Five Guys
Fast food restaurant · 253 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, United States · United States
★ 4.3 on Google · 5,796 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 71 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
71
7% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.3★
place average 4.3★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ’23 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep ’23 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct ’23 | 20 | 4 |
| Nov ’23 | 24 | 2 |
| Dec ’23 | 16 | 0 |
| Jan ’24 | 21 | 1 |
| Feb ’24 | 25 | 2 |
| Mar ’24 | 30 | 1 |
| Apr ’24 | 30 | 0 |
| May ’24 | 36 | 3 |
| Jun ’24 | 43 | 4 |
| Jul ’24 | 27 | 0 |
| Aug ’24 | 35 | 0 |
| Sep ’24 | 26 | 1 |
| Oct ’24 | 44 | 1 |
| Nov ’24 | 30 | 3 |
| Dec ’24 | 26 | 1 |
| Jan ’25 | 40 | 3 |
| Feb ’25 | 21 | 3 |
| Mar ’25 | 26 | 1 |
| Apr ’25 | 33 | 3 |
| May ’25 | 32 | 1 |
| Jun ’25 | 24 | 2 |
| Jul ’25 | 45 | 6 |
| Aug ’25 | 20 | 3 |
| Sep ’25 | 26 | 2 |
| Oct ’25 | 29 | 2 |
| Nov ’25 | 28 | 4 |
| Dec ’25 | 29 | 2 |
| Jan ’26 | 25 | 4 |
| Feb ’26 | 24 | 2 |
| Mar ’26 | 20 | 2 |
| Apr ’26 | 26 | 1 |
| May ’26 | 53 | 3 |
| Jun ’26 | 30 | 1 |
| Jul ’26 | 18 | 3 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2023-10-29 vs avg 0.6/day weight 1
- low activity account 63 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 5 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording
For me, the best hamburger in NYC!!!
- Hugo Almandoz ★★★★★ 2023-11-04 suspicion 68
- Adam ★★★★★ 2024-09-15 suspicion 56
- Pedro Boetto ★★★★★ 2025-01-28 suspicion 68
- nicolae spiridon ★★★★★ 2025-07-06 suspicion 65
- Por ai a degustar!!! ★★★★ 2026-02-20 suspicion 56
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 66 remaining flagged reviews.
Jhon Reynaldo
5 reviews
★★★★★
2023-10-29
I'm from New Jersey and every time I go to New York, I eat at this place; it's very good.
Simun
5 reviews
★★★★★
2023-10-29
Amazing place! If you're hungry go there!😀
Ahmet Öztürk
94 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2023-10-29
The hamburger and fries are legendary, eat them and share them with others :)
Tijana Schwarz
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-07-04
Amber M
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-06-25
Ayhan Sahin
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-16
I usually only leave reviews when something goes wrong, but tonight I wanted to recognize the excellent customer service at Five Guys in Times Square. I had ordered a burger thinking it would be ready in about five minutes so I could get back to work quickly, but later found out the wait time was c...
Marina Mikić Kleić
2 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
2026-04-12
Rebecca
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-03-16
Most of the staff was lovely and friendly but the small man in black was very rude after 15 minutes and me asking politely if my order was ready he mumbled something an stormed off ! Luckily the young man who served us came over and got are order Maybe if you work with the public you should learn so...
Justin Fernandez
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-02-21
Monica Harris
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-01-12
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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