Soma StrEat Food Park
| Address: | 428 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA |
| Site: | somastreatfoodpark.com |
| Rating: | 4.3 |
| Working: | 11AM–3PM 11AM–3PM 11AM–3PM 11AM–3PM 11AM–3PM 11AM–3PM 11AM–5PM |
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Stephanie Ng
Just when I thought there wasnt an answer to the mayhem that is Off the Grid, SoMa StrEat Food Park pops up close to home. In my opinion, it really solves the (sometimes good, sometimes bad) craziness of Friday nights at OTG in the Marina. Reasons stated below: 1. Organization - Clear parking for each food trucks, sheltered (!), heated (!!!) communal seating area in the middle, and bathrooms are all available. 2. Popularity - This may change, but opening night was busy, but not insane last night. There were short lines and I got my food pretty quickly without having to fight through a huge crowd and wait in a Disneyland line. Lets hope that since SSFP is open 7 days a week, that itll be manageable. 3. Cleanliness - There were cleaning staff on hand that were quick and efficient. Literally seconds after a party stands up to leave a table, they were there to pick up any scraps left behind and wipe down the tables. Are there any spots for a tip jar? 4. Parking - Itd take me (coming from South Beach) 20 minutes to get to the Fort Mason OTG location, then spend another 20 minutes finding parking. Here, its easy peasy. Drive to around Division/Bryant or Division/10th and theres PLENTY of street parking available. Its unlimited past 6pm! 5. Location - Its kind of in the middle of nowhere, which is good in my opinion. You dont have to fight with other crowds or traffic and theres ample parking. Its also in a warmer part of the city, which cant be faulted. 6. Wifi - I havent tried out the Wifi yet, but if it works, then all the better to just sit there, grab a few bites, and hang out. Maybe putting up clearer signs around the Wifi info would be good for the organizers. 7. Future prospects - Beer garden & movie nights? Sign me up! My only fear is the food truck rotation. Hopefully a good variety keep showing up and that there is a documented rotation on the site or Facebook page. If the same trucks keep showing up, itd kind of lose the magic. For opening night, I personally would have chosen a few other food trucks (do people really eat sandwiches for dinner?), but thats just me. In the end, Ive found a place for me to go to when I dont want to deal with the expensive sit down restaurants near me, where I can drive to in less than 10 minutes and find parking. Thanks to the organizers!
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Laura Medina
This place is the perfect SF solution to eating out with the family. There are fun games to play, and everyone can choose their own style of food. Totally casual and high chairs available (although bring wipes...). Sports games on TVs and social media fun for all! They have a running stream of Tweets and IG posts - go ahead and take a family photo, hashtag SoMaStreetFoodPark and feel like a celebrity when your post comes up on the big screen! Heaters inside the barn for chillier evenings, but plenty of varied seating options, inside, outside, standing, benches, etc. Been there in every weather from hot and sticky to torrential downpour and still been comfy. I know they have restrooms, but I have never been inside so I cant speak to those. Did I mention they have a bar? I mean, "drink truck?" Beer, (I think wine too), and non-alcoholic bevs ranging from coffee and tea to lemonade, soda and water. I love this place so much because despite having all the potential to become scene-y, it has such varied comfort zones that it remains appealing to everyone. There are families, non-irritating "tech-bros", sports fans, hipsters, and everyone in between - did I mention its dog friendly too?! I will say that its best to check the Warriors/Giants/Niners/Sharks schedules before heading over (particularly the Warriors) because it can become heavily sports dominated during these times and its just good to know ahead of time. I follow them on IG so I can see whats going on there for the day when Im thinking about going. And although occasionally you have to run the gross smokers gauntlet on the way in, there is no smoking allowed inside the actual park. Although Ive never been, Im told they do Vegan Sundays too - not a vegan, but cant wait to check that out sometime soon! I believe you can also reserve space for special events. Seriously, I have yet to find a more completely amazing venue in SF! I would give them 6 stars if I could.
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Jessica Cu
This is a review of Bobcha @ Soma Streat Food Park. As I have gotten older, and my metabolism has slowed to about half speed, I have had to make some very unfortunate sacrifices, including downgrading my carb intake from thick sliced white bread and an extra serving of Japanese rice every day, to veggies and wheat bread or other alternatives. Ofcourse for the sake of my mental sanity I have my occasional cheat day, and when I do I want each gram of carbs and sugar to be really worthwhile. I was sad when I spent that day at Bobcha. This is a review of Bobcha @ Soma Street Food Park. Bacon Bulgogi Burrito ($7.75) add egg ($1) - 2 STARS. This burrito, which should by default include both kimchi and an egg ($1 extra each), was dissatisfying but large. The meat was low quality, but worse yet was the overly sweet red sauce that ruined the entire burrito. It was chock full of very mediocre non-bacony rice, and the very hard cooked egg was no saving grace. Johns Snack Deli is still by far my favorite spot for a Korean Burrito. Save your money and daily carb/calorie intake and head somewhere else if you find yourself at Soma Streat Food Park.
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Bruce Morrison
Ive been too food truck parks in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta and New York. The Soma StrEat Food park takes the crown from Atlanta as the best one Ive been too. Its kind of hard not to be number one when your serving bottomless mimosas. As you Probably assumed I started the my food truck tour off with a mimosa in hand. First thing ordered was the bulgogi Nachos. These were to die for. The dish consists of tortilla chips topped with Bulgogi beef and Kimchi! PERFECT COMBINATION. The beef was tender and sweet And the kimchi added some needed spice to the dish. These nachos were excellent. The other item I tried were the fish tacos, these were delicious as well. The tacos had large chunks of Fish and fresh pico de gallo. Usually when I go to a food truck park I wind up trying some "Meh" items before getting to the good stuff. Although I didnt try much the things I did try were great. And the Mimosas are the icing on the cake. I will definitely return on my next SF trip and plan on having a bigger appetite to try more stuff.
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Karen V Chin
Came here today for the 1st time for National Ice Cream Day to try specifically Bacon Bacon Thats That ice cream sandwich made with Humphry Slocombe malted chocolate ice cream and BBs bacon chocolate chip cookies, then hand dipped in chocolate. The sandwich is a chocoholic bacon lovers dream for $7. Rich, decadent, the bacon enhances the chocolate taste. The line to purchase was long and slow. The place is not that large so it does get crowded fast. There isnt much seating, and being an unusually sunny, hot humid day, the indoor, or covered, seating was completely taken by noon. The live DJ club mixes playing over the speakers gave the Food Park a party atmosphere. Friends, families, couples make up the crowd with some bringing their cute, small dogs, including me. Get there as close to open to have the chance of finding metered street parking (and Sundays are free!)
