Fette Sau
Barbecue restaurant · 354 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, United States · United States
★ 4.4 on Google · 2,225 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 78 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
78
8% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.7★
place average 4.4★
Reviews per quarter
| Quarter | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 ’19 | 31 | 2 |
| Q3 ’19 | 115 | 18 |
| Q4 ’19 | 77 | 4 |
| Q1 ’20 | 56 | 5 |
| Q2 ’20 | 10 | 1 |
| Q3 ’20 | 21 | 0 |
| Q4 ’20 | 24 | 4 |
| Q1 ’21 | 23 | 2 |
| Q2 ’21 | 29 | 4 |
| Q3 ’21 | 25 | 1 |
| Q4 ’21 | 23 | 2 |
| Q1 ’22 | 21 | 0 |
| Q2 ’22 | 37 | 1 |
| Q3 ’22 | 51 | 6 |
| Q4 ’22 | 45 | 2 |
| Q1 ’23 | 39 | 0 |
| Q2 ’23 | 42 | 3 |
| Q3 ’23 | 53 | 7 |
| Q4 ’23 | 42 | 6 |
| Q1 ’24 | 24 | 1 |
| Q2 ’24 | 40 | 0 |
| Q3 ’24 | 36 | 0 |
| Q4 ’24 | 28 | 2 |
| Q1 ’25 | 33 | 0 |
| Q2 ’25 | 34 | 1 |
| Q3 ’25 | 19 | 1 |
| Q4 ’25 | 22 | 5 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
6 occurrences — worst: 5 five-star reviews on 2019-08-18 vs avg 0.7/day
weight 1
Show all 6
- 5 five-star reviews on 2019-08-18 vs avg 0.7/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2020-11-01 vs avg 0.2/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2022-09-04 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2023-09-03 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2023-12-28 vs avg 0.2/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-11-09 vs avg 0.2/day
- low activity account 57 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 4 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great bbq & amazing whiskey selection!
- Josh Kim ★★★★★ 2021-04-12 suspicion 63
- Juan Rodriguez ★★★★★ 2023-11-27 suspicion 63
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
OMG....best bbq. Nice & friendly atmosphere
- Mary Bredy Currie ★★★★★ 2019-06-30 suspicion 61
- Carla November ★★★★★ 2019-07-24 suspicion 61
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 74 remaining flagged reviews.
Erin Murphy
activity unknown
★★★★★
2020-11-01
abdullah ekici
2 reviews
★★★★★
2019-08-18
Clarisse Regnault
2 reviews
★★★★★
2019-08-18
Paul M
14 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-09
didem alak aytan
22 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-09
Mattin Skrijelj
5 reviews
★★★★★
2025-11-09
Amazing food and a really good price! I would totally recommend.
Michele
96 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-12-28
Andrea
136 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-12-28
Love this place,the food is ok but great choice of beers and whiskeys.they organize a lot of events,for example trivial or stand up comedy.good vibes
Jorge H.
226 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-12-28
Never figured a bbq restaurant in New York. I could probably say is one of the best bbqs I have ever had. Highly recommended. The brisket was tender and tasteful as was everything else.
Kiva Hilgenberg
19 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-09-03
Quick, convenient and tasty food! They just plop meat down on a tray for you, you can sauce it yourself, put it on buns or not yourself, paper towel holders are at each picnic table, there's good outdoor seating, everything I would want at a place to eat!!
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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