First off: Genuinely blown away by the response to my initial [reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/OttawaFood/comments/1rlvlot/i_got_tired_of_googling_best_restaurants_in/)! 44K views, 93 comments, and a ton of actionable feedback. Here's what's been fixed and added since the last post. **Please let me know if it still doesn't work for you.**

**Bugs fixes and Updates**

* 700+ restaurants added, 34 neighbourhoods covered
* Blondie's Pizza, North & Navy, and Aroma Meze moved out of Gloucester/Nepean — they were on those streets, not in those neighbourhoods
* Kanata and Stittsville search now returns the same results as clicking from the homepage (they were using different queries)
* Pizza filter and other cuisine filters now work correctly when combined with neighbourhood
* Map no longer overlays on top of the navigation dropdown
* Instagram account and Newsletter subscription option added

**New filters**

* 🌙 Open past 10pm
* 🍺 Happy Hour
* 🍷 BYOB
* 🥗 Vegan-friendly
* 🌿 Vegetarian-friendly
* 🥩 Halal
* 🌾 Gluten-free

**Search improvements**

* "The Glebe", "Old Ottawa East", "OOE", "downtown", "Somerset", and a dozen other aliases now return results instead of nothing
* Searching a neighbourhood name routes directly to that neighbourhood instead of doing a fuzzy text search

**New neighbourhoods added**

* Vanier - including Aztec Taco, Ay Wey, Louis Pizza (shoutout to the people who suggested these)
* Orleans - still growing but no longer just 3 listings
* Hintonburg - was showing in the nav with nothing behind it, now has listings

**Coming soon**

* r/OttawaFood community recommendations filter: actively being worked on, should be in the next update
* Sort by newest and sort by lowest rated
* Reviews on listing pages
* More Kanata, Orleans, and OOS coverage

Still very much a work in progress. Same ask as last time — if a favourite spot is missing, hit the Add a Restaurant button. And if something looks wrong, let me know here or through the contact page.

Also, just started an Instagram at [ottawaeats.ig](https://instagram.com/ottawaeats.ig): nothing posted yet, but that's where food photos, new listings, and neighbourhood highlights will live. Follow if you want to see where this goes.

One thing I decided after reading the feedback: I've removed the advertisement page. A few people flagged concerns about paid listings getting pushed to the top, and honestly, I agree. That's not what this should be. The site will stay free, unsponsored, and ranked purely on what's actually good.

That being said, I'm building this solo in my spare time. If you've found it useful, there's a donation link at [ko-fi.com/ottawaeats](http://ko-fi.com/ottawaeats) \- no pressure at all, but it helps keep the lights on and motivates me to keep going. 

Thank you all again for your support.🙏

OttawaEats.com Update: Improvements based on your feedback