Beast and Cleaver

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Beast and Cleaver
Restaurant information
Street address2362 NW 80th Street
City Seattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98117
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°41′13″N122°23′13.5″W / 47.68694°N 122.387083°W / 47.68694; -122.387083 Coordinates: 47°41′13″N122°23′13.5″W / 47.68694°N 122.387083°W / 47.68694; -122.387083

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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History

After 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

Aimee 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]

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