Skip the chains — Eat Local Independent

Picture this:  you’re hungry. Not “I could nibble,” but “if I don’t eat soon, I'll be eyeing my own hand like its a starter.”  

Now, you could go to a chain — the culinary equivalent of a beige hatchback — or… you could open eli, tap once, and suddenly every independent restaurant within two miles appears like you’ve unlocked a cheat code for real food.

Cuisine? Sorted.
Star rating? Sorted.
Speed? Faster than a cheetah on steroids!
It’s simple. It’s delicious. It doesn’t muck about.

The Truth About “Local” Dining

Independent restaurants are better. Full stop.
They serve actual food made by actual humans with actual passion.

Chains? They’re everywhere. Not because they’re tastier — no, no, no.
They dominate because they’ve got marketing budgets the size of a small nation’s GDP.

They blast ads, sponsor influencers, and shove their soggy fries right into your feed. Meanwhile, the quiet legends — the local chefs — are crafting dishes with more flavour than a corporate PowerPoint could ever dream of.

And That’s Why I Built eli

To even the score.
To help you find the places that actually care.
The ones cooking from the heart — not from a spreadsheet written by a man in a suit called Clive.

eli is fast.
eli is simple.
eli is for people who love food that tastes like someone gave a damn.

Wherever you are, wherever you’re going — it finds the best independent restaurants nearby.

Eat Local Independent
Because life’s too short for mediocre meals and multinational menus.

Tony Perry