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Innovative New Restaurant Boxd to Open in Carlsbad
The new restaurant serves eats out of a recycled shipping container that opens using hydraulics run on vegetable oil.
This new restaurant is literally opening in Carlsbad. Boxd is the first of its kind in the nation.
On a lot on the corner of Carlsbad Village Drive and State Street, you'll find a recycled shipping container that opens using hydraulics that run on vegetable oil. When the restaurant opens there will be a seating area in the box and a large eco-friendly grass area for hanging out.
"Everyone said we need something different in Carlsbad," said owner and Carlsbad resident James Markham, who also opened and . "We'll be serving gourmet waffle sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dessert. We'll also serve beer and wine and show movies on the outdoor lot."
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Markham said he rented that lot a year and a half ago but waited to launch an innovative idea.
Boxd is opening soon and with potentially three more opening in Carlsbad by the end of the year.
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