Address: Corner of Nepean at Elgin, Ottawa Hours: Unlisted, but standard chip wagon hours of 11am – 2pm on weekdays is a safe bet Website: Haha nope Green factor: Styrofoam for poutine, aluminum foil for burger, plastic utensils; no bins on site When I was recently foiled by the inconsistency of restaurant hours during the pandemic, I knew […]
Address: 1145 Wellington St. W, Ottawa Green factor: Compostable container for fries-only, but Styrofoam for burgers and poutine. Garbage and recycling bins on site. In front of the RBC on Wellington at McCormick in Hintonburg, there’s a blue and yellow fixture of the neighbourhood: Frenchie’s Super Fries. I’ve walked by the colourful chip wagon many times, but it was […]
Address: 1666 Bank St, Ottawa Hours: 11am – 6pm (Tue – Sun); closed Monday Website: https://truenortheats.com/ (not in service as of writing) Green factor: Recyclable and compostable containers; no bins on site The pandemic has forced huge changes on all of us, and small business owners have had many wrenches thrown into their typical business plans. The folks at […]
Address: 1532 Lapierre Ave, Ottawa Hours: 11am – 6pm (Mon – Sat) Website: Oh god no Green factor: Styrofoam container, garbage bin on site I first noticed this chip wagon a couple of years ago when taking the bus to my sister’s place. It’s a bit off the beaten path, on a commercial/light industrial street just off Carling, […]
Address: 1385 Wellington St W, Ottawa, ON Hours: 7:00am – 9:00pm (everyday) Website: https://www.wellingtondiner.com/ **Note that their menu has changed since my visit, and not all the above items are currently available or have changed, and hours are different during the coronavirus lockdown. Balance in life is important, so after taking a nice walk in Britannia Park, my […]
Address: 160 Bay St, Ottawa Hours: 7am – 10pm (Mon-Thu); 7am – 11pm (Fri); 8am – 11pm (Sat); 8am – 10pm (Sun) Website: https://www.occokitchen.com/take-out I heard from a co-worker who was aware of my #OttawaDonairQuest about the downtown location of OCCO Kitchen having a donair, so I made my way there for a lunch date with my wife to see […]
Address: 680 Bank St, Ottawa Hours: 11:30am – 7pm (Mon – Sat); 11:30am – 5pm (Sun) Website: http://bigtownburgers.com/ Green factor: Recycling and garbage bins on site; foil wrappers for the burger, styrofoam for the fries The Glebe hasn’t exactly been friendly to food trucks, although outdoor gear fixture Kunstadt has made part of the parking lot available to […]
Address: 100 Queen St (between O’Connor and Metcalfe) Hours: 10am – 3pm (M-F); closed Sat-Sun Website: Nope Green factor: Styrofoam containers for burgers and poutines; plastic utensils; didn’t see any bins on site. On a recent, spring-ish Ottawa day that appeared between our charming (re. morally devastating) April snowstorms, I was on the hunt to try a new-to-me chip […]