{"key":"0bf3437cdb","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n1599206135","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Whistler","lat":50.1156239,"lon":-122.9483868,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Merlins","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Merlins Bar and Grill has been a fixture on Blackcomb Way in Whistler since 1980, operated by Vail Resorts and positioned at the mountain base. The venue runs as two distinct spaces: a morning café serving brunch and espresso drinks, and a bar and grill open through après hours with a broad pub menu. Regular live music events — including resident bands — give it a lively, community-hub character that extends well beyond a typical resort restaurant.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.merlinsbarwhistler.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"4553 Blackcomb Wy, Whistler, BC V8E 0Y1","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"(604) 938-7700","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"wbmerlins@vailresorts.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"amenity":"restaurant","name":"Merlins"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms this is an active, full-service bar and grill operating since 1980 at 4553 Blackcomb Wy, Whistler, under Vail Resorts management — contact details absent from OSM are supplied by the site. Menu pages explicitly label vegetarian (V), vegan (VE), and gluten-free (GF) items. No website or OSM evidence exists for bike parking, washrooms, Wi-Fi, takeout, or any other cyclist-specific amenity.","concerns":["OSM name 'Merlins' is abbreviated; website presents the business as 'Merlins Bar and Grill, Whistler' — OSM record should be updated.","Phone and address are absent from OSM tags; both supplied only by website.","Operated by Vail Resorts (contact email wbmerlins@vailresorts.com) — verify that the discovered URL is the authoritative business website and not a generic resort page."],"recommended_status_reason":"Business is clearly real, active, and located in a major cycling destination, but the required bike parking/visibility criterion cannot be confirmed from available evidence. A site visit or follow-up contact is needed before listing.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null}},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"density_needs_review","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Vegetarian / vegan / GF":{"value":true,"detail":"Menu uses explicit labels: (V) for vegetarian (e.g. Classic Poutine, Cajun Curly Fries, Onion Rings), (VE) for vegan (e.g. Vegan Wings, Nourish Wrap with Fried Tofu), and (GF) for gluten-free (e.g. Nachos). Several items also offer 'Make it Vegetarian' or 'Sub Tofu' options","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver, Coast and Mountains","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"operated by Vail Resorts and positioned at the mountain base ... a fixture on Blackcomb Way in Whistler since 1980","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"high","source":"llm_html","signal":"Entrees $20–28.50; casual bar and grill format"},"tier":"info"}