Less than a year ago Father’s Office opened a new location in Culver City. This afternoon I had a chance to check it out and they have done a great job at extending their customers’ experience just enough to keep things interesting.
The burgers were awesome as always. The sweet potato fries are peerless. And the most interesting take-away from my experience there tonight was learning that they don’t serve soda with corn syrup.
If you attempt to order a diet coke you might the guy who takes your order may answer back with “diet cola?” Normally, this would mean you were going to get no-coke-pepsi. Puzzled, the bartender retorted that Father’s Office will not serve anything containing corn syrup, apparently hopping on the latest nutritional bandwagon that corn syrup is the root of all evil. I doubt it’s good for you, but this seems a little excessive.
Nevertheless, I was pleased to learn that my Coke came from Mexico, because Mexican Coke has no high-fructose corn syrup. Instead, like some fancy North American feel-good soda company, Coca-Cola distributing of Mexico is sweetening their most famous beverage with a local, cheaper ingredient: cane sugar.
I’ve always found it interesting how Coke will adapt its formula to local markets.
QuantumTom 
The new Father’s Office is one of my husband and my favorite places. We just love the burger and the spiced olives. I wouldnt’ know about the soda, though, because I always like a nice glass of red wine with my FO burger.I love getting a Mexican Coke at a taco truck, though – with a taco, of course.
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I don’t know that I would have appreciated the Mexican Coke without the the advance disclosure, but it somehow made the soda taste better.
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