{"key":"9b1c780020","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w480982389","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Qualicum Beach","lat":49.3597471,"lon":-124.4725331,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Black Bird Schnitzel Haus","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Black Bird Schnitzel Haus is a family-owned German restaurant in Qualicum Beach that claims to be the only German restaurant on eastern Vancouver Island. Opened in November 2017, it features 24 varieties of schnitzel toppings and a made-from-scratch menu by head chef Chris, complemented by local Mount Arrowsmith craft beers and imported German beers on tap. The fully licensed restaurant can accommodate groups of 40 or more, offers summer patio seating, and provides both dine-in and full takeout service.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://blackbirdschnitzelhaus.ca","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"3298 Island Hwy W, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 2C6","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"250-752-8500","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"addr:housenumber":"3298","addr:postcode":"V9K 2C6","addr:street":"West Island Highway","amenity":"restaurant","building":"commercial","check_date":"2024-07-23","cuisine":"german","name":"Black Bird Schnitzel Haus","opening_hours":"Mo-Fr 15:00-20:00; Sa-Su 12:00-20:00","phone":"+1 2507528500","website":"https://blackbirdschnitzelhaus.ca"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website is fully accessible and corroborates the OSM record: same phone number (250-752-8500), same address (3298 Island Hwy W, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 2C6), and confirms the restaurant is open for in-house dining and takeout. The website explicitly mentions a gluten-free menu and a full takeout menu, but makes no mention of bike parking, water refill, washrooms, or Wi-Fi, so those remain null.","concerns":["OSM lists the street as 'West Island Highway' while the website uses 'Island Hwy W'; these refer to the same road but the OSM street name may benefit from a minor correction."],"recommended_status_reason":"Real, open, publicly accessible restaurant with an active website confirming in-house dining and takeout. The only German restaurant on eastern Vancouver Island makes it a notable stop for touring cyclists on the Island Highway.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"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":["subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"a694d1bfbd"},"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":"Website states \"We also offer a Gluten-free menu\" and the menu page lists a dedicated Gluten-Free category with gluten-free entrées","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"only German restaurant on eastern Vancouver Island","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"medium","source":"judgement","signal":"German schnitzel house, 24 varieties; ~$18-28pp"},"tier":"info"}