Jacob's Pickles

Name: Jacob's Pickles
Rating: 4.5

Southern restaurant (US) · 680 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10025, United States · United States

★ 4.5 on Google · 7,473 reviews · View on Google Maps

13 / 100

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Jul 15, 2026 · 84 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

8% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.8★

place average 4.5★

Reviews per month

Feb ’25

May ’25

Aug ’25

Nov ’25

Feb ’26

May ’26

Reviews per month, total and flagged
Month	Reviews	Flagged
Feb ’25	33	13
Mar ’25	58	6
Apr ’25	56	0
May ’25	60	4
Jun ’25	57	4
Jul ’25	43	4
Aug ’25	61	4
Sep ’25	42	3
Oct ’25	75	4
Nov ’25	66	6
Dec ’25	63	6
Jan ’26	60	3
Feb ’26	46	7
Mar ’26	67	3
Apr ’26	68	6
May ’26	67	7
Jun ’26	63	2
Jul ’26	14	2

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst 3 five-star reviews on 2025-02-18 vs avg 0.2/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2025-02-19 vs avg 0.3/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2025-02-22 vs avg 0.6/day weight 1
low activity account 65 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 10 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Great place for dinner, great food and service

Augustina Kelley ★★★★★ 2025-03-09 suspicion 75
Carolyn Savino ★★★★★ 2025-08-01 suspicion 71
Vido Popovic ★★★★★ 2025-11-03 suspicion 75
Brandon Griffin ★★★★★ 2025-12-20 suspicion 56

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

I recently visited Jacob's Pickles and really enjoyed the experience. The atmosphere is lively and fun, perfect for brunch or dinner with friends. The portions are huge, the biscuits were amazing, and the fried chicken and mac and cheese were delicious comfort food favorites. Service was friendly an...

Withlove.byBrenda ★★★★★ 2026-05-24 suspicion 90
john doherty ★★★★★ 2026-07-15 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Incredible brunch spot. Delicious cocktails and food. Great selection of fun biscuit sandwiches and hot honey chicken with challah bread. Our server Emma was super nice and informative. Big space with cool atmosphere. Would definitely come back for the huge brunch portions, or for dinner to try a fl...

W. Alan Williams ★★★★★ 2026-02-15 suspicion 90
james lauletta ★★★★★ 2026-02-25 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

The food was absolutely delicious!!

Romilda Pierce ★★★★★ 2025-05-27 suspicion 61
Miguel González Barquero ★★★★★ 2025-12-19 suspicion 61

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 74 remaining flagged reviews.

Abby Takacs

1 review · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-02-18

Jorge Lagos

6 reviews

★★★★★

2025-02-22

Very good food

Justine Ryan

10 reviews

★★★★★

2025-02-22

Christopher A

100 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-02-22

Foods out of this world. If you like friend chicken then this is the place for you. Staff is super friendly. I even get it for takeout for lunch and they never disappoint.

Michelle D

26 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-02-19

Always an awesome experience at Jacob’s. Had the shrimp & grits-a huge bowl with large shrimp and cheesy grits. The fried green tomatoes are good, but a little too much batter, I prefer a lighter cornmeal. Loud atmosphere, small space-exactly what NYC is.

Veronica corazon

25 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-02-19

Daniel Morrobel

9 reviews

★★★★★

2025-02-19

Great food, Great vibe, Great drinks and for the price, it's definitely worth it. The portions were healthy, and the food was made w love and passion

Dries C

594 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-02-19

I recommend this place to everyone. Don't just have breakfast or lunch, you won't be able to eat it. The best mac & cheese I've ever had. Absolutely delicious, and the pickles were definitely worth it!

Audrey Rasmussen

26 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-02-18

One of our go-to’s when in the area they never disappoint. Very large portions! I’d suggest the sausage chicken and gravy biscuits

Patrick Mullen

14 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2025-02-18

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

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