Isla & Co. - Midtown
Restaurant · 25 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018, United States · United States
★ 4.8 on Google · 5,333 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 336 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
336
34% of examined
Flagged avg rating
5★
place average 4.8★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ’26 | 66 | 34 |
| Mar ’26 | 255 | 81 |
| Apr ’26 | 212 | 76 |
| May ’26 | 259 | 65 |
| Jun ’26 | 141 | 55 |
| Jul ’26 | 67 | 25 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
5 occurrences — worst: 8 five-star reviews on 2026-02-20 vs avg 0.7/day
weight 1
Show all 5
- 7 five-star reviews on 2026-02-15 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-02-16 vs avg 0.3/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-02-17 vs avg 0.4/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2026-02-20 vs avg 0.7/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-02-21 vs avg 1.0/day
- low activity account 304 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 17 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 8 reviews, near-identical wording
Delicious food, amazing service
- Jay Baptiste ★★★★★ 2026-03-29 suspicion 71
- Meli Sul ★★★★★ 2026-03-30 suspicion 57
- Wairimu Mburu ★★★★★ 2026-04-10 suspicion 59
- Richard Cunningham ★★★★★ 2026-06-01 suspicion 68
- Safi Chagatay ★★★★★ 2026-06-07 suspicion 63
- Rob Diamantopoulos ★★★★★ 2026-07-01 suspicion 79
- Nivea Rodriguez ★★★★★ 2026-07-04 suspicion 56
- kim MaEl ★★★★★ 2026-07-12 suspicion 71
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Superb experience, fast service and excellent food!! ❤️
- Nadine AbiNakhle ★★★★★ 2026-03-08 suspicion 61
- Fabián Jiménez Román ★★★★★ 2026-04-17 suspicion 61
- Camille O10 ★★★★★ 2026-04-25 suspicion 55
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great service, atmosphere, and food.
- Erik Meline (Hokiecow) ★★★★★ 2026-04-01 suspicion 68
- Brenda Enck ★★★★★ 2026-06-14 suspicion 68
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Yummy espresso martinis! Get the flight!
- Alexandre Daly ★★★★★ 2026-05-09 suspicion 56
- Katie Benedict ★★★★★ 2026-06-13 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great, kind service and excellent, tasty food and drinks! :)
- Devanshi Banerjee ★★★★★ 2026-03-14 suspicion 65
- Brian Schapper ★★★★★ 2026-05-24 suspicion 65
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 319 remaining flagged reviews.
Eurydice Lalan
1 review
★★★★★
2026-02-21
Maeve Korth
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-02-21
Kathleen Allen
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-20
Maggie Sun
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-20
Carolyn Cordts
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-02-20
Kevin Duong
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-20
Mason Rush
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-02-20
Luis
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-16
Everything was perfect. Highly recommend!
Yumeng Xia
1 review
★★★★★
2026-02-16
Lisa Pham
4 reviews
★★★★★
2026-02-21
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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