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 |
Beast and Cleaver is a butcher shop and restaurant in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood,[1] in the U.S. state of Washington.[2][3]
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]
