Ahh.
Santa Monica.
The Good Life.
Something about taking the 4th/5th street exit off the 10 feels like I'm taking a mini vacation. The beach, the tourists, the fact that I live east of La Brea, all have a hand in doing that. But more important than vacation, are burgers, and Santa Monica has a pedigree when it comes to that department. Father's Office, Nook, The Counter, Rustic Canyon - I could go on but the point is this: if you are trying to sling burgers in this part of town you need to bring your "A" game. Enter Pono Burger, new kid on the block, chef driven and priced just close enough to be placed in the Bang for your Burger Buck territory.
The dream team
The menu reads like a Stop Monsanto email from MoveOn.org: Organic grass fed beef, rBHG free dairy, GMO free rice bran oil and organic produce. Quality ingredients mean top purveyors who charge a premium; the fact that the base burger comes in at $7, pre tax, on an in-house baked bun is Bang for the Burger Buck right there and we haven't even put beef to lips yet.
