{"key":"d86fc82125","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n505797244","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Café / Coffee","community":"Vancouver","lat":49.2908482,"lon":-123.1342062,"verdict":"needs_review","name":{"value":"The Waffle Co.","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"The Waffle Co. is an artisan dessert café chain founded in 2017, originally from India with 125+ locations worldwide, now expanding into British Columbia with three locations including this one on Robson Street in Vancouver's West End. The café serves indulgent waffles, specialty coffees, matcha drinks, thick shakes, and other dessert-forward treats. Its location near Stanley Park and English Bay places it along a popular cycling corridor, with both indoor and outdoor seating available.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.thewaffleco.ca","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"1725 Robson St #2, Vancouver, BC V6G 1E1","source":"review_edit"},"phone":{"value":"+1-604-757-0009","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@thewaffleco.ca","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"8 racks within 100m: stands (2 spaces) at 6m; stands (5 spaces, covered) at 27m; stands (2 spaces) at 29m; stands (4 spaces) at 34m; stands (2 spaces) at 75m; stands (2 spaces) at 82m; stands (2 spaces) at 91m; stands (2 spaces) at 93m. Total: 21 spaces.","raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Vancouver","addr:housenumber":"1725","addr:postcode":"V6G1C9","addr:province":"BC","addr:street":"Robson Street","addr:unit":"2","amenity":"cafe","branch":"Robson","check_date":"2026-04-23","cuisine":"dessert","indoor_seating":"yes","name":"The Waffle Co.","outdoor_seating":"yes","phone":"+1-604-757-0009","website":"https://www.thewaffleco.ca"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms The Waffle Co. operates a Robson Street location at 1725 Robson St #2, Vancouver, matching the OSM address, though the postcode differs (OSM: V6G1C9 vs website: V6G 1E1). OSM check_date of 2026-04-23 is recent and looks_closed=false; the website is active and lists three BC locations including Robson. No cyclist-specific amenities (bike parking, water refill, washrooms, Wi-Fi, etc.) are mentioned anywhere on the website; takeout is supported by 'Order Now' buttons on the menu page.","concerns":["Postcode discrepancy: OSM records V6G1C9 but website hours/location page lists V6G 1E1 for the Robson location.","Phone number (+1-604-757-0009) not confirmed via website — the hours/location page shows 'Call' links but scraped text does not display the actual numbers.","About Us page contains testimonials referencing 'Javy' (an unrelated coffee concentrate brand), suggesting copy-pasted template content that undermines website reliability.","Contact page lists the Surrey address (7327 137 St) as the primary contact/HQ address, not the Robson location."],"recommended_status_reason":"Legitimate café on a major Vancouver cycling corridor, but no cyclist-relevant amenities (bike parking, washrooms, water refill) are confirmed from the website or OSM tags, leaving all required criteria unverifiable.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"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"},"Public rack nearby":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"},"Covered bike parking":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver, Coast and Mountains","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":0,"wow_evidence":"artisan dessert café chain… 125+ locations worldwide","price":{"band":1,"band_key":"cheap_eats","label":"Cheap eats","confidence":"high","source":"amenity_floor","signal":"amenity=cafe"},"tier":"welcoming"}