Blue Note
Live music venue · 131 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012, United States · United States
★ 4.2 on Google · 5,631 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 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
3.7★
place average 4.2★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ’24 | 26 | 7 |
| Sep ’24 | 38 | 5 |
| Oct ’24 | 52 | 2 |
| Nov ’24 | 38 | 1 |
| Dec ’24 | 55 | 5 |
| Jan ’25 | 50 | 5 |
| Feb ’25 | 47 | 2 |
| Mar ’25 | 46 | 1 |
| Apr ’25 | 49 | 3 |
| May ’25 | 60 | 2 |
| Jun ’25 | 46 | 4 |
| Jul ’25 | 45 | 2 |
| Aug ’25 | 44 | 1 |
| Sep ’25 | 45 | 3 |
| Oct ’25 | 36 | 2 |
| Nov ’25 | 48 | 6 |
| Dec ’25 | 56 | 10 |
| Jan ’26 | 52 | 0 |
| Feb ’26 | 20 | 4 |
| Mar ’26 | 42 | 2 |
| Apr ’26 | 29 | 2 |
| May ’26 | 36 | 7 |
| Jun ’26 | 26 | 1 |
| Jul ’26 | 14 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2024-08-26 vs avg 0.4/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2024-08-27 vs avg 0.5/day weight 1
- low activity account 70 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 2 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food and music!
- Kevin Reed ★★★★★ 2025-05-13 suspicion 56
- Carmen Marranco ★★★★★ 2025-07-24 suspicion 56
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 76 remaining flagged reviews.
Clara Del Villar
17 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-08-27
Prajval Jhunjhunwala
4 reviews
★★★★★
2024-08-27
Andrea Riccardi
27 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-08-27
Robert Winkler
319 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-08-26
Excellent music!!
Amil Badoolah
7 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-08-26
matt
17 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-08-26
Saw Arturo Sandoval live. It was unreal. Sound was amazing
Suely VargasNobrega
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-05-14
Emmanuel Denloye-Ito
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-10
Tacos
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-05-03
This place discriminates against Asian customers. 이곳은 동양인 차별하는 곳입니다 After entering the restaurant, we were seated by a female staff member and followed her instructions to our table. The guests on both sides of us were promptly assigned servers and immediately received water, menus, a...
Nabil Andrieu
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-05-02
Disrespectful and dangerous staff. Whatever you do, do not come here, this place is no longer up to par at all.
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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