{"key":"e73080184c","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n4844724670","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Restaurant","community":"Vancouver","lat":49.2575621,"lon":-123.114845,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Vij's","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Vij's is a landmark Indian restaurant on Vancouver's Cambie Street, a three-time recipient of the Michelin Bib Gourmand Award (2023–2025) recognized for exceptional cuisine and genuine hospitality. The menu spans vegetarian snacks, curries, seafood, and meat dishes alongside a curated beverage program with sommelier-guided wine pairings. Walk-in guests are always welcome, and seasonal patio seating makes it a viable stop for cyclists riding the Cambie corridor.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://vijs.ca/vijs-restaurant/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"3106 Cambie St., Vancouver BC V5Z 2W2","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1-604-736-6664","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"contact@vijs.ca","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"1 rack within 100m: stands (4 spaces) at 38m. Total: 4 spaces.","raw_osm":{"addr:housenumber":"3106","addr:street":"Cambie Street","amenity":"restaurant","check_date":"2026-03-15","cuisine":"indian","name":"Vij's","opening_hours":"Su-Th 17:30-21:30; Fr-Sa 17:30-22:00","phone":"+1-604-736-6664","website":"https://vijs.ca/vijs-restaurant/","wikidata":"Q130198950","wikipedia":"en:Vij's"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms Vij's is an active, acclaimed Indian restaurant at 3106 Cambie St, Vancouver, holding Michelin Bib Gourmand Awards 2023–2025; phone and address match OSM. The food menu explicitly lists dedicated vegetarian sections, and DoorDash ordering confirms takeout availability. No mention of bike parking, washrooms, water refill, or any cyclist-specific infrastructure appears anywhere in the website content or OSM tags.","concerns":["Bike parking (a required WWC criterion) is not mentioned anywhere on the website or in OSM tags; unconfirmed.","Washrooms not mentioned on website; assumed present for a full-service dine-in restaurant but not evidenced.","Water bottle refill not mentioned."],"recommended_status_reason":"Vij's is a high-profile destination restaurant on a key Vancouver cycling corridor and would be a strong WWC listing, but the required criterion of bike parking or visibility cannot be confirmed from the website or OSM tags — a site visit or direct inquiry is needed before including.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":true,"address":true},"notes":"Cambie Street has dedicated cycling infrastructure; a public bike rack is plausible nearby but cannot be confirmed without street-level verification."},"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"},"Vegetarian / vegan / GF":{"value":true,"detail":"Food menu includes dedicated 'Vegetarian Snacks' and 'Vegetarian' sections alongside meat and seafood options","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":3,"wow_evidence":"three-time recipient of the Michelin Bib Gourmand Award (2023–2025)","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"medium","source":"judgement","signal":"landmark Indian, Michelin Bib, sommelier; ~$28-40pp"},"tier":"welcoming"}