Dated
Restaurant information changes. Branches open and close, menus move, prices change, and availability can shift. A useful observation therefore needs a date so the team knows when the fact was true.
Verified
Not every captured value should become a published fact automatically. Validation helps distinguish a candidate observation from information that is ready to be used in a shared business view.
Sourced
The source identity behind a record matters. It gives the team a way to understand where the observation came from and prevents analytics from becoming anonymous numbers with no path back to evidence.
Together, they create a better index
Dated, verified, and sourced observations allow SpoonIndex to simplify the interface without pretending the underlying market is static. The result can stay easy to use while still supporting audit, comparison, and historical change.
Use the summary as the starting point, while keeping the evidence and context available behind the result.