Citizen of Chelsea

Name: Citizen of Chelsea
Rating: 4.7

Restaurant · 401 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001, United States · United States

★ 4.7 on Google · 5,119 reviews · View on Google Maps

71 / 100

Manipulation score

Likely Manipulated

Completed Jul 15, 2026 · 443 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

443

44% of examined

Flagged avg rating

5★

place average 4.7★

Reviews per month

Jan ’26

Mar ’26

May ’26

Jul ’26

Reviews per month, total and flagged
Month	Reviews	Flagged
Jan ’26	96	49
Feb ’26	121	47
Mar ’26	63	11
Apr ’26	59	11
May ’26	292	158
Jun ’26	223	99
Jul ’26	146	68

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst
9 occurrences — worst: 28 five-star reviews on 2026-05-16 vs avg 4.6/day
Show all 9
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-01-06 vs avg 0.0/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-01-08 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-01-09 vs avg 0.5/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-01-10 vs avg 0.6/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2026-01-11 vs avg 0.8/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2026-01-14 vs avg 1.3/day
- 10 five-star reviews on 2026-05-02 vs avg 2.0/day
- 19 five-star reviews on 2026-05-13 vs avg 3.1/day
- 28 five-star reviews on 2026-05-16 vs avg 4.6/day
weight 1
low activity account 306 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 121 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 13 reviews, near-identical wording

Juliana was amazing! 10/10 no notes!

Coco Hull ★★★★★ 2026-05-15 suspicion 90
Adrian Mercado ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 79
Trevor Frank ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 58
Anthony Picon ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 59
Roxaen Salguero ★★★★★ 2026-05-29 suspicion 62
Pierpaolo Martiradonna ★★★★★ 2026-06-04 suspicion 82
Allen Cashion ★★★★★ 2026-06-05 suspicion 90
damaris garcia ★★★★★ 2026-06-05 suspicion 77
Elizabeth Underhill ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 90
Kelly Odonnell ★★★★★ 2026-06-11 suspicion 90
Gwendolyn Taylor ★★★★★ 2026-06-16 suspicion 90
Emily Weiland ★★★★★ 2026-07-08 suspicion 90
Tina Adwar ★★★★★ 2026-07-09 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 11 reviews, near-identical wording

Great food and excellent service from Juliana. Highly recommended

Lauren Armstrong ★★★★ 2026-05-09 suspicion 64
Isaac Burns ★★★★★ 2026-05-14 suspicion 79
Andre Rances ★★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 95
Cate Asp ★★★★★ 2026-05-22 suspicion 81
Avery Schofield ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 83
Lexy Dennis ★★★★★ 2026-05-28 suspicion 56
Mateo Thompson ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 81
Kimberly ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 83
Matthew Provenzano ★★★★★ 2026-06-25 suspicion 79
Michael Casa ★★★★★ 2026-07-02 suspicion 55
Elmago ★★★★★ 2026-07-02 suspicion 95

Exhibit — 8 reviews, near-identical wording

Good was great. Juliana the server was great.

Zachary Thompson ★★★★★ 2026-05-08 suspicion 68
Hazel Shibu ★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 90
Sophia Williamson ★★★★★ 2026-05-22 suspicion 71
Sydney Smith ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 87
Jordi Silva ★★★★★ 2026-06-05 suspicion 90
Jody Gillman ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 77
Emma Swisher ★★★★★ 2026-06-21 suspicion 100
Miguel Lopez ★★★★★ 2026-07-11 suspicion 84

Exhibit — 7 reviews, near-identical wording

Juliana is the greatest!

Caroline Hess ★★★★★ 2026-05-08 suspicion 100
Maddy Sullivan ★★★★★ 2026-05-09 suspicion 77
Lana Davidoff ★★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 100
何明修 ★★★★★ 2026-05-29 suspicion 68
Will Youden ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 57
Cole Penna ★★★★★ 2026-06-18 suspicion 90
Joaquin Garcia ★★★★★ 2026-06-25 suspicion 100

Exhibit — 6 reviews, near-identical wording

Great spot with fast service from Juliana

Paula Pieper ★★★★★ 2026-05-21 suspicion 61
Joseph Thomas ★★★★★ 2026-05-21 suspicion 79
Luca Lupo ★★★★★ 2026-06-02 suspicion 90
Pelin Mertan ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 90
Vanessa C ★★★★★ 2026-07-03 suspicion 90
Harmony Hill ★★★ 2026-07-04 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 6 reviews, near-identical wording

Lovely good. Juliana was great

Taelor Davis ★★★★★ 2026-05-09 suspicion 90
Njoki Mwangi ★★★★★ 2026-06-05 suspicion 90
Roman Penna ★★★★★ 2026-06-18 suspicion 77
Amy Brinster ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 70
Alice Jones ★★★★★ 2026-06-24 suspicion 79
Jeewoon Lee ★★★★★ 2026-07-03 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording

Juliana was so sweet and amazing and my food was great!

Catherine Cruz ★★★★★ 2026-06-10 suspicion 64
Mara L ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 59
Noel Loveless ★★★★★ 2026-06-24 suspicion 79
Samaya Baggs ★★★★★ 2026-06-24 suspicion 62
RACHIT RAHUL MESHRAM ★★★★★ 2026-07-11 suspicion 79

Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording

Juliana was wonderful!!

Louis Souyave ★★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 100
Rachael Williams ★★★★★ 2026-05-21 suspicion 100
Whitney Reader ★★★★★ 2026-06-18 suspicion 100
Ellen Prince ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 100
Laura Ng ★★★★★ 2026-07-03 suspicion 68

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Juliana was my server and she was amazing. The food was wonderful.

Jennifer Smith ★★★★★ 2026-01-26 suspicion 57
Alana Waldron ★★★★★ 2026-05-28 suspicion 80
Shuntavia Woods ★★★★★ 2026-06-05 suspicion 80
Haroon Mian ★★★★★ 2026-07-09 suspicion 75

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Very good food and atmosphere and Juliana was a great host

Summer Willerth ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 81
Caroline Bailey ★★★★★ 2026-05-30 suspicion 66
Patrick Armstrong ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 79
Александр Герасимов ★★★★★ 2026-07-05 suspicion 62

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Juliana was the sweetest!!

wiktoria rocky ★★★★★ 2026-05-15 suspicion 90
taylor sexton ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 79
Angie Auvil ★★★★★ 2026-06-11 suspicion 100
Sabnom Onia ★★★★ 2026-06-26 suspicion 71

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Delicious food and coffee, Juliana was the best server 🫶🫶

Hannah Southcombe ★★★★★ 2026-05-13 suspicion 100
Nia ★★★★★ 2026-05-19 suspicion 62
Audrey Smallwood ★★★★★ 2026-06-02 suspicion 82
Nayely Aveiga ★★★★★ 2026-06-05 suspicion 82

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

The food and service were wonderful as always — Juliana was great!

Shelby Kreger ★★★★★ 2026-06-21 suspicion 79
Mattie Stokes ★★★★★ 2026-07-03 suspicion 68
Jessica Featherston ★★★★★ 2026-07-03 suspicion 83

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Juliana was very smiley

Clint Hill ★★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 100
Tempestt Tucker ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 80
Gemma Bennett ★★★★★ 2026-07-02 suspicion 79

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Great food and amazing service by Delia!

Donna Sue Dowton ★★★★★ 2026-02-08 suspicion 90
Haley Nix ★★★★★ 2026-02-21 suspicion 90
Santiago Pino ★★★★★ 2026-06-20 suspicion 59

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Juliana was a great server! Loved the food and great service

Kevin Lerma ★★★★★ 2026-05-08 suspicion 60
David Craig ★★★★★ 2026-05-15 suspicion 58
Heather Baughan ★★★★★ 2026-06-18 suspicion 60