Beast and Cleaver is a butcher shop and restaurant in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood,[1] in the U.S. state of Washington.[2][3]
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| Street address | 2362 NW 80th Street |
| City | Seattle |
| County | King |
| State | Washington |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 98117 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 47°41′13″N 122°23′13.5″W / 47.68694°N 122.387083°W |
History
editAfter funds were raised via Indiegogo,[4] owners opened Beast and Cleaver on New Year's Eve in 2019.[5][6] Kevin Smith is a co-owner.[7][8]
The business experienced an upsurge in early March 2020, during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Beast and Cleaver has hosted small dinners on weekends under the moniker 'Peasant'.[10][11]
Reception
editAimee Rizzo of The Infatuation wrote, "Eating here feels like sneaking into a museum to have a sleepover, only the display cases here showcase your prospective dinner instead of fossilized pterodactyl tracks."[12] Jade Yamazaki Stewart included the restaurant in Eater Seattle's 2022 list of 18 "restaurants that make Ballard one of Seattle's best dining neighborhoods".[13] The website's Gabe Guarente and Megan Hill included Beast and Cleaver in a 2022 overview of "where to get great steak in Seattle".[14] The business was also included in Eater Seattle's 2022 list of "the 38 essential restaurants in Seattle".[15] Allecia Vermillion included Beast and Cleaver in Seattle Metropolitan's 2022 "guide to Seattle's best butcher shops and meat markets".[16]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2019-09-03). "10 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in Seattle This Fall". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Vermillion, Allecia (2022-09-13). "Ballard's Beast and Cleaver Is a Meat-Lover's Destination Restaurant". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Michelman, Jordan (2020-08-21). "Beast & Cleaver Is Meat with Meaning". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2019-07-29). "Hugely Popular Mexican Restaurant in Queen Anne Changes Its Name". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2019-07-15). "Ballard's Upcoming Whole Animal Butchery Brings British Flair". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2020-01-02). "Anticipated Whole Animal Butcher Shop Beast and Cleaver Opens in Ballard". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Vermillion, Allecia (2022-04-12). "Beast and Cleaver Hides a Steak House Inside a Butcher Shop". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Cicero, Providence (2020-06-02). "Beast and Cleaver butcher/chef Kevin Smith respects the whole animal by using all of it". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2020-04-02). "As Local Butcher Shops Try to Keep Up with Demand, Washington Farms Still Struggle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2021-04-27). "It'll Soon Be Totally Legal to Drink While Throwing Axes at Capitol Hill's Blade and Timber". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Tomky, Naomi (2021-04-07). "The Peasant to open inside Seattle's specialty butcher shop Beast and Cleaver". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Rizzo, Aimee (2022-10-17). "Beast & Cleaver - Ballard - Seattle". The Infatuation. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (2017-08-24). "Best Restaurants in Ballard". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2019-08-15). "Where to Get Great Steak in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle". Eater Seattle. 2018-04-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Vermillion, Allecia (2022-07-01). "The 15 Best Butcher Shops and Meat Markets in Seattle, Washington". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-10.