Local East City Restaurant To Flip Its Last Burger Dec. 18

It was one of the toughest decisions to make for owners Carolyn and Steve Effer of Reggie’s Hot Grill but they are closing up shop on Dec. 18 announced Thursday.

The decision to close the East City restaurant was for the sake and well-being of the family.

“We realized over the pandemic that we need to make a lifestyle change for ourselves, for our health, for our family,” said Carolyn. “We love being here and we love the community who have supported us during the pandemic and even before that. We just had to make a hard decision and believe me, it was a hard decision.”

The family also operated the Red Wagon Family Food year-round food truck at 2621 Lakefield Road. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

After living a closer family life due to the pandemic, it was a lifestyle that they become accustomed to.

“The thought of going back full-time, that lifestyle is not appealing to us anymore,” said Steve. “We wanted a more family lifestyle at home.”

Effer’s daughters were homeschooled during the COVID-19 pandemic but will resume their studies at Immaculate Conception School in February. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Cameron Green and Rej Maranda originally opened Reggie’s Hot Grill. East City Bakery purchased the business in 2013 then Peter Kayser of Kayser Financial Services took over in 2015. He rebranded it to Reggie’s Gourmet Burgers.

The couple purchased the business in 2016 running its first day on Dec. 16. They will continue to do catering, operate pop-up kitchens and “still feed the community.”

“It’s so hard knowing that you are somebody’s go-to regular Friday night meal and I really hope who does come in here can carry forward with that,” reflected Carolyn.

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Here's The City Documents That Reveal How Canteen Of Kawartha Took Over Contracts From Reggie's & Hippy Chippy

Here are the documents for Request for Proposal P-05-12, Mobile Food Service Operations at Nassau Mills Road, Beavermead Park, and West 49 Skateboard Park, that reveal how Canteen of Kawartha was awarded the new contracts for mobile food service operations at those locations. Aside from their 34 years of being in operation and existing contracts in place with other companies/organizations like Havelock Jamboree and GE Canada, it is mentioned in the "Recommended Bidder" area on the last page (see below) that Canteen of Kawartha "presented the menu with the broadest range of healthier food choices. They offered the highest level of financial compensation of all proponents, in the amount of $10,800 for the Beavermead site and $24,727 for Nassau Mills site, for the initial three year term of the lease agreement."

This is all public material, provided to us by Mayor's office. Have a read of the documents...

 

 [Related: Reggie's Chip Truck Closed]

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Reggie's Forced To Close Their Chip Truck At Trent

[UPDATE: Canteen of Kawartha, a small locally owned company which has been in business in Peteborough 30 years, has been awarded the contract. They will serve home-made burgers and fresh curd poutine there, as well as a number of healthier food options.]

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This announcement was made on Reggie's Facebook page yesterday:

 

As of this morning, there were already 51 comments to the post and folks seem ready to take action to discourage this from happening. We all have fond memories of making our way to the chip truck after a long bike ride or hike—or just when you had a craving for one of their delicious burgers and fries. If you would like to voice your concerns regarding this decision, contact the City of Peterborough - Recreation Department at 705. 742.7777 Ext 1873. 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PtboPics: A Wall Of Movember Support At Reggie's HotGrill

There's still about a week to go for Movember, and here is the wall of support that's still going strong at Reggie's HotGrill. 

Be sure to pop into Reggie's or El Camino's to check out Reg and Cam and the rest of the staff as they continue to grow their Mo's!

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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