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    "source_gap_notes": "Low-confidence rows are intentionally retained as research gaps, not production recommendations.",
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        "city": "Khon Kaen",
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        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Review layer pending.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Opening date not source-verified.",
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        "charming_entry": "Khon Kaen Lap Restaurant (Nai Uan) is a Khon Kaen food-route candidate because the name is promising for isan food, but source metadata is inconsistent; do not ship static row without verification. Order logic: larb, grilled meats, som tam; verify. History/opening: Opening date not source-verified. Publish caveat: Avoid publishing until address source is resolved. Confidence: low.",
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        "city": "Khon Kaen",
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        "why_it_matters": "Better modeled as food-zone observation than one restaurant because stalls change.",
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        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Live review/social layer needed; no static ratings.",
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        "avoid_or_caveat": "Avoid hardcoding vendor-level claims.",
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        "confidence": "medium",
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        "charming_entry": "Khaen Nakhon Lake food stalls is a Khon Kaen food-route candidate because better modeled as food-zone observation than one restaurant because stalls change. Order logic: som tam, grilled chicken, Isan snacks, evening stalls. History/opening: No single opening date. Publish caveat: Avoid hardcoding vendor-level claims. Confidence: medium.",
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        "city": "Khon Kaen",
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        "thai_name": "",
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        "why_it_matters": "Candidate for deeper Khon Kaen food route; requires local source pass.",
        "signature_dishes_or_order_logic": "Vietnamese/Isan/Thai-Chinese dishes depending verified place",
        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Live reviews needed.",
        "history_or_opening_notes": "Opening date not source-verified.",
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        "charming_entry": "Prasit Phochana / local Vietnamese-Isan candidate is a Khon Kaen food-route candidate because candidate for deeper khon kaen food route; requires local source pass. Order logic: Vietnamese/Isan/Thai-Chinese dishes depending verified place. History/opening: Opening date not source-verified. Publish caveat: Avoid production use without source. Confidence: low.",
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        "source_name": "TAT Khon Kaen Lap Restaurant result",
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        "charming_entry": "Prasit Phochana / local Vietnamese-Isan candidate is a Khon Kaen food-route candidate because candidate for deeper khon kaen food route; requires local source pass. Order logic: Vietnamese/Isan/Thai-Chinese dishes depending verified place. History/opening: Opening date not source-verified. Publish caveat: Avoid production use without source. Confidence: low.",
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