{"key":"3a8d243e57","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n4783930222","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Vancouver","lat":49.269316,"lon":-123.1387834,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Afghan Horsemen Restaurant","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Established in 1974, Afghan Horsemen is the first Afghan restaurant ever opened in Canada, a family-managed institution that has anchored the Granville Island neighbourhood for over 50 years. The second-floor dining room offers both indoor and outdoor seating with a full menu of authentic Afghan cuisine, from lamb and chicken kebab platters to a wide range of vegetarian dishes. It has earned multiple Georgia Straight Readers' Choice Golden Plates awards for Best Middle Eastern Restaurant and remains a well-known culinary landmark in Vancouver.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://afghanhorsemen.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"#202 – 1833 Anderson St. (2nd floor), Vancouver, BC","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"604-873-5923","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"afghanhorsemen@gmail.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Vancouver","addr:province":"BC","addr:street":"Anderson Street","amenity":"restaurant","cuisine":"afghan","diet:vegetarian":"yes","indoor_seating":"yes","name":"Afghan Horsemen Restaurant","name:en":"Afghan Horsemen Restaurant","opening_hours":"Su-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-23:00","outdoor_seating":"yes","payment:credit_cards":"yes","payment:debit_cards":"yes","phone":"+1-604-873-5923","smoking":"no","website":"https://afghanhorsemen.com/","wheelchair":"no"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"Website content is fully available and corroborates the OSM phone number and URL. The website provides a more complete address (#202 – 1833 Anderson St., 2nd floor) than OSM's bare 'Anderson Street, Vancouver', so the website address is used and the discrepancy flagged. Takeout is confirmed by a dedicated 'Delivery & Takeout' section listing SkipTheDishes, DoorDash, and UberEats; vegetarian options are confirmed both by OSM's diet:vegetarian=yes tag and by numerous vegetarian dishes throughout the menu. No evidence found on the website or in OSM tags for bike parking, water refill, washrooms, Wi-Fi, or other cycling-specific amenities.","concerns":["OSM address ('Anderson Street, Vancouver') is missing the street number and unit; website shows '#202 – 1833 Anderson St. (2nd floor), Vancouver, BC'. OSM record should be updated.","Restaurant is on the 2nd floor with no elevator mentioned; OSM wheelchair=no. Accessibility for cyclists carrying gear may be limited.","OSM opening_hours differ from website hours (website lists Monday as closed; Tu-Th 4:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 2:30pm-11pm; Sun 2:30pm-10pm). OSM record should be updated."],"recommended_status_reason":"A clearly operating, well-established full-service restaurant in a high-traffic cycling area adjacent to Granville Island, with takeout and vegetarian options relevant to touring cyclists. Warrants inclusion pending on-site confirmation of bike parking.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":true,"address":false}},"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":{"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Takeout":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Vegetarian / vegan / GF":{"value":true,"detail":"Menu confirms multiple vegetarian dishes including Humous, Sabzi Mast, Eggplant Dip, Cauliflower Pakwara, Potato Boulany, Spinach & Feta Boulany, and various vegetarian sides. No vegan or GF claims found","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver, Coast and Mountains","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":3,"wow_evidence":"first Afghan restaurant ever opened in Canada, a family-managed institution … for over 50 years … multiple Georgia Straight Readers' Choice Golden Plates awards","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"medium","source":"judgement","signal":"Afghan (first in Canada, since 1974); ~$18-28pp"},"tier":"info"}