ICHIRAN Ramen NY Times Square
Ramen restaurant · 152 W 49th St, New York, NY 10020, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 3,779 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 82 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
82
8% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.7★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Mar ’25 | 32 | 9 |
| Apr ’25 | 63 | 4 |
| May ’25 | 52 | 6 |
| Jun ’25 | 58 | 3 |
| Jul ’25 | 58 | 3 |
| Aug ’25 | 64 | 9 |
| Sep ’25 | 49 | 2 |
| Oct ’25 | 67 | 6 |
| Nov ’25 | 83 | 6 |
| Dec ’25 | 71 | 8 |
| Jan ’26 | 56 | 1 |
| Feb ’26 | 52 | 2 |
| Mar ’26 | 72 | 5 |
| Apr ’26 | 65 | 5 |
| May ’26 | 65 | 3 |
| Jun ’26 | 58 | 6 |
| Jul ’26 | 35 | 4 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2025-03-15 vs avg 0.0/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2025-03-22 vs avg 0.4/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2025-03-24 vs avg 0.5/day weight 1
- low activity account 64 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 12 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 7 reviews, near-identical wording
So far this is the best ramen I have ever had!
- Firdous Khan ★★★★★ 2025-03-24 suspicion 95
- Daniella Weeks ★★★★★ 2025-05-11 suspicion 81
- Vojtěch Obrovský ★★★★★ 2025-08-26 suspicion 64
- Colin Ramsay (Airborne) ★★★★★ 2025-09-30 suspicion 57
- Grace Castillo Concepcion ★★★★★ 2025-10-20 suspicion 67
- Shlok Patel ★★★★★ 2026-03-30 suspicion 81
- Ruth Veve ★★★★★ 2026-05-22 suspicion 69
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Amazing🩷 One of the best ramen I had 🍜
- Kerlus Abdelmaseh ★★★★★ 2025-05-11 suspicion 60
- Manon Barrère ★★★★★ 2025-06-05 suspicion 54
- Tyler Ma ★★★★★ 2026-07-01 suspicion 60
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Best ramen in the States!!
- GINa MCCABe ★★★★★ 2025-03-15 suspicion 95
- Cao Lucas ★★★★★ 2025-08-01 suspicion 56
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 70 remaining flagged reviews.
grtre _
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-03-24
Rebecca G
105 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-03-24
Can not know how many times I’ve been here. Ichican is my comfort zone.
jainam shah
25 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-03-22
100% recommended
Mike Crane
97 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-03-22
One of the best ramen I've ever tasted! Very flavorful and delicious. Highly recommended! Great place to eat if you're eating alone.
Luis
18 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-03-22
Broth is delicious!
Jéssica Hernández
12 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-03-15
Jesús Guadarrama
27 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-03-15
Max Rugel
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-15
Very good food
yichuen tong
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-15
Vivian Tamez
1 review
★★★★★
2026-07-03
The food the service and the atmosphere are amazing it is an area where you have to keep talking to a whisper or low level. Aside from that you should go it's amazing.
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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