Off the Grid is a roaming mobile food party right here in Larkspur. The company lines up gourmet food trucks, offers live music and creates a fun destination for Bay Area foodies to unite and enjoy delicious on-the-go meals. Off the Grid also has a website and a Facebook page where you can get the latest on which vendors will be at each location. They hold about 30 events each week around the Bay Area. I visited Marin Country Mart’s Off the Grid event this past Sunday to provide you with an insider’s view.
[Tip: Get there early for parking!]
Vendors
An the Go (Vietnamese)
The An family have been serving Garlic Noodles for several decades at their restaurant Thanh Long, and now at several spots in the Bay Area with their An the Go food truck. $6-$9, @AnTheGoSF
Bacon Bacon (Pork)
The bacon food truck offers burgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, pork belly sandwich – all with bacon. If you want to turn up the bacon – add the bacon jam on top. $3-$9, baconbaconsf.com
Caribbean Spices (Caribbean)
The taste of Haiti, served with a smile. Great way to introduce your palette to Caribbean cuisine. $4-$11, carribeanspicesdba.net
Edgewater Fish Company’s The Crab Lab (Seafood)
Freshly caught, local and sustainable seafood. Featuring Dungeness Crab, King Salmon, Pacific Halibut all obtained within miles of the Golden Gate. $12-$18, edgewaterfishcompany.com
Cupkates (Dessert)
“Best Food Truck” Award – SF Weekly, 2011. Cupkates was the very first mobile cupcake truck in the Bay Area, and among the first in the country. They offer seasonal specials (May is strawberry-rhubarb). $3.25, cupkatesbakery.com
KoJa Kitchen (Korean, Japanese, Asian Fusion)
Serving a blend of Korean and Japanese foods, providing the name “KoJa”. Uses rice cake patties as buns with various meat and vegetable fillings. $4-$15, kojakitchen.com
The Rib Whip (BBQ)
With a restaurant counterpart, Cedar Hill, The Rib Whip offers Southern cuisine and BBQ using local ingredients. $3-$30, cedarhillsf.com
The Taco Guys (Mexican / American) thetacoguys.com
Two chefs who have worked for the past two decades at celebrated Bay Area restaurants, they are now serving delicious and varied tacos. $5, thetacoguys.com
The Taco Guys
If You Go:
Sundays from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Live music from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.)
2257 Larkspur Landing Cir, Larkspur, CA
Located in the Marin Country Mart shopping center, there's live music, kid-friendly activities, and nearby shopping.