AtD translation: Canonical Eli venues were not the ticket today

[Mike Jing]

P321.38-322.7   He wandered without any clear plan, wanting to be anonymous
among the town mobility, wanting at the same time to be alone. He knew that
nothing known to the alternate universe of vector analysis could bring him
comfort or help him see a way out. Moriarty’s wasn’t open yet, Louis
Lassen’s lunch stand would have been good for a hamburger sandwich if Kit
could’ve been sure he wouldn’t choke on it. Canonical Eli venues were not
the ticket today. He came to rest about a mile up the Quinnipiac on top of
West Rock, lay on the ground, and let himself cry.

What are "canonical Eli venues"? I'm guessing it has to do with Eli the
biblical figure, but it's not quite clear what it means.