Carnegie Diner & Cafe

Name: Carnegie Diner & Cafe
Rating: 4.5

Diner · 828 8th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States · United States

★ 4.5 on Google · 3,741 reviews · View on Google Maps

19 / 100

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Jul 19, 2026 · 116 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

999

Flagged

116

12% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.9★

place average 4.5★

Reviews per month

Aug ’25

Oct ’25

Dec ’25

Feb ’26

Apr ’26

Jun ’26

Reviews per month, total and flagged
Month	Reviews	Flagged
Aug ’25	44	26
Sep ’25	121	14
Oct ’25	116	11
Nov ’25	88	9
Dec ’25	98	6
Jan ’26	81	6
Feb ’26	92	8
Mar ’26	91	11
Apr ’26	88	8
May ’26	74	6
Jun ’26	66	4
Jul ’26	40	7

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst
5 occurrences — worst: 6 five-star reviews on 2025-08-25 vs avg 0.3/day
Show all 5
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-08-23 vs avg 0.0/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-08-24 vs avg 0.1/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-08-25 vs avg 0.3/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-08-26 vs avg 0.6/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-08-28 vs avg 0.9/day
weight 1
low activity account 87 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 6 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Amazing experience. Fast service. Delicious food. Tasty drinks. Friendly staff! Highly recommend.

Ahmed Hassan ★★★★★ 2025-09-26 suspicion 58
Philip Chao ★★★★★ 2026-05-24 suspicion 58

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Amazing experience. Great food, excellent staff and nice prices and place.

Fernando Figueiredo ★★★★★ 2025-10-16 suspicion 55
Carmine Volpicelli ★★★★★ 2026-01-30 suspicion 79

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Awesome service, delicious food , great price

Jelena M ★★★★★ 2025-11-21 suspicion 59
Alex livson ★★★★★ 2026-01-11 suspicion 59

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 110 remaining flagged reviews.

William Atticus

1 review

★★★★★

2025-08-23

Food was great, we were in a hurry to leave and they gave us our food faster than normal, 100% would recommend, come here if your hungry, they also gave me a free cupcake

Salvador Garcia Lopez

42 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-08-28

Anna

186 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-08-28

We visited this place on our trip to New York, and it's truly a fantastic option for both breakfast and lunch. The staff is incredibly friendly, the food is delicious, and they have a varied menu with plenty of choices. It's a great alternative in NYC because everything we tried was amazing. We defi...

HAYNES MN

44 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-08-28

Light fare 2day, B4 a 1pm curtain at the Theatre

Kyle Denny

32 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-08-28

Luciana Biscardi

9 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-08-28

Camille Dickinson

54 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-08-26

MYRIAM MISSEMER

9 reviews

★★★★★

2025-08-26

Excellent burgers served with salad and fries.

carlos garcia rueda

12 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-08-26

A pleasant place to visit right in the city center where you can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A wide variety of typical American dishes, as well as healthy options. The coffee and pastries are very good, and the service is attentive and friendly, especially our waiter, Mr. Alex, who took excel...

Antonios Alevizakis

37 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-08-26

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