Revdict.

Max Brenner New York

Restaurant · 841 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, United States · United States

★ 4.2 on Google · 6,739 reviews · View on Google Maps

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Jul 15, 2026 · 91 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

91

9% of examined

Flagged avg rating

3.9★

place average 4.2★

Reviews per month

Reviews per month, total and flagged
MonthReviewsFlagged
Jul ’234112
Aug ’23392
Sep ’23312
Oct ’23211
Nov ’23412
Dec ’23769
Jan ’24483
Feb ’24352
Mar ’24292
Apr ’24282
May ’24272
Jun ’24252
Jul ’24243
Aug ’24212
Sep ’24215
Oct ’24281
Nov ’24320
Dec ’24383
Jan ’25311
Feb ’25313
Mar ’25243
Apr ’25192
May ’25192
Jun ’25181
Jul ’25181
Aug ’25142
Sep ’25191
Oct ’25230
Nov ’25182
Dec ’25462
Jan ’26294
Feb ’26235
Mar ’26222
Apr ’26111
May ’26142
Jun ’26131
Jul ’2631

Rating distribution

5★
4★
3★
2★
1★

Evidence

  • burst 3 five-star reviews on 2023-07-04 vs avg 0.0/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2023-07-17 vs avg 0.4/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2023-07-18 vs avg 0.6/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2024-09-25 vs avg 0.6/day weight 1
  • low activity account 70 reviews flagged weight 0.8
  • duplicate text 8 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 6 reviews, near-identical wording

Best hot chocolate in New York.
  • nayeli alvarado ★★★★★ 2023-08-26 suspicion 62
  • John Ianiri ★★★★★ 2023-12-23 suspicion 56
  • Ana Carolina Linhares ★★★★★ 2024-01-20 suspicion 66
  • Maria Fernanda G. ★★★★★ 2025-06-23 suspicion 61
  • Minnie Sinthuchai ★★★★★ 2026-01-18 suspicion 60
  • Somya Gupta ★★★★★ 2026-02-27 suspicion 66

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Some of the best dessert drinks I've had!
  • Collin Little ★★★★★ 2024-06-02 suspicion 84
  • Pratyusha Maiti ★★★★★ 2025-05-19 suspicion 69

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 83 remaining flagged reviews.

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Ben White

39 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-09-25

burst suspicion 80
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toki

13 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-09-25

I’ve been coming to this restaurant for the past ten years, and it never disappoints. The waiter recommended the spicy rigatoni vodka, and it was outstanding—better than what I’ve had at some of the famous Italian restaurants in NYC. I also tried the pumpkin spice hot chocolate, which was the perfec...
burst suspicion 80
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Mabel Graciano

15 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-09-25

I love this place so much but I don’t know why they change the menu 🤧😪
burst suspicion 80
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Deodat Louis-Charles

53 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2023-07-18

burst suspicion 80
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Nicol Diaz

7 reviews

★★★★★

2023-07-18

burst suspicion 80
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Francisco Felix

7 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2023-07-18

burst suspicion 80
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Constantine088

104 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2023-07-18

burst suspicion 80
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Rickey Reyes

29 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2023-07-17

Everything was good here. If you can't eat food with sweets you might not enjoy this place.
burst suspicion 80
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krupa patel

30 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2023-07-17

burst suspicion 80
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mahoganydiva69

101 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2023-07-17

I took my daughter and her friends here for her birthday. The service was great and fast. The food was really amazing. I wasn't feeling well, but, everyone was raving about it.
burst suspicion 80

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

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