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Beast
638 Bergen Street at Vanderbilt Avenue
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY
(718)399-6855
Restaurant Review By Alfonso Biondi, HotIndieNews.com
Date Published: May 16th, 2005
GRADING:
Service: B+
Quality and Taste: A+
Environment: A-
Pricing: $10-$13 Entrees
Overall Rating: A-
REVIEW:
Beast is unlike any restaurant you will ever attend.
The light and tasty tapas and artistically arranged
dishes here add a delightful twist to traditional
cuisine.
The meal began with a basket of fresh baked bread
with oregano and olive oil. After, the quick and
speedy service of Beast brought an excellent arugala,
feta, and pickled fennel salad in a citrus
vinaigrette complimented with house marinated olives.
For the main course, we had marinated lamb kebobs
topped with vegetable salsa. After tasting such
succulent, juicy lamb with a perfect balance of
vegetable salsa, I did not think that the dinner could
get better. Foolish me, I did not yet taste the
roasted red piquillo peppers stuffed with salt cod.
This new and clever dish will awaken every tastebud in
your mouth and make you reach for another serving. For
desert, we were served grilled baby bananas with house
made pistachio ice cream topped with blood orange
caramel sauce, and a chocolate bergamont pot de creme.
The grilled baby banana and pistachio ice cream packed
a delightful punch to the sweet tooth and was a cool
and refreshing dish. But, nothing compared to the
chocolate paradise experienced in the chocolate
bergamot pot de creme. Each spoon had an incredible
richness and smooth flavor. Chocolate lovers beware-
you will never go back to your boring and typical
chocolate desert dishes again(PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO
WIPE YOUR WATERING MOUTH). The dim lighting and cool
background of classical rock music gives the
atmosphere a cool and friendly feel. The restaurant's
beautiful stained glass and brick wall lining also
gives the authentic and hospitable feel of an old
English tavern. Be sure to check out what is sure to
become one of New York's hot restaurant spots at
Beast. We have also provided a current menu of Beast's
tasty dishes.
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