Café Habana
Cuban restaurant · 17 Prince St, New York, NY 10012, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 5,061 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 330 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
330
33% of examined
Flagged avg rating
5★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ’25 | 28 | 26 |
| Sep ’25 | 105 | 36 |
| Oct ’25 | 86 | 21 |
| Nov ’25 | 98 | 30 |
| Dec ’25 | 66 | 18 |
| Jan ’26 | 64 | 21 |
| Feb ’26 | 58 | 21 |
| Mar ’26 | 89 | 32 |
| Apr ’26 | 115 | 34 |
| May ’26 | 127 | 41 |
| Jun ’26 | 120 | 35 |
| Jul ’26 | 44 | 15 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
7 occurrences — worst: 9 five-star reviews on 2026-03-14 vs avg 1.8/day
weight 1
Show all 7
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-08-27 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-08-28 vs avg 0.2/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-08-29 vs avg 0.3/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2025-08-30 vs avg 0.4/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2025-08-31 vs avg 0.7/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-09-01 vs avg 0.9/day
- 9 five-star reviews on 2026-03-14 vs avg 1.8/day
- low activity account 300 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 4 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great place! Good food good drinks
- Mihael Mamychshvili ★★★★★ 2026-04-16 suspicion 54
- Princess Carter ★★★★★ 2026-07-03 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
This place never disappoints 💓
- Nikki Portman ★★★★★ 2026-05-19 suspicion 56
- Carrie McClinton ★★★★★ 2026-06-11 suspicion 56
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 326 remaining flagged reviews.
Jillianne D'Auria
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-14
Dorje Dolma
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-14
Damany Fisher
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-14
Christopher Harris
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-14
Keely Moll
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-08-31
Kristen Moore
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-08-31
Love this place
Clara McGregor
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-08-31
Nicole Shin
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-08-30
Luana Casimiro
activity unknown
★★★★★
2025-08-30
Oscar Cayetano
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-08-29
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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