Russ & Daughters Cafe
American restaurant · 127 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 3,659 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 19, 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
4.9★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Apr ’23 | 8 | 2 |
| May ’23 | 31 | 0 |
| Jun ’23 | 26 | 1 |
| Jul ’23 | 43 | 4 |
| Aug ’23 | 37 | 5 |
| Sep ’23 | 33 | 8 |
| Oct ’23 | 28 | 2 |
| Nov ’23 | 32 | 2 |
| Dec ’23 | 23 | 1 |
| Jan ’24 | 23 | 0 |
| Feb ’24 | 18 | 0 |
| Mar ’24 | 21 | 5 |
| Apr ’24 | 22 | 0 |
| May ’24 | 27 | 3 |
| Jun ’24 | 28 | 1 |
| Jul ’24 | 30 | 1 |
| Aug ’24 | 16 | 0 |
| Sep ’24 | 20 | 4 |
| Oct ’24 | 39 | 8 |
| Nov ’24 | 22 | 0 |
| Dec ’24 | 26 | 3 |
| Jan ’25 | 19 | 4 |
| Feb ’25 | 21 | 1 |
| Mar ’25 | 26 | 2 |
| Apr ’25 | 27 | 1 |
| May ’25 | 26 | 0 |
| Jun ’25 | 29 | 5 |
| Jul ’25 | 25 | 3 |
| Aug ’25 | 27 | 3 |
| Sep ’25 | 32 | 1 |
| Oct ’25 | 21 | 1 |
| Nov ’25 | 19 | 6 |
| Dec ’25 | 32 | 3 |
| Jan ’26 | 23 | 1 |
| Feb ’26 | 16 | 2 |
| Mar ’26 | 19 | 1 |
| Apr ’26 | 17 | 1 |
| May ’26 | 29 | 2 |
| Jun ’26 | 25 | 3 |
| Jul ’26 | 14 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
9 occurrences — worst: 5 five-star reviews on 2023-09-10 vs avg 1.0/day
weight 1
Show all 9
- 4 five-star reviews on 2023-07-02 vs avg 0.8/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2023-09-10 vs avg 1.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-03-29 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-09-23 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-10-05 vs avg 0.6/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-10-09 vs avg 0.7/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-01-29 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-06-07 vs avg 0.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-11-23 vs avg 0.5/day
- low activity account 59 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 2 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Everythink it's just perfect
- Anton Preťo ★★★★★ 2025-07-18 suspicion 57
- ntp kaunas ★★★★★ 2026-02-18 suspicion 57
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 89 remaining flagged reviews.
ik.o
activity unknown
★★★★★
2024-10-09
Lisa Zajner
47 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-23
Bigger than we expected, less than a 10 minute wait. Food outstanding... Order the in house pop. Orange flavour was spectacular
J KL
255 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-23
Chuck Demshar
39 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-11-23
My first egg cream and I loved it.
Cierra Fabrigas
11 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-07
This location is smaller than some of the locations, but the food is still fantastic. The horseradish dill cream cheese is a must order. We opted for a bagel with tuna and roe and it was delicious. The blitzes with the blueberry compote was also phenomenal.
Nika Strelnikova
95 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-07
Unique breakfast place! Salmon classics won’t disappoint you. Also try blintzes!!! We had to wait for 10 mins on the weekend. Weekdays are fine, no queue
Piotr Sobczyński (Xaos)
26 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-07
Excellent breakfasts! A surprising combination of fish and eggs. A truly unique place with a history. We had the opportunity to meet the owner. She approached us as she passed our table, and we had a lovely conversation about the history of the family, who hail from Rzeszów and began their breakfast...
Kendrick Bui
115 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-01-29
great food and vibe
Barak Miles
17 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-01-29
Loved it!!!
Zoe Hermann
6 reviews
★★★★★
2025-01-29
Very difficult to not order absolutely everything on the menu. The well earned Michelin star and history of being one of Anthony Bourdain’s favorites. Service is incredible and attentive without being overbearing. I enjoyed the whitefish croquettes, which balance perfectly with the house made tartar...
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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