Father's Office, Gastropub Chainlet - Founded in 1953 in Santa Monica, Second Location in the Arts District, and Famous for Their Burgers

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In honor of Michel Richard, who left California I understand because diners ignored his menu and instead asked for healthy blah food like grilled fish on a bed of lettuce, my first stop in California was for a nice burger.  Father's Office definitely delivered, this is a serious burger.  According to wikipedia and consistent with my own memory, it is 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."  I also got a side of sweet potato fries, which represented quite well.  

It was fairly brisk on a Tuesday evening.  The place is a bit dark (that's why I couldn't identify everything on the burger) but definitely worth the stop in Santa Monica.