Big Adventures with Little Foods

We had a Monday afternoon jonesing for burger, so Elizabeth and I went in search of burger reviews. Hearing all the buzz about the “Office Burger” from Father’s Office in Santa Monica, There is also a location well reviewed in Culver City.

We walked in a little after 5 and the place was active, but there were still a few seats available by the bar. This was actually great, as you have to order at the bar (which can be a bit challenging if all the seats are full)–make sure you arrive with a friend, grab a menu, grab your seats, and send one person up to order.

My first impression was that there were a lot more women around than I would expect in a beer and burger joint– perhaps the food was as good as advertised.

We took a look at the burgers that other folks were eating, and dispensed with all the other items and went straight to the office burger and fries…especially when we saw the chef didn’t allow substitutions. This was a place that took their burgers seriously!

It was juicy in a way that most burgers can’t match. Real steak amazing cheese, touch of bacon, caramelized onions…it just melted in my mouth. Writing about it is making me hungry. Its like taking the best part of a steak and a burger, putting them together, throwing in a bit of cheese and bacon…yummm!

Finicky describes it below and I agree completely:

Juicy ground beef– and I mean juicy, with glistening meat juice droplets visible with each bite– on a chewy roll, smothered with a bacon-onion compote, caramelized to the point where it looks like thick dark fudge, and topped with a surprisingly mild and delicate yet rich combination of melted gruyere and Maytag blue cheese, accented by vibrantly green fresh baby arugula. This burger is absolutely to die for and completely deserving of the title of “Best Burger.”

Fries were awesome too. Garlic aioli sauce, crisp shoestring fries, yumm.

It was perfect for an afternoon jonesing for a burger. We’ll definitely be back once we give our arteries a bit of time to clear

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