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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) buidhe 23:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Small restaurant without substantial coverage except from routine restaurant reviews. TM 14:01, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. TM 14:01, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maine-related deletion discussions. TM 14:01, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Normal restaurant with normal amount of coverage (i.e., below GNG level). --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 16:21, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Whether a restaurant review counts as significant coverage for notability purposes is governed by the WP:PRODUCTREV policy, which requires that the author describes their experiences in some depth, provides broader context, and draws comparisons with other products; that the reviews must be published outside of purely local or highly specialized interest publications; and that the review is not sponsored and the source is reputable. These criteria are met by the following sources: Boston Globe 2012(satisfying WP:AUD's requirement for at least one regional, statewide, provincial, national, or international source), Maine Sunday Telegram 2016, Portland Press Herald 2020, and arguably Taste of the Seacoast 2017. FourViolas (talk) 16:24, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep This restaurant is Maine's most notable vegetarian restaurant. The coverage is not routine restaurant coverage. See [1]. The restaurant is mentioned in the 2014 book The Vegetarian Flavor Bible. BrikDuk (talk) 08:09, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep The sources provided by FourViolas and BrikDuk demonstrate that the restaurant passes Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline. An additional source is Maine Magazine 2011. The article provides substantial background about the restaurant:

  Sriprasert’s mother, who owned a restaurant in Thailand, taught him how to cook from a very early age. Each morning, he would wake up and be put to task peeling garlic, chopping onions, making curry paste, and executing other tedious preparations. His mother never used written recipes, and by cooking alongside her he began to develop his own personal style. These experiences gave him the knowledge and skills that allow him to transition seamlessly between the many different types of cuisine featured at Green Elephant. Char Guay Teow, a dish of wide noodles prepared with egg, red-chili paste, tofu, and soy ham, is the first of our entrees to arrive. I find the textural interplay of the soft, chewy noodles and crunchy greens quite pleasing. My companion’s Spicy Vegetable Medley Stir-fry with peanuts, soy meat, and spicy red-curry paste is also an elegantly executed dish. Although we are completely full of veggies at this point, dessert is inevitable, and we finish up with fried bananas and coconut ice cream. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that!

  Cunard (talk) 08:26, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I came here following the original author's request at Wikipedia:WikiProject Animal rights to consider a series of vegan related articles they created. I say keep here because this restaurant has had media coverage in cities beyond its own location. This is not a requirement for keeping, but I think that this broad coverage does demonstrate special interest beyond a typical restaurant. Blue Rasberry (talk) 12:26, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep There are enough reliable sources on the article like The Boston Globe or Press Herald. The only one I would dispute is VegNews.com it's not a independent reliable source. Psychologist Guy (talk) 21:07, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per rationale presented above. Woerich (talk) 17:57, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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