| Father's Office | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2000 |
| Current owner(s) | Sang Yoon |
| Head chef | Sang Yoon |
| Food type | Gastropub |
| City | Los Angeles and Santa Monica |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Website | fathersoffice.com |
Father's Office is a gastropub located at 1018 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California and has become famous for the Office Burger,[1][2] which Esquire Magazine called one of the best burgers in the world.[3]
Father's Office owner and head chef Sang Yoon cooked gourmet California cuisine at Michael's Restaurant in Santa Monica, California when the itch for his own place hit, he took over a tiny, unpretentious local bar called Father's Office and added his own touches.[4] The main attraction turned out to be the Office Burger, a patty of fine dry-aged beef topped with caramelized onions, Gruyère and Maytag cheeses, applewood-smoked bacon compote and arugula served on a soft roll.[5]
Sang Yoon is infamous for allowing no substitutions or alterations of any type on the food served at Father's Office (also, no ketchup is on the premises for the fries or burger, often taking aback new customers who request it - those who are accustomed to having/needing it.)
A second Father's Office location in the Helms Bakery building in Los Angeles, California was opened in April 2008.[6]