Shake Shack Downtown Brooklyn
Hamburger restaurant · 409 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States · United States
★ 4.3 on Google · 5,290 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 100 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
100
10% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.4★
place average 4.3★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ’23 | 9 | 1 |
| Mar ’23 | 41 | 1 |
| Apr ’23 | 44 | 4 |
| May ’23 | 45 | 6 |
| Jun ’23 | 29 | 2 |
| Jul ’23 | 48 | 0 |
| Aug ’23 | 41 | 3 |
| Sep ’23 | 37 | 4 |
| Oct ’23 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov ’23 | 23 | 2 |
| Dec ’23 | 33 | 5 |
| Jan ’24 | 28 | 8 |
| Feb ’24 | 32 | 8 |
| Mar ’24 | 27 | 4 |
| Apr ’24 | 38 | 3 |
| May ’24 | 29 | 4 |
| Jun ’24 | 22 | 0 |
| Jul ’24 | 29 | 6 |
| Aug ’24 | 24 | 2 |
| Sep ’24 | 15 | 2 |
| Oct ’24 | 32 | 2 |
| Nov ’24 | 31 | 2 |
| Dec ’24 | 13 | 0 |
| Jan ’25 | 14 | 1 |
| Feb ’25 | 12 | 1 |
| Mar ’25 | 21 | 1 |
| Apr ’25 | 16 | 0 |
| May ’25 | 20 | 1 |
| Jun ’25 | 15 | 1 |
| Jul ’25 | 22 | 3 |
| Aug ’25 | 17 | 1 |
| Sep ’25 | 17 | 4 |
| Oct ’25 | 21 | 8 |
| Nov ’25 | 15 | 0 |
| Dec ’25 | 18 | 1 |
| Jan ’26 | 15 | 2 |
| Feb ’26 | 10 | 0 |
| Mar ’26 | 12 | 2 |
| Apr ’26 | 17 | 3 |
| May ’26 | 21 | 1 |
| Jun ’26 | 11 | 0 |
| Jul ’26 | 6 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2025-10-07 vs avg 0.6/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2025-10-16 vs avg 0.6/day weight 1
- low activity account 93 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 2 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food, always fresh, excellent service.
- L Dornick ★★★★★ 2023-08-28 suspicion 54
- Josue Enzo ★★★★★ 2025-10-16 suspicion 95
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 98 remaining flagged reviews.
Leonard Young
44 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-16
David Blackwell
22 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-16
Great burgers and customer service ill definitely be back when I'm in Brooklyn!
Mickster
92 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-07
I went in to buy their chicken bites and it was perfectly fried. It wasn't dry and overcooked. The breading was crunchy. I'd go back to try their burgers.
Ed Pez
26 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-07
Madeline Javier
6 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-10-07
Haley Lee
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-07-06
This was truly an **awful** experience. Honestly, even one star feels too generous. We came here after watching the fireworks, so we fully expected it to be busy. We knew there would probably be a wait, and we were completely fine with that. However, what we experienced wasn't simply the result of...
Eukischa Swan
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-04-21
æth
1 review
★★★★★
2025-09-08
jessica lange
1 review
★★★★★
2025-09-04
What a lovely experience. Will be going back! Ashanna, the host who attended me was very friendly and patient with me in helping me make the perfect selection for me. I tired the strawberry lemonade w/ boba and a shack burger. It was delicious!! Dreaming of one right now 😋
Avtandit Areshidze
activity unknown
★☆☆☆☆
2025-08-31
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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