Father’s Office

1018 Montana Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 393-2337

3229 Helms Ave.,
Los Angeles, CA 90034
310-815-9820

Ok, had this review been written about a month ago, it would have been entirely different. I’ll explain later.

I love Father’s Office burger. Like many many people, they have discovered the “secret” of the burger. Previously you had to wait it out or wade through people to yell to a bar back to get you a burger, but now you can saunder over to the larger Culver City location and get yourself a good burger, a shopping cart basket of garlic fries and a starter of beet salad. Oh, and don’t forget one of the many many beers they have on tap (their FORMER claim to fame before the burger). The burger has gruyere and blue cheeses, an carmelized onion compote, arugula and a nice bun and it is really good. I mean REALLY good.

HOWEVER, recently I decided to follow an L.A. Times recipe that claimed to have “cracked” the Father’s Office code to the burger. I followed the instructions, and voila. EVEN BETTER than the original, no kidding. Ok, my bun could’ve been better, but other than that, how could you argue with MORE cheese and MORE onion compote? Makes it MORE betta, right? YUUUUM! Well, that ruined it for me. I went after I had made my burger and although the beet salad and the fries kicked mine easily, I was no longer enthralled with the mystique of the FO Burger. I still think it’s the best (or at least one of the best) burgers in town, but if you want something even MORE special, come on over to my house.