Isla & Co - Williamsburg
Restaurant · 66 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, United States · United States
★ 4.9 on Google · 2,015 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 372 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
372
37% of examined
Flagged avg rating
5★
place average 4.9★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Mar ’25 | 122 | 81 |
| Apr ’25 | 89 | 22 |
| May ’25 | 111 | 31 |
| Jun ’25 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul ’25 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug ’25 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep ’25 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct ’25 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov ’25 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec ’25 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan ’26 | 94 | 60 |
| Feb ’26 | 87 | 23 |
| Mar ’26 | 48 | 30 |
| Apr ’26 | 102 | 26 |
| May ’26 | 137 | 30 |
| Jun ’26 | 118 | 39 |
| Jul ’26 | 86 | 29 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
18 occurrences — worst: 12 five-star reviews on 2025-03-15 vs avg 1.7/day
weight 1
Show all 18
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-03-01 vs avg 0.0/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-03-02 vs avg 0.2/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-03-03 vs avg 0.4/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-03-06 vs avg 0.5/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2025-03-07 vs avg 0.7/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-03-08 vs avg 0.9/day
- 9 five-star reviews on 2025-03-09 vs avg 1.1/day
- 12 five-star reviews on 2025-03-15 vs avg 1.7/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-01-01 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-01-02 vs avg 0.2/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-01-03 vs avg 0.3/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2026-01-04 vs avg 0.5/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2026-01-11 vs avg 0.8/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2026-01-17 vs avg 1.1/day
- 10 five-star reviews on 2026-01-18 vs avg 1.4/day
- 10 five-star reviews on 2026-01-24 vs avg 2.0/day
- 12 five-star reviews on 2026-03-28 vs avg 1.3/day
- 9 five-star reviews on 2026-03-29 vs avg 1.6/day
- low activity account 277 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 17 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Good food good vibes good service
- Anker Heegaard ★★★★★ 2026-04-09 suspicion 100
- Osvald Pasho ★★★★★ 2026-05-17 suspicion 90
- Apapap •P ★★★★★ 2026-07-08 suspicion 81
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Wonderful Experience. Food, Atmosphere and Team was great. 10/10
- Olga Maslakov ★★★★★ 2025-03-08 suspicion 95
- Jess Jewell Harris ★★★★★ 2025-04-20 suspicion 70
- Mark Suslik ★★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great vibe and service and food!
- Juliana Rubio ★★★★★ 2025-03-16 suspicion 83
- shaan joshi ★★★★★ 2025-04-05 suspicion 59
- Kunal Nagpal ★★★★★ 2025-04-12 suspicion 68
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
So good! Excellent service and food
- Emily Bulmahn ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 91
- Veronica Vucovich ★★★★★ 2026-07-17 suspicion 76
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great place, Great service great food
- Veronica Faal ★★★★★ 2026-05-10 suspicion 63
- Janice Ramirez ★★★★★ 2026-05-31 suspicion 63
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great vibe, delicious food and very nice staff!
- Johanna L ★★★★★ 2026-01-11 suspicion 95
- Jonathan Peguero ★★★★★ 2026-03-28 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
amazing food! And even more amazing atmosphere Great service and food
- Victoria Carrington ★★★★★ 2025-05-27 suspicion 61
- sarah abbas ★★★★★ 2026-01-28 suspicion 61
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 355 remaining flagged reviews.
Anthony Romano
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-03-29
Abdulmalik Bukhari
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-29
jimmy bosch
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-28
christiana was excellent and made our expeyvery enjoyable
Parker Guzio
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-28
Christiana slayed divas up queen
Melissa Provenzano
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-28
Ella McGlynn
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-03-28
Sofia DiGiandomenico
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-28
Isabel Olivo
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-01-24
We had an incredible time! The food, drinks, atmosphere, and service were all top-notch. Saint was always checking in, so attentive and caring. I’ve never had a server like that before. The seafood basket and dessert were absolutely delicious!
Avinash Ramesh
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-01-18
Scooter Ferral
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-01-18
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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