FOOD IS THE EXCUSE. COMMUNITY IS THE POINT.

LET’S GO
EAT!

GastroMob is a loose knit bunch of people who pick a local place, show up as customers, eat, pay, tip, and get to know the people around the table. Locals nominate. Locals vote. Then everybody is welcome to pull up a chair.

No dues. No fees. No secret handshake.

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GastroMob members sharing a meal at Freshieez Pizza

REAL PEOPLE · REAL FOOD · MICHIANA

NOMINATE · VOTE · EAT · REVIEW · REPEAT ·

THE WHOLE IDEA

SIMPLE ON PURPOSE.

We choose locally owned places because they deserve customers, not another request for discounts or free food. Some Mobs bring a crowd. Some bring a few people and a good conversation. Either way, we show up, buy our own meals, and treat the staff like human beings.

The kickoff gives us a chance to meet, but you can visit during the chapter’s Mob week too. You do not need a shirt, an invitation, or a personality that enjoys walking into a room full of strangers. Come hungry. We can handle the rest.

LOCAL PEOPLE PICK THE PLACES

CHOOSE YOUR CHAPTER.

Each Mob keeps its own nominations, events, winners, and stories. Here is what is happening now.

GastroMob diners sharing a long breakfast table at Curve Cafe

THE ORIGINAL MOB · 574

Michiana

Freshieez brought the pizza and the people in September. Next up is Don Chepe in Niles on October 13, followed by November Soup Mob winner Coney Express.

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THE NEW CHAPTER · TEXAS

Texas Hill Country

The first Mob starts with Hidden Gems. Locals are naming the diners, food trucks, barbecue shacks, and little places more people ought to know about.

Visit this chapter

NO MOB NEAR YOU?

START ONE WHERE YOU LIVE.

Know the local joints and the people who should meet over a meal? GastroMob can happen in your area too.

Create a chapter

OUT IN THE WILD

THIS IS WHAT SHOWING UP LOOKS LIKE.

These are real moments from the original Michiana Mob. Hill Country gets to add its own pictures after its first gathering.

A young GastroMob participant helping make the giant pizza at Freshieez — September · Freshieez Pizza, Elkhart

GastroMob members in shirts sharing food at Simonton Lake Drive In — July · Simonton Lake Drive In, Elkhart

LaRue in his GastroDog shirt at Rob’s Grill — August · Rob’s Grill, Culver

FOOD IS ONLY
TIER ONE.

For now, the Mob is about discovering local food and finding company around the table. There is room to grow into easier ways to connect and help neighbors, one sensible step at a time.

01LIVE NOW

LET’S GO
EAT!

SIMPLE ON PURPOSE.