Looking to enjoy a day out in the presence of good food and good music? You can’t go wrong with Off the Grid at Fort Mason every Friday. It’s truly off the hook!

Off the Grid is a gathering of food trucks that takes place all over the city every day, with Fort Mason being the biggest event by far, catering to a massive amount of food trucks, ensuring you get the most variety at competitive prices.

In the mood for some hot wings? Try Lower Haight’s Wing Wings. Want some potstickers? Behold as they’re made right in front of you at Happy Dumplings. Looking for something sweeter? Cupkates has got you covered with some delicious cupcakes. All this and more await you at beautiful Fort Mason in San Francisco every Friday with its scenic views and wonderful ocean breezes.

Off the Grid is definitely not just a place to eat. It’s a place to mingle and socialize while local bands play their hearts out. The whole event has never disappointed me. Long gone are the days of “Roach Coach” food trucks; these trucks are classy, and their prices show their continuing effort to surpass the stereotype. You can get some amazing, quality food for cheap prices.

My favorite thing to do is go around from truck to truck trying cheap things on the menu, even if it’s food I’d never really try any other time. It’s a great time to be adventurous as there are amazing fusions of food most people would never imagine! Asiatic tacos, Philippines-inspired burritos, burgers made with pork belly instead of beef . . . It’s truly hard to go wrong at Off the Grid, and honestly it becomes literally a challenge to find anything bad. Not once have I ordered something that I later regretted; every time I’ve been shocked and sometimes even blown completely away!

I thought to myself on one recent venture, Seven dollars for a crepe? This better be one heck of a crepe. Well, Delicioso Creperie sure delivered! I was more than satisfied with my purchase as it was not only very large, but had an absolutely heavenly flavor.

Another place there with a similar theme was Azalina’s. I tried their chai banana fritters, and I was in heaven again.

There are plenty of routes to reach Fort Mason, but some are definitely better than others, and some are a lot more scenic. Because Off the Grid opens at 5 p.m., there’s bound to be traffic in parts of the city, so plan accordingly.

No matter your tastes, you really can’t go wrong at a place like this with the insane variety of food and strange mixtures like macaroni-and-cheese spring rolls from 3-Sum Eats, which are amazing by the way. Definitely stop by Peter’s Kettle Corn to get a free sample when you’re there; you’ll thank me later.