Father's Office

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1018 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, Calif.

310-736-2224

Father's Office is a hidden gem in tucked into Brentwood that is designed for craft beer and food advocates.

The Office Burger is touted as the best burger in Los Angeles, but do not try to make any substitutions or modifications to the burger because the bar staff will not accept them. “This is burger is freakin’ incredible! I wouldn’t make a change to it all,” Taylor Holm exclaimed.

The infamous Office Burger created by Chef Yoon.
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Chef Sang Yoon “was inspired by French onion soup” when he created the burger. The burger is made up of ground dry-aged beef, melted bleu cheese, caramelized red onions and arugula on French bread toasted with garlic butter.

Father’s Office stresses their beer selection is based on seasonality. They are currently adding stouts, brown ales, amber ales and Belgian ales like Chimay and Velvet Merlin brewed by Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

A pint of Racer 5 IPA brewed by Bear Republic.
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The pub also offers array of India Pale Ales, IPAs, for hop-fanatics. Racer 5 IPA from Bear Republic and Green Flash's West Coast IPA are almost always on the beer list.

Typical of the Santa Monica area, prices can be steep. The Office Burger with fries is $15 and the average beer costs $7. Father’s Office does not accept reservations, so be prepared to wait as the pub’s popularity grows. Patrons must be over 21 years old, which means no kids.