Hole In The Wall - Murray Hill
Restaurant · 445 E 35th St, New York, NY 10016, United States · United States
★ 4.8 on Google · 2,500 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 322 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
322
32% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 4.8★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ’25 | 18 | 13 |
| Sep ’25 | 86 | 34 |
| Oct ’25 | 100 | 26 |
| Nov ’25 | 87 | 24 |
| Dec ’25 | 98 | 30 |
| Jan ’26 | 70 | 23 |
| Feb ’26 | 50 | 14 |
| Mar ’26 | 78 | 20 |
| Apr ’26 | 97 | 31 |
| May ’26 | 129 | 44 |
| Jun ’26 | 121 | 45 |
| Jul ’26 | 66 | 18 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
5 occurrences — worst: 8 five-star reviews on 2025-09-14 vs avg 1.4/day
weight 1
Show all 5
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-08-28 vs avg 0.1/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-08-29 vs avg 0.2/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-08-30 vs avg 0.4/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-09-02 vs avg 0.6/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2025-09-14 vs avg 1.4/day
- low activity account 296 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 14 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 9 reviews, near-identical wording
Food was incredible and service was great!
- David Escoffery ★★★★★ 2025-08-30 suspicion 95
- Arlene Chismar ★★★★★ 2026-01-15 suspicion 90
- Valeriya Gularov ★★★★★ 2026-04-10 suspicion 69
- Leo Staroselsky ★★★★★ 2026-04-14 suspicion 90
- Nona Gae Luna ★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 56
- Sara Segall ★★★★★ 2026-06-08 suspicion 79
- Cesar De Paz ★★★★★ 2026-06-13 suspicion 65
- Regina Anderson ★★★★★ 2026-06-30 suspicion 67
- john travis ★★★★★ 2026-07-02 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food and great atmosphere
- Jay ★★★★★ 2025-09-21 suspicion 79
- Tony T ★★★★★ 2025-10-02 suspicion 79
- saloua berdaa ★★★ 2026-07-11 suspicion 57
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great experience! Very good service
- Oliwia Prusaczyk ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 79
- Jennifer Chu ★★★★★ 2026-05-25 suspicion 54
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 308 remaining flagged reviews.
JT James Tullock (JT)
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-09-14
Brandon grunberg
1 review
★★★★★
2025-09-14
Jigme Martsa
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-09-02
Matt Hammon
1 review
★★★★★
2025-08-30
Celia Hoffman
1 review
★★★★★
2025-08-30
Michelle Steiner
activity unknown
★★★★★
2025-08-29
Melissa Porco
activity unknown
★★★★★
2025-08-29
Thurston Woods
1 review
★★★★★
2025-08-29
Friendly staff. Good food.
Kathy Poorboy
1 review
★★★★★
2025-08-28
Z Jernigan
52 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-09-14
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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