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Father's Office
(310) 393-2337
1018 Montana Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Categories: Full-Service Restaurants, Limited-Service Restaurants, Bars & Lounges
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Updated 08/27/2008
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While In-N-Out is always tasty, sometimes you're craving something more in a burger (last time we checked In-N-Out didn't offer gruyere cheese as a topping). So for those times when a trip to the drive-thru just won't cut it (or those times you don't f...
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Updated 09/06/2008
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If you ever go to Father’s Office with me on a Friday or Saturday night you should bring snacks (baggie of Cheerios, Fruit Roll Up, etc…) because the line will be long and I will get hangry. But are the scrumptious blue cheese-spiked burgers and shopping carts full of sweet potato fries, worth my rage? You bet they are.
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Updated 11/04/2008
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When the weather starts to cool down, and the leaves start falling, part of you just wants to drink some delicious amber brew. Maybe it's because you know Oktoberfest is around the corner, or maybe it's because beer is the same color as falling leaves,...
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The infamous burger aside, Father’s Office has an excellent selection of beer on tap. While ordering food here is a no brainer (burger and sweet potato fries!!!) ordering a beer is sort of an agonizing decision. They have a pretty big selection and everything sounds pretty good— not to mention they usually have specials. The last time I was here I think I managed to annoy the bartender with my indecision regarding my choice of beer (I ended up going with one of the white ales, which was totally delicious). But hey, if I’m paying that much money for beers and burgers I’m going to retain the right to be indecisive.
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Updated 08/26/2008
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Defined as a public house that specializes in high quality food a step above the basic vittles found in drinking establishments, gastropubs have recently elicited a lot of attention in Los Angeles. What's not to like? Great food paired with great dr...
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Undoubtedly the most famous of Los Angeles’ gastropubs, Father’s Office puts out what is widely considered the best hamburger in LA. Their wide selection of rare beers only heightens the dining experience. I do hear some uncharitable comments from time to time about the chef/owner denying menu substitutions and his absolute refusal to serve his frites with ketchup. And because of his Korean ancestry, many of these hateful comments are punctuated with racial over and undertones. I love my country and I am not a particularly racist person, but as an avowed ketchup lover, I have to say that once in a while I will include myself into their racially charged diatribes… which always confuses the hell out of them.
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Updated 08/27/2008
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Yes, the burgers here are good. BUT it takes forever to get inside, and once you’re inside you might not be able to get a table—it’s not uncommon to see people eating while standing up at the bar. Plus, you will smell like oniony burger afterwards, which isn’t super appealing.
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Updated 08/04/2009
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Los Angeles is way overpopulated (the traffic and ridiculous property values are a testament to that,) and as a result there are long lines for anything worth waiting for and in some cases some things that are definitely NOT worth waiting for). That be...
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If you ever go to Father’s Office with me on a Friday or Saturday night you should bring snacks (baggie of Cheerios, Fruit Roll Up, etc…) because the line will be long and I will get “hangry.” But are the scrumptious blue cheese-spiked burgers and shopping carts full of sweet potato fries, worth my rage? You bet they are.
Many tout the Father’s Office burger as being the best in LA. But if you’re expecting a traditional ketchup-soaked patty on a sesame bun with pickles, you might be disappointed. The FO version is more like a steak sandwich than a burger. The aged beef comes dressed with bacon, arugula, gruyere, and blue cheese atop a crusty roll, which is then cut in half. Traditional? No. Worth waiting half an hour in line for? Yes.