Beast (restaurant)

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Beast
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The restaurant's interior, 2008
Beast (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2007 (2007)
Closed2020 (2020)
Owner Naomi Pomeroy
ChefNaomi Pomeroy
Location5425 Northeast 30th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97211, United States
Coordinates 45°33′45″N122°38′06″W / 45.5624°N 122.6351°W / 45.5624; -122.6351

Beast was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2] [3] The business earned chef and owner Naomi Pomeroy [4] [5] a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Northwest in 2014. [6] [7] [8]

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Name

The restaurant served French [9] [10] and Pacific Northwest cuisine [11] in a 600-square-foot [12] dining room with two tables for communal dining. [13] [14] The restaurant served prix fixe dinners [15] [16] as well as brunch. [17]

History

Pomeroy opened Beast in 2007 with business partner Micah Camden [18] and sous chef Mika Paredes. [19] [20] Pomeroy was negotiating a lease to relocate the business as of 2012. [21] [22]

The restaurant closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [23] [24] [25] The space was converted into a market called Ripe Cooperative. [26] [27]

Reception

Beast and Le Pigeon were named co-2008 Restaurants of the Year by The Oregonian . [28] Beast won the Best Prix Fixe Menu category of Willamette Week 's annual Best of Portland readers' poll in 2016. [29] The business was included in Portland Monthly 's 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland". [30]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Perry, Douglas (January 24, 2008). "Restaurant Review: Beast". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ Russell, Michael (May 15, 2014). "Revisiting (James Beard Award winning) chef Naomi Pomeroy's Beast (review)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Beast | Portland, Oregon | Restaurants - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet . Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ Singer, Matthew (October 14, 2020). "Chef Naomi Pomeroy Is Closing Her Iconic Restaurant Beast and Starting a New Concept In Its Place". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ Roberts, Adam (October 9, 2012). Secrets of the Best Chefs: Recipes, Techniques, and Tricks from America's Greatest Cooks. Artisan. ISBN   978-1-57965-529-7. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Naomi Pomeroy | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ Russell, Michael (May 8, 2014). "Naomi Pomeroy on Monday's James Beard Award, her epic celebration and balancing family with career (Q&A)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (May 5, 2014). "Naomi Pomeroy Wins 2014 James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  9. ↑ Gottberg, John; Lopeman, Elizabeth (June 1, 2010). Best Places: Portland, 8th Edition. Sasquatch Books. ISBN   978-1-57061-699-0. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Beast". Thrillist. October 5, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Beast | Restaurant Listing". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Naomi Pomeroy May Have Shut Down Her Iconic Prix-Fixe Restaurant, but She Isn't Abandoning the City's Food Scene Anytime Soon". Willamette Week. November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Beast Review - Portland Oregon - Restaurant | Fodor's Travel". Fodor's . Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  14. ↑ Wolf, Laurie (July 17, 2012). Portland, Oregon Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the City of Roses. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-0-7627-8711-1. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  15. ↑ "A Meal at Beast is a Carefully Constructed Path to an Awestruck Climax". Willamette Week. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Beast: Restaurant Guide 2014". Willamette Week. October 15, 2014. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Beast". Willamette Week. October 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  18. ↑ Thelin, Mike (March 12, 2008). "The Beauty and Beast". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  19. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (September 27, 2017). "Beast Celebrates 10 Years With Year-Long Chef Series". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ Reinhard, Katie (June 18, 2013). "Naomi Pomeroy: Bringing the Best to Portland Diners". The Daily Meal . Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  21. ↑ Russell, Michael (March 9, 2012). "Naomi Pomeroy negotiating lease to move Beast to downtown Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  22. ↑ Gujavarty, Shalini (February 10, 2012). "Naomi Pomeroy's Beast to Relocate; Rocket Donuts Expands to Fairhaven". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  23. ↑ Riski, Tess; Singer, Matthew (May 14, 2020). "Beast Chef Naomi Pomeroy Sues Insurer for Denying Coverage of Losses During the Pandemic". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  24. ↑ Russell, Michael (October 14, 2020). "Naomi Pomeroy's Beast won't reopen in Northeast Portland". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  25. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (October 14, 2020). "Trailblazing Portland Restaurant Beast Will Not Reopen in its Current Location". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  26. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (October 30, 2020). "Beast Will Morph Into a Neighborhood Market With a Familiar Name". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  27. ↑ Prewitt, Andi (October 30, 2020). "The Restaurant Formerly Known as Beast Will Transition Into a Gourmet Market". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  28. ↑ Russell, Michael (October 14, 2020). "Naomi Pomeroy's Beast won't reopen in Northeast Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners". Willamette Week. July 18, 2016. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  30. ↑ "The 25 Restaurants That Made Portland". Portland Monthly . November 14, 2025. ISSN   1546-2765. Wikidata   Q136786442.
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