information established 1953 current owner s sang yoon head chef sang yoon food type gastropub city santa monica state california country united states other locations los angeles 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 which esquire called one of the best burgers in the world . 2 history edit father s office was founded in 1953 . from 1986 to 2000 under the ownership of lou moench father s office was influential in the rise of america s craft brewing industry and the establishment of smoke free bars in california . moench initially sold two types of beers anchor steam and sierra nevada but expanded the beer menu over the years to include more than 70 brands from california oregon and washington . selections would vary depending on available stock and season . 3 the importance of father s office can not be overstated . looking back on when he purchased father s office in the late 80s moench said embracing craft beer came with a cost . when i stopped selling bud and put widmer hefeweizen on that tap handle i got a reaction . i had to educate people . 4 father s office made headlines in 1991 when moench decided to voluntarily make it california s first smoke free bar . for moench taking action was a health issue for his employees . secondhand smoke kills some 53 000 people each year . moench would tell bar owners . this is about caring for the health of your employees and customers who don t smoke he said . seven years later all other bar owners in california would eventually join him . in 1994 gov. pete wilson signed a law banning smoking in the workplace . a temporary exemption was carved out for bars and casinos but that ended on january 1 1998 . 5 father s office was purchased in 2000 by owner and head chef sang yoon who had cooked gourmet california cuisine at michael s restaurant in santa monica california when the itch for his own place hit he took over father s office and added his own touches . yoon opened the bar s kitchen which had previously offered only cheese plates and a list of local delivery options for patrons to bring in . 6 the main attraction turned out to be the office burger a patty of fine dry aged beef topped with caramelized onions gruy re and maytag cheeses applewood smoked bacon compote and arugula served on a soft roll . 7 sang yoon is infamous for allowing no substitutions or alterations of any type on the food served at father s office including no ketchup . 8 a second father s office location in the helms bakery building in los angeles california was opened in april 2008 . 9 10 references edit amy scattergood july 29 2009 . food fight the foundry vs. father s office . la weekly . iwata edward june 9 2008 . chef sang yoon makes his mark with beer and burgers . usa today . retrieved 2009 10 16 . godbey christina v. march 31 1994 . where beer lover s heart tap dances . the los angeles times . martens todd august 16 2007 . at the tippling point . the los angeles times . laboy julio november 5 1997 . for lou moench where there is smoke there s ire . the wall street journal . chef sang yoon cookin and bookin . npr . august 6 2006 . japhe brad june 20 2009 . a father s office burger for father s day . seriouseats.com . yoon sang august 4 2011 . master class . the los angeles times . father s office ii on opening night . laist . retrieved 2009 10 16 . virbila irene november 12 2008 . new office same rules . the los angeles times . external links edit official website coordinates 34 1 45 n 118 29 54 w 34.02917 n 118.49833 w 34.02917 ; 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