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…does not stand for Fock Off….it stands for Father’s Office, home to the best burger in Santa Monica, CA.

The Office Burger boasts “dry aged beef, caramelized onion, applewood bacon compote, gruyere, matag blue cheese, & arugula. ” I actually didn’t order my own but I did manage to steal 2 big bites from my brother’s order and it was like butter. The balsamic vinegar and fatty juices from the beef was soaked up by the bread that held the meat together. The bitter arugula was a nice change from the typical iceberg lettuce usually used. The burger simply kicked ass.

We also had an order of house cured spanish white anchovies, fresh oysters, Spanish mushrooms, sweet potato fries, garlic fries, and a selection of 30 plus beers on tapped. The Spanish mushrooms were too salty though, which is good I guess if you plan on drinking a lot of beer. The sweet potato fries tasted like sweet potato fries and the garlic fries could’ve used more garlic and parsley. As for the white anchovies, it was cold and tasted like the ocean. That’s a bad thing though because beer enhances the fishiness of fishy foods like dried squid and cold anchovies.

My first beer of the night was Left Coast Hefeweizen which I had with a plate of fresh raw oysters. It had banana and clove notes which would have been more prominent if I hadn’t let the wedged lemon dip into my beer.

It was an interesting dining experience considering you had to find your own seat. We actually shared a table with a couple nice enough to let 4 strangers sit next to them. We also had to go up to the bar and order our food and beer but that wasn’t so bad considering the waitresses there are muy fuerte.

I don’t know what the total bill was but I do know the beer my brother ordered cost 18 bucks and the burgers were like 15 each. The place isn’t cheap and it would probably be best to have a back up plan just in case the crowd is not worth the wait. Luckily, my cousin ended up paying for it all!