tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post7238219287605988814..comments2024-03-06T12:10:28.137-08:00Comments on Honest and Accurate Burger Reviews by TheBurgerBusters: Father's Office Redux -- Culver City, CAFat Bruce Lee!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10859840083287002904noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-1080160631986268662015-04-05T19:18:27.415-07:002015-04-05T19:18:27.415-07:00Not a fan of this place. Sweet burger, yuk. No mus...Not a fan of this place. Sweet burger, yuk. No mustard. :-/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-10832431262050876172013-10-03T15:55:48.978-07:002013-10-03T15:55:48.978-07:00This review may be a bit harsh, but it's the f...This review may be a bit harsh, but it's the funniest thing I read in a while! Bravo.Greaseweekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563565107551205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-32295952733009378192012-10-29T12:05:53.694-07:002012-10-29T12:05:53.694-07:00YES YES YES! Finally! Someone speaks out on this p...YES YES YES! Finally! Someone speaks out on this pretentious place. I brought my Dad to taste this infamous burger and he's a traditionalist when it comes to the burger. He's a meat and potatoes man. So, when he orders, he usually says he's allergic to the dressings and asks to simply leave them off or on the side. Seriously...they wouldn't do it. Incredulously, I asked for the manager and he repeated the sentiment saying that the "CHEF" wants EVERYONE to experience his burger the way he designed and created it. I tried to be cool about it and not leave in a huff so, he ordered something else. I ordered this stuck up burger to see what the fuss was about. Nothing. And, for $16 it should of been amazing. It was nothing to write home about. I got more irate about this as the day went on and eventually I told all my friends not to go to Fathers Office and that I would never give them my business again. They suck royally. I guess they can afford to piss people off and only cater to people who don't question what they eat. They just do as they're told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-28887737385910648412012-05-15T20:54:26.671-07:002012-05-15T20:54:26.671-07:00Anon #4 above said it: hyped-up average food, whic...Anon #4 above said it: hyped-up average food, which apparently is enough to make Top 5/10 lists and satisfy diners like Anon #3. <br /><br />The review is almost spot-on to my impressions the two times I've eaten at FO. Their burger is too sweet, lacks beefy oomph, and is overly wet. Other dishes at FO are also ho-hum and overpriced. Being "mostly a BAR that also serves some food," as Anon #3 puts it, is no excuse for mediocrity.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861795843875510964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-81026902656020456042012-05-08T19:11:43.316-07:002012-05-08T19:11:43.316-07:00Tried it. Burger was so-so. Service was terrible...Tried it. Burger was so-so. Service was terrible. Not much value for what you get. Tons of better places around. This place is really about the hype and the fad rather than the food and the service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-64618204043332288902011-05-04T21:10:21.216-07:002011-05-04T21:10:21.216-07:00We have found the LA equivalent of the Soup Nazi. ...We have found the LA equivalent of the Soup Nazi. No Burger for YOU!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-91904609817609815572011-04-05T20:26:02.534-07:002011-04-05T20:26:02.534-07:00IMO, this was an obnoxious, mean-spirited very ske...IMO, this was an obnoxious, mean-spirited very skewed review. Certainly this reviewer holds the minority opinion as I know scores of people that love the burgers and many of their other dishes as well (beet salad, wild mushroom salad, spicy soft shell crabs when in season, etc.) and F.O. has made most Top 5 and Top 10 L.A. Burger lists for years now. I think it's important to make the distinction that this place is a BAR (no one under 21 allowed to enter) and SM location is a very SMALL bar, that just happens to also serve some very tasty food. They have a small kitchen at both locations and a very limited menu of regular items plus a few seasonal specials all of which are executed well. By streamlining what they offer and how they offer it, with no substitutions, additions or subtractions, they are able to keep the quantity of ingredients they need to stock manageable and the quality of what they serve consistently high. This is NOT a full service restaurant sand they are not trying to be one. It's clearly posted in both locations that there are no substitutions whatsoever and not to bother asking for any changes. If that bothers a prospective patron, then they should eat somewhere else where they can customize what they order to their heart's content. Chef/owner Yoon believes in his vision of what the perfect hamburger is and that's what he serves. He is doing just fine serving the mostly frequently repeat customers who love the place. Remember the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld? What about Sushi Nazi chef/owner of Sushi Nozawa in Studio City? He has the same kind of purist philosophy as Chef Yoon and it's nearly always packed although there are a lot of people out there that don't like the place because he is so strict about what he serves. So I guess one could consider Chef Yoon the Burger Nazi. I've had their burgers at least a couple of dozen times, a few at the original SM location and the rest at the CC one. I've only had them for lunch/brunch on weekends and much prefer the CC location because it's much easier to park and to find a seat. It can be madness at night I've heard... not my thing. Never had a burger there that didn't taste like it came right off the griddle... not a steam table. Delicious. The crusty rolls on which they serve the burgers are atypical but are just right with his burgers which are SO juicy when ordered medium rare, that softer buns like so many other restaurants use would get soggy and fall apart. These don't and it's just the right bread to meat ratio. Mine have never come 'slathered in butter'. The carmelized onions are 'jammy' just like they are supposed to be. If you order the potato or sweet potato fries with your burger, a huge pile come on the same plate as your burger and at a lower price than a separate order. They have always been hot and crispy. BTW, what's served with their frites style fries is aioli, not tartar sauce. They are not the same thing at all. Aioli is an emulsion made with oil as is mayonnaise (and mayonnnaise is the base for tartar sauce) but real aioli is not made with eggs while mayonnaise is. Aioli is typically served with frites (the original skinny crispy "French" fry like the ones served at F.O.) in France. I could go on counter just about every point in your review. But bottom line is that your description of their burger is so completely foreign to the burgers I've had there, it's like a whole different universe. So for anyone reading this who has not had the burger or other dishes at F.O., I'd suggest taking this site's review with a grain of salt, keeping an open mind, giving F.O. a try and drawing your own conclusion. And remember folks, it's mostly a BAR that also serves some food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-10308135742684187832010-09-27T18:03:14.470-07:002010-09-27T18:03:14.470-07:00Well said--Rustic Canyon is on our list, and it lo...Well said--Rustic Canyon is on our list, and it looks like a tasty burger.<br /><br />Thanks!Pete Neumannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222437611444410110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379456528357977263.post-72982131925310151702010-09-27T03:37:12.903-07:002010-09-27T03:37:12.903-07:00I can't prove it, but I've always thought ...I can't prove it, but I've always thought that Sang Yoon developed the "don't ask/there's no hope" rule originally to: (1) trick "Angelenos" into buying his product (we love dictators out here, because it's so un-American); and (2) avoid having to hire a competent kitchen staff. I mean, you'd have to be among the top 1% of CIA grads to handle real-time requests like, "Hey, man, no arugula on that burger!"<br /><br />Some of the F.O. fanatics will defend the place by whining that "the burger's not the only thing on the menu. They've got real food in there." My standard rebuttal is "Rustic Canyon," which has much-better real food and which, like 99.9% of restaurants, allows customers to choose the toppings on their burger from a finite list and even -- at least the last time I was there -- to choose the topics for conversation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com