Canada’s first fully automated restaurant, dubbed Box’d, is at 4 King St. W. in downtown Toronto and is a project by Paramount Fine Foods. At Box’d, patrons order in advance with a mobile app or at a digital kiosk at the location. Patrons are made aware of when their food is ready via a digital status board, and are then lead to their pickup location. Digital cubbies and shelves identify orders and create a streamlined experience. For the Box’d menu, Paramount consulted with well-known Toronto chef Tomer Markovitz to develop both lunch and dinner selections including vegan and vegetarian options. Menu items come with sustainable packaging and there are also express menu options that are even quicker. On the menu, there are currently four options listed under the Box’d Hot heading all of which include a combination of grain such as couscous or rice and lentils alongside salad and hummus. Each option also includes a protein choice such as chicken, kafta, steak or portobello mushroom. There is also an entire section of hummus options, salad, wraps and more.
