Fish Cheeks

Name: Fish Cheeks
Rating: 4.7

Thai restaurant · 55 Bond St, New York, NY 10012, United States · United States

★ 4.7 on Google · 5,362 reviews · View on Google Maps

23 / 100

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Jul 15, 2026 · 132 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

132

13% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.8★

place average 4.7★

Reviews per month

Mar ’25

Jun ’25

Sep ’25

Dec ’25

Mar ’26

Jun ’26

Reviews per month, total and flagged
Month	Reviews	Flagged
Mar ’25	34	11
Apr ’25	50	1
May ’25	83	5
Jun ’25	59	1
Jul ’25	58	5
Aug ’25	56	3
Sep ’25	43	3
Oct ’25	42	1
Nov ’25	34	2
Dec ’25	52	5
Jan ’26	103	39
Feb ’26	56	6
Mar ’26	65	6
Apr ’26	60	1
May ’26	55	0
Jun ’26	92	31
Jul ’26	58	12

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst
5 occurrences — worst: 22 five-star reviews on 2026-01-28 vs avg 2.4/day
Show all 5
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-03-23 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-03-24 vs avg 0.5/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-03-28 vs avg 0.7/day
- 22 five-star reviews on 2026-01-28 vs avg 2.4/day
- 13 five-star reviews on 2026-06-13 vs avg 1.8/day
weight 1
low activity account 99 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 2 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Best Thai steamed fish in the city

Gloria "GoGo" Morris ★★★★★ 2026-01-12 suspicion 55
Brennan Smith ★★★★★ 2026-01-22 suspicion 55

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 130 remaining flagged reviews.

Luz Figueroa

2 reviews

★★★★★

2026-06-13

Karn Dalal

1 review

★★★★★

2026-06-13

Yian Sun

1 review

★★★★★

2026-06-13

Alex Guirguis

2 reviews

★★★★★

2026-06-13

Wonderful depth of flavors, excellent service!

Matt C

1 review

★★★★★

2026-01-28

One of my favorite spots for a full dinner and unique dishes. I'm obsessed with the wings. Bonus points for our waitress Nyla who was overly hospitable.

Garrett Berthoumieux

1 review

★★★★★

2026-01-28

Service was outstanding, with the manager Ketsara going above and beyond to make us feel genuinely welcomed and taken care of. Can’t wait to come back!!

Zach Lacerte

2 reviews

★★★★★

2026-01-28

Fish Cheeks is one of the best Thai meals I’ve had in NYC. The food is bold, super flavorful, and not toned down at all. Everything I ordered was great, but the coconut crab curry was unreal — rich, spicy, and loaded with crab. Service was friendly and the vibe was fun without being too loud. Defini...

Arban Pocesta

2 reviews

★★★★★

2026-01-28

Isabella San Andres

2 reviews

★★★★★

2026-01-28

Fish Cheeks is everything you want from an authentic Thai seafood restaurant and more. The flavors are bold, unapologetic, and deeply rooted in Southern Thai cooking—spicy, sour, salty, and perfectly balanced. The fish (of course) is incredibly fresh, and every dish tastes thoughtfully prepared rath...

Ayden Ronald Reading

2 reviews

★★★★★

2026-01-28

omg Nyla is the best!!! The food here is INCREDIBLE! I will be back soon with all my family!

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