In a city where you are likely to find vegan cheese on your pizza, Beast gets credit for punching your vegetarian friend right in the mouth. Don't bring him to NE 30th street. Sure, anyone can enjoy a fresh crepe with local fruit and a sweet brown butter sauce. But pushing that crispy, candied piece of bacon aside is a crime, or a sin, depending on how into food you are.
Owner/chef Naomi Pomeroy might even give you the stink eye from the kitchen, which is conveniently located directly behind you, or rather, around you, Beast is quite small. The customers, next to you, right next to you, (Beast has two large communal tables) might murmur quietly to their partners, about the “friend" you brought to Brunch, politely pushing the most delicious parts of the meal to the side.
For a restaurant that is frequently described as being Gutsy (or having balls, if you prefer), Beast certainly lives up to it's reputation. Serving a prix fixe menu of six courses at dinner and four at brunch, the menu changes daily, and lucky for us, it's updated online. The meal takes a leisurely pace, giving plenty of time to enjoy the course in front of you while Sous Chef Mika Paredes primes the next. Be prepared to try something new, be it a Fois Gras Bon-Bon, sticky-sweet poached apricot, or a selection of Steve's Cheese.
Having a Veg-Bff shouldn't deter Omnivores from stopping by this self proclaimed “adventurous eater's paradise”. Sometimes it's worth ditching a friend to get out and treat your real buds, (taste buds, natch) to something extraordinary. Something along the lines of candied bacon.
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