A Muvbox is a restaurant concept that was born in Quebec. Think a combination of a Transformer and a shipping container, with retail ambitions.
The first Muvbox I came across was in the Old Port of Montreal, down in the southernmost part of the city locals know as "Old Montreal".
I posted on this a while back.
Last week at lunchtime I thought "lobster shack". The only real-ish lobster shack in Montreal is the Muvbox in the old port.
When I got there the evolution was evident.
First off, there was a longer line waiting for lobster treats than I was prepared to queue for.
The second thing I noticed was the second Muvbox.

Porchetta serves delicious roast pork sandwiches with some interesting sides like rapini.
A much shorter line made the Porchetta Muvbox an obviously wise choice.

One word: delicious.
Now there are two Muvbox choices in the Old Port.
When I rolled back in to my spot in the underground garage at work, there was more evolution waiting for me.

Yes that's right, there's now a second scooter commuter working in my building.
It only makes sense, because in the past two years there has been a scooter explosion in Montreal. It was only a question of time before another scooter showed up in the garage.
Two's company. I definitely don't want a crowd.
PS: in response to Conchscooter's comment, here is a shot taken from our 6th floor window.
Eight PTWs on a day when I opted for the cage due to my daughter's vehement objection because of rain in the forecast. Three years ago, there might have been one, on average, on a nice day.
5 comments:
A second scooter is a sooter explosion? Zut alors! Pas tellement explosif je crois?
Scooter invasion in the parkade! I find the concept of the muvbox quite intruiging.
In a similar way the company I work for uses shipping containers for process equipment and a control room.
Conchscooter, Zut! indeed. You see, I was such an anomaly three years ago when I started the scoot commute, that the building owners offered my free indoor parking. Now there are two MCs, and another scoot downstairs. Much more and they may re-think their generous allowance.
As for evidence of the growing popularity of PTWs, I'll update the post with a picture taken of the street below.
Sonja, ahhh!... container control room... James Bond-ish, I must say. Now if you have solar-panel powered hydraulic deployment like the Muvbox concept, I'd love to see a video!
I am glad you have a scooter buddy in the building but any more and parking might get tight.
The muvbox is a neat concept and I can see how it would be a great way to set up a lunch counter without having to have a big rental space and overhead.
Trobrairitz, not sure I'll have a scooter buddy. Turns out the owner is a very attractive young lady. My better half wouldn't get the "buddy" aspect, assuming anything friendly were "budding".
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