{"key":"426a3106b7","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n1720016551","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Fast Food / Chain","community":"New Westminster","lat":49.2129842,"lon":-122.919906,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Mean Poutine","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Mean Poutine is a family-run gourmet poutine and specialty hot dog chain founded in 2011 by a former BC Lions football player, with origins in Vancouver's Granville entertainment district. The New Westminster location serves a broad menu of creative poutine combinations — from classic Quebec-style to Southern BBQ and Mean Mexicana — alongside a full hot dog lineup, all made with handcrafted recipes and quality ingredients. Indoor seating is available, making it a solid hearty-meal stop for cyclists passing through New Westminster.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.meanpoutine.ca/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"581 Sixth St, New Westminster BC V3L 3B9","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"(604) 553-4243","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"12 racks within 100m: stands at 24m; stands (2 spaces) at 31m; stands at 37m; stands at 45m; stands (4 spaces) at 56m; stands (3 spaces) at 58m; stands (4 spaces) at 64m; rack at 65m; stands (6 spaces) at 73m; stands (6 spaces) at 73m; stands (4 spaces) at 74m; stands at 91m. Total: 29 spaces.","raw_osm":{"addr:city":"New Westminster","addr:housenumber":"581","addr:province":"BC","addr:street":"Sixth Street","amenity":"fast_food","brand":"Bell","cuisine":"poutine","indoor_seating":"yes","name":"Mean Poutine","opening_hours":"Mo-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 11:00-20:00","outdoor_seating":"no","smoking":"no"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website's /locations page is the primary evidence source, confirming the New Westminster address as 581 Sixth St with phone (604) 553-4243 and showing Sundays as closed (contradicting OSM's Su 11:00-20:00 tag). The website front page explicitly promotes vegetarian dishes and the New Westminster menu includes a 'Mean And Green' option with vegetarian gravy, while the Downtown Vancouver menu states no GF options are offered; OSM's brand=Bell tag appears to be a tagging error as Bell is a Canadian telecom company unrelated to Mean Poutine. No bike parking, washrooms, water refill, Wi-Fi, or charging amenities are mentioned anywhere on the website or in OSM tags.","concerns":["OSM brand=Bell appears to be a tagging error — Bell is a Canadian telecom company with no relation to Mean Poutine.","OSM opening_hours includes Sundays (Su 11:00-20:00) but the website /locations page states the New Westminster location is closed on Sundays.","Phone number absent from OSM; sourced from website /locations page as (604) 553-4243."],"recommended_status_reason":"Mean Poutine is an active, well-established fast-food restaurant with a confirmed New Westminster presence, vegetarian options, and indoor seating — a practical and appealing meal stop for touring cyclists. Bike parking and washroom details are unconfirmed but absence of evidence does not preclude listing.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":true}},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["bike_parking","subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{"Bike parking or bike visibility":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"},"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":"Website front page: 'Have you TASTED OUR VEGETARIAN DISHES? We provide gourmet poutine options for everyone! Check out our Vegetarian & Halal menu items'; New Westminster menu includes 'Mean And Green' with vegetarian gravy. No GF options: Downtown Vancouver menu states 'we do not offer Gluten Free options on our poutine, hot dogs or fries menu.'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Public rack nearby":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver, Coast and Mountains","ownership":"Buy Canadian","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"family-run gourmet poutine and specialty hot dog chain founded in 2011 by a former BC Lions football player","price":{"band":1,"band_key":"cheap_eats","label":"Cheap eats","confidence":"high","source":"amenity_floor","signal":"amenity=fast_food"},"tier":"welcoming"}