Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
Japanese restaurant · 805 3rd Ave #2, New York, NY 10022, United States · United States
★ 4.5 on Google · 3,670 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
Likely ManipulatedCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 414 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
414
41% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 4.5★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ’24 | 32 | 23 |
| Mar ’24 | 265 | 140 |
| Apr ’24 | 49 | 10 |
| May ’24 | 40 | 11 |
| Jun ’24 | 18 | 3 |
| Jul ’24 | 14 | 2 |
| Aug ’24 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep ’24 | 8 | 1 |
| Oct ’24 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov ’24 | 19 | 7 |
| Dec ’24 | 18 | 2 |
| Jan ’25 | 12 | 2 |
| Feb ’25 | 13 | 3 |
| Mar ’25 | 29 | 12 |
| Apr ’25 | 53 | 23 |
| May ’25 | 60 | 22 |
| Jun ’25 | 16 | 5 |
| Jul ’25 | 13 | 0 |
| Aug ’25 | 16 | 3 |
| Sep ’25 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct ’25 | 11 | 3 |
| Nov ’25 | 10 | 1 |
| Dec ’25 | 10 | 1 |
| Jan ’26 | 16 | 3 |
| Feb ’26 | 39 | 27 |
| Mar ’26 | 22 | 7 |
| Apr ’26 | 22 | 11 |
| May ’26 | 107 | 70 |
| Jun ’26 | 53 | 22 |
| Jul ’26 | 6 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
22 occurrences — worst: 28 five-star reviews on 2024-03-01 vs avg 1.1/day
weight 1
Show all 22
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-02-24 vs avg 0.3/day
- 10 five-star reviews on 2024-02-28 vs avg 0.4/day
- 9 five-star reviews on 2024-02-29 vs avg 0.8/day
- 28 five-star reviews on 2024-03-01 vs avg 1.1/day
- 12 five-star reviews on 2024-03-02 vs avg 2.0/day
- 19 five-star reviews on 2024-03-09 vs avg 3.1/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-11-24 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-03-06 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-03-09 vs avg 0.6/day
- 9 five-star reviews on 2025-04-09 vs avg 1.0/day
- 9 five-star reviews on 2025-04-10 vs avg 1.2/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-01-11 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-02-17 vs avg 0.3/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-02-18 vs avg 0.4/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-02-21 vs avg 0.6/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2026-02-28 vs avg 1.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-04-04 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-04-10 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-04-18 vs avg 0.4/day
- 9 five-star reviews on 2026-05-18 vs avg 0.5/day
- 21 five-star reviews on 2026-05-19 vs avg 0.7/day
- 20 five-star reviews on 2026-05-22 vs avg 1.6/day
- low activity account 262 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 66 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 15 reviews, near-identical wording
The food and atmosphere was exceptional. Ibrahim was an excellent server.
- Zoe Robinson ★★★★ 2024-03-03 suspicion 55
- Andrew Santosuosso ★★★★★ 2024-03-29 suspicion 75
- Ravi Ramnarain ★★★★★ 2024-03-30 suspicion 79
- Daniel De Jesus ★★★★★ 2024-12-16 suspicion 77
- Christopher Zuccarello ★★★★★ 2025-05-06 suspicion 64
- Stephen Rosario ★★★★★ 2025-05-15 suspicion 63
- CutTheRope1 ★★★★★ 2025-05-30 suspicion 63
- John Paul Azzopardi ★★★★★ 2025-05-31 suspicion 88
- Sunny Wu ★★★★★ 2026-01-11 suspicion 100
- Edith Davidson ★★★★★ 2026-05-19 suspicion 95
- Raghav Mohindra ★★★★★ 2026-06-01 suspicion 55
- Claire Waxman ★★★★★ 2026-06-03 suspicion 77
- Alexsuper 28 ★★★★★ 2026-06-03 suspicion 79
- That One Sad Sour Patch Kid ★★★★★ 2026-06-07 suspicion 79
- Austin Disher ★★★★★ 2026-06-13 suspicion 56
Exhibit — 7 reviews, near-identical wording
Hira is the best server! 10stars!!!
- Tae Kim ★★★★★ 2024-03-01 suspicion 95
- Marija Skopljak ★★★★★ 2024-03-16 suspicion 68
- Jennifer Fernandez ★★★★★ 2024-03-16 suspicion 62
- Yumi ★★★★★ 2024-04-04 suspicion 68
- Franziska Zens ★★★★★ 2025-04-10 suspicion 100
- Kassie Brooks ★★★★ 2025-05-23 suspicion 59
- Max M ★★★★★ 2026-05-26 suspicion 62
Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording
Ibrahim is the best!!
- Chandler ★★★★★ 2025-05-04 suspicion 55
- Sassy Tea ★★★★ 2025-05-04 suspicion 90
- OMER GULER ★★★★★ 2026-04-04 suspicion 95
- Sanjana Gupta ★★★★★ 2026-06-01 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording
Miu miu was a great server
- Ken Badler ★★★★★ 2024-03-14 suspicion 77
- Chris Haeni ★★★★ 2024-04-18 suspicion 77
- Kaci New ★★★★★ 2025-04-11 suspicion 59
- 礒田誠一 ★★★★★ 2026-05-20 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Ibrahim K. Was very Nice !
- Xuda Wang ★★★★★ 2024-04-02 suspicion 98
- Frédéric Langlois (fred47) ★★★★ 2026-03-01 suspicion 83
- Vivian Fung ★★★★★ 2026-05-27 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
IBRAHIM is really kind to us thank you so much
- ㄛㄚ冰Taro ice ★★★★★ 2026-05-18 suspicion 100
- 啵啵 ★★★★★ 2026-05-18 suspicion 100
- 里里維 ★★★★★ 2026-05-18 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
We were at gyu kaku and the food was delicious the server, ibrahim was very helpful.
- Doruntina Veselaj ★★★★★ 2025-03-12 suspicion 55
- nuria salsas ★★★★★ 2026-05-24 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great! Ibrahim was awesome
- kenneth padilla ★★★★★ 2024-03-02 suspicion 100
- Duván Duque Vargas ★★★★★ 2026-05-19 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Thanks, Ibrahim 🌸 great service!
- Mia Marie Stene Dragåsøien ★★★★★ 2024-03-23 suspicion 79
- Welson Wang ★★★★★ 2026-05-19 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Ibrahim services good
- Sunny Tsai ★★★★★ 2026-05-18 suspicion 100
- Christine Hung ★★★★★ 2026-05-18 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Ibrahim was very attentive and nice good service
- Denna Hem ★★★★★ 2025-05-28 suspicion 79
- Carlos Diamonon ★★★★★ 2026-04-10 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Our server babisha was amazing and food was great , highly recommend
- Donovan Wright ★★★★★ 2024-03-30 suspicion 60
- ONR SOLUTIONS ★★★★★ 2026-02-28 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The food was great. Jose was very nice and his service very good.
- Alexandra Daniela ★★★★★ 2024-03-30 suspicion 76
- Harrison Slutzky ★★★★★ 2026-02-23 suspicion 61
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great service, great food.
- Ashley R. ★★★★★ 2024-03-01 suspicion 96
- Nyzal C ★★★★★ 2026-02-17 suspicion 96
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Amazing server and experience
- Anthony Dattoma ★★★★★ 2024-03-14 suspicion 79
- Anthony Fernandez ★★★★★ 2026-02-10 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food, service, and fast! Ibrahim took good care of us. Thank you!
- Jin-Mi Sohn ★★★★★ 2025-01-11 suspicion 79
- R George ★★★★★ 2025-05-12 suspicion 57
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Hira was an amazing server.
- Jesalyn Wong ★★★★★ 2024-03-15 suspicion 98
- Kelli Nelson ★★★★★ 2024-11-26 suspicion 98
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Pony was an incredible server!!
- Nicholaus Poelwijk ★★★★★ 2024-05-17 suspicion 64
- Andrew Bochnovich ★★★★★ 2024-11-24 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Hira was great and so helpful. Super fast service
- ZOE LUBIN-FOSHA ★★★★★ 2024-02-27 suspicion 79
- Davin Gonzalez ★★★★★ 2024-05-22 suspicion 61
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent food and service, José 5 stars server
- Juan Carlos Teixeira ★★★★★ 2024-03-02 suspicion 95
- Ohmy Gawd ★★★★★ 2024-03-30 suspicion 73
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Hiraa was amazing with service! Very attentive and got our food in time.
- Divya Chauhan ★★★★★ 2024-03-01 suspicion 100
- Sevil Tahirovic ★★★★★ 2024-03-07 suspicion 79
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 348 remaining flagged reviews.
Steven Wen
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-22
Some of our utensils and plates were dirty
Nicholas Quackenbush
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-22
Hira is such a great server, in fact one might say the BEST server. He was excellent from the start and since it was our first time here. He made us feel informed and welcome.
Jeremy Su
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-05-22
Waseem “Ali” Rizwan
2 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2026-05-22
Bet favorite restaurant, I frequent all the time. Nice views, not expensive, very nice service. Hira is my favorite server. Will come again
Israel Gonzalez
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-22
Great place to eat service was great.
Joseph Sager
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-22
Hira is great, 11/10 service.
Divine Crilly
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-22
The experience at this establishment was great! Especially our server Hira, he was respectful and made the experience better.
Jake Murken
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-22
I absolutely love the experience here our server Hira was very intensive our food was excellent fast and I 100% will recommend again.
James Grzybowski
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-22
Hira was amazing!!! So attentive and really made the dinner unforgettable!!!
Jarod Harakal
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-22
Hira was nice and answered all the questions I guess. Personable and easy service.
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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