Revdict.

IPPUDO Westside

Restaurant · 321 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, United States · United States

★ 4.5 on Google · 5,233 reviews · View on Google Maps

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Jul 15, 2026 · 66 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

999

Flagged

66

7% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.4★

place average 4.5★

Reviews per month

Reviews per month, total and flagged
MonthReviewsFlagged
Apr ’23335
May ’23332
Jun ’23301
Jul ’23332
Aug ’23341
Sep ’23311
Oct ’23282
Nov ’23401
Dec ’23240
Jan ’24262
Feb ’24222
Mar ’24352
Apr ’24280
May ’24312
Jun ’24222
Jul ’24250
Aug ’24261
Sep ’24251
Oct ’24361
Nov ’24182
Dec ’24481
Jan ’25241
Feb ’25222
Mar ’25200
Apr ’25313
May ’25271
Jun ’25130
Jul ’25222
Aug ’25141
Sep ’25140
Oct ’25242
Nov ’25162
Dec ’25213
Jan ’26292
Feb ’26170
Mar ’26196
Apr ’26247
May ’26143
Jun ’26130
Jul ’2670

Rating distribution

5★
4★
3★
2★
1★

Evidence

  • burst 5 occurrences — worst: 3 five-star reviews on 2023-04-08 vs avg 0.2/day
    Show all 5
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2023-04-08 vs avg 0.2/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2026-03-17 vs avg 0.5/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2026-03-19 vs avg 0.6/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2026-04-22 vs avg 0.6/day
    • 3 five-star reviews on 2026-05-16 vs avg 0.6/day
     weight 1
  • low activity account 42 reviews flagged weight 0.8
  • duplicate text 11 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

One of the best ramen I've ever eaten!
  • Nikunj Jain ★★★★★ 2024-02-03 suspicion 68
  • Saruwat Phupiluk ★★★★★ 2025-07-04 suspicion 58
  • Rick McGarry ★★★★★ 2026-04-17 suspicion 68

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Always delicious Ramen.
  • Fabiana Luchini ★★★★★ 2024-01-11 suspicion 61
  • Rishi Shukla ★★★★★ 2025-12-14 suspicion 61

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Very nice place, the food was delicious and the ramen especially!
  • Laurine Gonzalez ★★★★★ 2024-09-22 suspicion 55
  • דיה דוננפלד ★★★★ 2025-10-17 suspicion 55

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Nirvana Karaka is the best veggie ramen I’ve ever had. Amazing!!
  • Todd Wagner ★★★★★ 2023-08-17 suspicion 57
  • J DiLisio ★★★★★ 2024-11-17 suspicion 57

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Excellent ramen and excellent service.
  • Jody Smith ★★★★★ 2023-04-08 suspicion 95
  • Diane Guignard ★★★★★ 2024-10-20 suspicion 56

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 55 remaining flagged reviews.

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Lorena Bañol

2 reviews

★★★★★

2026-04-22

burst low activity account suspicion 95
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Albina

56 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-05-16

burst suspicion 80
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TheSuperolimpico

89 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-05-16

Highly recommended after the theater. Appropriate portions and excellent price.
burst suspicion 80
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Mel Brousseau

446 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-05-16

A dear friend of ours, who has lived in New York for many years, suggested IPPUDO after sharing how it had become a tradition to bring his family here, and for good reason. Everything here is absolutely phenomenal. IPPUDO makes their noodles and broth on site, and those details make all the differen...
burst suspicion 80
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Johannes Fleischmann

33 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-22

You have to love the original Ippudo noodles!
burst suspicion 80
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Emely

53 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-22

I love it delicious definitely the best 🤤 Japanese food recommend
burst suspicion 80
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Christian Blichmann

37 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-03-19

burst suspicion 80
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L

283 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-03-19

burst suspicion 80
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Lindaura Lamounier

12 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-03-19

burst suspicion 80
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Tim Travels

43 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-03-17

We had the Spicy Gyoza appetizer, Karaka Spicy, Yuzu Shoyu, and Spicy Tuna Roll. Everything was phenomenal! We came a little early for dinner (around 4:20), and were seated immediately. The service was great and all three servers were attentive and gracious. Can’t wait to come back.
burst suspicion 80

Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.

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