San Francisco: Off the Grid (Fort Mason) (Revisited)
After spending the day walking around the Mission, chatting back at my apartment, and shopping around Powell, my Chicago SSA friend and I met up with AF and took a long MUNI ride up to Fort Mason for Off the Grid in order to scavenge for dinner.
We got there relatively early (5:30-ish), so the lines really weren't all that bad.
After a quick walk around, our first stop was El Porteno for some empanadas:
We got the asparagus special:
It was filled with asparagus, gouda, and roasted red pepper:
Yea...sounded better than it tasted. I was hoping for the sweet roasted red pepper to come through, but instead, it just tasted a lot like...grass. I discovered that mushy asparagus is just not my thing.
The mushroom empanada was MUCH better:
Mushrooms (local and organic of course) with shallots, parmesan, and creme fraiche tucked inside a flaky dough:
AF stopped by the Brass Knuckle truck:
With a name like Notorious P.I.G., I think I expected something a lot flashier:
Don't let its docile appearance fool you though. This parsley herb orgasmica (what the heck?), ham, swiss, and pickle rosemary waffle sandwich packed quite a flavor punch.
By the time our Chicago doctor-to-be friend made it to Fort Mason, the crowds were ridiculous. We could barely find the line to the Creme Brulee Cart:
Got the honey vanilla, the cafe mocha, and the nutella and strawberries:
My favorite part of the day? Sitting with my girls at the pier, enjoying the food, the company, and the view:
Gawd, I love San Francisco.
We got there relatively early (5:30-ish), so the lines really weren't all that bad.
After a quick walk around, our first stop was El Porteno for some empanadas:
We got the asparagus special:
It was filled with asparagus, gouda, and roasted red pepper:
Yea...sounded better than it tasted. I was hoping for the sweet roasted red pepper to come through, but instead, it just tasted a lot like...grass. I discovered that mushy asparagus is just not my thing.
The mushroom empanada was MUCH better:
Mushrooms (local and organic of course) with shallots, parmesan, and creme fraiche tucked inside a flaky dough:
AF stopped by the Brass Knuckle truck:
With a name like Notorious P.I.G., I think I expected something a lot flashier:
Don't let its docile appearance fool you though. This parsley herb orgasmica (what the heck?), ham, swiss, and pickle rosemary waffle sandwich packed quite a flavor punch.
By the time our Chicago doctor-to-be friend made it to Fort Mason, the crowds were ridiculous. We could barely find the line to the Creme Brulee Cart:
Got the honey vanilla, the cafe mocha, and the nutella and strawberries:
My favorite part of the day? Sitting with my girls at the pier, enjoying the food, the company, and the view:
Gawd, I love San Francisco.
Off the Grid
Fort Mason Center
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