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It looks like food trucks are not a fad. More and more keep popping up all over the Bay Area especially in the city. I’ve wanted to check them out but to find them you usually have to follow twitter feeds and I’m way to lazy to do that. So when I heard about “Off the grid,” a collection of over 20+ trucks/carts all in one location at the same time, I added it to my SF bday weekend list. We decided to go to the Friday night location which is held at Fort Mason center from 5-8pm and has the largest selection of carts. I was worried about November rain but we lucked out with some fantastic weather.
Upon arrival we bee-lined for the creme brulee cart because I’d heard they sell out fast and I wasn’t gonna miss out. We chose coconut and pumpkin spice. Both were creamy and delicious. We devoured them while standing in the Chairman Bao Chinese steamed/baked buns line. The buns are what everyone comes for. The line is long and stays that way the entire night. Still in line we snacked on a dim sum sampler from Tru Gourmet which was good but nothing special. Within 30 minutes of opening the Chairman ran out of baked buns (WTF!) so we were forced to have the steamed (pork belly & duck) which were awesome and well worth the wait. Next, we had a couple tacos (asian asada & char sui) from Kung Fu tacos. Interesting flavors indeed. Having had our fill of Asian cuisine we finished off with a couple Mexican tacos (carne asada & pork/bacon) from El Huarache Loco.
Although we had to navigate around people & strollers galore (“Off the grid” seems to be the place to be for Thirty-something city folks with kids) that didn’t stop us from stuffing ourselves silly. All in all it was a fun evening.
Notes: Fort Mason location is closed for the winter. Admission is free. Food Costs: $5+
Website: http://www.offthegridsf.com/
Filed under: Northern CA, PLACES TO EAT/DRINK, San Francisco | Tagged: asian, chairman bao, creme brulee, food carts, food trucks, Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, travel |
Bay Area Foodie 
i love reading your posts!… I live in San Jose and i pretty much go where you recommend. I hope you do more posts on the south bay, i don’t make it out to sf very often (2 little bambinos)
Lillie,
Thanks for the note. We have been venturing out to Napa and SF a lot lately but in the new year more South Bay will be coming. Also, be sure to check the archives for past years reviews and my yelp reviews. I post a lot of local stuff on Yelp that I don’t have time to blog about. That should keep you full for awhile.