Xiang Hotpot-Brooklyn
Hot pot restaurant · 5816 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11219, United States · United States
★ 4.8 on Google · 4,650 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
Likely ManipulatedCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 538 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
538
54% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.8★
place average 4.8★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Jun ’24 | 14 | 11 |
| Jul ’24 | 66 | 40 |
| Aug ’24 | 81 | 37 |
| Sep ’24 | 44 | 13 |
| Oct ’24 | 17 | 5 |
| Nov ’24 | 25 | 8 |
| Dec ’24 | 10 | 1 |
| Jan ’25 | 20 | 6 |
| Feb ’25 | 10 | 1 |
| Mar ’25 | 22 | 1 |
| Apr ’25 | 18 | 3 |
| May ’25 | 9 | 1 |
| Jun ’25 | 4 | 1 |
| Jul ’25 | 14 | 1 |
| Aug ’25 | 49 | 40 |
| Sep ’25 | 202 | 159 |
| Oct ’25 | 25 | 7 |
| Nov ’25 | 171 | 127 |
| Dec ’25 | 65 | 43 |
| Jan ’26 | 27 | 4 |
| Feb ’26 | 21 | 4 |
| Mar ’26 | 18 | 3 |
| Apr ’26 | 27 | 16 |
| May ’26 | 18 | 1 |
| Jun ’26 | 20 | 3 |
| Jul ’26 | 3 | 2 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
20 occurrences — worst: 49 five-star reviews on 2025-09-06 vs avg 4.0/day
weight 1
Show all 20
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-06-24 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-06-27 vs avg 0.2/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-06-30 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-07-04 vs avg 0.6/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2024-07-13 vs avg 1.2/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-11-09 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-11-10 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-08-25 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-08-28 vs avg 0.6/day
- 29 five-star reviews on 2025-08-29 vs avg 0.7/day
- 35 five-star reviews on 2025-09-03 vs avg 1.5/day
- 31 five-star reviews on 2025-09-05 vs avg 3.0/day
- 49 five-star reviews on 2025-09-06 vs avg 4.0/day
- 16 five-star reviews on 2025-11-05 vs avg 0.8/day
- 23 five-star reviews on 2025-11-06 vs avg 1.3/day
- 34 five-star reviews on 2025-11-10 vs avg 2.2/day
- 26 five-star reviews on 2025-11-14 vs avg 4.3/day
- 33 five-star reviews on 2025-12-23 vs avg 1.0/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-04-04 vs avg 0.6/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-04-05 vs avg 0.8/day
- low activity account 338 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 65 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording
The place best for hotpot in Brooklyn! The best best service!
- Mia Bella Somniator ★★★★★ 2025-05-25 suspicion 71
- Asaf ★★★★★ 2025-10-27 suspicion 62
- Ziyin Moarino ★★★★★ 2025-11-05 suspicion 95
- Christy ★★★★★ 2025-11-10 suspicion 95
- Alan Zheng ★★★★★ 2025-11-11 suspicion 72
Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording
The receptionist was very helpful and the food was delicious. I'll definitely come again.
- Kevin ★★★★★ 2024-07-05 suspicion 72
- H ao Xu ★★★★★ 2025-08-28 suspicion 100
- Letong Wu ★★★★★ 2025-08-29 suspicion 95
- Meiyun Yang ★★★★★ 2025-11-27 suspicion 70
Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording
Amazing!! Food, service, and the music are all amazing.
- Wanli Lin ★★★★★ 2024-07-15 suspicion 79
- Kiki ★★★★★ 2024-09-29 suspicion 60
- Cheyenne Ma ★★★★★ 2025-09-03 suspicion 95
- Ridha ★★★★★ 2025-11-14 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording
The food was great and the service was amazing.
- Andrew C ★★★★★ 2024-08-26 suspicion 59
- B Sands ★★★★★ 2025-08-29 suspicion 95
- mary Lin ★★★★★ 2025-09-11 suspicion 84
- shihao chen ★★★★★ 2025-11-14 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I'll definitely come back often.
- Chloe Zhang ★★★★★ 2024-10-30 suspicion 66
- Yijie Wu ★★★★★ 2025-11-14 suspicion 95
- charlotte li ★★★★★ 2025-12-23 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Food is fresh and service is also very nice!!
- Vial Vial ★★★★★ 2024-08-18 suspicion 87
- Jenny Yang ★★★★★ 2025-09-11 suspicion 72
- Krystal Lu ★★★★★ 2025-11-14 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Their food is very good and the atmosphere is great
- Mary Jane ★★★★★ 2024-06-30 suspicion 95
- Victoria Gilgan ★★★★★ 2025-09-05 suspicion 95
- Abby Lin ★★★★★ 2025-09-18 suspicion 57
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Very good, tastes great
- Yanfei Li ★★★★★ 2024-07-13 suspicion 100
- Wen Yi ★★★★★ 2024-08-27 suspicion 61
- 刘中原 ★★★★★ 2025-09-03 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Good food, good service, good price.
- Ziyang Jin ★★★★ 2024-08-03 suspicion 63
- Ha Le ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 63
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Really good food here and really good service
- Leonardo Cheng Huang ★★★★★ 2025-09-06 suspicion 95
- William Lu ★★★★★ 2026-02-13 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
good service, good food and good environment.
- ailin ★★★★★ 2025-09-05 suspicion 100
- peitao huang ★★★★★ 2025-12-23 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The environment is great! The food is very fresh! ☺️👍
- lin jimmy ★★★★★ 2025-09-03 suspicion 95
- Zihan Gao ★★★★★ 2025-11-15 suspicion 68
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Highly recommended! It's incredibly delicious! 😋
- xyang xxx ★★★★★ 2024-07-25 suspicion 78
- lin jian ★★★★★ 2025-11-11 suspicion 63
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
One of the best hotpot at NYC
- Jean Casanova ★★★★★ 2024-09-14 suspicion 57
- Jimmy xie ★★★★★ 2025-11-11 suspicion 57
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The food was delicious and the atmosphere was great.
- Joanna Chen ★★★★★ 2024-09-21 suspicion 62
- Gao Lillian ★★★★★ 2025-11-10 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
This hot pot restaurant is highly recommended! The environment is clean and tidy, with a great atmosphere, perfect for dining with friends. The ingredients are very fresh, the portions are generous, the meat is tender, the vegetables are clean, and the seafood is especially fresh. The broth is authe...
- Wendy Zhang ★★★★★ 2025-09-06 suspicion 100
- jinhong jin ★★★★★ 2025-09-06 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Delicious and love to eat
- Wanyun Dong ★★★★★ 2025-09-05 suspicion 100
- x ★★★★★ 2025-09-06 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The ingredients were fresh and the taste was authentic! Fantastic!
- peter zhen ★★★★★ 2024-09-13 suspicion 69
- Irene Gros ★★★★★ 2025-09-03 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The service was excellent!
- Linda Zhao ★★★★★ 2024-07-15 suspicion 90
- Liangrong Yang ★★★★★ 2025-09-03 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
It was delicious, and the service was great.
- Yisha Li ★★★★★ 2024-07-08 suspicion 79
- Zheng Mei qiu ★★★★★ 2025-09-03 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Delicious and inexpensive. Fragrant.
- 陈忠耀 ★★★★★ 2025-08-29 suspicion 95
- 邱余 ★★★★★ 2025-08-29 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The atmosphere was excellent.
- 姜jiang ★★★★★ 2024-07-13 suspicion 95
- Wilson Tan ★★★★★ 2025-08-22 suspicion 70
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Awesome hotpot place, they have good cuts of meats, veggie options, and the desserts are amazing, overall a great dinner spot!
- Andrew R ★★★★★ 2024-08-16 suspicion 66
- Kobe Chen ★★★★★ 2024-08-16 suspicion 81
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Come and eat! It's delicious! I love it! I'll eat it again!
- Elaine Shi ★★★★★ 2024-07-10 suspicion 54
- Eric Lu ★★★★★ 2024-08-12 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
I love this place！This hot pot taste so good🥰I love here
- Liwei Hua ★★★★★ 2024-08-02 suspicion 71
- Liqing Lin ★★★★★ 2024-08-02 suspicion 86
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great place and great foods
- Nighty ★★★★★ 2024-07-19 suspicion 78
- Isabella Zhou ★★★★★ 2024-07-19 suspicion 78
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 473 remaining flagged reviews.
Ian C.
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-04-05
Liang Dong
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-04-04
Amazing place to go to at a Saturday night. The food here is pretty fresh and service is great!
林宝
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-04
Food are very good and service are fabulous. Will definitely be back
Katy Chen
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-04-04
Zhaobo vinegar hot pot is so delicious! It's so addictive, I eat it several times a week. I love it and I want to eat more!
sarah elmasry
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-12-23
I loved the food here!
Itai Gal
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-12-23
Great food!!
Jessica Huynh
1 review
★★★★★
2025-12-23
Very good food and the experience was phenomenal. Everyone was so friendly and helpful.
daniela m
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-12-23
so good !
mark lopez
activity unknown
★★★★★
2025-12-23
Papuna Mamasakhlisi
activity unknown
★★★★★
2025-12-23
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