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CREATIVE EATS ON THE STREET FORGET CHOWDER IN A BREAD BOWL, food trucks are the real San Francisco treat. While you will find food trucks offering standard tacos, burgers and barbecue, the city’s trucks also make incredibly creative fare that is affordable and family friendly. You’ll find everything from acai bowls to waffles and wild mashups of Asian, Mexican and Filipino cuisine like tikka masala burritos and sisig nachos. Accessible, surrounded by outdoor space and with the option to take your food and go, food truck parks are popular with both locals and visitors. Though they are busiest in the summer and fall, thanks to San Francisco’s mild weather many operate pretty much year round. Best of all, because most locations offer multiple trucks, everyone can pick and choose. Though locations vary, Off The Grid has been the major food truck park operator for a decade in San Francisco. Adapting to meet the needs of the local community, OTG mobile parks have popped up at shopping malls, historic landmark districts and even the airport. Check offthegrid.com to find out the most current schedule. —AMY SHERMAN 8 WHERE TRAVELER SAN FRANCISCO WINTER 2021
KoJa Kitchen A favorite among rotating vendors at SPARK Social SF food truck park. Korean- and Japanese-influenced KoJa Kitchen offers savory and sweet kalbi Korean short rib sandwiches, served on a unique “bun” of two crispy fried garlic rice patties. kojakitchen.com, sparksocialsf.com Hookt Doughnuts Across the street from Spark Social is Parklab Gardens, home of the Stagecoach Greens, an 18-hole San Franciscothemed mini golf course and ontrend Hookt Doughnuts. Serving doughnuts freshly cooked to order, it has quickly built a rabid fan base. hooktminidoughnuts.com, parklabgardens.com Codmother Fish & Chips Wander a block inland from Fisherman’s Wharf and look for the Union Jack at the corner of Jones and Beach streets. In addition to freshly fried fish and chips, there is fried shrimp and Baja-style fish or shrimp tacos. Upgrade your fries with added Parmesan cheese and garlic. codmother.com
TOP: COURTESY KOJA KITCHEN. LEFT: COURTESY HOOKT DOUGHNUTS
FOLLOWING THE FOOD TRUCKS
