Carmine's - Time Square
Italian restaurant · 200 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036, United States · United States
★ 4.5 on Google · 19,224 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 130 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
130
13% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.8★
place average 4.5★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Nov ’25 | 35 | 20 |
| Dec ’25 | 78 | 7 |
| Jan ’26 | 59 | 14 |
| Feb ’26 | 115 | 11 |
| Mar ’26 | 130 | 11 |
| Apr ’26 | 159 | 27 |
| May ’26 | 181 | 14 |
| Jun ’26 | 161 | 17 |
| Jul ’26 | 82 | 9 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
5 occurrences — worst: 11 five-star reviews on 2026-01-25 vs avg 2.1/day
weight 1
Show all 5
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-11-23 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-11-24 vs avg 0.3/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-11-27 vs avg 0.6/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2025-11-30 vs avg 0.9/day
- 11 five-star reviews on 2026-01-25 vs avg 2.1/day
- low activity account 89 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 15 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 6 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent service and delicious food served family style
- Ms. Allyn Lopez ★★★★★ 2026-01-02 suspicion 64
- Ricardo Castro ★★★★★ 2026-02-02 suspicion 63
- Louis Singe ★★★★★ 2026-04-03 suspicion 66
- Delta Girl ★★★★★ 2026-04-13 suspicion 66
- Marlene Ruiz Lopez ★★★★★ 2026-04-23 suspicion 66
- Pat Mccormick ★★★★★ 2026-06-27 suspicion 66
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food and service!
- Arnold Cogswell ★★★★★ 2026-04-01 suspicion 90
- Shalin Patel ★★★★★ 2026-04-12 suspicion 90
- Jorge Mojena ★★★★★ 2026-05-26 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food and huge portions!!
- Mister Barak ★★★★★ 2026-05-09 suspicion 90
- Troy Nichols ★★★★★ 2026-05-09 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Experience and theatrics was amazing. Food was delicious but the service could have been better, instead of scrambling to get food to every section at once they should have went table by table to make sure everyone had everything they needed first.They give a great amount of food but not enough tim...
- Cristina Vasquez ★★★★ 2026-03-02 suspicion 65
- Carmen Sierra ★★★★★ 2026-04-20 suspicion 65
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Carmine's in NYC is an absolute must for a birthday dinner! The atmosphere is buzzing and so much fun, perfect for celebrating. And the food? Huge portions of classic Italian comfort food that everyone will love. You definitely won't leave hungry, and it makes for a really memorable birthday experie...
- Keith Mills ★★★★★ 2026-01-25 suspicion 100
- Erick Lala ★★★★★ 2026-02-21 suspicion 90
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 115 remaining flagged reviews.
Carol Carelli
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-01-25
Ken Shiloff
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-01-25
Went here for a Murder Mystery Dinner. It was so much fun. The Entertainers were great and the food and atmosphere was fun
Hex
1 review
★★★★★
2025-11-24
Overall good, was pretty chill for Italian, not as good as homemade.
AnaMaria Taylor
39 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-01-25
Livian Rovida
64 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-01-25
Great food and huge portions. Go very hungry or with a group. One dish easily serves two hungry people!
Nicole María Guzmán Terrero
10 reviews
★★★★★
2026-01-25
shanea williams
73 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-01-25
Sat at the bar for food and drinks. Angel the bartender was amazing! Pleasant, attentive and good at what he did from drink making to serving.
Theresa Caras
57 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-01-25
Dinner was amazing! Very large portions served. 4 people we ordered 1 appetizer and 2 entrees among 4 people. And we had food left over. Prices were very reasonable as well. Server was very friendly and attentative.
Jacob Auge
75 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-01-25
I came here from Iowa for my 30th birthday! My mother and I had the absolute please of having Adrian as our server. His smile was infectious and he was always up beat and fun. He was very genuine and respectful and was attentive as well. The only thing he could have done better is not had them sing...
Vicki Tierney
3 reviews
★★★★★
2026-01-25
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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