Eat the Strip is our tribute to the mom-and-pop food joints tucked into the suburbs of Ottawa-Gatineau and Fredericton. We believe the people behind these restaurants, diners, and bars don’t get the recognition they deserve for shaping our local food culture. So we created a blog that shines a light exclusively on strip mall spots, industrial park eateries, and other hidden gems. 🧡
For too long, social media foodies and bloggers have overlooked these spots—often tucked away on the edges of the city. You won’t find reviews of downtown chain restaurants here. This blog is (almost) entirely dedicated to strip malls.
Strip mall: A retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.Dictionary.com
Eat the Strip is designed, developed, and maintained by Ameya Charnalia. The site wouldn’t have been possible without the technical mentorship of developers Brian Tavares, Mat Dupont, and Daniel Corner, as well as the support of Sergio Gonzalez—who also gave the site its name. Developers can check out the source code, built with Next.js and React, here.