Mobile Food Trucks Unite

Today was a nice sunny day for eating lunch out in the sun.

Off the Grid in Alameda is open every Saturday from 11am to 3pm.

If you don't know what Off the Grid is, it's basically an organized gathering of various food vendors (mobile trucks) in one location. Many trucks are self-sufficient that doesn't rely on public utilities, which is why they travel from location-to-location bringing their uniqueness and delicious foods from many different places. This is also a great way to try out different types of food, wide-ranges from Peruvian to Vietnamese, many which are experimental fusion that came out right. If you were ever wondering where you can find a particular truck, many vendors have adapt to social medias to notify us of their whereabouts.

Today's street vendors at Off the Grid were: The Chairman, Cupkates, Koja Kitchen, Sanguchon, An the Go, Bacon Bacon, Sajj, The Waffle Roost, Smothered Fries

I got myself a bacon fried chicken at the Bacon Bacon truck. I mean, who can say no to bacon. The burger contained a giant panko encrusted chicken breast, bacon, spicy slaw and bacon mayo sauce.

It was quite delicious and I had a shock looking at the giant crispy chicken breast when I opened my food box. I do have to suggest a thinner slice of bread for the bun and some more of that bacon mayo sauce. Chicken breast is the dry part of the chicken and if you're like me, I like my meat dark. 

Bacon Fried Chicken

I also bought a side of Kamikaze fries from the Koja Kitchen truck. They are my absolute go-to fries. These are not your average french fries, these are the Kamikaze fries and they are made of criss-cut fries. I know it may not be the best types of fries, but the criss-cut is drizzled in red hot sauce and Japanese mayo topped with minced Korean BBQ beef, kimchi, sauteed onions, and some green onions.

It's a shame that I didn't take a picture. I highly recommend trying this, especially if you're a potato lover like me.

Can't get enough. More Off the Grid.

The Urge To Eat Some Mexican Foods!

Every once and awhile I get this gut craving for the the taste of salmon sashimi, beefy enchilada, crispy onion rings, creamy broccoli cheddar soup etc. Today my craving goes to tacos and where do you get the best tacos? *Drum roll* Yes, it is the taco trucks. You can't go wrong going to an authentic Mexican truck. Sure, its not the best place to eat in contrast, to a nice seated table indoors, but these are the tacos to go for. Its one of those places where you least expect good food to be at.

Just look at the picture, it speaks for itself.

BBQ Pork Taco and Carne Asada Taco

Eat Real Festival

Oakland's eat real festival has been one of the best food events I have been to. Yea, I know this was way back in September, but I haven't blogged about it, so I thought it would be pretty cool to talk about it. I remember this was during the weekends and boy, was it a nice sunny day. Practically people that don't come out, came out. Streets that were usually empty, filled with trucks and people. And the food, everywhere. I have to saw that the worst part of the whole event was parking. It took me awhile circling street after street to find some parking. Lucky for those that are can just walk from their location. But with all the food trucks and food, it was so worth it!  Check out the list of participating food trucks and if you have a favorite in that list or might want to check out, go to their website and track down their schedule (sorry, only the Bay Area folks). 

Food Truck Review: Koja

What I got: 

• Korean BBQ Short Rib
• Made with crispy and soft rice, short ribs, and lettuce. The combination of the ingredients was all too familiar. It was like clay pot rice with some lettuce and Korean beef. I admit that, overall, it was pretty good for the taste. And obviously, appearance was what tempted me to try it in the first place. However, I will not be eating this again.

Koja Korean BBQ Short Rib

• Kamikaze Fries
• First of, let me just say that I am a huge HUGE fan of fries! And with that said, this was absolutely delicious! I have no idea what that white sauce is but other than that, it seems to made of criss-cut fries, beef, some hot sauce mixed with some Korean sauce.
• So instead of a chili cheese fries, think of it as a Korean beef sauce fries. Basically, its an Asian fusion type of food. If you enjoy that, this is probably what you want to try. And yes, I would definitely get my fries again.

Koja Kamikaze Fries

Food Truck

I was around the neighborhood of Jack London Square doing some business. Boy, was I hungry and it just so happen to be on a Saturday and that means FOOD TRUCK! I wouldn't have known there would be food trucks on that street if I wasn't looking for parking. Yep, took me awhile to find some free parking. I can't quite remember the names of the other food trucks but there was a burger truck, dessert truck, and Mediterranean truck. I didn't really crave for any of those options, but I did opted for the Indian truck.

Food Truck: Curry Up Now

What I got

• Sexy Fries aka Chicken Tikka Masala Sweet Potato Fries
• Consists of: Criss-cut sweet potato fries, onions, chicken, secret curry sauce
• If you are craving for some Indian food and also like sweet potato fries, this is the next best thing! It has the good ol' curry flavor and the potatoes. What makes it so good is that the sweet potato are criss-cut fries, you literally get the crunchy texture that lacks in regular curry dishes. Also, their substitution of french fries with sweet potatoes fries is a +1. 
• I did, however, dislike the chicken. It was really dry, which made it hard to chew. And I'm not a fan of raw onions.

Curry Up Now

Chicken Tikka Masala Sexy Fries

Off The Grid

It was a splendid day in the Bay Area today. The weather was nice with a cool breeze and the right amount of sunshine warmth. It was my first time at Off The Grill! It's an event where different types of food truck come together in one location to serve the community. The food was absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to go back again one of these weekends to try the other food trucks. 

Once you get there, you get a whiff of an overwhelmingly yummy smell from all the food trucks. I took a couple of walks around the area before I could actually decide what I want to eat. What I noticed was there were a lot of couples, dogs, and families, that came out to enjoy some sun.

I had a Thai taco with chicken meat at the Wheel of Siam. I got 2/$5. And truthfully, the price was a bit pricey for me but after that bite, it was worth my money. Also, had a crispy miso cured tofu with bok choy and garlic mayo sauce. It was ~ 6 bucks, cheaper than all the other burgers from the other trucks. It was not as good as I expected, I wanted to try it just because the name was different and unique. But overall, it was still a good burger. Last but not least the dessert. For a classic cream puff, it was also very yummy. I got it for $3.29 for a piece. Yea, that's how much I wanted one. All the food was absolutely worth-watering, just thinking about it makes me hungry again.

Off The Grid!

My Thai Chicken Taco...oh my, that sauce was yummy!

Crispy Miso Cured Tofu Burger with Bok Choy

Delicious classic chocolate glazed cream puff

Half eaten and about to be gone cream puff