{"key":"1cf864878f","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n11061766472","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Fernie","lat":49.5090846,"lon":-115.1762449,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Bear Lodge Bistro","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"The Bear Bistro is a casual, open-air dining destination perched at Island Lake Lodge, roughly 8 km up a rugged mountain road above Fernie, BC, with a massive patio overlooking dramatic Rocky Mountain scenery. It is a natural endpoint for cyclists riding the Lazy Lizard mountain bike trail, which climbs directly to the lodge — the website actively encourages cyclists to use this trail rather than the vehicle access road. The bistro operates seasonally as part of the Island Lake resort complex, famous for catskiing in winter and trail access in summer.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.islandlakelodge.com/dining/bear-lodge-bistro","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"Box 1229, 602A 2nd Avenue, Fernie, B.C. Canada V0B 1M0","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"1-888-422-8754","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@islandlakeresorts.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"amenity":"restaurant","name":"Bear Lodge Bistro"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms this is a real, operating seasonal restaurant at Island Lake Lodge near Fernie, BC. The Bear Bistro page explicitly states 'Bike racks are located right in front of the Bistro entrance' and encourages cyclists to arrive via the Lazy Lizard trail, providing strong evidence for bike parking. The OSM name 'Bear Lodge Bistro' does not match the website name 'The Bear Bistro', and the site notes the summer 2026 season opens June 20, 2026 (after today's date of May 28, 2026), meaning it is currently pre-season closed but not permanently closed.","concerns":["OSM name 'Bear Lodge Bistro' does not match website name 'The Bear Bistro' — possible tagging error or informal alternate name.","Business is pre-season as of enrichment date (May 28, 2026); summer season opens June 20, 2026.","Located 8 km up a rugged mountain access road — reachable by bike only via the Lazy Lizard MTB trail, not a standard road cycling route.","OSM record has no phone, address, or email tags — contact data sourced entirely from website.","Mailing address provided (602A 2nd Avenue, Fernie) is the resort group office, not the physical bistro location on the mountain."],"recommended_status_reason":"A real, operating seasonal restaurant at Island Lake Lodge with confirmed cyclist-specific infrastructure (bike racks, dedicated trail access). The business is pre-season as of today but opens June 20, 2026 — not permanently closed.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"The website actively promotes cyclist access via the Lazy Lizard trail and discourages use of the vehicle access road. Menu pages were linked but not fetched, so food options (vegetarian, GF, etc.) could not be assessed."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","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":{"Bike parking or bike visibility":{"value":true,"detail":"Website states: 'Bike racks are located right in front of the Bistro entrance.'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Kootenay Rockies","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"Bike racks are located right in front of the Bistro entrance... encourages cyclists to arrive via the Lazy Lizard trail","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"low","source":"judgement","signal":"mountain-lodge bistro (Island Lake), patio; ~$18-30pp"},"tier":"welcoming"}