{"key":"604db0cbf9","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n531688917","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Esquimalt","lat":48.4298611,"lon":-123.4127511,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Saigon Char-Broil Restaurant","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Saigon Char-Broil is a Vietnamese restaurant chain with three Victoria-area locations; the Esquimalt outpost sits at the corner of Esquimalt Road and Fraser Street and offers both dine-in and takeout. The menu centres on phở, char-broiled vermicelli bowls, salad rolls, and bánh mì-style subs, with tofu and vegetable substitutions available across most dishes. It is a standalone street-front restaurant — unlike the chain's other two mall food-court locations — making it an accessible refuelling stop for cyclists moving through the Esquimalt corridor.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.saigoncharbroil.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"1205 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, V9A 3P1","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1-250-590-9232","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"1 rack within 100m: rack (1 space) at 26m. Total: 1 spaces.","raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Esquimalt","addr:housenumber":"1205","addr:postcode":"V9A 3P1","addr:street":"Esquimalt Road","amenity":"restaurant","comment":"updated 2019-09-04","cuisine":"vietnamese","name":"Saigon Char-Broil Restaurant","phone":"+1-250-590-9232"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms the Esquimalt location at 1205 Esquimalt Rd with phone 250-590-9232, matching OSM data; the city listed on the website is 'Victoria, BC' rather than OSM's 'Esquimalt', which are distinct municipalities. Takeout is explicitly promoted ('Order Takeout in 3 easy steps', dedicated Take Out Menu) and tofu/veggie substitutions appear across virtually every menu category, confirming vegetarian options. No website or OSM content addresses bike parking, washrooms, Wi-Fi, or other cycling-specific amenities, so those remain null.","concerns":["Website lists the address city as 'Victoria, BC' while OSM records 'Esquimalt' — Esquimalt is a separate municipality, though the street address (1205 Esquimalt Rd) and postal code (V9A 3P1) match exactly.","Website branding omits 'Restaurant' from the business name ('Saigon Char-Broil') versus the OSM name 'Saigon Char-Broil Restaurant'.","This is one of three chain locations; the Hillside and Tillicum locations are in mall food courts and may have separate OSM records that should be reviewed for deduplication."],"recommended_status_reason":"A well-established Vietnamese restaurant with confirmed dine-in and takeout on a main cycling corridor in Esquimalt; the broad vegetarian-friendly menu and street-front location make it a practical stop for touring cyclists.","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":["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":"Tofu & Veggie substitutions offered across salads, salad rolls, spring rolls, sub sandwiches, vermicelli bowls, rice dishes, and soups on the Esquimalt menu; vegetarian spring rolls explicitly noted","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 Island","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"Vietnamese restaurant chain with three Victoria-area locations","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"high","source":"llm_html","signal":"Most mains $17-21: vermicelli bowls, pho, rice dishes"},"tier":"welcoming"}