{"key":"799f6f35a2","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n5304492039","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Vancouver","lat":49.2892247,"lon":-123.132281,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Saku","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Saku is Vancouver's original katsu restaurant, opened in early 2018 on the busy Robson Street shopping corridor as the first BC outpost of what has since grown into a multi-location chain. The restaurant specializes in premium tonkatsu and udon, distinguishing itself through a focus on high-quality meats and traditional Japanese preparation. It offers indoor sit-down dining in a no-smoking environment, with no outdoor seating.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.sakuvancouver.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"1588 Robson Street, Vancouver","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1-778-379-5872","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@llheatery.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"5 racks within 100m: stands (2 spaces) at 23m; stands (5 spaces) at 28m; stands (2 spaces) at 55m; stands (2 spaces) at 73m; stands (2 spaces) at 89m. Total: 13 spaces.","raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Vancouver","addr:housenumber":"1588","addr:street":"Robson Street","amenity":"restaurant","check_date":"2024-09-19","cuisine":"japanese;tonkatsu;udon","indoor_seating":"yes","name":"Saku","opening_hours":"Mo-Th 11:30-15:00,17:00-21:30; Fr-Su 11:30-21:30","outdoor_seating":"no","payment:cash":"yes","payment:credit_cards":"yes","payment:debit_cards":"yes","phone":"+1-778-379-5872","smoking":"no","website":"https://www.sakuvancouver.com/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms Saku is an active katsu restaurant with its original Robson Street location, and the 'Order Now' button indicates takeout is available. No bike parking, water refill, washroom, or other cycling amenities are mentioned on the website or in OSM tags. The website contact section shows a corporate Burnaby address (305 5491 Regent St) rather than the Robson Street location, and no phone number is listed on the site, so OSM contact details cannot be fully corroborated.","concerns":["Website contact section lists a corporate/franchise head office address (305 5491 Regent St, Burnaby BC V3C 6C8) rather than the Robson Street restaurant address — OSM address cannot be fully corroborated.","No phone number is displayed on the website; OSM phone (+1-778-379-5872) is unconfirmed.","Business operates multiple locations (Robson, Broadway, Burquitlam, Richmond, Brentwood, Toronto); this record pertains specifically to the original Robson Street location."],"recommended_status_reason":"Saku is a legitimate, operating restaurant on a busy Vancouver cycling corridor, but the key required criterion (bike parking or visibility) cannot be confirmed from available evidence, limiting its usefulness as a verified WWC listing without a site check.","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":["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"},"Public rack nearby":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver, Coast and Mountains","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"Vancouver's original katsu restaurant... grown into a multi-location chain","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"medium","source":"judgement","signal":"tonkatsu (Saku), premium pork/udon; ~$18-26pp"},"tier":"welcoming"}