The Computer History Museum is about to enter the food truck era.

Off the Grid, which operates 42 street food markets in 25 Bay Area locations, will add No. 43 at its 26th spot when it launches at the Mountain View museum on May 8.

The San Francisco-based business approached the museum about forming a partnership in late 2013, after launching a Friday night market at

Open Museum of California in Oakland earlier that year, according to Ben Himlan, Off the Grid’s director of business development.

“It was very successful (and) we felt we were on to something” and another museum partner was sought, Himlan told The Daily News on Tuesday. “We felt that (the computer museum) had the most unique program and that they capture a similar demographic — 25- to 45-year-old (professionals) and young families.”

The market at 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., anchored by the Google and LinkedIn campuses, won’t just be sequestered to the museum’s parking lot. It will be a true partnership, with the museum staying open the duration of the 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday market.

“We want to create a Friday night destination and experience,” Himlan said. “We’ll obviously have the food trucks, live bands, lighting and seating. They also have a courtyard that is going to be activated with a beer garden and more live music.”

Himlan said that the museum’s NextGen Advisory Board will coordinate a “speaker series” on market nights, and museum admission will cost half the usual price.

Participating food trucks at the market will be O Mi Ninja; Cluck It Up; 3-3-3; Los Tolucas; Porky’s SJ; 3 Brothers Kitchen; Judie’s Locos Tacos; Seoulful Fried Chicken; J Shack; SAJJ Street Eats; Road Dogs; Cheese Gone Wild; Cookies & Cream; and Swifty Sweets . But only 10 of the 14 trucks can fit at the site for each event.

“Off the Grid works with over 200 vendors throughout the Bay Area. We don’t necessarily have guaranteed locations for these vendors (but) all trucks need to have the proper documentation,” Himlan said, stressing that any truck operating at the Computer History Museum had to “go through the business license and vendor process in Mountain View specifically,” and a health department inspection through the county.

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