Steingarten LA - West Los Angeles, California

Address: 10543 W Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (West Los Angeles)

Items Ordered:

• Chicken & Italian Herbs Sausage
• Bratwurst (pork) Sausage (with caramelized onions)
• Duck & Bacon Sausage (with caramelized onions)
• Braised Short Ribs (served with plantains)
• Parmesan French Fries
• Cucumber Salad
• Spicy Shrimp (served with blood orange, mango, cilantro slaw)
• Dogfish Head Aprihop Beer 

I love it when new restaurants open up in my neighborhood! Latest addition to the West LA food family is Steingarten LA. The restaurant concept drew me in, but the coupon postcard we received in the mail sealed the deal! Let's start off with the sausages. My favorite was the duck & bacon sausage - great flavor (more on the bacon side). The Chicken & Italian Herbs and Bratwurst sausages were just as I've always had them. They were good, not great. Since we wanted to try everything on the menu, we also ordered a couple of tapas and sides. The tapas were enjoyable, but next time, I'd stick with the sausages and the sides - just didn't seem to fit in with the restaurant. Lastly, I am a huge fan of fries and I thought the Parmesan French Fries were REALLY good. They were just a perfect level of crispiness, and sprinkled with a good amount of  Parmesan. The sauces were an aioli as well as a tomato sauce. The aoili complemented the fries very well and I even used it to spread on my sliders. Oh, and we can't talk about Steingarten without referencing their extensive beer menu. Great selection of all kinds of mostly German and Belgian beers. I'll definitely be coming back to try some of the more adventurous sausages (alligator, rabbit, etc.) and to try more on their beer menu! ...I think I'll even sneak in an order of the Parmesan Fries with that too! :P

-v

Father's Office - Culver City, California

Address: 3229 Helms Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Items Ordered:

• Office Burger: dry-aged sirloin, caramelized onions, applewood smoked bacon compote, gruyere, Maytag blue cheese and arugula (no substitutions)
• Regular and sweet potato frites with garlic aioli

Do you ever get really excited anticipating your first bite into a juicy, beefy, cheesy, and savory burger? Well, Father's Office burger will not disappoint. All the ingredients meld together to make the perfect burger. The caramelized onions and bacon compote give the burger a smoky, tangy flavor, and even the blue cheese is a necessary ingredient. We always think we're only going to eat half of the burger and take the rest home, but the whole thing is gone before we know it!! The fries are plentiful and crispy, and they have a huge selection of beers. We absolutely LOVE Father's Office, and sometimes just talking about it makes our mouths water. Thus far, Father's Office is our favorite burger in L.A., and we highly recommend you try it!

--v & y