026-05-19
Ji Eun
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-05-18
Horrible drive thru!!!!! No one answered for 10 mins, so I thought there was no one at the window, but they were just ignoring the drive thru customers!!!!!!!!!! Just go to the store.
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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