Father's Office
Culver City, CA 90034
Phone: (310) 815-9820
- Cross Street:
- Washington Boulevard
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am
Editorial Review for Father's Office – by Randi Schmelzer
In the historic Helms Bakery building, this second branch of Santa Monica's coveted Father's Office is part beer joint, part gastropub--and three times bigger than the original. Still, while the leather booths and room-spanning bar may seem spacious, the key word here is "crowd": Everyone comes to FO, from scenesters and studio execs to local moviegoers and shoppers in need of a not-so-quick pick-me-up. In addition to two walls of specialty beers on draught, the order-at-the-bar menu features an interesting selection of bistro-style eats, including lamb skewers, cheese plates, sweet potato fries, and FO's famous wax paper-wrapped burgers, topped with caramelized onions, applewood bacon, arugula, Gruyere and Maytag blue cheese.
High Marks
"The beer was very tasty and I was surprised by how much variety they had. Also, the sweet potato fries were the best I have had yet in LA." (meLA245, Citysearch user)
"The burger was extremely juicy. Tasty caramelized onions and cheese infused in the burger added a nice touch." (foody2008, Citysearch user)
"The food is incredible, and they have a good 20+ import taps on the wall that you'll be hard-pressed to find anywhere else, along with a few lockers full of great exotic-sounding import bottles." (Gogmagog, Citysearch user)
Low Marks
"For an mediocre and overpriced burger along with some frustration over trying to get past the bouncer, this is the place for you." (culvercityrocks, Citysearch user)
"People were fighting over tables and finding one was just frustrating." (ach, Citysearch user)
"This place is a nightmare when you have a large group." (PalmTri, Citysearch user)
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe menu--including their famous blue cheese burger--will be virtually the same as the one served in Santa Monica, with a few possible additions.
User Reviews for Father's Office
09/26/2008 Posted by karlatwood
So, for anyone who wants the quick and dirty on the place: DON'T GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you would like my "expert opinion," Keep Reading. I have 15 years experiance in the Restaurant Biz but I have never seen such blatent contempt for customer satisfaction. Being the first time there and also very hungry we orded four dishes: 1.Duck Proscuitto Salad. 2. Roasted Bone marrow. 3 Steak au Poivre. and 4. Sweet Potato fries. At first we we're ok with it. The Bone Marrow dish was too salty with the Parsly and Caper Salad served with it, especially since the Chef put Sea salt as a garnish as well. Next came the Au Poivre. I was disappointed to notice that the cut of beef was nothing more than a Skirt or Strip Steak. If you're going to make a classic at least treat it with respect and use a decent cut of meat. I paid $25 bucks for a Filet at a bar in Playa del Rey; with no attitude! The Duck Proscuitto was edidle because of the figs, but "geneneric" none-the-less. Yes, the fries were good, but when you're as hungry as we were, almost anything would taste great. In my experiance, most try to accommodate as much as possible, within reason. All I asked for was more grilled bread to finish the Bone Marrow dish. The response...."No." The Chef couldn't be bothered to grill 2-3 pieces of bread (like he'd served with the dish) to make a guest happy. The worst part of all is that after complaining to the bar staff about the unreasonable treatment we were told that; "it's policy." So now it's "policy" in the Service Industry to Not make the customer Happy! In all my years as a cook I have never come accross a chef so unwilling to make a customer happy, even if the customer was being absurd. In a town of smoke and mirrors, it shouldn't be surprising that those that "cater" to that crowd are all "smoke and mirrors," themselves. So I'm out $80 bucks, but the dog really loves me right now (he got the rest of the Marrow).
Pros: Good Beer Selection
Cons: Weak Food for what's Advertised
09/16/2008 Posted by Foodie822
We, too, went to Father's Office after seeing so much praise for their burgers. We had no problem getting seated but as we ordered, literally during the ordering process and within 10 seconds of saying we'd like fries, we said oh we'd rather have the sweet potato fries. Guess what? Too late. Yes, the order taker told us it was too late to change our mind even though our order wasn't even finished. How nuts is that? Then the burgers came. This is a good burger? Really? Surely this is a joke right? I encourage anyone who thinks this is a good burger to go over to Apple Pan so they have something to actually judge a burger by. We'll never go back and made sure to tell our friends and family that this place is ridiculous - major 'tude and crappy food.
Pros: Visually pleasing restaurant
Cons: Service, Food
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