Bill's Bar & Burger
Hamburger restaurant · 16 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, United States · United States
★ 4.3 on Google · 7,374 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 118 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
118
12% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.7★
place average 4.3★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Dec ’24 | 49 | 11 |
| Jan ’25 | 75 | 6 |
| Feb ’25 | 38 | 5 |
| Mar ’25 | 67 | 6 |
| Apr ’25 | 80 | 7 |
| May ’25 | 61 | 6 |
| Jun ’25 | 77 | 23 |
| Jul ’25 | 53 | 3 |
| Aug ’25 | 69 | 7 |
| Sep ’25 | 45 | 1 |
| Oct ’25 | 25 | 1 |
| Nov ’25 | 41 | 1 |
| Dec ’25 | 114 | 19 |
| Jan ’26 | 60 | 2 |
| Feb ’26 | 47 | 6 |
| Mar ’26 | 22 | 3 |
| Apr ’26 | 34 | 5 |
| May ’26 | 13 | 2 |
| Jun ’26 | 21 | 4 |
| Jul ’26 | 9 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
5 occurrences — worst: 10 five-star reviews on 2025-06-10 vs avg 1.8/day
weight 1
Show all 5
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-12-24 vs avg 0.1/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-12-25 vs avg 0.2/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-12-26 vs avg 0.4/day
- 10 five-star reviews on 2025-06-10 vs avg 1.8/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-06-28 vs avg 0.4/day
- low activity account 84 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 22 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 6 reviews, near-identical wording
Food was great and service not bad, but
- Chad Goss ★★★★★ 2024-12-30 suspicion 65
- Celeste Van Deinse ★★★★ 2025-04-05 suspicion 55
- Dakota Javins ★★★★ 2025-05-18 suspicion 75
- Darren Wiggins ★★★★★ 2025-07-14 suspicion 75
- Abraham Rodriguez ★★★★★ 2025-08-12 suspicion 55
- Cristina Gonzalez ★★★★★ 2025-12-03 suspicion 57
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Very good burgers and shakes.
- Ahmad Pourmohammadi ★★★★★ 2025-05-04 suspicion 75
- André Lundqvist ★★★★ 2025-05-16 suspicion 61
- Martina Grafenauer ★★★★★ 2026-06-28 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great atmosphere! Food was great !
- Mustafa Ongun Celiker ★★★★★ 2025-05-14 suspicion 77
- Paco Muñoz Acedo ★★★★★ 2025-12-27 suspicion 77
- Alana Mays ★★★★★ 2026-01-15 suspicion 55
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Burgers and fries were great.
- roland collins ★★★★★ 2025-01-04 suspicion 75
- Chris Elder ★★★★★ 2026-06-23 suspicion 75
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Very good hamburgers. Excellent service from Nelkim.
- Carmen Graciela Martinez Arnaud ★★★★★ 2026-02-14 suspicion 98
- Matias Cuesta ★★★★★ 2026-02-17 suspicion 83
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food, great service and great experience!!
- Cipriana Torres ★★★★★ 2025-06-10 suspicion 100
- Lora Kathan ★★★★★ 2025-12-27 suspicion 64
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Dinner Review - June 15 Thank you so much, Baye, for your help! The food was delicious, and the service was quick. We had a group of 40 with preset menu choices, and the dishes were served hot and fresh. The pretzel was fantastic! For dessert, we enjoyed mini shakes with brownie bites. The shakes...
- Dawn Carver ★★★★★ 2025-06-03 suspicion 59
- Abdelnasser Dwidar ★★★★★ 2025-06-19 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The best burger in all of NYC!
- ΕΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΡΑΜΠΕΗ ★★★★★ 2025-01-20 suspicion 56
- Isra ★★★★★ 2025-03-11 suspicion 56
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 96 remaining flagged reviews.
Fighting Rabbit
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-06-10
The food was here quickly even though it was busy, and we were frequently checked in on to make sure we were properly cared to. Our server, Julian, was very attentive and efficient with our orders and overall heightened my dining experience. Amazing!!
Jay
1 review
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Food was great and Julian was a great waiter as well.
rowan :3 dymale
1 review
★★★★★
2025-06-10
The service is excellent! I also highly recommend their milkshakes :)
Matthew Castillo
activity unknown
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Bloop Asaurus rex
1 review
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Amazing service and delicious food! Would recommend for groups or anyone who wants to have a fulfilling evening !
Lou Luera
161 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-06-28
Overall good experience the burgers are amazing and shakes other worldly. The wings are huge and if you get boneless they are tenders not nuggets so yeah heads up on that.
Elizabeth Campbell
40 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-06-28
Donaldo R
4 reviews
★★★★★
2025-06-10
The burgers and cocktails were amazing. The Ranch Hand was a great suggestion made by Julian who was one of the best servers ever. Would return again! Amazing service!
Cami
4 reviews
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Great servers, very freindly staff food was incredible highly recommend coming here if your ever visiting new york‼️
Maria
68 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-10
We booked online hours in advance. We arrived and were seated without waiting. It's a typical American restaurant, with huge hamburgers and delicious milkshakes. Everything was great, the hamburgers, the fries… and we were lucky that our waitress was very attentive.
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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