Veselka
Ukrainian restaurant · 144 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 7,829 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 118 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
118
12% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.8★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Dec ’24 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan ’25 | 31 | 11 |
| Feb ’25 | 31 | 3 |
| Mar ’25 | 27 | 3 |
| Apr ’25 | 17 | 0 |
| May ’25 | 35 | 3 |
| Jun ’25 | 67 | 14 |
| Jul ’25 | 87 | 5 |
| Aug ’25 | 76 | 9 |
| Sep ’25 | 63 | 4 |
| Oct ’25 | 66 | 9 |
| Nov ’25 | 68 | 12 |
| Dec ’25 | 74 | 7 |
| Jan ’26 | 52 | 6 |
| Feb ’26 | 46 | 5 |
| Mar ’26 | 54 | 5 |
| Apr ’26 | 56 | 5 |
| May ’26 | 67 | 10 |
| Jun ’26 | 60 | 6 |
| Jul ’26 | 22 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2025-01-05 vs avg 0.2/day; 5 five-star reviews on 2025-01-25 vs avg 0.8/day; 6 five-star reviews on 2025-06-10 vs avg 1.1/day weight 1
- low activity account 96 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 12 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording
Delicious food and super service.
- Lisa Edwards ★★★★★ 2025-01-02 suspicion 64
- Maciek ★★★★★ 2025-02-09 suspicion 64
- Steve Bronder ★★★★★ 2025-02-25 suspicion 56
- Oscar Aguilar ★★★★★ 2025-07-02 suspicion 56
- Patrick Morris ★★★★★ 2026-05-10 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Authentic and delicious pierogi!! 🥟
- Robin LaSota ★★★★★ 2025-06-30 suspicion 60
- Timothy J. Mannion ★★★★★ 2026-01-12 suspicion 60
- Dominika ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 55
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Always warm and comforting every time.
- Lisa Long ★★★★★ 2025-11-10 suspicion 79
- Jennifer L ★★★★★ 2026-05-24 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Delicious and plentiful food, excellent service
- Vitalii Desiatnychenko ★★★★★ 2025-03-02 suspicion 74
- Felipe Morales ★★★★★ 2026-02-08 suspicion 74
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 106 remaining flagged reviews.
Graham Griffith
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Killer
Jamie Lin
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-01-25
Jennifer Naschansky
4 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Mike Kolisnyk
181 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Fantastic food and service! Been wanting to review this restaurant for some time now, and it lived up to the hype…authentic dishes, with American flair , just great!!!!
Irina Z
70 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Charlie Abbate
89 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-10
My number 1 go to restaurant in the city. Love the borscht, potatoe pancakes and stuffed cabbage. They also have great homemade corn beef hash but it's no longer available except for brunch 🥹
Matthew JK Hill
12 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-10
Dainius Vaicaitis
14 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-01-25
Amazing food and service for very reasonable prices. I always go here when in the area and often go out of my way to make a stop.
Mark Sanchioni
496 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-01-25
Great food and atmosphere!
Wendy Tonken
32 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-01-25
Very good Eastern European style food served in a casual "coffee shop" type atmosphere. I especially love their chicken soup, borscht, and boiled pierogi. But everything is good including the salads, sandwiches and dinner entrees. Both dine in and take out.
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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