Shake Shack Madison Square Park
Hamburger restaurant · Madison Square Park, 23rd Street and, Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010, United States · United States
★ 4.5 on Google · 7,770 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 69 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
69
7% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.7★
place average 4.5★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Jul ’24 | 64 | 12 |
| Aug ’24 | 49 | 2 |
| Sep ’24 | 70 | 3 |
| Oct ’24 | 61 | 4 |
| Nov ’24 | 39 | 1 |
| Dec ’24 | 32 | 6 |
| Jan ’25 | 19 | 0 |
| Feb ’25 | 21 | 3 |
| Mar ’25 | 33 | 3 |
| Apr ’25 | 54 | 2 |
| May ’25 | 67 | 2 |
| Jun ’25 | 60 | 3 |
| Jul ’25 | 56 | 2 |
| Aug ’25 | 74 | 2 |
| Sep ’25 | 61 | 7 |
| Oct ’25 | 57 | 2 |
| Nov ’25 | 26 | 2 |
| Dec ’25 | 17 | 5 |
| Jan ’26 | 14 | 0 |
| Feb ’26 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar ’26 | 19 | 0 |
| Apr ’26 | 25 | 3 |
| May ’26 | 27 | 1 |
| Jun ’26 | 36 | 1 |
| Jul ’26 | 16 | 3 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
6 occurrences — worst: 5 five-star reviews on 2024-12-31 vs avg 0.9/day
weight 1
Show all 6
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-07-01 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2024-07-04 vs avg 0.2/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-07-12 vs avg 0.8/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2024-12-31 vs avg 0.9/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-02-25 vs avg 0.5/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-12-22 vs avg 0.4/day
- low activity account 44 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 4 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The best hamburger I've ever eaten.
- Guillermo Rodríguez ★★★★★ 2025-09-18 suspicion 64
- Thomas Labedat ★★★★★ 2025-09-24 suspicion 64
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The Carolina burger is spectacular!
- solracrac ★★★★★ 2024-07-30 suspicion 59
- Gustavo Vier ★★★★★ 2025-09-02 suspicion 59
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 65 remaining flagged reviews.
Wojciech Nizioł
141 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-22
This is exactly the kind of burger I expected in the US: fatty, moist, soft, and juicy! Friendly service, as always in NY! I recommend it!!! Lots of tables in the park – you can get your burger to go and eat it in the park.
Greta Maglioni
30 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-22
Molly Williams
3 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-22
Arianne Wilson
150 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-25
I’ve never had a better burger in my life than the off the menu truffle burger at Shake Shack. It was sooo amazing i went back for another but they had closed 😵 Loved this location for its terrasse and its also super close to Levain Bakery if you want a dessert 😋
jordy van noorloos
10 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-25
Zachary Qureshi
4 reviews
★★★★★
2025-02-25
Devon at this location had such high energy. Never have I been greeted so warmly and accomadated by some like this at this location. I’ll be coming back and hoping I see Devon again. I had to write this review before I even at my burger cause of how good his service was and cause I didn’t want to fo...
Michael Lo
17 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-31
Great spot to grab double smokeshack and C&C shake and relax at the park :)
Luca De Martin
30 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-31
Best burger I've had in NY. Just a suggestion: there should be a sign over the left counter to let people know they can order themselves on the computer, the line would love faster.
Mustafa Afsaroglu
132 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-31
Eleonora Miccini
3 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2024-12-31
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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