Beast and Cleaver

Beast and Cleaver
Beast and Cleaver
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Location	2362 NW 80th Street, Seattle, King, Washington, 98117, United States
Coordinates	47°41′13″N 122°23′13.5″W / 47.68694°N 122.387083°W
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Beast and Cleaver is a butcher shop and restaurant in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood,^[1] in the U.S. state of Washington.^[2]^[3]

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]

References

^ Guarente, Gabe (September 3, 2019). "10 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in Seattle This Fall". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Vermillion, Allecia (September 13, 2022). "Ballard's Beast and Cleaver Is a Meat-Lover's Destination Restaurant". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Michelman, Jordan (August 21, 2020). "Beast & Cleaver Is Meat with Meaning". The Stranger. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Guarente, Gabe (July 29, 2019). "Hugely Popular Mexican Restaurant in Queen Anne Changes Its Name". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Guarente, Gabe (July 15, 2019). "Ballard's Upcoming Whole Animal Butchery Brings British Flair". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Guarente, Gabe (January 2, 2020). "Anticipated Whole Animal Butcher Shop Beast and Cleaver Opens in Ballard". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Vermillion, Allecia (April 12, 2022). "Beast and Cleaver Hides a Steak House Inside a Butcher Shop". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Cicero, Providence (June 2, 2020). "Beast and Cleaver butcher/chef Kevin Smith respects the whole animal by using all of it". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Guarente, Gabe (April 2, 2020). "As Local Butcher Shops Try to Keep Up with Demand, Washington Farms Still Struggle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Guarente, Gabe (April 27, 2021). "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 November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Tomky, Naomi (April 7, 2021). "The Peasant to open inside Seattle's specialty butcher shop Beast and Cleaver". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Rizzo, Aimee (October 17, 2022). "Beast & Cleaver - Ballard - Seattle". The Infatuation. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (August 24, 2017). "Best Restaurants in Ballard". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Guarente, Gabe (August 15, 2019). "Where to Get Great Steak in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle". Eater Seattle. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ Vermillion, Allecia (July 1, 2022). "The 15 Best Butcher Shops and Meat Markets in Seattle, Washington". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] Guarente, Gabe (September 3, 2019). "10 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in Seattle This Fall". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[2] Vermillion, Allecia (September 13, 2022). "Ballard's Beast and Cleaver Is a Meat-Lover's Destination Restaurant". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[3] Michelman, Jordan (August 21, 2020). "Beast & Cleaver Is Meat with Meaning". The Stranger. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[4] Guarente, Gabe (July 29, 2019). "Hugely Popular Mexican Restaurant in Queen Anne Changes Its Name". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[5] Guarente, Gabe (July 15, 2019). "Ballard's Upcoming Whole Animal Butchery Brings British Flair". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[6] Guarente, Gabe (January 2, 2020). "Anticipated Whole Animal Butcher Shop Beast and Cleaver Opens in Ballard". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[7] Vermillion, Allecia (April 12, 2022). "Beast and Cleaver Hides a Steak House Inside a Butcher Shop". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[8] Cicero, Providence (June 2, 2020). "Beast and Cleaver butcher/chef Kevin Smith respects the whole animal by using all of it". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[9] Guarente, Gabe (April 2, 2020). "As Local Butcher Shops Try to Keep Up with Demand, Washington Farms Still Struggle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[10] Guarente, Gabe (April 27, 2021). "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 November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[11] Tomky, Naomi (April 7, 2021). "The Peasant to open inside Seattle's specialty butcher shop Beast and Cleaver". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[12] Rizzo, Aimee (October 17, 2022). "Beast & Cleaver - Ballard - Seattle". The Infatuation. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[13] Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (August 24, 2017). "Best Restaurants in Ballard". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[14] Guarente, Gabe (August 15, 2019). "Where to Get Great Steak in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[15] "The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle". Eater Seattle. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[16] Vermillion, Allecia (July 1, 2022). "The 15 Best Butcher Shops and Meat Markets in Seattle, Washington". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

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